Earth Science 2nd Semester Final

Question 1

The two inner planets most alike in size, mass and density are:

Accepted Answer

Earth and Venus

Question 2

(True or False) Three polar air masses influence weather in North America.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT used as evidence of past climates?

Accepted Answer

General circulation models

Question 4

Many comets in the Kuiper Belt are the result of

Accepted Answer

collisions between large objects

Question 5

What letters could be used to designate an air mass that forms over Antarctica?

Accepted Answer

cP

Question 6

Ocean currents influence temperature by

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heating or cooling the air

Question 7

Micro-climates are influenced by

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Density of vegetation, elevation, buildings, close to water

Question 8

A spherical region that surrounds the solar system and that contains billions of comets is the

Accepted Answer

Oort Cloud

Question 9

As altitude increases, air molecules

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spread farther apart

Question 10

Where are tropical climates located?

Accepted Answer

Near the Equator

Question 11

When a moving air mass encounters a mountain range, the air mass

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rises and cools

Question 12

(True or False) The temp and humidity of an air mass depends on where the air mass forms.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The coldest layer of the atmosphere is the

Accepted Answer

Mesosphere

Question 14

Which of the following celestial bodies do scientist NOT consider a major planet?

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Question 15

In regions that have a Mediterranean climate, almost all of the years precipitation falls

Accepted Answer

in the winter

Question 16

Which type of air mass causes heavy precipitation in Oregon and Washington from the northwest?

Accepted Answer

maritime polar Pacific

Question 17

(True or False) Fronts form when 2 air masses with opposite characteristics collide

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Around the core of the Earth is an iron-and magnesium-rich rock layer called the

Accepted Answer

mantle

Question 19

Which type of front is shown in this diagram?

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stationary

Question 20

Which global wind belt is responsible for moving the weather across the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

westerlies

Question 21

What would be the long-range effect on the Earth's surface if the ozone layer were destroyed?

Accepted Answer

increased ultraviolet radiation

Question 22

White dwarfs are NOT characterized by

Accepted Answer

a ring-like planetary nebula

Question 23

Which type of front can cause longer than normal periods of rain?

Accepted Answer

stationary

Question 24

A region of the solar system that starts just past Neptune's orbit; dwarf planets, ice bodies

Accepted Answer

the Kuiper Belt

Question 25

Which of the phenomena is responsible for red sunsets?

Accepted Answer

scattering

Question 26

What is a light year?

Accepted Answer

distance light travels in a year

Question 27

Impact craters are caused by

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collisions with objects in space

Question 28

At the equator the sun's rays always strike Earth

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At nearly a 90 degree angle

Question 29

How can you tell when you enter the different layers of the atmosphere?

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change in temperature

Question 30

Where are polar climates located?

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Both a and b

Question 31

The pavement and buildings in cities affect the local climate by

Accepted Answer

increasing the temperature

Question 32

What's the general name of large body of air having uniform temperature and moisture content?

Accepted Answer

Air Mass

Question 33

The temp of the sun's core is approxmately

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15,000,000 degrees Celcius

Question 34

What feature is shown here?

Accepted Answer

Cold Front

Question 35

What type of air mass usually forms in this area and moves in the path of the arrows?

Accepted Answer

maritime tropical

Question 36

In which layer of the earth's atmosphere is most ozone found?

Accepted Answer

stratosphere

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a type of meteorite?

Accepted Answer

Icy

Question 38

The climate that has the largest annual temperature range is the

Accepted Answer

decreasing precipatation

Question 39

The climate that has the largest annual temperature range is the

Accepted Answer

Subarctic Climate

Question 40

Which of the following types of storms is the shortest-lived and has the highest wind-speed?

Accepted Answer

tornado

Question 41

(True or False) Most of the ozone in the earth's atmosphere is located in the ionosphere.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 42

Which layer of the atmosphere has the most mass?

Accepted Answer

Troposhere

Question 43

Meteors are most closely associated with meteoroids that

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burn up in Earth's Atmosphere

Question 44

The layer of the atmosphere where weather change occurs is the

Accepted Answer

troposphere

Question 45

Water cools

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more quickly than land does

Question 46

The most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere is

Accepted Answer

nitrogen

Question 47

Which area is a source region for mT air masses?

Accepted Answer

southern Pacific Ocean

Earth Science 2nd Semester Final

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Earth Science 2nd Semester Final

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