the outer shell of gas that surrounds Earth

What planets are gas giants?

saturn, jupiter, uranus, neptune

What are contour lines?

lines that connect a series of points of equal elevation

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1
What is equal to your latitude?
altitude of Polaris
altitude of Zenith
angle of the sun
longitude
2
When new layers are deposited on the erosion surface, the buried erosion surface is called
miscomformity
extrusion
intrusion
uncomfortmity
3
Which waves travel through liquids?
Neither P or S waves
S waves
P and S waves
P waves
4
What forms when warm, moist air rises expands, and cools
clouds
a wind current
density
pressure in the atmosphere
5
What are the four (4) terrestrial planets?
Sun, Moon, Polaris, Betelgeuse
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Rigel, Spica, Sirius, Barnard's Star
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
6
The atmosphere is...
an 11-letter word
the outer shell of gas that surrounds Earth
the water of Earth
the solid rock covering Earth
7
What is the main agent of erosion?
air pressure
wind/water
weak bonds between particles
gravity
8
What is quartz?
the universe
a colorless mineral
a black mineral
a green mineral
9
What mineral metamorphosed into slate?
shale
quartz
anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
10
What is the age of the most abundent surface bedrock in the Finger Lakes region of NYS?
Pennsylvanian
Permian
Cambrian
Devonian
11
Why does the wind blow?
ocean currents
sun
lungs
difference in air pressure
12
What climate is most likely to see mostly chemical weathering?
cold and wet
cold and dry
hot and wet
hot and dry
13
Which of the following does not influence the climate
satellites
location
oceans
mountains
14
Unstable elements are called?
isotopes
product
a half life
radioactivedecay
15
How are large crystals formed in igneous rocks?
slow cooling
air pockets
they can't be formed
fast cooling
16
Which is the largest?
galaxy
milky way
universe
Earth
17
What is the largest particle that can be transported by running water?
Boulders
Clay
Mountain
Cobbles
18
What planets are gas giants?
Moon, sun and pluto
neptune, saturn, venus, uranus
jupiter, saturn, earth, mars
saturn, jupiter, uranus, neptune
19
The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for one.......
Earth revolution
Earth rotation
Sun rotation
Sun revolution
20
Which greenhouse gas is most closely associated with global warming
carbon dioxide
ozone
carbonmonoxide
methane
21
What are all types of rocks made out of?
fossils
crystals
minerals
lava
22
Who was Eratothenes?
geologist
scientist in ancient times
mathmatition
Carl Sagen
23
What is Polaris equal to?
latitude
longitude
time zone
your season
24
What are the American Plate and Eurasian Plate doing?
just chillin'
Transforming
Converging
Diverging
25
What type of rock is slate?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
mineral
26
What is it called when two plates are moving away from each other?
Movingaway at a slow rate of speedMoving
Subducting
Diverging
Converging
27
What is the tool that measure wind speed?
orchidometer
windvane
accelerometer
anemometer
28
What is it called when two plates are moving away from each other?
Divergent
Transform
Converging
Strike Slipe
29
Rivers have a what shaped valley?
W
C
V
U
30
What is the hardest mineral?
Garnet
Quartz
Hematite
Magnetite
31
There is little snowfall at the South Pole, because the air over the South Pole is usually
sinking and dry
rising and dry
rising and moist
sinking and moist
32
What are clouds made of?
marshmallows
Dust particles
Water vapor & Dust particles
Water vapor
33
what is the zenith?
altitude of polaris
angle of sun
longitude
point directly overhead
34
What is the moon?
a natural satellite
cheese
a star
a planet
35
What are contour lines?
Lines are used to show temperature
Imaginary lines that are measured north to south
lines that connect a series of points of equal elevation
Lines that measure distance
36
What plate subducts under the Eurasian Plate?
Cocos Plate
Atlantic Plate
Indian-Australian Plate
West Plate
37
What kind of map shows the change in elevation?
Globe
Thematic
Topographic
Geographic
38
What are the two dominant gasses found in the first layer of the atmosphere?
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Helium and Nitrogen
Oxygen and Neon
Radon and Oxygen
39
"Change in field value divided by distance" is the formula for...
density
time
midpoint
gradient
40
Where does the Mid-Atlantic Ridge cross over land?
Alaska
Another universe
Iceland
Venezuela
41
How many joules if energy are required to evaporate one gram of water?
4180
41.8
2260
334
42
A topographic map shows data using...
Colored zones
Contour lines
Isotherms
Political borders
43
What type of rock contains fossils?
igneous
metamorphic
mineral
sedimentary
44
Which is the last step of the scientific method?
Ask a Question
Research
Conclusion
CommunicateResults
45
What is one of the foci of Mars?
Betelgeus
Earth
Sun
Jupiter
46
What happens to the concentration of water vapor as you get closer to the Earth's surface?
It increases
Nothing happens
It decreases
It decreases, then increases
47
What happens to the atmospheric pressure as your altitude increases
in increases
it decreases
it gets thinner
it gets thicker
48
Which weather instrument is used to measure windspeed?
anemometer
psychrometer
psychrometer
psychrometer
49
Which one is a era?
Mesozoic
Permian
Cretaceous
Triassic
50
At which location will the highest altitude of the star Polaris be observed?
Tropic of Cancer
Central New York State
Arctic Circle
Equator
51
Which process transfers energy primarily through electromagnetic waves?
convection
radiation
reflection
refraction
52
Why is carbon-14 mostly used for finding the age of organic materials?
because organic materials always contain carbon
because scientists do what they want
beacause carbon-14 decays quickly
because carbon-14 decays slowly
53
The place with the most infiltration is
a mountain
jupiter
a parking lot
an open field
54
Bends in a river are called what?
Meander
Loopty loop
Turn
Riverbend
55
The law of superposition states that the oldest rocks are usually
on the bottom
in the middle
on the top
everywhere !!
56
Where is the North Star not seen?
in the winter
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
in the summer
57
What is the name of the theory where the sun is the center of the universe?
levinentric
Geocentric
Heliocentric
sciencentric
58
Which one is a period of the Mesozoic era?
Paleogene
Jurassic
Permian
Devonian
59
What is happening at the boundary between the Antarctic Plate and the Indian-Australian Plate?
Subduction
DIvergeging
Convection
Conduction
60
What type of weathering is ice wedging classified as?
Chemical
Physical
Emotional
Liquid
61
Which waves arrive first after an earthquake?
P wave
they arrive at the same time
Surface waves
S wave
62
What is the true shape of earth?
perfect sphere
oblate spheroid
cirlce
sphere
63
On what ridge is the Easter Island hot spot found?
Southeast Indian Ridge
Southwest Indian Ridge
East Pacific Ridge
Mid Atlantic Ridge
64
When carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb infrared radiation
mass effect
greenhouse effect
radiation effect
Coriolis effect
65
At which direction do longitudinal lines travel?
on Earth
vertical
horizontal
diagonal
66
Which statement best explains why one stream could be flowing faster than the other stream?
The streams are flowing in different directions.
The faster stream has a much steeper gradient.
The faster stream contains more dissolved minerals.
The faster stream has a temperature of 10°C
67
What plate is the US located on? (use ESRT)
Pacific Plate
Scotia Plate
Eurasian Plate
North-American Plate
68
Where we live, the planetary wind belts are called?
northwest winds
southwest winds
northeast winds
southeast winds
69
Where is the equator located?
23.5°N
23.5°S
0
360
70
The leeward side of a mountain is?
cold and wet
hot and dry
hot and wet
cold and dry
71
Which weather condition most likely determines wind speed at Earth's surface?
amount of cloud cover
dew point differences
visibility changes
air-pressure gradient
72
Which factor has the greatest influence on the weathering rate of Earth’s surface bedrock?
regional climate
angle of bedrock
local air pressure
angle of isolation
73
Which type of rock is rock salt?
crystalline
inorganic
clastic
vesicular
74
What is the sun?
a satalite
polaris
a star
a moon
75
When was the mass extinction of dinosaurs?
542
64.5
251
65.5
76
Which mineral has metallic luster?
talc
galena
gypsum
mica
77
Which of the following does not affect climate?
prevailing winds
longitude
altitude
bodies of water
78
What is the acronym for the order of the planets?
MVMEJSUN
MVEMJSUN
NUSJMEVM
NVROQSTYVDSE
79
What happens when a warm front hits a cold front?
warm front rises
cold front sinks
warm front sinks
cold front rises]
80
How do clouds affect isolation?
transparent to all solar enrgy
all of the above
absorb solar energy
Reflect solar energy
81
Which is obsidian?
dull
intrusive
extrusive
vesicular
82
Where do hurricanes usually originate from?
Africa
Moon
England
Asia
83
What is a map scale used for?
To show distance
To show height
To show weight
To show colors

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