What are the phases of the moon?

the apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth

A tide that results in the smallest change in sea level

What is an igneous rock?

Develops directly from magma and can be shiny or dull

How does a mountain form?

When two continental plates are pushed into one another

What is sea floor spreading?

When tectonic plates make new crust by spreading apart

Which best summarizes the composition of Earth's core?

It has a liquid outer core surrounding a solid inner core

What is metamorphic rock?

The result of pressure and heat

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

Convection occurring beneath the Earth's crust

Which best describes Earth's crust?

It is composed of continental and oceanic plates

the path of an object moving through space

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

Rotation causes day and night and Revolution causes seasons

the amount of matter within a given space

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1
What is considered a property of soil?
texture
fracture
luster
streak
2
Which of the following phenomena do humans contribute the least?
plate tectonics
air pollution
soil erosion
deforestation
3
Which moon phase appears to be more than one half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight?
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon
Waning Crescent
4
What pushes an object outward when it rotates around a center?
coalesce
accretion
action
centrifugal force
5
To which planet do NASA astronauts hope to send humans to next?
Mercury
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
6
What are the phases of the moon?
occur once each year on Earth
when the moon blocks the Sun from shining on the Earth
the apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth
causes spring and neap tides
7
What are neap tides?
A tide that results in the greatest change in sea level
A tide that results in the smallest change in sea level
A tide that occurs twice a year
A tide that has no change in sea level
8
What keeps the moon from changing its orbit?
rotation
weight
friction
gravity
9
What is an igneous rock?
Formed when sediments were broken down
Formed from fossils
Formed from high pressure and heat
Develops directly from magma and can be shiny or dull
10
Which phase of the moon could a solar eclipse take place?
full
new
crescent
quarter
11
How does a mountain form?
When snow forms in the atmosphere
When two continental plates are pushed into one another
When two plates are broken into pieces
When two plates stop moving
12
These are rich in minerals and nutrients and are beneficial to plants and other organisms
consumers
castings
aerate
hydrate
13
What is sea floor spreading?
When tectonic plates make new crust by spreading apart
When continental plates form a mountain like the Himalyas
When tectonic plates drif tto new locations
When oceanic crust subducts under continental crust
14
Which best summarizes the composition of Earth's core?
It has a semi liquid outer region surrounding a liquid core
It has a basalt, semi liquid outer region
It has a solid outer region surrounding a liquid iron core
It has a liquid outer core surrounding a solid inner core
15
What is metamorphic rock?
The remains of other rock
Develop from magma
quartz and basalt are examples
The result of pressure and heat
16
What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Rotation of liquid rock within the core
Gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon
Convection occurring beneath the Earth's crust
Energy produced by earthquakes within the Earth
17
This layer of the mantle can flow like taffy and is also the middle layer of the mantle
outer core
atmosphere
asthenosphere
lithosphere
18
Which best describes Earth's crust?
It is thicker than the mantle and the core
It is stationary and unable to move
It is located between the outer and the inner core
It is composed of continental and oceanic plates
19
If soil is permeable, _______
it contains few minerals
water cannot flow through it
water easily flows through it
it contains many minerals
20
What is trajectory?
a property of matter that keeps an object moving
the unchecked fall of an object
having the shape of an oval or flattened circle
the path of an object moving through space
21
Which is most necessary for life to develop on another planet?
chlorophyll and oxygen
sulfur and nitrogen
helium and hydrogen
liquid water and carbon
22
The type of material an object is made of is called _______
density
composition
material
cavernous
23
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
Rotation causes day and night and Revolution causes seasons
Rotation means to go around and Revolution means to spin
Rotation takes one year and Revolution takes 24 hours
Rotation causes seasons and Revolution causes day and night
24
What occurs when the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun?
a lunar eclipse
a comet
a solar eclipse
an asteroid
25
Density is _______
how solid an object is
How heavy an object is
the amount of material in an object
the amount of matter within a given space

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