What is nuclear energy?

Splitting atoms to create power

What is geothermal energy?

Heat from deep in the Earth to heat water and create steam.

25, There was no question!, I need more time!, Wait...

What process forms clouds?

When water vapor in the air cool and become water and ice

Converting waste into reusable materials

What is a rain gauge?

A instrument used to measure rainfall

Water containing lots of Calcium and Magnesium

What is a Land Breeze?

Wind going from land to the sea

Difference of weather that occurs at a warm front and the weather that occurs at a cold front?

Warm fronts are dry and cold fronts are rainy and humid

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Spring 2017 Final Review

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Earth Science Final Review

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1
How is a biome mainly identified?
By what plants and animals live there
By what animals live there
By what plants live there
By what elements live there
2
Power that is created by spinning a turbine with water is called...
Aeration
Nuclear Energy
Hydroelectric Power
Wind Energy
3
Wind going from the sea to land is called?
Solar Breeze
Seaworld
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
4
Temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation is what?
Dew Point
Clouds
Spaghetti
Wet Point
5
What is nuclear energy?
Splitting atoms to create power
Splitting radiation to create power
Using Salt to create power
Using Uranium to create power
6
If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
Summer
Fall
Spring
7
Wind going from a valley up a mountain is called?
Aeration
Sea Breeze
Mountain Breeze
Valley Breeze
8
A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth is between the ___ and the ___.
Moon, Sun
Moon, Star
Earth, Moon
Sun, Star
9
Air masses that form over water are...
Moist
Microclimates
Warm Front
Dry
10
How many time zones are there in the 48 states in the continental United States?
6
4
5
0.4
11
A place with lower latitude is...
Cold
Dry
Tropical
Warm
12
What is litter?
Recycled items
Trash lying in open places
Trash thrown away properly
Movies
13
Which side of the mountain does air rise?
The side you climb
Windyward
Windward
Leeward
14
When the Moon has finished half of its revolution around Earth, the Moon is called a ___ Moon
New
Old
Fill
Full
15
What determines the amount of heat energy an area gets from the Sun?
What climate zone it is in.
What microclimate zone it is in.
Nothing
What climate zone it isn't in.
16
What is an example of a consumer?
Helicopter
Human
Google it
Flower
17
What is the shape of Earth’s orbit?
A Circle
A Trapezoid
A Square
A Oval
18
How many hours of daylight and darkness are there during an equinox?
123 hours
12 hours
12 seconds
1 hour
19
Have little or no rain is the definition of what?
Aird
Drought
Desert
Arid
20
What is geothermal energy?
Coagulation
Electricity
Heat from deep in the Earth to heat water and create steam.
Power that is created by spinning a turbine with water
21
The numerical difference between the minimum and the maximum value of the temp. at a time is...
Weather
Temperature range
Temperature
Temperature gauge
22
A dry Area on a leeward side of a mountain is what?
Rain Shadow Dessert
Rain Shadow Desert
A dry area
Leeward Side
23
The average of the minimum and the maximum of the temp. at a certain place in an area is what?
Average Temperature
Air Temperature
Temperature
Angle Temperature
24
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere the Earth is closest or farthest from the Sun?
Farthest
Closest
25
Answer this one Fast
25
There was no question!
I need more time!
Wait...
26
As cool air moves under warm air, warm air gets pushed...
Around
Up and Down
Down
Up
27
A warm, dry air mass forms over...
Tropical Land
Tropical Ocean
I'm a wrong answer. LOL
Polar Land
28
What process forms clouds?
When water vapor in the air cool and become water and hail
When water vapor in the air cool and become meteors and ice
When water vapor in the air cool and become water and ice
When water vapor in the air cool and become water and water
29
The climate of a very small or restricted area is what
Biome
Microclimate
Climate
Tinyclimate
30
During the _____ phase of the Moon, half of the side of the Moon facing Earth is visible.
Gibbous
Full
Waning
Quarter
31
Weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period is called what?
The End of the World
Weather
Climate
Microclimate
32
Increased rainfall in large cities is caused by …
Increased rainfall in large cities
Pollutant
Pollution
Litter
33
Which kind of solar eclipse is seen more often, a total or a partial solar eclipse?
Total Solar Eclipse
Partial Solar Eclipse
34
Wait, was I supposed to put a question here?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
35
What is recycling?
Converting waste into nuclear energy
Converting reusable materials into waste
Long division
Converting waste into reusable materials
36
When water is a gas, what is it called?
Oxygen
Water Vapor
Steam
Water
37
What is a rain gauge?
A instrument used to measure acid rainfall
Mario Kart 7
A instrument used to measure snowfall
A instrument used to measure rainfall
38
What are each of the three climate zones?
Polar, Tropical, Median
Polar Bear, Tropical, Middle
Polar, Tropical, Middle
Polar, Troposphere, Middle
39
A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat is a what?
Biome
Weather
Climate
Ocean
40
What happens to the temperature as the altitude increases?
It gets colder
It gets warmer
Is like getting stuck on top of Mount Everest
It gets dryer
41
Which part of the Moon’s shadow is the largest?
Penumbra
Umbra
Umbrella
Mars Rover
42
In which direction does the Earth rotate?
From North to South
From West to East
From South to North
From East to West
43
Someone who studies the weather is called a...
Nerd
Weatherologist
Meteorgist
Meteorologist
44
What is hard water?
Sleet
Water containing lots of Calcium and Magnesium
Ice
Water containing very little of Calcium and Magnesium
45
The phases of the Moon depend on the positions of Mars, Sun, and Earth.
False
Is this a Trick?
True
46
What gas do animals breathe in?
Carbon Dioxide
Metal
Helium
Oxygen
47
What is a Land Breeze?
Wind going down a mountain into a valley
Wind going from land to the sea
Wind going from a valley up a mountain
Wind going from the sea to land
48
A resource provided by Earth is a...
Nonrenewable resource
Fossil Fuels
Natural Resource
Space
49
What are cirrus clouds?
Light, tall clouds
Light, feathery clouds
Light, figure-8 clouds
Dark, feathery clouds
50
The Earth must rotate 24 hrs. and 50 mins. to bring the Moon back into view.
Is this a Trick?
False
True
51
Difference of weather that occurs at a warm front and the weather that occurs at a cold front?
Warm fronts are rainy and humid and cold fronts are dry
Warm fronts are dry and cold fronts are rainy
Warm fronts are dry and cold fronts are rainy and humid
There is no difference
52
What poison was released by the explosion of a nuclear reactor in the Ukraine?
Oxygen
Acid
Radiation
Nickel-iron
53
What are the two main forms of precipitation?
Rain, Hail
Rain, Ice
Rain, Snow
Meteors, Acid Rain
54
How long does it take Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun?
The Earth takes 365¼ days to move around the Sun.
The Earth takes 360¼ days to move around the Sun.
The Earth takes 3 days to move around the Sun.
The Earth takes 365 days to move around the Sun.
55
As water vapor in the air increases, air pressure...
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
56
Air has more capacity to hold water at which temperature?
40°C
2°C
-10°C
35°C
57
What gas do animals release into the air when they breathe out?
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Aeration
58
What is not a fossil fuel?
Natural Gas
Coal
Tree
Oil
59
What is the only layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place?
Troposphere
Biosphere
Weatherosphere
Tropicosphere
60
How is Earth’s atmosphere warmed?
A very large heater
Radiation Energy from our sun
The Sun, Duh
Radiant Energy from our sun
61
What is air pressure at sea level?
10N/cm2
IT'S OVER 9000
1.0N/cm2
10N/cm3
62
What are regions of cold heavy air called?
Biomes
Highs
Lows
Heavy air
63
What gas makes up most of the air?
Helium
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
64
What is a tornado?
Tropical Storm
Very small, Very destructive storms
Nature's Vacuum
Very small storms
65
What is a Mountain Breeze?
Wind going from land to the sea
Wind going down a mountain into a valley
Wind going from the sea to land
Wind going from a valley up a mountain
66
What is a possible source of nickel-iron?
Pluto
Comets
Meteors
The Sun
67
What do windmills produce?
Steam
Electricity
Water
Flour
68
Heat moves through Empty Space by...
Solar
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
69
What is humidity?
Amount of water in the air
Amount of Earths in the air
Amount of trucks in the air
Amount of water vapor in the air
70
During summer in the Northern Hemisphere the Earth is closest or farthest from the Sun?
Farthest
Closest
71
What is global warming?
The warming of Earth’s biomes
The cooling of Earth’s atmosphere
Global warming
The warming of Earth’s atmosphere
72
What instrument measures wind speed?
Air Pump
Psychrometer
Anemometer
Weather Vein
73
The Gravitational forces of the Sun and Earth cause tides.
True
Is this a Trick?
False
74
What is a pollutant?
The Biosphere
Something that harms the environment
The Magnetosphere
Not Wall-E
75
How many times zones are in the world?
23
IT'S OVER 9000
25
24
76
The tilt of the Earth and how close or far the Sun is causes what?
Heat
Neon
Seasoning
Seasons
77
The Moon reflects light from the Sun.
Is this a Trick?
True
False
78
What is not one of the eight phases of the Moon?
Full Moon
Waning Quarter
3rd Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
79
Is this a Good Quiz?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
80
What is alternate energy?
Energy produced without anything
Energy produced in way other than with Fossil Fuel
Energy produced in factories
Energy produced with Fossil Fuel
81
What is released when fossil fuels are burned?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Neon
82
What is a summer monsoon?
The ocean is warmer than the land, winds move towards ocean
The land is warmer than the ocean, winds move towards land
The Opposite of a Winter Monsoon
LOTS OF RAIN!
83
What is not a unit used to measure air pressure?
Millibars
Mph
Atmosphere
Newton
84
What are the two parts of a shadow?
Rain and Snow
The penumbra
The umbra and the penumbra
The umbra and the umbrella
85
The Moon goes through all of its phases in 27⅓ days.
False
True
Is this a Trick?
86
Heat moves through Gases and Liquids by...
Radiation
Solar
Convection
Conduction
87
Air pressure is measured in what units?
Milliliters
Millibars
Millimeters
Minecraft
88
When something is at max capacity, what is it called?
Saturday
Saturation
Super Mario
Full
89
What layer of the atmosphere is helpful to communications?
Skyosphere
Ionosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
90
The sun appears to rise in the ___ and set in the ___.
West, East
Pancakes, Waffles
(12,24)
East, West
91
What two factors affect vegetation?
Rainfall
EGGS
Rainfall and Snow
Rainfall and Temperature
92
All of these things affect climate Except.
Rainfall
Altitude
Snowfall
Weather
93
What is the environment?
Everything around a nonliving thing
Everything around a living thing
Somethings around a living thing
Video Games
94
What is sewage?
Waste Trees
Waste Water
Waste Litter
Waste Sewage
95
What is a psychrometer?
An instrument that measures Humanity
An instrument that measures speed
An instrument that measures humiliation
An instrument that measures humidity
96
Treating water by launching it into the air is called...
Sedimentation
Coagulation
Filtration
Aeration
97
What part of the Moon’s shadow are you in if you see a total solar eclipse?
Rainbow Road
Umbra
Penumbra
You shouldn't look at a Solar Eclipse
98
How long does it take the Moon to make one complete revolution around Earth?
2 seconds
27⅓ days
365¼ days
27 years
99
How are winds named?
By what direction they come from
How are winds named?
By what direction their going to
They just are
100
The Earth’s _______ causes the change from day to night.
Convection
Red
Revolution
Rotation
101
What is a winter monsoon?
The land is warmer than the ocean, winds move towards land
The ocean is warmer than the land, winds move towards ocean
LOTS OF RAIN!
The Opposite of a Summer Monsoon
102
What time zone is California located?
Pacific Standard Time Zone
Pacific Ocean Time Zone
Pacific Standard Time Loop
Time Zone
103
What is not a source of soil conversation?
Planting trees
Black Hole
Sparse-cropping
Terracing
104
What gas do plants release into the air?
Carbon Dioxide
Pollen
Oxygen
Ozone
105
Why does high humidity make warm weather more uncomfortable?
Because there is a lack of water vapor in the air
Because there is no oxygen in the air
TOO MANY MOSQUITOES
Because there is a lot of water vapor in the air
106
What instrument measures wind direction?
Clouds
Station Model
Weather Vile
Weather Vein
107
What is the weather in the eye of the storm?
Calm and Productive
Calm and Peaceful
Calm and Clam
Peaceful and Destructive
108
Air at sea level is ______ than air at higher altitudes.
Warmer
Warter
Colder
Blank
109
Heat moves through solid object by...
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
Solar
110
When clouds discharge electricity, it is called...
Lighting
Electricity
Thunder
McDonalds
111
Which side of the mountain gets the least rainfall?
Leeward
Windward
Monsoon
Rain Shadow
112
What is fog?
A cloud that form close to the ground
Something in a galaxy, far, far away
A Cloud
Finals
113
What is not a Nonrenewable Resource?
Minerals
Water
Fossil Fuel
Coal
114
The forward edge of a warm air mass is a...
Cold Front
Warm Back
Warm Front
Mars
115
Smoke + Fog + Chemicals =
Smog
Fire
Money
Smoke + Fog + Chemicals
116
Day to day changes in the atmosphere at a place and time is called what?
Microclimate
Wheather
Climate
Weather
117
What is transpiration?
The process by which plants give off water
The process by which plants give off water vapor
The process by which plants give off oxygen
The process by which plants give off carbon dioxide
118
What is an example of a producer?
Oxygen
Flower
Human
TV

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