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Earth Space Science Test Review
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Did weathering or erosion happen to this rock?
weathering
erosion
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What are transformed boundaries?
when hot magma rises and cooler magma sinks in the mantel
two plates move towards each other and collide
two plates are moving away from one another
two plates are sliding past each other horizontally
3
The elements that most stars are composed of are
Helium and oxygen
Hydrogen and oxygen
Helium and Hydrogen
Oxygen and Nitrogen
4
What is the Law of Superposition?
The youngest and oldest rocks are on the same layer
Their is a super layer in the rock layer
The youngest rock is on the bottom & the oldest on the top
The youngest rock is on the top & the oldest on the bottom
5
Earth's rotation around the sun takes
1 Year
21 Years
365 Months
24 Hours
6
If a star is 3.3 light years away, how long has its light been traveling so we can see it?
Only an instant
3.3 months
3.3 days
3.3 years
7
The rock cycle is part of plate tectonics
False
True
8
How does the rock cycle affect plate tectonics?
Due to rate of plate tectonic movements
Due to the pressure
Due to the materials in the mantle
Due to the cementation
9
What is erosion?
something that changes the water cycle
The movement of rock to a new place
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
What causes rocks to form
10
Which two boundaries are divergent?
A and B
C and E
C and B
C and D
11
Convergent boundaries create _________.
mountains
earthquakes
all of the above
volcanoes
12
Where are volcanoes located?
at constructive and destructive plate margins and hotspots
at conservative and collision plate margins
at every plate margin
only in the centre of a tectonic plate
13
What causes tides to happen on Earth?
Earth's revolution
the moon's pull of gravity
tsunamis
Earth's rotatation
14
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?
30 days
365 days
60 minutes
24 hours
15
Earth is considered as the biggest mass in the inner planets of the solar system
True
False
16
What is a galaxy?
A huge pile of clothes
A huge cluster of stars
A giant star
A huge cluster of planets
17
What is weathering?
The movement of rock to a new place
What causes rocks to form
something that changes the water cycle
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
18
What form of energy causes water to change from a liquid to a gas?
heat
waves
sound
light
19
The Milky Way is a _____ galaxy.
giant elliptical
lenticular
irregular dwarf
barred spiral
20
Convergent plate boundaries....
pull away from each other
push toward each other
21
Jupiter: Gas Giant or Terrestrial?
Gas Giant
Terrestrial
22
Convection currents create wind
True
False
23
Order astronomical objects from smallest to largest.
Solar system, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe
Universe, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Earth
Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe
Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System, Univers
24
True or False? Terrestrial planets are the Inner planets which are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
True
False
25
The two types of weathering are:
mechanical and chemical
wind and water
mechanical and physical
physical and water
26
Earthquakes are geological disasters..
False
True
27
What is a fault?
Slanted layers of rocks.
Molten rock intruding in on rock layers.
A break or crack in a rock.
Bending or folding of rocks.
28
The theory of plate tectonics attempts to explain the
gravitational forces of Earth.
layering of sedimentary rock.
movement of Earth's upper layers.
composition of Earth's inner regions.
29
Divergent Boundaries can cause
Mountains
Subduction Zone
Hurricanes
mid-ocean ridges
30
True or False: The ocean absorbs, stores, and moves the sun's heat.
False
True
