FCAT Earth and Space Science Review

Where is most of evaporation located in the water cycle?

What type of stars are the brightest?

What decides the speed that a planet revolves?

When erosion collects and forms a new rock, what is that rock type?

The sun rises and sets, because

Melted rock is known as

A year is 365 days because

While to plates transform (slide side by side)

What layer of the earth is composed of silicon and nickle, and is the generates energy?

What color of stars are the hottest?

Heat and pressure create what kind of rock?

The moon is an example of a _________?

Magma is a type of rock

A _________ is anything that has a fixed path around a planet.  

Which part of the atmosphere do organisms live?

The seasons are caused by, 

Which part of the atmosphere are man made satellites?

Which statement best describes climate?

A ________ may have a fixed path, and may have a random path past stars.  

What kind of rock is formed from other rocks melting and cooling?

What happens when tectonic plates diverge (move apart)?

How long a planets year is, depends on what?

What protects planets form asteroids and space debris?

How do plants assist in the water cycle?

When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what is occurring?

A new moon is dark because, 

Which statement best describes weather? 

An eclipse is caused by

How does water return to the surface of the earth after condensing in the atmosphere?

How tall is our atmosphere?

What is happening during an equinox? 

A _________ is a large gas or filled or terrestrial sphere that revolves around a star.

A full moon is bright because, 

When a hole is formed in a tectonic plate, 

The moon can appear as a crescent because, 

A __________ is made of mostly ice and rock, and melts as its path gets closer to a star.

The distance from the Earth to the sun is known as?

What is the purpose of rivers and streams in the water cycle?

What color are stars that are giants?

What happens when tectonic plates converge (come together)?

What layer of the earth can be described as dense and hard, and cool?

A _________ is made of ionized gas called plasma, and is a giant fusion reactor.  

Why is the North pole and the South pole so cold?

What layer of the earth is molten rock (magma) and uses convection currents to move heat?

Why is it when its summer in the northern hemisphere, its winter in the southern hemisphere?

There are billions and billions of these in the universe, and the sun is an example of a _____?