The hemisphere leaning toward the sun receives

More direct rays and longer daylight periods.

Which of the following was not something that Alfred Wegener used in his evidence.

location of earthquakes and volcanoes

Which will reflect heat best?

A light-colored smooth surface.

Why is the wet adiabatic lapse rate different from the dry adiabatic lapse rate?

The wet rate decreases as condensation adds heat.

Metamorphic Rock characteristics include

Both Foliation and Growth of crystals (depending on rock)

Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic island chains?

Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)

The Coriolis effect causes

air in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect to the right.

Which of the following is a reason for the seasons.

All of the other answers combine create the seasons.

Which of the following is true?

Limestone forms in deeper water than Shale

Why do winds switch from daytime sea breezes to night time land breezes?

The cooling of the land in daylight creates a HIGH on land

Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, and large mountain ranges?

Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)

How do we know what we know about the interior of the earth?

Scientists use seismic waves to determine the interior.

What determines the size of the crystals of an igneous rock.

the cooling history of the magma/lava

What happens to pieces of broken rock as they move farther away from their parent rock?

The pieces will become rounded and curved as they travel.

Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic mountain ranges?

Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)

An annual temperature profile for a city on a coast will be

smaller than for a city in an inland area.

When would we be most like to find dew on the grass?

In the morning after a cool, calm, clear night.

What is a rainshadow desert?

An area on the leeward side of a mountain with less rain.

What process moves the plates?

Convection currents in the asthenosphere.

Describe the tilt of the Earth's axis.

It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Earth's orbit.

Which of the following is correct?

Water has a higher specific heat than land.

What type of pressure is located at the equator and why?

Low pressure due to warm rising air.

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Answers

1
The hemisphere leaning toward the sun receives
More direct rays and longer daylight periods.
Less direct rays and longer daylight periods.
Less direct rays and shorter daylight periods.
More direct rays and shorter daylight periods.
2
Which of the following was not something that Alfred Wegener used in his evidence.
Matching fossils.
Paleoclimates
location of earthquakes and volcanoes
Fit of the continents.
3
Which will reflect heat best?
A light-colored smooth surface.
A dark-colored rough surface.
A dark-colored smooth surface.
A light-colored rough surface.
4
Which plate boundary type has mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
5
Where does new ocean crust form?
At spreading centers.
At subduction zones
At transform boundaries.
At deep-sea trenches.
6
Why is the wet adiabatic lapse rate different from the dry adiabatic lapse rate?
The wet rate decreases as condensation adds heat.
The wet rate increases as condensation adds heat.
The wet rate decreases as condensation removes heat.
The wet rate increases as condensation removes heat.
7
Which rock layer is the youngest of the rock layers in question?
Layer F
Layer D
Layer B
Layer H
8
What are the two most common igneous rocks?
Sandstone and Basalt
Granite and Basalt
Limestone and Granite
Sandstone and Granite
9
Metamorphic Rock characteristics include
fragments of rock cementing together
Growth and interlocking of crystals
Foliation (layering of minerals)
Both Foliation and Growth of crystals (depending on rock)
10
What type of weather is associated with high pressure?
clouds and storminess
clear skies
11
When air rises it
contracts, warms and sinks
expands, cools, and condenses.
contracts, warms, and dries out.
expands, cools, and sinks.
12
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic island chains?
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
13
The Coriolis effect causes
air in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect to the right.
air in the Western Hemisphere to deflect to the right.
air in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect to the left.
air in the Southern Hemisphere to deflect to the right.
14
The amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram by 1°C is known as
specific humidity
adiabatic temperature.
capacity
specific heat
15
Which of the following is a reason for the seasons.
There is parallelism of axis.
The earth revolves around the sun.
The earth is tilted on its axis.
All of the other answers combine create the seasons.
16
What type of weather is associated with low pressure?
clear skies
clouds and storminess
17
Which of the following is true?
Limestone forms in deeper water than Shale
Sandstone forms in deeper water than shale.
Sandstone forms in deeper water than Limestone
Shale forms in deeper water than Limestone.
18
What is the highest number for longitude?
360°
180°
90°
270°
19
Why do winds switch from daytime sea breezes to night time land breezes?
The daytime heating of the land creates a HIGH on land
The cooling of the land in daylight creates a HIGH on land
Cooling land at night causes a HIGH pressure over land.
The heating of the land at night creates a LOW on land
20
Where are the prevailing south westerlies?
Between 30°S and 60°S
Between 60°N and 90°N
Between 30°N and 60°N
Between 0° and 30°N
21
Is Rock Layer A younger than rock layer H?
Not enough info to tell.
Yes
No
22
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
365.25 days
360 days
90 days
180 days
23
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, and large mountain ranges?
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
24
How do we know what we know about the interior of the earth?
We don't know anything about the interior of the Earth.
Scientists have drilled down to the center.
Scientists use seismic waves to determine the interior.
We use evidence from meteor impacts.
25
What determines the size of the crystals of an igneous rock.
the mineral composition
the temperature of the magma/lava
the cooling history of the magma/lava
The color of the magma/lava
26
What determines the texture of an igneous rock?
the mineral composition
the size of its crystals
how it feels to the touch
the color of the magma/lava
27
What happens to pieces of broken rock as they move farther away from their parent rock?
The pieces do not change.
The pieces will become sad.
The pieces will remain sharp and angular.
The pieces will become rounded and curved as they travel.
28
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic mountain ranges?
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
29
An annual temperature profile for a city on a coast will be
the same as other cities at the same latitude.
larger than cities at the same longitude.
larger than for a city in an inland area.
smaller than for a city in an inland area.
30
What is the highest number for latitude?
360°
270°
90°
180°
31
What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
Nitrogen and Water Vapor
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
32
When would we be most like to find dew on the grass?
In the morning after a cool, calm, clear night.
In the morning after a warm, cloudy night.
In the morning, on a windy day
In the late afternoon of a warm day.
33
What is a rainshadow desert?
An area on the leeward side of a mountain with more rain.
An area on the windward side of a mountain with more rain.
An area on the windward side of a mountain with less rain.
An area on the leeward side of a mountain with less rain.
34
What process moves the plates?
Convection currents in the core.
Convection currents in the lithosphere.
The gravitational pull of the moon.
Convection currents in the asthenosphere.
35
The sun is highest in the sky during
our spring season
our summer season
our fall season
our winter season
36
Describe the tilt of the Earth's axis.
It is tilted 23.5° from the poles.
It is tilted 23.5 °from the equator.
It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Moon's orbit.
It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Earth's orbit.
37
Which of the following is correct?
Water has a higher specific heat than land.
Water has a lower specific heat than land.
38
Which of the following does not affect the rate at which a rock will weather?
The age of the rock.
The amount of surface area of the rock that is exposed.
The chemical composition of the rock.
The climate the rock is in.
39
What type of pressure is located at the equator and why?
High pressure due to cool sinking air.
High pressure due to warm rising air.
Low pressure due to warm rising air.
Low pressure due to cool sinking air
40
In what climate does chemical weathering work the best?
A cold, humid climate.
A cool, dry climate.
A warm, humid climate.
A warm, dry climate.

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Questions 40

Answers

1
The hemisphere leaning toward the sun receives
More direct rays and longer daylight periods.
Less direct rays and longer daylight periods.
Less direct rays and shorter daylight periods.
More direct rays and shorter daylight periods.
2
Which of the following was not something that Alfred Wegener used in his evidence.
Matching fossils.
Paleoclimates
location of earthquakes and volcanoes
Fit of the continents.
3
Which will reflect heat best?
A light-colored smooth surface.
A dark-colored rough surface.
A dark-colored smooth surface.
A light-colored rough surface.
4
Which plate boundary type has mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
5
Where does new ocean crust form?
At spreading centers.
At subduction zones
At transform boundaries.
At deep-sea trenches.
6
Why is the wet adiabatic lapse rate different from the dry adiabatic lapse rate?
The wet rate decreases as condensation adds heat.
The wet rate increases as condensation adds heat.
The wet rate decreases as condensation removes heat.
The wet rate increases as condensation removes heat.
7
Which rock layer is the youngest of the rock layers in question?
Layer F
Layer D
Layer B
Layer H
8
What are the two most common igneous rocks?
Sandstone and Basalt
Granite and Basalt
Limestone and Granite
Sandstone and Granite
9
Metamorphic Rock characteristics include
fragments of rock cementing together
Growth and interlocking of crystals
Foliation (layering of minerals)
Both Foliation and Growth of crystals (depending on rock)
10
What type of weather is associated with high pressure?
clouds and storminess
clear skies
11
When air rises it
contracts, warms and sinks
expands, cools, and condenses.
contracts, warms, and dries out.
expands, cools, and sinks.
12
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic island chains?
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
13
The Coriolis effect causes
air in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect to the right.
air in the Western Hemisphere to deflect to the right.
air in the Northern Hemisphere to deflect to the left.
air in the Southern Hemisphere to deflect to the right.
14
The amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram by 1°C is known as
specific humidity
adiabatic temperature.
capacity
specific heat
15
Which of the following is a reason for the seasons.
There is parallelism of axis.
The earth revolves around the sun.
The earth is tilted on its axis.
All of the other answers combine create the seasons.
16
What type of weather is associated with low pressure?
clear skies
clouds and storminess
17
Which of the following is true?
Limestone forms in deeper water than Shale
Sandstone forms in deeper water than shale.
Sandstone forms in deeper water than Limestone
Shale forms in deeper water than Limestone.
18
What is the highest number for longitude?
360°
180°
90°
270°
19
Why do winds switch from daytime sea breezes to night time land breezes?
The daytime heating of the land creates a HIGH on land
The cooling of the land in daylight creates a HIGH on land
Cooling land at night causes a HIGH pressure over land.
The heating of the land at night creates a LOW on land
20
Where are the prevailing south westerlies?
Between 30°S and 60°S
Between 60°N and 90°N
Between 30°N and 60°N
Between 0° and 30°N
21
Is Rock Layer A younger than rock layer H?
Not enough info to tell.
Yes
No
22
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
365.25 days
360 days
90 days
180 days
23
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, and large mountain ranges?
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
24
How do we know what we know about the interior of the earth?
We don't know anything about the interior of the Earth.
Scientists have drilled down to the center.
Scientists use seismic waves to determine the interior.
We use evidence from meteor impacts.
25
What determines the size of the crystals of an igneous rock.
the mineral composition
the temperature of the magma/lava
the cooling history of the magma/lava
The color of the magma/lava
26
What determines the texture of an igneous rock?
the mineral composition
the size of its crystals
how it feels to the touch
the color of the magma/lava
27
What happens to pieces of broken rock as they move farther away from their parent rock?
The pieces do not change.
The pieces will become sad.
The pieces will remain sharp and angular.
The pieces will become rounded and curved as they travel.
28
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic mountain ranges?
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
29
An annual temperature profile for a city on a coast will be
the same as other cities at the same latitude.
larger than cities at the same longitude.
larger than for a city in an inland area.
smaller than for a city in an inland area.
30
What is the highest number for latitude?
360°
270°
90°
180°
31
What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
Nitrogen and Water Vapor
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
32
When would we be most like to find dew on the grass?
In the morning after a cool, calm, clear night.
In the morning after a warm, cloudy night.
In the morning, on a windy day
In the late afternoon of a warm day.
33
What is a rainshadow desert?
An area on the leeward side of a mountain with more rain.
An area on the windward side of a mountain with more rain.
An area on the windward side of a mountain with less rain.
An area on the leeward side of a mountain with less rain.
34
What process moves the plates?
Convection currents in the core.
Convection currents in the lithosphere.
The gravitational pull of the moon.
Convection currents in the asthenosphere.
35
The sun is highest in the sky during
our spring season
our summer season
our fall season
our winter season
36
Describe the tilt of the Earth's axis.
It is tilted 23.5° from the poles.
It is tilted 23.5 °from the equator.
It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Moon's orbit.
It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Earth's orbit.
37
Which of the following is correct?
Water has a higher specific heat than land.
Water has a lower specific heat than land.
38
Which of the following does not affect the rate at which a rock will weather?
The age of the rock.
The amount of surface area of the rock that is exposed.
The chemical composition of the rock.
The climate the rock is in.
39
What type of pressure is located at the equator and why?
High pressure due to cool sinking air.
High pressure due to warm rising air.
Low pressure due to warm rising air.
Low pressure due to cool sinking air
40
In what climate does chemical weathering work the best?
A cold, humid climate.
A cool, dry climate.
A warm, humid climate.
A warm, dry climate.