Hixenbaugh 4.7 Planets and 5.7 Earth SOL Review

Question 1

Geological features in oceans (trenches and ridges) and continents are caused by ____ movement.

Accepted Answer

plate

Question 2

Which planet was thought to be the only one with rings?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 3

What is the solid, center of the earth?

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inner core

Question 4

At a convergent boundary, the edges of 2 plates can begin to buckle up and over time form a

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mountain

Question 5

Rocks are classified by how they are ______________.

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formed

Question 6

A ______________ is a boundary of the earth's plates.

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fault

Question 7

Scientists believe Mars was once a ___________ planet with a __________climate.

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wet, warm

Question 8

Which planet looks similar to our moon?

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Mercury

Question 9

The theory that Earth's crust and mantle move across the earth's surface is---

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plate tectonics

Question 10

Pluto is smaller than 7 of the ____ in our solar system and cannot be seen without a telescope.

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moons

Question 11

What are the three main types of rocks?

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sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic

Question 12

The fourth planet from the sun, ______, is thin with a vast network of canyons and riverbeds.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 13

Which two layers of the earth are made up of rocky material?

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crust and mantle

Question 14

What is the middle and largest layer of the earth?

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mantle

Question 15

What are the planets sorted by size from largest to smallest?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars,Mercury

Question 16

Which type of rock are fossils often found?

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sedimentary

Question 17

________________ is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces of rock.

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weathering

Question 18

What is the center of our solar system?

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the sun

Question 19

What tool do scientists use to help classify rocks?

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classification key

Question 20

Planets that are made up mostly of rocks and minerals are ______________________.

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terrestrial planets

Question 21

How old do they believe planet Earth is, approximately?

Accepted Answer

4.6 billion years

Question 22

Dwarf planets share its ____________ __________ with other bodies of a similar size.

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orbital space

Question 23

Ceres, Pluto, and Eris are the first named __________________.

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dwarf planets

Question 24

Which planet's surface is hot enough to melt lead?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 25

Which type of rock is formed when magma cools and hardens on the earth's surface?

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igneous

Question 26

Which type of rock is formed due to pressure and heat within the earth?

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metamorphic

Question 27

Scientist believe that the continents have moved over the earth's surface over time. This is

Accepted Answer

continental drift

Question 28

Which two elements make up the majority of the Earth's core?

Accepted Answer

nickel and iron

Question 29

Early astronomers believed___was the center of the universe and all other other planets/stars.

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Earth

Question 30

___________________ is when weathered materials are deposited, or placed, in a new location.

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deposition

Question 31

At a convergent boundary, one plate slips beneath another plate and melts. This process forms a

Accepted Answer

volcano

Question 32

A _____________________ boundary is where the earth's plates separate.

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divergent

Question 33

What is the outermost, thinnest layer of the earth>

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crust

Question 34

What are the eight planets in order from the sun?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune

Question 35

__________appears to be blue in color when viewed from a telescope.

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Neptune

Question 36

The _________ is the process of one type of rock transforming into a different type of rock.

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rock cycle

Question 37

What four types of fragments can weathering produce?

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sediment, clay, rock, sand

Question 38

Which planet is similar to Earth in size+mass, and has clouds that trap the heat from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 39

Which planet is smaller than all the rest, heavily cratered, and located closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 40

A __________ boundary is where the earth's plates come together.

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convergent

Question 41

What is the gradual wearing or washing away of soil and rock by glaciers, water, or wind?

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erosion

Question 42

___________________was reclassified as a dwarf planet.

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Question 43

What is formed when plates move apart and magma fills the space between the plates?

Accepted Answer

mid-ocean ridge

Question 44

Which planet is the largest in the solar system, made of gases, and has no solid surface?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 45

What four planets are considered terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 46

What is the molten rock that rises and explodes from within a volcano?

Accepted Answer

magma

Question 47

What kind of energy causes movement of materials within the earth?

Accepted Answer

thermal

Question 48

Our system has ____planets and ______ named moons.

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eight, 170

Question 49

What are the 3 major factors of Earth that make life possible?

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air, water, distance from the sun

Question 50

Which type of rock is formed when smaller parts of older rocks become cemented together?

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sedimentary

Question 51

What is the liquid layer of the earth, made of melted nickel and iron?

Accepted Answer

outer core

Question 52

What is a solid, nonliving substance made up of elements and found within the earth?

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minerals

Question 53

What do scientists use to get information about past of life on Earth and the age of rocks?

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fossils

Question 54

What four planets are considered gas giants?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Question 55

___________________ causes the slow movement of Earth's plates.

Accepted Answer

thermal energy

Question 56

Scientist use which method to determine the age of rocks that contain fossils?

Accepted Answer

carbon 14 dating

Question 57

The earth's outer layer is formed mostly of __________ rock.

Accepted Answer

igneous

Question 58

On August 24, 2006, Pluto's status was officially changed from a planet to a _________________.

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dwarf planet

Question 59

Planets that are made up mostly of rocks and minerals are ___________ planets.

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terrestrial

Question 60

What are the preserved remains of an ancient plant or animal found in rocks?

Accepted Answer

fossil

Question 61

Large, continent-size slabs of the earth's crust and mantle are called __________.

Accepted Answer

plates

Question 62

A __________ boundary is where the earth's plates move horizontally past one another.

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transforming or sliding

Question 63

All four gas planets have___________.

Accepted Answer

rings

Question 64

When two plates meet at a fault, the earth's surface stretches and compress. this event causes_

Accepted Answer

earthquakes

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