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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhere is the ozone layer located and why is it important to life on Earth?The ozone layer is in the troposphere. It is important because of the greenhouse effect.The ozone layer is in the stratosphere. It protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are CFCs (chloroflorocarbons) dangerous to planet Earth?CFCs destroy the ozone layer which protects Earth from ultraviolet rays.CFCs - 3. Multiple ChoiceTemperature has nothing to do with air pressure.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is needed in the atmosphere for clouds to form?nebulacondensation nuclei
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy can mountains near the equator have snow caps?Mountains have high elevation. As you move up in elevation, temperature decreases.Mountains near the equator are close to the poles. It is cold there.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceCool air. Does it rise or sink?It rises.It sinks.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHot air. Does it rise or sink?It rises.It sinks.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceType of front? Direction its moving in?stationary front, northeastcold front, southeastwarm front, northwest
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of front is this? What direction is it moving in?warm front, northwestwarm front, southeastcold front, northwestcold front, southeast
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat direction does high pressure move?clockwisecounterclockwise
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat direction does low pressure move in?clockwisecounterclockwise
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe lower the pressure the more intense the storm is.TrueFalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat powers the water cycle?the moonthe sun
- 14. Multiple ChoiceRain, snow, sleet, hail are all examples ofevaporationcondensationprecipitation
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAn air mass that formed over land iscontinentalmaritime
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAn air mass formed over an ocean iscontinentalmaritime
- 17. Multiple ChoiceContinental air masses aremoistdry
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMaritime air masses aremoistdry
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich natural process is the main cause of the ocean currents shown?convectionorbit of earthevaporationcontinental shift
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA continental polar air mass ismoist and warmmoist and colddry and warmdry and cold
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA maritime tropical air mass ismoist and warmmoist and colddry and warmdry and cold
- 22. Multiple ChoiceCompared to the temperature and moisture of the air rising on the windward side, the temperature and moisture of the air descending at the same altitude on the leeward side will becooler and more moistcooler and drier
warmer and more moistwarmer and drier - 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the ozone layer do?absorb ultraviolet radiationcause pollutionincrease biological activitynothing
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the cloud cover like based on this station model? (hint look at the circle)Totally clearTotally cloudy50% clouds25 % clouds
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of front does this represent?cold frontwarm frontstationary frontoccluded front
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich direction is the warm front travelling?northsouthwesteast
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is mainly responsible for the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere in the past century?ocean tidesburning fossil fuelsvolcanoesphotosynthesis
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich clouds form thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hailstorms?cirrusstratuscumulonimbuscumulus
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhy is it necessary to limit the release of CFCs into the atmosphere?They increase greenhouse gas build upThey increase CO2 levelsThey are destroying the ozone layer
- 30. Multiple ChoiceIn which atmospheric layer do we live?MeosphereTroposphereExosphere
- 31. Multiple Choicea line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period.isobar2mapp4
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWe use what word to identify an air mass that has formed over water?ContinentalPolarMaritimeTropical
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWe use what word to identify an air mass that has formed over land?TropicalPolarMaritimeContinental
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWe use what word to identify an air mass that has warm air from low latitudes?TropicalPolarMaritimeContinental
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThis weather map helps to predict the location where a storm will occur by giving which type of information?Air PressureHumidityWind SpeedTemperature
- 36. Multiple Choice
Hubble detected a red shift in the light from all objects within galaxies he observed. This would indicate-
an implosion of the universe
all galaxies are moving away from all other objects
a counterclockwise moment of the universe
a clockwise motion in the universe
- 37. Multiple Choice
The solar nebula that formed our solar system was thought to be put in motion by a -
nearby supernova
black hole
creative intelligence
condensation nucleus
- 38. Multiple Choice
What is most likely to be found in a nebula?
Planets
Asteroids
Salt crystals
Gas clouds
- 39. Multiple Choice
The scientist who first challenged the Earth-centered Universe model was-
Newton
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Brahe
- 40. Multiple Choice
What is the last stage in a low mass star?
a white dwarf
a black dwarf
a black hole
a neutron star
- 41. Multiple Choice
All of the following are hypotheses of the formation of the solar system EXCEPT-
the Big Bang hypothesis
the encounter hypothesis
the nebular hypothesis
the protoplanet hypothesis
- 42. Multiple Choice
The name of the galaxy that contains the Sun and its components is-
Andromeda
the Zodiac
Perseus
the Milky Way
- 43. Multiple Choice
What is the age of our solar system?
4.6 billion years old
4.6 million years old
14 billion years old
500 million years old
- 44. Multiple Choice
Our Sun is unusual because it does not belong to a(n) ______.
Solar system
Universe
Galaxy
Binary Star System
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.mantlecrustcore
- 46. Multiple ChoiceTectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.continentaloceanicplatesmantle
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the core made of?steelironaluminumiron and nickel
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhat describes the outer core?solidliquidviscousgas
- 49. Multiple ChoiceIn which type of fault does the hanging wall slide up and over the footwall?strike-slipnormalreverse
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhen the rocks arch upward we call thisanticlinesynclinemonocline
- 51. Multiple Choice
When upwarping produces a circular or elongated structure, the feature is called a __________________.
basin
plateau
dome
sugar cone
- 52. Multiple Choice
Which type of STRESS occurs in a Normal fault?
compression
sheer
tensional
- 53. Multiple Choice
True or False
The types of mountains formed by ocean-continental convergence are volcanic mountains and folded mountains.
True
False
- 54. Multiple Choice
True or False
At a convergent boundary, a collision between two plates carrying continental crust will result in the formation of folded mountains.
True
False
- 55. Multiple Choice
________________ provides the compressional forces that fold, and metamorphose the thick layers of sediment.
colliding plates
grabens
divergent boundaries
- 56. Multiple ChoiceThis rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?Sedimentary RockMetamorphic RockIgneous Rock
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?Igneous RockMetamorphic RockSedimentary Rock
- 58. Multiple ChoiceThis rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?Intrusive Igneous RockExtrusive Igneous RockFoliated Metamorphic RockClastic Sedimentary Rock
- 59. Multiple ChoiceWhen you watch a volcano erupt molten rock, you are seeing _____LavaMagmaMineral CrystalsIgneous Rocks
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?stalactitesmagmasmetamorphssediments
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