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1st Semester Exam Review
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this is a review for the fall semester final exam
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1
The biggest most violent storms occur....
near the equator
near the poles
tropic of cancer
tropic of capricorn
2
Which is an adaptation for a lack of food?
an extra layer of stored fat
giant stomach
plant height
protective quills
3
Most stars on the H-R diagram are the ___________ stars.
SuperGiants
The twinkly ones
Main Sequence
the pretty ones
4
Which of these have a producer-comsumer relationship?
lion - gazelle
cow - grass
squirrel - oak
hawk - mouse
5
What type of wave has the longest wavelength?
visible light
radio
gamma
infrared
6
Where do most landforms occur?
north side of plates
plate boundries
east side of plates
middle of the plate
7
What type of boundary is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge an example of?
divergent
San Andreas
convergent
transform
8
The shortest wave length of light on the EMS is which?
radio
infrared
visible light
gamma
9
Seafloor spreading at divergent boundries forms mid-ocean ridges because.....
plates are stopped moving
magma is coming up as plates pull apart
convection currents
plates are crashing
10
What is the first step in the life cycle of a star?
white dwarf
nebula
red giant
supernova
11
Which would we use light years to measure?
temperature of Rigel
distance from Rigel to Polaris
distance from earth to venus
diameter of the sun
12
Earth's newest crust would be found at....
plates going under each other
plates coming together
plates pulling apart
plates moving side to side
13
Which wave has the lowest frequency? hint - longest wavelengths
ultraviolet
radio
visible light
gamma
14
Waxing phases of the moon are lit on the.....
left
right
bottom
top
15
Light years measure _____.
distance
time
16
Brightest stars on the HR diagram
top
bottom
17
Lines that are far apart on a topographic map represent
rivers
steep areas
flat areas
earthquakes
18
When Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned, gravitational pulls are multiplied causing ____ tides.
red
spring
high
neap
19
Which is a piece of evidence that the continents were once joined?
convergent boundaries
people all over the world love bacon
oceans
same fossils on both separated plates
20
What do contour lines show?
points of exactly the same elavation
rivers
malls
streets
21
How do you know that 2 organisms are competing for food in a food web?
an arrow points from one to the other
an arrow points from them to the same food
an arrow points from the same food to each of them
22
What lunar phases cause neap tides?
3rd Q & New
1st quarter & 3rd Quarter
1st Q & Full
Full & New
23
Bobcats are moving more into cities every day, why?
Less competition for shelter
Less competition for food
They make good pets
They are running out of food in the wild
24
How long is it from full moon to the 3rd quarter?
28 days
7 days
21 days
14 days
25
City "A" is in front of the cold front, what can you predict?
City A should stay the same
City A is about to get colder
City A is about to get warmer
It depends on the air pressure
26
Waning phases of the moon are lit on the ......
top
left
bottom
right
27
Where on earth has the closest to 12 hours of day/night all year?
equator
south pole
dallas
north pole
28
Steepest part of a topographic map is where.....
lines are touching
lines are far apart
lines are closer together
lines are hash marked
29
Where on earth has the biggest difference between day/night hours?
tropic of cancer
north/south poles
equator
tropic of capricorn
30
Volcanoes, Mountains and trenches occur near which type of boundry?
city limit
convergent
divergent
transform
31
The weather map symbol for a cold front is.....
a line with semi-circles and triangles
none of these are correct
a line with triangles
a line with semi-circles
32
What type of moon phase is it during a spring tide?
1st quarter
3rd quarter
new
full
33
Convection currents are the main cause of weather patterns, what causes them?
tornados
fusion
fission
uneven heating of the earth
34
Prime hurricane conditions are......
cool water, cool air
cool water, warm air
warm water, cold air
tropical ocean (warm), warm air
35
Why do we use light years to talk about distances in space?
both of these are correct
they are very far and distances in space are very far
Other units aren't big enough
neither of these are correct
36
What features would older mountain ranges have?
tall/ rounded tops
tall/ pointed angular tops
shorter/ pointed angular tops
shorter/ rounded tops
37
Which have a predator- prey relationship?
squirrel - oak
lion - gazelle
hawk - mouse
cow - grass
38
Which types of stars are the best example of the hotter the brighter?
dwarfs
super giants
giants
main sequence
39
The Milky Way is a _____ galaxy.
irregular
spiral
elliptical
40
How long does it take to go from the 1st Quarter to the 3rd Quarter phases?
21 days
2 weeks
1 week
28 days
41
The reason for day and night, 1 full turn of earth on it's axis.
rotation
12 hrs
revolution
365 days
42
During winter in the northern hemisphere, the northern hemisphere is ........
tilted away from the sun
tilted towards the sun
not tilted towards or away from the sun
