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Earth Science Final Review
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1
The asteroid belt is located between:
Neptune and Jupiter
Jupiter and Mars
Earth and Venus
Earth and Mars
2
A star's temperature can be determined by its:
speed of motion
parallax
color
apparent maginitude
3
Earth receives energy from the sun through what method of heat transfer?
none of these
radiation
conduction
convection
4
Which of the following water samples would be most dense?
low salinity, high temerature
high salinity, low temperature
high salinity, high temerature
low salinity, low temperature
5
The rain shadow effect is associated with:
mountains
oceans
rivers
altitude
6
A planet that is 150 million km, or 1 AU, from the sun is:
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Earth
7
The most obvious difference between the terrestrial and the Jovian planets is:
length of day
orbital velocity
size
color
8
What two factors are used to classify climates in the Koppen classification system?
latitude and temperature
precipitation and latitude
temperature and precipitation
9
What force causes winds?
friction
the Coriolis effect
pressure differences
gravity
10
What layer of the atmosphere merges into outer space?
thermosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
11
The largest of Earth's oceans is the:
Indian
Artic
Atlantic
Pacific
12
An object so dense that nothing, including light, can escape its gravity field is:
supergiant
black hole
neutron star
supernova
13
What layer of the atmosphere contains the highest concentration of ozone?
mesosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
14
Which planet has a cratered surface similar to Earth's moon?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
15
The windward sides of mountain ranges are usually wet and cool because:
rising air cools and water condenses during precipitation
the mountain acts as a barrier to the wind
windy air usually contains more moisture than still air
as air sinks, it gets warmer
16
The measure of the amount of light actually given off by a star is its:
apparent magnitude
absolute magnitude
spectral class
its distance in light years
17
The Peru Current is cold because:
it is in the southern hemisphere
it travels North
it travels along the west coast of South America
it is formed near the South Pole
18
The hottest stars in space are
blue
white
red
yellow
19
The average salinity of the Earth's oceans is what percent?
10.8
32.5
3.5
1.3
20
Density currents are caused by:
wind
differences in salinity or temperature
the Coriolis Effect
continents
21
Earth's atmosphere contains more _______ than any other substance
helium and oxygen
carbon and nitrogen
nitrogen and oxygen
hydrogen and nitrogen
22
What is the relationship between elevation and climate?
there is no relationship between elevation and climate
the lower the elevation, the colder the climate
the higher the elevation, the colder the climate
the higher the elevation, the warmer the climate
23
Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter
24
Most of the mass of the solar system is:
the sun
Jupiter
asteroids
Earth
25
What may be caused by global warming?
more intense heat waves and droughts
they may be all caused by global warming
melting of sea ice
coastal flooding
26
A sea breeze usually originates during the:
day and flows toward the water
evening and flows toward the land
evening and flows toward the water
day and flows toward the land
27
In dry climates, rates of evaporation exceed:
rates of condensation
number of sunny days
rates of precipitation
average temperatures
28
Currents along the east coasts of continents are typically:
dense
warm
high in salinity
cold
29
Approximately how much of Earth's surface is covered by water?
50 percent
70 percent
40 percent
30 percent
30
A meteoroid that actually strikes Earth's surface is a:
meteor shower
comet
meteorite
meteoroid
31
Organisms that drift with ocean currents are called:
benthos
nekton
plankton
photic
32
The planet with the most complex ring system is
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
33
A light year is the:
distance light travels in one year
length of time for light to travel from one star to earth
number of daylight hours in one year
number of years for light to travel one astronomical unit
34
Which of the following is NOT a Jovian planet?
Uranus
Saturn
Earth
Neptune
35
The sun produces energy by fusing hydrogen atoms into ______ atoms
oxygen
helium
iron
carbon
36
What is the layer of the atmosphere that is closest to Earth's surface?
troposphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
