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Earth Science Final Review
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1
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are...
Gas giants
Hot planets
Terrestrial planets
Snowy planets
2
The ozone layer is made up of how many atoms?
20
3
9
12
3
Environmental science is...
The study of the ways humans interact with their environment
The study of what happnes on Earth
The study of the air
The study of rocks
4
What is the Scientific Method?
A lgoical approach to discovering how things in the universe work
A tool used to solve equations
A method to solve science questions
A method used to create scientific questions
5
Who created the idea of Redshift?
Edwin Hubble
Charles Darwin
Issac Newton
Kepler
6
Sun is the source of all energy in the atmosphere
True
False
7
Earth is divided into how many time zones?
6
18
24
12
8
Color of minerals can be...
Important
Accurate
Useful
Misleading
9
The two types of tides are called what?
Spring and neap
Low and high
Hot and cold
Spring and summer
10
Thermocline temperature gets...
Warmer as you go deepr
Colder as you go deepr
Stays the same
Colder as you go higher
11
What developed country has the biggest Ecological Footprint?
China
Russia
Japan
U.S.
12
Physical weathering can be due to...
Acid etching
Ice grinding
Carbonation
Rusting
13
Meteorology is the study of what?
The science behind humans and life
The study of how humans impact the environmnet
The study of dealing with the atmosphere and it's phenomena
The study of the galaxies
14
What map shows the surface features and elevation of an area?
Conic projections
Topographic
GPS
Mercator projection
15
The 3 shapes of galaxies are...
Round, flat, elliptical
Spiral, circular, rectangular
Irregular, elliptical, spiral
Circular, flat, regular
16
The Big Band Theory is what created the Universe
False
True
17
Harry Hess hypothesized seafloor spreading in the late 1950's
True
False
18
Where do convection currents occur?
The crust
Outer core
The mantle
Inner core
19
Cleavage/fracture is the way a mineral...
Gets examined
Breaks
Is reflected
Forms
20
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus are rocky planets
True
False
21
The #1 use of water worldwide is used for residential/industrial use
False
True
22
Climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over what period of time
Never changes
Short periods of time
Long periods of time
Hours
23
When two plates crash together, they form a transform boundary
True
False
24
Astronomy is the study of what?
The study of the layers of the Earth
The study of the Universe
The study of Mars
The study of Earth
25
How many stars are there in the universe?
940 billion
582 billion
4 trillion
2 trillion
26
Greenhouse effect is the cooling of the surface and lower atmosphere of the Earth
True
False
27
Weathering is the natural breakdown of a rock
True
False
28
Earth science is...
The scientific study of life
The scientific study of nature
The scientific study of the environmnet
The scientific study of Earth and the universe around it
29
Speed of light is...
134,000 mps
186,000 mps
294,000 mps
200,000 mps
30
What is a mineral?
A very specific kind of rock
Naturally occurring, inorganic solid crystal structure + definite chemicals
A definite, organic crystal made in the soil
A rock built with gems with chemicals from other rocks
31
Equinox means...
Equal years
Equal days
Equal months
Equal nights
32
Mitigation is making something less severe
True
False
33
Water cycle processes include(select all that apply)...
Percolation
Weathering
Evaportaion
Purified water
34
Earth's axis is tilted house many degrees?
15.3
32.4
22.8
23.5
35
North, East, South, and West are the cardinal directions
False
True
36
Industrial agriculture includes drip irrigation and no-till farming
True
False
37
Point source pollution can specifically be identified
True
False
38
The 4 main Earth systems are lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
True
False
39
Earthquakes can cause(select all that apply)...
A volcanic eruption
New rocks to form
Collapse of a cavern
Mountains to form
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Kepler has 5 laws
False
True
