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EARTH SCIENCE REVIEW F22
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1
What Galaxy do we live in?
Ellipse
M&M's
Milky Way
Snickers Bar
2
What phase would the Moon be at position #2 of the diagram?
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
3
What is meant by the contour INTERVAL of a topographic map?
How much each line goes up by.
Where the steepest part of the map is.
What the highest point of a map can be.
What the value of ONE line is.
4
Which one of the HR Diagram is least bright ?
C
D
E
A
5
Convection currents occur
When hot (less dense) substances sink, and cooler (denser) substances rise
When hot (less dense) substances rise, and cooler (denser) substances rise
When hot (less dense) substances sink, and cooler (denser) substances sink
When hot (less dense) substances rise, and cooler (denser) substances sink
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What has the biggest Wavelength on the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
Microwaves
Radio Waves
Red
Ultra Violet
7
What type of plate boundary is occuring here?
transform
sea floor spreading
divergent
convergent
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Divergent boundaries create what geologic feature?
subduction zones
Super Volcanoes
Mid -ocean ridges and Rift Valleys
Mountains and trench
9
According to law of superposition, which is the oldest layer?
D
F
A
E
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what does a lithosphere consist of?
the crust and the outer core
non of the above
the crust and upper mantle
the upper mantle and the inner core
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What is the Law of Superposition?
Rocks that are older are found closer to Earth's surface
Rocks that are older are found deeper in the Earth
The idea behind radiometric dating and determining absolute age
Rocks are divided into strata when determining age
12
The continental drift hypothesis was proposed by_________.
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Nosferatu
Charles Darwin
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In which layer would you find the oldest fossils?
1
3
2
4
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Lithosphere
the middle of Earth; the hottest layer
Made of the upper mantle, the asthenosphere floats on top of this
the middle of Earth; the hottest layer
contains the crust and top part of the mantle
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Most fossils are found in
Metamorphic rock
Igneous Rock
Water
Sedimentary Rock
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What evidence did Wegener have for Continental Drift?
Fossils, rock types, puzzle shape of land
rock types, earthquake location, magnetic striping
magnetic striping, fossils, puzzle shape of land
seafloor spreading, volcano locations
17
Convection currents influence tectonic plate movement
True
False
18
gravity depends on
mass and acceleration
mass and distance
speed and direction
mass and velocity
19
Topographic Maps show changes in _.
countries
elevation
temperature
population
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The hottest layer of the atmosphere.
ionosphere
mesosphere
exosphere
thermosphere
21
Our Sun is in which phase of its life cycle ?
Planetary Nebula
Main Sequence
Red Giant
White Dwarf
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What is the contour interval for this topographic map?
25
50
20
10
23
What comprises 21% of the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
Poison
Oxygen
Nitrogen
24
Which is the correct order for the divisions of geologic time?
eon, era, epoch, period
era, eon, period epoch
eposch, era, period, eon
eon, era, period, epoch
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What is the Law of Superposition used for?
Finding Absolute Age
Finding relative age
Radiometric Dating
Proving Continental Drift
26
What kind of rock is #2?
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
a mineral
27
What shape is our galaxy?
Spiral
A square
Irregular
Elliptical
28
List the layers of the atmosphere from the closest to Earth to the furtherest away
stratasphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere
troposphere, stratasphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
thermosphere, stratasphere, mesosphere, troposphere
stratasphere, troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
29
what type of eclipse is this
lunar
solar
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Most stars belong to what group on an HR Diagram?
Main Sequence
White Dwarf
Giants
Supergiants
31
Which of the following is true about fossils?
About half of dead animals and plants formfossils.
All dead animals and plants form fossils
Only a small amount of dead animals and plantsform fossils.
Most dead animals and plants form fossils.
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The Law of Superposition shows absolute age
False
True
33
What is the tallest this hill can be on this topographic map?
70
64
60
69
34
Redshift suggests…
A star/galaxy is moving towards you
Clifford is a red dog
That you should dress up as the Doppler Effect like Sheldon
A star is moving away from you
35
What type of eclipse is this?
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
36
What phase will we see with the Sun, Earth, and moon in this order?
New moon
Waning Gibbous
Full moon
Solar Eclipse
37
Plate Tectonics Is Caused By _______?
Conduction Currents
Magma Currents
Radiation Currents
Convection Currents
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In the carbon cycle, What process changes CO2 into 02
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Carbon Cycle
Pollution
39
The hottest stars are....
red
orange
blue
yellow
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What type of galaxy is this?
Irregular Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
Regular Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
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What is the shortest wavelength of the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
X-Rays
Microwaves
Gamma Rays
Ultraviolet Rays
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Name the phase of the moon.
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Crescent
Full Moon
waning Gibbous
