What is geoengineering?

Manipulating the Earth's climate to counter global warming

Why does only one side of the Moon face Earth?

The period of rotation and revolution is the same

What does the red shift from stars and galaxies tell us about the Universe?

It is expanding at an alarming rate

What are the atmospheric layers from lowest to highest?

Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere

What is the order of the layers of the Earth from outermost to innermost?

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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1
What is the speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum?
186,000 mi / s
86,000 mi / min
186,000 mi / hr
200,000 km / s
2
What is the distinction between inner and outer planets?
Inner was formed with Sun, outer was not
Inner is gassy, outer is rocky
Inner is rocky, outer is gassy
Outer was formed from other gases than the inner
3
What is the SI unit for length?
Centimeter
Kilometer
Meter
Inch
4
What is the tilt of the Earth (degrees)?
0 degrees
23.5 degrees
32.5 degrees
30 degrees
5
What type of fault is this?
Falling apart fault
Reverse fault
Normal fault
Strike-slip fault
6
The apparent motion of the Sun and stars move at how many degrees per hour?
20 degrees per hour
23.5 degrees per hour
15 degrees per hour
47 degrees per hour
7
What layer of the atmosphere includes the ozone?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
8
What is the amount of time it takes for the Moon to complete it's cycle?
27.3 days
29.5 days
28 days
31 days
9
Define wave
A disturbance that moves matter
A thing that only oceans have
A disturbance that transfers energy without moving matter
A thing that radiates from the Sun
10
What evidence led Alfred Wegener to the Continental Drift Hypothesis?
Climatological analomies
Plant / animal fossils on the continents
Jigsaw fit of the continents
All of the above
11
What do the protons determine in an atom?
The atomic mass
If the atom is stable or not
The atom's chemical properties
How fast the atom moves around
12
Which phase of the Moon is necessary for a lunar eclipse to happen?
First Quarter
Third Quarter
New Moon
Full Moon
13
Which tool helps you measure mass?
Triple Beam Balance
Ruler
Beaker
Graduated Cylinder
14
What is the formula for Density?
D = V / M
D = M / V
D = F * A
D = M * V
15
Define earthquake
Vibrations produced by the breaking of rocks
The shaking of the Earth
A phenomenon that destroys the Earth
A thing that destroys the ocean
16
Which branch is not part of Earth Science?
Meteorology
Oceanography
Chemistry
Astronomy
17
Which state of matter has the most amount of energy?
Gas
Liquid
Solid
Plasma
18
What is the age of the universe?
17.26 billion years
13.82 billion years
4.54 billion years
9.45 billion years
19
Define isotope
2 forms of one element with different amount of neutrons
2 forms of one element with different amount of protons
Some protons go flying away from the nucleus
Different elements with same number of neutrons
20
What is geoengineering?
Changing the climate of the Earth in a bad way
Manipulating the Earth's climate to counter global warming
Being the president and not believing in Global Warming
Emitting more so the atmosphere can heat up
21
Which phase of the Moon is necessary for a solar eclipse to happen?
New Moon
Third Quarter
Full Moon
First Quarter
22
What is the SI unit for mass?
Ton
Gram
Pound
Kilogram
23
Why does only one side of the Moon face Earth?
The Moon doesn't rotate or revolve around Earth
The period of rotation and revolution is the same
The period of rotation and revolution is different
We see it that way, but it really isn't
24
What is the atmospheric pressure at sea level (psi)?
14.7 psi
17 psi
21.7 psi
9.87 psi
25
How many tides occur each day?
22 spring tides
2 spring and 2 neap tides
None
1 spring and 1 neap tide
26
Which state of matter has the least amount of energy?
Plasma
Gas
Solid
Liquid
27
What does the red shift from stars and galaxies tell us about the Universe?
The Universe isn't expanding or shrinking
It is shrinking at an alarming rate
It is expanding at an alarming rate
We are hallucinating and nothing is actually happening
28
What is the force that keeps the Moon and planets in orbit?
Gravity
Magnetic force
Inertia
Air resistance
29
What are the atmospheric layers from lowest to highest?
Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere
Thermopshere Troposphere Mesosphere Stratosphere Exosphere
Ionosphere Magnetosphere Tropopause Thermosphere Exosphere
Exosphere Thermosphere Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere
30
What are the 2 things that gravity depends on?
Volume and Distance
Mass and Distance
Density and Mass
Inertia and Mass
31
What is the order of the layers of the Earth from outermost to innermost?
Crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Mantle, crust, outer core, inner core
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
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What phase of the Moon is this?
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waning Crescent
Waxing Crescent

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