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Practice test for CMT on earth & space science
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1
What geologic feature surrounds the Pacific Ocean?
Seafloor Spreading
San Andreas Fault
Ring of Fire
South America
2
The surface gravity of Pluto is the weakest of the nine planets because Pluto
Has the smallest mass
Is furthest from the sun
Has the lowest temperature
Rotates the slowest
3
The pull of gravity on earth is the direct result of
Weight of the earth’s atmosphere
Magnetic field of the earth
Mass of the earth
Rotation of the earth on its axis
4
A solar eclipse occurs when
The moon blocks the earth from the sun.
Earth blocks the moon from the sun
Earth’s shadow falls on the sun.
The first four planets in the solar system are aligned
5
When all the continents were as one, we called this supercontinent what?
Iapetus
Pangea
Laurentia
Gondwanaland
6
On what day of the year is the sun over the Tropic of Cancer?
Summer Solstice
Winter Solstice
Vernal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox
7
Why are days generally warmer in the summer than in the winter?
Sun is further north in winter
Sun's energy falls more direct in summer
Sun's energy is more diluted in summer
Sun is closer in summer
8
The energy that allows the water cycle to occurcomes from
friction
the sun
electricity
radioactive decay
9
Identify the phase of the moon shown here
Full
Waning Crescent
1st Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
10
The Connecticut River Valley sits along which type of plate boundary?
Transform
Divergent
Subduction
Convergent
11
The primary cause of continental drift, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions is
The heat from the sun warming the earth
A convection current beneath the earth’s crust
The rotation of the earth on its axis
The gradual sinking of the earth’s crust
12
What tool can help predict a volcanic eruption?
Satellites
Anemometer
Triple Beam Balance
GPS
13
Which of the following is a necessary condition for a lunar eclipse to occur?
It must be winter in the Northern Hemisphere
The moon must be waxing
The moon must be full
It must be the beginning of the month
14
Spring tides occur when which two objects pull in the same direction?
Moon & Mars
Sun & Pluto
Earth & Moon
Sun & Moon
15
What event from the past 2 million years is most responsible for Connecticut's appearance?
Continental Drift
Seafloor Spreading
Global Warming
Ice Age
16
Which technological advancement has done the most to improve weather predictions?
Barometer
Weather balloons
Satellites
Anemometer
17
If you want to know if rain contains pollutants the best way to gather data would be to collect
Several separate samples on several rainy days
Several separate samples on one rainy day
One sample on one rainy day
One sample a day on several rainy days
18
Glaciers make which geographic feature on the land?
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Moraines
Mountains
19
Connecticut's mountains were once 20,000 feet tall. Why are they less than 2000 feet today?
Stolen by New York
Earthquakes
Erosion
Plate Tectonics
20
Which is the thickest layer of the earth?
. InnerCore
Outer Core
Crust
Mantle
21
The current separation of Africa and South America is
best
explained by
Volcanic eruptions
Plate tectonics
Magnetic changes
Coastal Flooding
22
The
best
evidence that 2 land areas were once connected is that both land masses
Have the same climate
Have similar types of rocks and fossils
Are in the same stage of succession
Exist along the same line of longitude
23
A Magnitude 4 earthquake is how many times weaker than a magnitude 8?
4
100
40
10000
24
Which statement about the sun is true?
It is at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy
It is a very large star
It has the Milky Way Galaxy orbiting it
It is a medium-size star at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy
25
Alfred Wegener discovered Continental Drift by noticing
the continents look similar
Fossils of land animals can be found on different continents
weather patterns change over time
volcanoes are found in Connecticut