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SDHC Earth Space Science Sem 2 Review
SDHC Earth Space Science Sem 2 Review
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Made for SDHC, covers semester 2 for Earth Space Science, based on 2018 Revisions
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1
What astronomical feature emits heat, but not light or color?
A dark star
Blackbody radiator
A protostar
A Supernova
2
Why do we not use Astrology in science
It is beliefs not based on scientific practices
It only works after dark
we can't see all the constellations
It has been disproven in a lab setting
3
What are the two major things that humans do that cause climate change?
Burn fossil fuels & cause forest fires
Add CO2 to the atmosphere & destroy ozone
raise cows, creating methane
Burn fossil fuels & add CO2 to the atmosphere
4
What is Cosmic Background Radiation?
Radiation left over after cooking
Radiation in space thought to be left over from the Big Bang
Radiation thought to be from Haley's Comet
Radiation underground thought to be from the Big Bang
5
With Earths axis tilted
towards
the sun, the season in the
northern hemisphere
is:
Summer
Winter
Spring
Autumn
6
The area of the hurricane with the most dangerous winds is the ..
Eye
Top
Bottom
Eye Wall
7
Anemometers measure?
Wind Speed
Humidity
Temperature
Wind Direction
8
A Continental Polar Air Mass would bring
Warm & Dry air
Cold & Dry Air
Cold & Moist Air
Warm & Moist Air
9
"Planets orbit in elliptical paths" is who's 1st Law?
Aristotle
Kepler
Newton
Galelio
10
During which weather event would you stay indoors,
away from windows
?
High Humidity
Lightning
Thunderstorms
Red Tide
11
The largest of the Air masses, these are created from convection near the equator
Polar Cells
Hadley Cells
Animal Cells
Ferrell Cells
12
What effect do large bodies of water have on climate?
They cause cold fronts
They make it snow
They moderate temperatures
They create humidity
13
What is the primary source of energy for Earth
Campfires
The Sun
Radiation from Comets
Geothermal Energy
14
What term means "Sun at the center"?
Solarcentric
Geocentric
Astronomical
Heliocentric
15
How do we study the climate of long ago, in arctic areas?
Snow Analysis
Sea Floor Sediment
Tree Rings
Ice Cores
16
An instrument which measure Air Pressure, is called a..
Barometer
Pressure-ometer
Hygrometer
Hydrometer
17
What is the correct order for the Stages of a Thunderstorm
Dissipating, Mature, Cumulous
Mature, Dissipating, Cumulous
Mature, Cumulous, Dissipating
Cumulous, Mature, Dissipating
18
If Earth were to move farther away from the sun..
The Sun would pop
It would get colder
It would get warmer
The oceans would rise
19
A Maritime Tropical Air Mass would bring..
Cool & dry Air
Warm & moist Air
Cool & Moist Air
Cool & Dry Air
20
The amount of moisture in the Air is called:
Humidity
Dryness
Density
Precipitation
21
The center of a hurricane is called the..
Rain Bands
Eye Wall
Bottom
Eye
22
What Front symbols are shown: top to bottom
Red, Pink, WT ????
Warm, Stationary, Occluded
Cold, Warm, Hot
Warm, Occluded, Stationary
23
What causes Lightning to occur?
friction within clouds creates charges which arc down
Their schedule says they play in Tampa
air friction at the ground releases charges in dirt
friction between clouds creates charges between them
24
What was America's first Space Station Called?
I.S.S.
Skylab
Columbia
Mir
25
What type of tide would be caused by this arrangement?
Tide Ultra
Super Tide
Spring Tide
Neap Tide
26
A band of winds which circle the globe at higher latitudes, and influence weather, is called..
Breeze
Tradewinds
Jet Stream
Hadley Cells
27
Which EM wave has the highest frequency?
Gamma Waves
Infrared Waves
Visible Light
Radio Waves
28
The appearance that a planet is moving backwards for a time, is called:
Backwards Intertia
Retrograde Motion
Centrifigal Force
Dil-septic Centrigrade
29
Where is the Radiative Zone of a Star located
At the center
Between the Photosphere & Corona
Between the Core & Convective Zone
Between the Photosphere & Chromosphere
30
What evidence supports the Big Bang Theory:
Redshift, Age of star clusters, Cosmic Background Radiation
Cosmic Background Radiation, Stars Color & Legends
Redshift, Blueshift & Cosmic Background Radiation
Research, Experimentation, Redshift
31
How is CO
2
absorbed by the ocean?
It is absorbed by warm water, making Calcium
It is absorbed by warmer water & makes salt
It is absorbed by cold water, making Carbonic Acid
It is absorbed by cold water, making Calcium
32
When Air is cool, the molecules don't move as fast. This causes an increase in Air..
Pressure
Humidity
Temperature
Movement
33
Which means 'a weather event is likely to occur, conditions are favorable'?
Alert
Watch
Warning
Siren
34
Which weather event would you find an interior space, and stay there until its over?
Rain
Lightning
Tropical Storm
Hurricane
35
When two different air masses meet, it is called a ..
Front
Trough
Back
Westerly
36
Which Apollo Mission landed on the Moon?
Apollo 6
Apollo 11
Apollo 8
Apollo 1
37
What do we call the average distance between Earth the Sun?
Light Year
Astronomical Unit
Parsec
Knot
38
What is a limitation of
Weather
Models?
They're good for half the state
They're good for the entire US
They're good for smaller areas only
They're good for larger areas, not smaller ones
39
Weather associated with a Cold Front is:
Rainy, then clear & cool
Storms, then clear & hot
Rainy, then warm & dry
Storms, then tornadoes
40
Day-to-Day conditions of temperature & precipitation is called:
Fronts
Troughs
Climate
Weather
41
Which type of front brings light, steady showers
for a few hours
Cold front
Occluded Front
Warm Front
Stationary front
42
What effect does geography have on climate
It influences breezes
Equatorial areas: Warmer, Polar: Colder
Polar area: warmer, Equatorial areas: colder
Depends of the animal population
43
The two factors which determine Climate and Weather are:
Precipitation & Temperature
Temperature & Humidity
Precipitation & Pressure
Humidity & Breeze
44
Prevailing winds which come from Europe, across the Atlantic to the US continent, are called:
Westerlies
Atlantic Breezes
Tornadoes
Easterlies
45
Which type of star can become a Neutron Star or a Black Hole?
Medium Mass Star
Small Star
Massive Star
A proto-star
46
What is the weather based on this Station Model?
Clear, SW winds at 20 knots
partly cloudy, NW winds at 5 knots
Rain, E winds at 15 knots
Mostly cloudy, SW winds at 15 knots
47
Astronauts in orbit, are in this gravity field
micro-inertia
micro-gravity
planetary inertia
mega-gravity
48
What is the primary problem with volcanic eruptions, in regard to the climate?
They make it foggy
They reduce sunlight & add CO2
They send hot lava into the air
They get crap everywhere
49
How far is a Parsec?
3.26 Light Years
9.8 Light Years
11, 000 Light Years
3.85 Light years
50
If Earth's tilt changed to straight up & down, 0° ..
We would have no seasons
The earth would freeze
The Earth would warm
We would have darkness half the year
