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Earth/Space - Quiz to end a quizzes
Quiz by Katie Heter
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Which layer is the least dense?
Which statement is correct?
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
What type of plate boundary is this?
Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
Where would the oldest rock be found?
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
The oldest rock formation identified on Earth is found on the shoreline of Hudson Bay in Canada. This rock formed 4.28 billion years ago. What information does a scientist need to more accurately determine the age of a rock?
A trace fossil includes no physical remains of the organisms body, but only a mark or structure that the fossil left behind. Which of these is not an example or a trace fossil?
The fossil record shows part of the history of life on Earth and can tell scientists about environmental changes over time. Which of the following statements explains what fossils of palm fronds found in Antarctica tell us about what the climate was once like?
What is the law that states why F is younger than G?
Does the picture represent relative or absolute dating?
Absolute age is determined by...
The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
What type of rock do fossils form in?
Our beaches in Florida are lined with large hotels and condominiums. Natural vegetation was cleared away from the beaches to make room for the buildings. What is a consequence that we have seen on Florida beaches because of clearing the vegetation for building?
Which of the following would be a cause of chemical weathering?
Shells and other types of fossils are often found in limestone. Given enough time, intense pressure, and heat, the limestone may change into marble. What type of change is occurring when limestone changes into marble?
The closest active volcano to Florida is on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. What types of rocks would you expect to find near this volcano and what processes make them?
The satellite photograph shows an area in Alaska after a fire occurred.
Which statement best describes the most likely effect the fire had on the river in the 12 months after it occurred?
Which of the following natural forces might cause a boulder to physically weather?
The satellite image below shows a portion of the Namib Desert in Africa. This is an ancient, sandy desert with dunes that can be up to 305 m tall. The Namib Desert extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean between 80 km and 200 km and receives only 5 mm to 76 mm of rain each year.
A satellite picture of this same area taken weeks before shows the shape and location of some sand dunes have changed. Which of these is the most likely cause of changes in the dunes?
Florida’s geology includes a lot of limestone rock (sedimentary). Over time, limestone undergoes chemical weathering when exposed to acidic water. What geologic structures often form when limestone encounters acidic water?
What must happen in order for a metamorphic rock to be transformed into an igneous rock?
In some places, timber companies remove all the trees from entire hillsides when they are harvesting logs, and farmers till the soil in the fall and leave the ground bare of plants until it is time to plant in spring. What is the most likely effect of doing either of these things?
The processes involved in the rock cycle take place over millions of years. Which of the following describes a phase of the rock cycle that takes longer to produce results?
If solar radiation is transmitted through the atmosphere, what will happen when it contacts the geosphere?
Where are most (99%) of the Sun’s most harmful ultraviolet radiation frequencies absorbed and reflected?
Why are clouds able to keep Earth’s surface cooler in the day and warmer at night?
The Gulf Stream flows along the equator before turning north along Florida’s east coast. How does the Gulf Stream impact Florida’s climate?
Two cities are located at the same latitude but on the east and west coasts of the United States. Which will have warmer ocean water?
On average, the height of hurricane season is Labor Day weekend. Can we expect a hurricane on Labor Day weekend this year?
On some small islands in the Pacific Ocean, the average sea level is rising on the beaches little by little each year. Residents of the islands are worried that their island, and their homes, may become flooded in a few years. What is the most likely cause for the water level increases?
Hurricanes are large storms that form over warm waters out in the ocean. Hurricanes are associated with low-pressure regions in the atmosphere. How does the low pressure associated with a hurricane help them to grow big and powerful?
Based on the northern location of England on the map, it appears that it would have a cold, harsh climate. In reality, England has a mild climate because of the warm Gulf Stream current in the Atlantic Ocean. How does the Gulf Stream current help keep England's climate mild?
The atmosphere surrounding Earth helps to maintain the various climates found around the world and keeps Earth from becoming extremely cold all over. How does the atmosphere help to keep Earth insulated and warm?
Convection currents in the atmosphere influence many weather patterns. What property of the air has the most influence on convection currents?
When nitrogen is returned to the soil when dead plants decompose, the interaction is between which two spheres?
Which of the following statements refers to weather?
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, in and above the Earth. Which of the following describes evaporation in the water cycle?
Hurricanes from in tropical water between 8 and 20 degrees north and south of the equator. Hurricanes rarely form a higher latitudes because the water is too
The “Ring of Fire” is an area along the edge of the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes. Most of the volcanoes are formed as a result of one tectonic plate sliding under another. Which of these geological areas is where rock is recycled by one tectonic plate sliding underneath another tectonic plate?
If the locations of earthquakes over the past 10 years were plotted on a world map, which of the following would be observed?
The surface of the Earth is made of several tectonic plates that move at a very slow rate. What causes the plates to move?
what best describes the outer core
The Earth is made up of several large, slow-moving tectonic plates that sometimes cause earthquakes. Which layer of the Earth contains these large plates?
Ignoring mass and weight contributed by fuel, what happens when the space shuttle takes off and moves away from Earth?
Jermaine is being weighed at the doctor's office. Jermaine's weight depends on which of the following?
On the moon, a bag of sugar has a weight of 3.7 Newtons (N) and a mass of 2.26 kilograms (kg). Which of the following describes the mass of the sugar on Earth?
Which of the following explains why the Earth is not moving toward you when you jump up in the air?
Some forces require direct contact, while others, like gravity, act at a distance. Which of the following is NOT influenced by gravity?
Jason thinks that global climate change is not happening because a city in Northern Florida received snow one day in January. Which statement explains what is wrong with Jason's reasoning?
When a warm air mass and cold air mass come together, like a warm front and cold front, a typical outcome is rain. What explains why rain forms in this situation
The atmosphere surrounding Earth helps to maintain the various climates found around the world and keeps Earth from becoming extremely cold all over. How does the atmosphere help to keep Earth insulated and warm?
Convection currents in the atmosphere influence many weather patterns. What property of the air has the most influence on convection currents?
How many stars do we have in our solar system?
Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.
What is a large spherical body that orbits a star?
What type of star runs out of energy last on the HR diagram?
Which star has the lowest temperature?
Which star has the lowest luminosity?
Which statement describes stars from coolest to hottest?
Which measurements allows astronomers to compare the brightness of stars?
During which moon phase do we have the possibility of seeing a lunar eclipse?
Which layer of the sun is the hottest?
What is an explosion on the sun that gives out huge amounts of energy?
What two variables affect the gravitational force between objects?
Why does the Earth orbit the Sun rather than any other planet in the solar system?
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.Â
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
The term equinox means....
If two stars are 100 light-years apart, what does this mean?
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
All planets in our Solar System rotate on an axis. However, Venus has a very small axial tilt, so its poles are almost straight up and down. This means there is little difference in daylight in Venus's Northern and Southern Hemispheres during the year. Which of the following is a correct statement about Venus?
If Earth rotated slower, we would have...
This image shows the:
One similarity between asteroids, comets and meteoroids is that they all:
When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a
What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?
Earth revolves around the Sun. What keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun?
Compare a planet with an astronomical unit of 1.5 to Earth.
Why do temperatures on the moon’s surface vary more there than temperatures on Earth’s surface?
An astronomical unit (AU) is _________.
The apparent brightness of a star depends on which factors?
Saturn is 9.5 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun and Mars is only 1.5 AU from the Sun. Saturn is also much larger than Mars. Based on this information, how does the average surface temperature on Mars compare to the average surface temperature on Saturn?
The points labeled on the chart below represent the approximate size of the Earth, the Milky Way, the Moon and the Sun. The approximate size of the Solar System is also shown. Which object represents the Sun?
Which factor is not used to determine a star's apparent magnitude?