Earth Science Final Exam Review, part 2

Question 1

What is distinctive about Jupiter?

Accepted Answer

It is the largest and most massive planet

Question 2

When a warm mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n):

Accepted Answer

Stationary front

Question 3

One of the best places to seek protection during a tornado is:

Accepted Answer

In the basement of a well built building

Question 4

The horse latitudes are located:

Accepted Answer

At about 30 degrees north and south latitudes

Question 5

In a heliocentric system, earth revolves around:

Accepted Answer

The sun

Question 6

One example of a safe place to be during a thunderstorm is:

Accepted Answer

Crouching in a low area

Question 7

Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called:

Accepted Answer

Meteorologists

Question 8

One of the conditions required for life on earth is:

Accepted Answer

Liquid water

Question 9

The ancient Greeks knew of all the following planets EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Uranus

Question 10

Places shown on a weather map that have the same temperature are connected by:

Accepted Answer

Isotherms

Question 11

A storm is a(n):

Accepted Answer

Violent disturbance in the atmosphere

Question 12

Hurricanes typically form over:

Accepted Answer

Warm ocean water

Question 13

The doldrums are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

weak winds

Question 14

Water that falls to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called:

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

Question 15

Tightness across the surface allowing water bugs to walk across surface of the water is:

Accepted Answer

Surface tension

Question 16

The layer of our atmosphere in which weather occurs is the:

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Question 17

The sun produces energy by:

Accepted Answer

Nuclear fusion

Question 18

The fact each planet's orbit is an ellipse was discovered by:

Accepted Answer

Kepler

Question 19

When water evaporates it becomes:

Accepted Answer

Gas

Question 20

Large clouds that often produce thunderstorms are called:

Accepted Answer

Cumulonimbus clouds

Question 21

If people are asked to evacuate during a hurricane watch, they are being asked to:

Accepted Answer

Leave the area temporarily

Question 22

The greenhouse effect is:

Accepted Answer

The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere

Question 23

Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 24

The gaseous form of water is called

Accepted Answer

Water vapor

Question 25

The horizontal distance between wave crests (distance from crest to crest) is:

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

Question 26

Earth's rotation makes global winds curve. This is called the:

Accepted Answer

Coriolis effect

Question 27

The asteroid belt is located:

Accepted Answer

Between mars and jupiter

Question 28

Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact is called:

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Question 29

Saturn's rings are made up mostly of:

Accepted Answer

Chunks of ice and rock

Question 30

What is one disadvantage of building dams?

Accepted Answer

They flood large areas of land, forcing people to move

Question 31

When a tsunami hits the shore, it can be very destructive because of a large:

Accepted Answer

Wave height

Earth Science Final Exam Review, part 2

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Earth Science Final Exam Review, part 2

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