Earth Science NCFE Review

At what point is the Earth farthest from the Sun?

Which soil texture has the smallest particle size?

How does energy from earthquakes travel?

Which weather change is most likely indicated by rapidly falling air pressure?

During which stage of a thunderstorm does it begin to "die-off"?

Resources that exist in limited amounts or is used faster than it is replaced are called ___.

What is the curving of the path of winds due to the Earth's rotation called?

The general surface wind circulation associated with a high pressure center is ___.

What are the two major sources of energy that power the Earth?

What percent of Earth's water is potable?

Amount of dissolved salt in water is called ___.

Large materials, such as gravel, that are carried along the bottom of a stream are called ___.

Which seismic wave is not able to travel through liquid material within Earth?

What is the optimum climate for soil production and efficiency?

When water seeps into the cracks of rocks, freezes, and expands is called ___.

On the map of Contour Island, what is the contour interval?

A cold air mass overtaking a warm air mass and replacing it is called a ____.

Which of the following processes will decrease salinity?

Which of the following refers to the area of land where all of the water drains?

Which part of the hydrologic (water) cycle is working against gravity?

What does transpiration mean?

This rock is composed of other types of rocks that is subjected to high pressure and heat.

What do we call the edges of land next to oceans?

A ___ front brings fair to good weather.

Runoff containing pesticides and fertilizer from neighborhood lawns is called ___.

What is formed at a divergent oceanic-oceanic boundary?

In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds around the center of a hurricane move ___.

What are the three main plate boundaries?

What is used to help map the features of the ocean floor?

The interaction of all of Earth's spheres is called a ___.

Using the provided map, what is the approximate longitude of Timbuktu?

What has the greatest influence on Earth's tides?

The most biologically diverse biome, yet has poor soil is the ___.

The study of all interacting biotic and abiotic factors on Earth is a part of the ___.

Which of the following consists of the four main agents of erosion?

Which model states that the sun is in the center?

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

What powers the water cycle?

Non-renewable resources formed from buried remains of plants and animals that live long ago.

What two atmospheric layers will have an increase in air temperature?

What is responsible for continental drift?

A psychrometer is used to determine which weather variables?

What gas makes up most of the atmosphere on Earth?

A disadvantage of using fossil fuels as an energy resource is ___.

What level of ecology studies various species in a given area?

This biome contains trees that lose its leaves, therefore enriching the topsoil.

The water table is found at the boundary between ___.

This rock is formed quickly on the surface of the Earth.

An organism's unique survival strategy or role within a particular environment is called its __

What is the elevation of the tree on Contour Island?

Global circular-moving surface currents are called ___.

What is true about saltwater, as compared to fresh water?

Which is not an agent of chemical weathering?

What happens most often at divergent boundaries?

Which two processes lead to cloud formation in rising air?

Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate.

Which of the following contains a list of ALL renewable resources?

Which of the following is considered a renewable energy source?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

A large area characterized by its climate and plants and animals that live there is called a __

Process of positively restoring land after it has been used is called ___.

A stream that is difficult to see-through is said to have high ____.

Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for most weather and climate on Earth?

Cold, dry air is associated with which type of air mass?

What is the change in orientation of our poles, shifting the seasons?

What is the most likely air mass system coming from Canada?

The exact spot on the surface where an earthquake is the most intense is know as the ___.

Which of the following is a part of a VALID process for supporting a scientific hypothesis?

What are rock and soil deposited by streams called?

What type of cloud can become a "super cell" producing large thunderstorms?

Which of the following is a result of physical/mechanical weathering?

The number and variety of organisms in a given area at a specific period of time is called ___.

This shoreline feature stretches across a bay, closing it off from the ocean.

Which type of wind system is found between 0 and 30 degrees north latitude?

On what day is the Earth at Perihelion?

What is it called when the Sun and Moon's gravity work together to create super high/low tides?

Zebra mussels were introduced to new ecosystems where they did not originate. This is called __

Which type of volcano produces the most violet eruption and pyroclastic material?

Differences in elevation are best shown using a ____.

What is true about land, as compared to water?

In an experiment, the variable that is measured is called the ___.

Which of the following is not considered a greenhouse gas?

What is another name for a primary consumer?

What is one advantage of wind energy?

Which activity would be part of a logical plan for people to manage energy resources at home?

100 centimeters is equal to how many meters?

What do we call water that contains elements of both freshwater and saltwater?

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a material is called ___.

Where are the wind speeds the fastest within a hurricane?

What is the point between two celestial objects that they each orbit around?

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a biome?

What is most responsible for the seasons on Earth?

Which of the following does not make up soil?

at what point in earth's revolution is it moving the fastest?

How does the Sun's energy reach Earth?

Why is petroleum considered to be a non-renewable resource?

Over what geologic feature was Hawaii formed?

How does hydroelectric energy produce power?

Which is the best method of how the atmosphere is warmed?

The length of the day is based on ___.