What planets are gas giants?

saturn, jupiter, uranus, neptune

Why is carbon-14 mostly used for finding the age of organic materials?

because organic materials always contain carbon

What are contour lines?

lines that connect a series of points of equal elevation

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1
What planets are gas giants?
jupiter, saturn, earth, mars
Moon, sun and pluto
saturn, jupiter, uranus, neptune
neptune, saturn, venus, uranus
2
Which one is a era?
Permian
Mesozoic
Triassic
Cretaceous
3
At which direction do longitudinal lines travel?
vertical
on Earth
diagonal
horizontal
4
Bends in a river are called what?
Loopty loop
Meander
Riverbend
Turn
5
Why does the wind blow?
sun
lungs
ocean currents
difference in air pressure
6
What plate subducts under the Eurasian Plate?
Atlantic Plate
Cocos Plate
West Plate
Indian-Australian Plate
7
Why is carbon-14 mostly used for finding the age of organic materials?
beacause carbon-14 decays quickly
because carbon-14 decays slowly
because scientists do what they want
because organic materials always contain carbon
8
Which waves arrive first after an earthquake?
P wave
Surface waves
S wave
they arrive at the same time
9
Which mineral has metallic luster?
mica
gypsum
talc
galena
10
What is a map scale used for?
To show weight
To show colors
To show distance
To show height
11
At which location will the highest altitude of the star Polaris be observed?
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Central New York State
Equator
12
Which process transfers energy primarily through electromagnetic waves?
radiation
convection
refraction
reflection
13
Where do hurricanes usually originate from?
England
Africa
Asia
Moon
14
The place with the most infiltration is
jupiter
an open field
a parking lot
a mountain
15
What type of rock is slate?
mineral
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
16
What are the American Plate and Eurasian Plate doing?
Converging
Diverging
Transforming
just chillin'
17
Which greenhouse gas is most closely associated with global warming
carbonmonoxide
ozone
carbon dioxide
methane
18
What are the two dominant gasses found in the first layer of the atmosphere?
Helium and Nitrogen
Radon and Oxygen
Oxygen and Neon
Oxygen and Nitrogen
19
What forms when warm, moist air rises expands, and cools
clouds
pressure in the atmosphere
density
a wind current
20
There is little snowfall at the South Pole, because the air over the South Pole is usually
rising and dry
rising and moist
sinking and moist
sinking and dry
21
When new layers are deposited on the erosion surface, the buried erosion surface is called
uncomfortmity
extrusion
intrusion
miscomformity
22
What is Polaris equal to?
time zone
longitude
latitude
your season
23
What is happening at the boundary between the Antarctic Plate and the Indian-Australian Plate?
DIvergeging
Conduction
Subduction
Convection
24
What kind of map shows the change in elevation?
Thematic
Globe
Geographic
Topographic
25
What is the sun?
a satalite
polaris
a moon
a star
26
Which type of rock is rock salt?
crystalline
vesicular
clastic
inorganic
27
What is one of the foci of Mars?
Jupiter
Betelgeus
Earth
Sun
28
What are contour lines?
Lines that measure distance
Imaginary lines that are measured north to south
Lines are used to show temperature
lines that connect a series of points of equal elevation
29
The leeward side of a mountain is?
hot and dry
cold and wet
hot and wet
cold and dry
30
What happens to the atmospheric pressure as your altitude increases
it decreases
it gets thicker
it gets thinner
in increases
31
What is the tool that measure wind speed?
orchidometer
accelerometer
anemometer
windvane
32
What is the moon?
a natural satellite
a planet
a star
cheese
33
How do clouds affect isolation?
Reflect solar energy
all of the above
absorb solar energy
transparent to all solar enrgy
34
When was the mass extinction of dinosaurs?
64.5
251
542
65.5
35
When carbon dioxide and water vapor absorb infrared radiation
mass effect
greenhouse effect
radiation effect
Coriolis effect
36
Rivers have a what shaped valley?
U
V
C
W
37
What are all types of rocks made out of?
crystals
minerals
lava
fossils
38
On what ridge is the Easter Island hot spot found?
Southwest Indian Ridge
Southeast Indian Ridge
East Pacific Ridge
Mid Atlantic Ridge
39
What is the largest particle that can be transported by running water?
Mountain
Clay
Boulders
Cobbles
40
The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for one.......
Earth revolution
Sun revolution
Sun rotation
Earth rotation
41
Where does the Mid-Atlantic Ridge cross over land?
Alaska
Venezuela
Iceland
Another universe
42
The law of superposition states that the oldest rocks are usually
in the middle
everywhere !!
on the top
on the bottom
43
Which one is a period of the Mesozoic era?
Jurassic
Paleogene
Permian
Devonian
44
Which weather instrument is used to measure windspeed?
anemometer
psychrometer
psychrometer
psychrometer
45
What is equal to your latitude?
angle of the sun
altitude of Polaris
longitude
altitude of Zenith
46
Unstable elements are called?
isotopes
radioactivedecay
product
a half life
47
What happens to the concentration of water vapor as you get closer to the Earth's surface?
It decreases, then increases
Nothing happens
It increases
It decreases
48
What are clouds made of?
Dust particles
Water vapor & Dust particles
marshmallows
Water vapor
49
Which weather condition most likely determines wind speed at Earth's surface?
visibility changes
amount of cloud cover
dew point differences
air-pressure gradient
50
Where is the North Star not seen?
Northern Hemisphere
in the summer
in the winter
Southern Hemisphere
51
How are large crystals formed in igneous rocks?
fast cooling
slow cooling
air pockets
they can't be formed
52
What is the name of the theory where the sun is the center of the universe?
Geocentric
sciencentric
levinentric
Heliocentric
53
What climate is most likely to see mostly chemical weathering?
cold and wet
cold and dry
hot and wet
hot and dry
54
What is the age of the most abundent surface bedrock in the Finger Lakes region of NYS?
Permian
Pennsylvanian
Cambrian
Devonian
55
What is the acronym for the order of the planets?
MVEMJSUN
NUSJMEVM
MVMEJSUN
NVROQSTYVDSE
56
Where is the equator located?
23.5°S
0
23.5°N
360
57
What type of weathering is ice wedging classified as?
Emotional
Chemical
Physical
Liquid
58
Where we live, the planetary wind belts are called?
northwest winds
northeast winds
southeast winds
southwest winds
59
What is the main agent of erosion?
air pressure
wind/water
gravity
weak bonds between particles
60
Which factor has the greatest influence on the weathering rate of Earth’s surface bedrock?
angle of isolation
local air pressure
angle of bedrock
regional climate
61
Which waves travel through liquids?
S waves
P and S waves
P waves
Neither P or S waves
62
Which is obsidian?
vesicular
dull
extrusive
intrusive
63
The atmosphere is...
the water of Earth
the outer shell of gas that surrounds Earth
the solid rock covering Earth
an 11-letter word
64
What is it called when two plates are moving away from each other?
Converging
Subducting
Diverging
Movingaway at a slow rate of speedMoving
65
What are the four (4) terrestrial planets?
Rigel, Spica, Sirius, Barnard's Star
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Sun, Moon, Polaris, Betelgeuse
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
66
Which statement best explains why one stream could be flowing faster than the other stream?
The streams are flowing in different directions.
The faster stream contains more dissolved minerals.
The faster stream has a much steeper gradient.
The faster stream has a temperature of 10°C
67
Who was Eratothenes?
mathmatition
Carl Sagen
geologist
scientist in ancient times
68
Which of the following does not affect climate?
altitude
bodies of water
longitude
prevailing winds
69
How many joules if energy are required to evaporate one gram of water?
4180
41.8
334
2260
70
What mineral metamorphosed into slate?
shale
anthracite coal
Bituminous coal
quartz
71
Which of the following does not influence the climate
location
oceans
mountains
satellites
72
What is it called when two plates are moving away from each other?
Divergent
Transform
Converging
Strike Slipe
73
Which is the last step of the scientific method?
Conclusion
CommunicateResults
Research
Ask a Question
74
What is the true shape of earth?
oblate spheroid
cirlce
sphere
perfect sphere
75
What is the hardest mineral?
Garnet
Quartz
Hematite
Magnetite
76
What is quartz?
a green mineral
a colorless mineral
the universe
a black mineral
77
What plate is the US located on? (use ESRT)
Scotia Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
North-American Plate
78
what is the zenith?
angle of sun
altitude of polaris
longitude
point directly overhead
79
What type of rock contains fossils?
metamorphic
sedimentary
mineral
igneous
80
A topographic map shows data using...
Isotherms
Contour lines
Colored zones
Political borders
81
Which is the largest?
universe
galaxy
Earth
milky way
82
What happens when a warm front hits a cold front?
cold front rises]
warm front rises
warm front sinks
cold front sinks
83
"Change in field value divided by distance" is the formula for...
time
density
gradient
midpoint

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