Earth Science Comprehensive Exam

What is a mineral?

Which variable does a scientist change in an experiment?

Which is the largest Earth system?

A _______ is used to measure distance outside the solar system.

Which two planets are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium?

The German scientist who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift was named ____ ____.

In which atmospheric layer do satellites orbit the Earth?

The boundary between the crust and mantle is called the ______.

This gas gives Neptune and Uranus its blue color.

An astronomical unit is used to measure distance _____ the solar system.

Which is located in the Pacific Ocean?

Where does most metamorphic rocks form?

_______ describes the short-term conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time.

Which is the current period?

What is the range in this data set? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The second largest moon in the solar system (Titan) belongs to this planet.

What are the three major types of rocks?

Which is the north star?

In the stratosphere temperature ________ as altitude increases.

______ _______ occurs when the colder air is replacing the warmer air.

What is the mean in this data set? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Where is most of Earth's freshwater found?

Which is not a physical property of minerals?

The softest mineral is _________.

In the troposphere temperature _____ as altitude increases.

Which is the current era?

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Which is the hottest planet?

________ are the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments.

Which type of scientist studies fossils

Which is the current epoch?

Which word is associated with earthquakes?

What is the median in this data set? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The United States is part of the _________ climate zone.

Under the right temperature and pressure limestone becomes _____.

Which body of water contains Puerto Rico?

The Moon rotates and revolves ______.

The edge of air masses are called ________.

The prime meridian separates the Earth into the ____ and ____ hemispheres.

________ ________ occurs when warm air mass moves into an area where cooler air is already present.

This is the symbol for a _____ _____.

Which is the third largest ocean?

What is the chemical symbol for methane?

The long-term average weather conditions that occur in particular region is called ______.

This is the symbol for a ______ ______

What is the chemical symbol for ozone?

Which is one way scientists discover what Earth's interior is like?

In which direction does the Earth rotate?

Which of these atmospheric layers includes the ionosphere?

Which type of cloud is known as a thundercloud?

____ _____ is the theory that suggests the Earth's surface is divided into large plates of rigid rock.

Under the right temperature and pressure shale becomes _____.

Latitude is represented by ______ lines.

Which mountain range is located in Asia?

What is the name of the adopted measurement system scientists use to share scientific information?

The series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans and the atmosphere is called _____.

Which is not a type of plate boundary?

Which is the brightest star?

During an earthquake where is the epicenter located?

Alabama is located in the ______ time zone.

The hottest layer of the sun is the ___________.

Where is the reference point for the prime meridian

Which mountain range extend from Maine to Alabama?

The Earth is divided into ____ time zones.

What percentage of oxygen makes up Earth's atmosphere?

The equator separates the Earth into the _____ and ______ hemispheres.

Which body of water contains the Hawaiian Islands?

Which Earth layer is the least dense?

What is the SI base unit for length?

Electric current is measured in ______?

The solar system is located in which galaxy?

What is the mode in this data set? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 2, 5

Which direction does Venus rotate?

Which layer gives the Sun its color?

What is the name of the phase directly after the full Moon?

What is the Earth's period of revolution?

How does the Sun create energy?

Humans live in which layer of the atmosphere?

What is the Earth's period of rotation?

When two plates separate it is known as a _______ plate boundary.

What is science?

When does spring occur in the northern hemisphere?

Which term means packed close together?

The inner planets all have a core made of iron and nickel. Which are the correct symbols for iron and nickel?

Which mountain range extend Canada to New Mexico?

Earth's atmosphere is made of ______ nitrogen.

This scientist used the evidence of seafloor spreading to explain what moved continents.

What is the name of the large volcano found on Mars?

A process that uses a set of skills to answer questions or test ideas about the natural world is called ________.

In which layer of the Sun does light become heat?

Which is the largest moon in our solar system?

What percentage of Earth water is salt water?

What is the largest object in the solar system?

Which bodies of water are partly or completely encircled by land?

Which is a natural, solid mixture of minerals or grains?

What is the name of Jupiter's four largest moons?

Longitude is represented by _____ lines.

Which is the current eon?

The Earth spins on an imaginary axis that is tilted ______.

Which mineral has a hardness scale number of 10?