What is the geological time scale?

System of chronological dating that relates to earths layers

It is important to protect air quality because —

acid rain is caused by air pollution

ratio for how many particles a substance has in a certain amount of space

Which of the following best describes why the Moon orbits Earth?

The gravitational attraction between the Moon and Earth

What is a Light Year?

The distance light travels in an earth-year time span.

Define the water cycle.

The continuous movement of water in all its forms

the process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance

A process that slowly change rocks from one kind to another

What causes earth's seasons?

earth's tilt and revolution around the sun

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1
Where is water most likely to become contaminated?
By a dam
In a forest
Near a cattle farm
At the ocean bottom
2
The hottest stars are....
pink
red
green
blue
3
What is the geological time scale?
The time since the beginning of the Universe
The time in your timezone
System of chronological dating that relates to earths layers
The time sense humans have been on Earth
4
It is important to protect air quality because —
wind currents change when the air is polluted
storms worsen as air pollution decreases
acid rain is caused by air pollution
energy produced by the Sun decreases when air is polluted
5
How does radiation heat transfer?
Through waves
Through touch
None of these
Through air and water
6
What is density?
the amount of space something takes up
ratio for how many particles a substance has in a certain amount of space
speed of particles, how fast they move
how much "stuff" something has
7
Which of these resources would give the most current, complete, accurate information on planets
a science book about planets
A set of general enclopedias
The NASA website
Planet website by Bethune Middle School
8
Which has been a negative impact of human population growth on Earth’s environment?
High levels of air pollution
Improved water resource management
Increased crop varieties in agricultural areas
Developing safer waste disposal methods
9
The sun is the largest object in the solar system.
True
False
10
Pressure is the force that holds together the planets and the sun.
False
True
11
Astronomers view objects in space through scientific instruments known as:
Spectrometers
Barometers
Microscopes
Telescopes
12
At which of these points is it 12:00 noon?
2
3
1
4
13
Our solar system is referred to as heliocentric, that means the Earth
rotates around the Sun
has life
revolves around the Sun
has a moon
14
What is the name of the middle layer of the Earth?
Mantle
Core
Rock
Crust
15
Which of the following best describes why the Moon orbits Earth?
The gravitational attraction between the Moon and Earth
The distance the Moon and Earth are from the Sun
The energy reflected from the surface of Earth
The winds generated on Earth by the energy of the Sun
16
What is a Light Year?
The distance light travels in an earth-year time span.
Another name for an Astronomical Unit (AU)
A theory used to estimate the speed of light.
The amount of light absorbed by the earth in a years-worth of time
17
Define the water cycle.
A large mass of ice and snow moving on land
Water that flows over Earth’s surface
The continuous movement of water in all its forms
The loss of water through the leaves of plants
18
One complete revolution of the earth around the sun takes about
One rotation
One season
One eclipse
One year
19
Does this show reflection or refraction?
Reflection
Refraction
20
Which of the following is a step in the process of cloud formation?
Breakdown of atmospheric ozone
Formation of carbon dioxide
Condensation of water vapor
Expansion of cold air
21
Conduction is...
the process where a magic trick is conducted
the process by which cold temperatures are transmitted through a substance
the process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance
the process by which warm air rises
22
ALL Metamorphic Rocks have layers
True
False
23
The sun produces its own light
True
False
24
Define: Rock Cycle
Happens to only chemical rocks
A process that slowly change rocks from one kind to another
Only happens to igneous rocks
A process that quickly change rocks from one kind to another
25
All rocks contain...
water
minerals
sediments
loam
26
What causes earth's seasons?
earth's tilt and rotation on its asix
earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
earth's tilt and revolution around the moon
the sun's revolution around the earth
27
Which of the following causes the Sun to appear to set?
Revolution of the Sun
Rotation of the Sun
Rotation of the Earth
REvolution of the Earth
28
Tectonic plates are on the:
Mantle
Outer crust
Crust
Inner crust
29
Which of these are not in the rock cycle?
uplifting
melting
evaporation
heat and pressure
30
Earth is different from the other planets in our solar system because it
Has collided with meteorites
Orbits a star
Takes up most of the solar system
Has lakes and oceans
31
What evidence disproves the Big Bang?
There is no evidence disproving it
Radiation
No cosmic bodies
The universe is contracting
32
The loss of which of these would have the least effect on the water cycle?
Soil
Rivers
Animals
Plants
33
Weather is ______ ______ and climate is ______ ______.
on land, in air
severely strong, very weak
short term, long term
long term, short term
34
convergent plates make volcanoes
False
True
35
Which body in the solar system usually contains an atmosphere?
An asteroid
A planet
A comet
A meteor

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