FSA Earth Science Review

What feature causes different locations on Earth to get different amounts of solar energy?

A geologist focuses his/her research in what area?

Which planet has the least mass?

Why do scientists now accept most of Wegener's theory of continental drift?

Which is least important to the structure and composition of an environment's soil?

A form of water (ex: hail, sleet, rain, snow) that falls to Earth's surface.

An object made of rock, ice, dust, and gas that revolves around the Sun.

Which of Earth's spheres consists of all the living organisms on Earth?

What units are used to measure the distances between galaxies?

A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce its own light.

The process by which rock, soil, and other earth materials are moved.

Dr. Morgan is listing stars in order of how bright they are, as seen from Earth. This is

A natural object that orbits a planet.

What force causes gas and dust to form stars?

In which location would a rock be most quickly affected by weathering?

The gravitational force from which of the following determines Earth's orbit in space?

What changed after vehicles landed on Mars?

Which of the following is least important to the process of weathering?

What is the most likely reason why a type of reptile fossil would be found in only two areas?

Which layer of the earth contains material with the greatest density?

How did scientists get information about the moons of other planets?

What is one significant difference between Earth and Venus?

The average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years.

Which lists these objects according to the minimum distance from Earth, beginning with closest?

It is often said that most events on Earth depend on the Sun. Why is this true?

A type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava.

Which has the greatest effect on the tides of Earth's oceans?

Where are most stars born?

How does the distance from the Sun and Neptune compare to a light year?

What warms the surface of the ocean, adding power to circulation and currents?