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the earth science final study guide
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1
A thermostat is an example of what type of feedback loop?
Negative
Positive
Neutral
Continuous
2
Boundary where volcano chain forms, subduction zone, and trench.
transform
convergent
hot spot
divergent
3
What is something we do NOT measure or see with a satellite?
chlorophyll
temperature
currents
number of fish in the sea
4
What is NOT a component of real science?
Experiments
Peer-Reviewed Journal
Tabloids
Credentials/Names of Scientists
5
True or False: sea turtles are not threatened or endangered.
False
True
6
What is missing from the graph shown?
labels, numbers, key
good spacing between numbers
title only
units, title, labels
7
What gas does ALPHA fusion burn?
hydrogen
helium
iron
oxygen
8
Objects moving TOWARD us will shift toward what color?
blue
purple
yellow
red
9
Movement of material from one place to another.
Fusion
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
10
Looking through a spectroscope at the spectrum of a star, we can determine...
size
composition
distance only
temperature
11
What is the Anthrosphere?
deer, squirrles, rats
ice, snow, sleet, glaciers
all things man made
rocks, soils, volcanoes , mountains
12
Why is phytoplankton LOW in January?
lots of nutrients, long days = lots of sunlight
short days = little sunlight
its too cold or too hot
no nutrients; used up
13
What is the cryosphere?
all water on earth
air and weather
volcanoes, mountains, dirt
all frozen water on earth
14
What is the biosphere?
houses, schools, roads
air and weather
animals and living things
oceans, rivers, streams
15
How does the small track end?
planetary nebula
white dwarf
neutron star
black hole
16
Our sun is MAIN SEQUENCE - what gas does it burn?
oxygen
iron
hydrogen
helium
17
How do all stars begin their life?
main sequence
red giant
white dwarf
nebula
18
True or False: sea turtles do NOT go into their shells
false
true
19
All solar systems in our universe appear to be moving...
Away from us
we don't know
Toward us
staying still
20
What gas does PROTON/PROTON fusion burn?
hydrogen
helium
iron
oxygen
21
Science that is false, unsupported, and sensational is called:
Real Science
Fake Science
Pseudoscience
Peer-Reviewed
22
Why is phytoplankton HIGH in June?
short days = little sunlight
no nutrients; used up
lots of nutrients, long days = lots of sunlight
its too cold or too hot
23
All water on earth is part of what sphere?
biosphere
geosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
24
The half life is...
term used when an animal is cut in half by a predator
half of whatever fossil is there
amount of time it takes for 1/2 of the isotope to decay
half of an animals life span
25
Why is phytoplankton LOWer in August?
its too cold or too hot
short days = little sunlight
no nutrients; used up
lots of nutrients, long days = lots of sunlight
26
Boundary that creates new crust, and a rift valley.
convergent
transform
hot spot
divergent
27
Placement of material in a new location to build a new feature.
Fusion
Deposition
Weathering
Erosion
28
Breakdown of rock and soil.
Deposition
Weathering
Fusion
Erosion
29
Objects moving AWAY from us will shift toward what color?
yellow
red
blue
purple
30
Boundary where plates collide.
hot spot
convergent
transform
divergent
31
Continents were all once together to form one supercontinent called:
Laurasia
Jurassic Park
Gondwanaland
Pangaea
32
This process shown drives plate tectonics:
plate tectonics
convection currents
continental drift
seafloor spreading
33
Boundary where two plates pull apart.
transform
convergent
divergent
hot spot
34
Thunderstorms, rainstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes are part of what sphere?
biosphere
atmosphere
anthrosphere
hydrosphere
35
All rocks, volcanoes, dirt, earthquakes, etc. are part of what sphere?
geosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
cryosphere
36
Global Warming and Ice Melt is an example of what type of feedback loop?
Negative
Positive
Continuous
Neutral
