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VA ES A Semester Exam Review Hampton High
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1
What is an independent variable?
The thing the scientist changes in the experiment
The thing you measure
The out come of the experiment
The observations in the experiment
2
Which is an inference?
The moon was created from a chunk of earth
The earth rotates on its axis
The moon revolves once ever 29.5 days
The earth revolves around the sun
3
Longitude are the lines drawn _____________ or _________________ on the globe
North South
East West
in Circles
4
Which of these supports the theory that stars and galaxies are moving away?
spiral Galaxy
Red Shift
Nebula Theory
Blue Shift
5
Where did the second atmosphere on Earth come from?
The sun
Outgassing by volcanoes
The Ocean
outer space
6
Which tool would you use to record a change in Air pressure?
psychrometer
barometer
Thermometer
anemometer
7
What is a hypothesis?
a theory tested multiple times
A suggested solution to a problem
an observation made in an experiment
data collected from the IV
8
Due to their Size, Which stars are the brightest?
White dwarf
Super Giants
Blue Giants
Main sequence
9
El Nino is an ocean current event that causes what dangerous weather?
typhoons and droughts
tsunamis
thunderstorms
tornadoes
10
Which boundary is this pictured
divergent
convergent
transform
strike-slip
11
Which wind belt is indicated on the map by arrows
trade winds
westerlies
Polar easterlies
doldrums
12
Latitude lines measure locations ____________ and ____________ of the Equator
Right and left
North and South
near and far
East and West
13
Spring tide is when tides are
the highest high and lowest low
The highest low tides
The lowest high tides
in the spring
14
If a Front is moving into an area, what kind of weather in general is expected
Cycone
Clear
Hurricane
Precipitation
15
If global temperatures increased, polar ice would melt causing
waves to fluctuate
tsunamis
sea level to decrease
sea level to rise
16
The higher you go in the atmosphere, the lower the
temperature
air pressure
solar radiation
17
Wind is air in motion. Air moves how?
Left to right
From High to low pressure
North to south
From low to high pressure
18
The North Pole, where the lines of longitude converge is known as
Magnetic North
True North
positive north
geomagnetic North
19
The volume of the rock is
unknown
Found by adding the two cylanders
found by pouring the two together
Found by subtracting the two volumes
20
Which of these is an inference?
The grass is 25degrees F
The grass is wet
The grass is green
It must have rained on the grass
21
An HR diagram compares star _____________ to ____________________
Color, temperature
Brightness, Temperature
magnitude, color
Sequence, Temperature
22
Stars are evenly distributed in regular patterns throughout the universe
true
false
23
Stars like our sun use Hydrogen to make Helium and energy through
Nuclear fusion
chemical reactions
Nuclear fission
24
Which layer of the Atmosphere is the one we live in?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Exosphere
25
Before these organisms existed there was little to no gaseous oxygen in the air.
amoeba
Cyanobacteria
ferns
palm trees
26
Where would you expect Hurricanes to form?
Temperate zone 30-60 degrees
polar zone 60-90 degrees
Tropics 0-30 degrees
27
Our current atmosphere is composed of Mostly
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Water
Carbon Dioxide
28
A scientific Law is a truth that is never changed
False
True
29
When running an experiment, how could you improve the accuracy of your results?
Increase the number of variables
Never repeat the experiment
Increase the number of trials
have no constants
30
Compression refers to which type of action?
Pulling apart
pushing together
breaking off
31
Why is this map distorted?(Greenland is HUGE)
It shows a piece of a round Earth
It's projected
It's poorly made
32
What features are common at Convergent plate boundaries due to subduction?
Mid Ocean Ridge
Volcanic mountains
Folded and Faulted mountains
Fault lines
33
A day is equal to the amount of time it takes for
a planet to rotate on its axis
the moon to rotate
the sun to revolve
a planet to revolve around the sun
34
Which is evidence for the earth's rotation?
Moon phases
Solar eclipses
Seasons
constellations moving
35
Map scale is 1:1000, what is the distance on the ground if two cities are 4 cm apart on map
4cm
4000cm
40km
400km
36
the river in this map is flowing
South
North
South East
North West
37
Hampton experiences more mild climate than farther inland because
The mountains block the wind
Our elevation is low
The Bay helps regulate the weather
38
Earth is unique in the solar system due to its position. It has
one moon
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
mountains
Water in all three stages
39
Mass according to this scale is
545.5
454.2
545
545.2
40
Carbon dioxide comes from which source?
photosynthesis
combustion
sublimation
carbonation
41
Which is the correct way to calculate density?
l*w*h/cm3
120g/10ml
10ml/120g
volume/mass
42
What is the force that condenses stars, holds galaxies together and keep us on Earth?
Friction
red shift
blue shift
Gravity
43
The order of the planets from the Sun out puts Earth as which numbered planed?
First
Second
Seventh
Third
44
If you were going to draw convection, what shape might you use to represent it?
A circle, circulation
Waves
Arrows in one direction
45
The peak of Rock Mountain has an elevation
greater than the highest contour
cannot be found
the same as the next closest contour
46
Our sun is a medium sized main sequence star. What stage will it have next?
Blue giant
Super nova
Red Giant
Black Hole
