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True or False: Jet streams move from West to East
False
True
2
What is Miriam's dog's name?
Mr. Triscuits
Sadie
Angel
Ginger. No wait, that's Lia's dog
3
Which type of plate boundary is shown in this image?
Divergent
Convergent
Transformation
Transform
4
Which type of plate boundary is shown in the image?
Convergent
Concurrent
Divergent
Transform
5
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
6
True or False: Earth is in the middle of a heliocentric model
False
True
7
Light Years or AU: Earth to the Sun
LY
AU
8
________________are the bands of high-speed winds about 10km above Earth's surface.
Abrasion
Jet steams
Air masses
Jet streams
9
When light energy heats Earth's surface, which heat transfer is being demonstrated?
Rational
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
10
A stationary front occurs when_______________.
a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, making it rise
cold and warm air masses meet and stand still
a warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass
a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses
11
A cold front occurs when______________.
a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, making it rise
a warm air mass slidesup and over a cold air mass
cold and warm air masses meet and stand still
a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses
12
_______________ stars are the coolest stars.
Yellow
Red
White
Blue
13
True or False: The name of this super continent is Pangaea
True
False
14
A warm front occurs when_____________.
a warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass
a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, making it rise
a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses
cold and warm air masses meet and stand still
15
Using Carbon-12 and Carbon-14 to determine the age of an artifact is called_________.
Relative age
Radioactive dating
Absolute age
Relative dating
16
When sediment is deposited as a result of the weathering and erosion of an igneous rock...
It remains as sediment
The rock doesn't change
A sedimentary rock is formed
A metamorphic rock is formed
17
As you move towards the center of the Earth, pressure_________
stays the same
increases
decreases
18
When warm particles rise, cool, then sink which heat transfer is occurring?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Friction
19
Blue stars are the______________ stars.
dimmest
hottest
brightest
coolest
20
Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
21
Stars with a surface temperature of about 5,500 degrees Celsius appear____________in color.
Yellow
Red
Blue
White
22
An occluded front occurs when________________.
a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses
a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, making it rise
a warm air mass slides up and over a cold air mass
cold and warm air masses meet and stan still
23
What is Miriam's middle name
Mariachi
Mariana
Marinara
Marina
24
Light Years or AU: Earth to a nebula
LY
AU
25
When air pressure is high_____________weather is coming.
stormy
humid
fair
cold
26
What kind of galaxy is shown in the image?
Oval
Spiral
Irregular
Elliptical
27
Lia's first and middle name are an anagram of which of the following land forms?
An Island
A Peninsula
A Plain
A Glacier
28
Lia performed in which of the following plays when she was in fourth grade?
Annie Jr.
Romeo and Juliet
Our Town
Macbeth
29
What does the Theory of Plate Tectonics state?
continental plates don't move anymore
all of the above
continental plates cause development of different landforms
continental plates have moved and are still moving
30
Light Years or AU: Earth to Pluto
LY
AU
31
What kind of rock is formed when magma is cooled?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
32
Which layer is directly above the Sun's core?
Radiation Zone
Corona
Convection zone
Chromosphere
33
What is chemical weathering?
All of the above
When rock particles are picked up and transported
The process that breaks down rocks through chemical changes
When rock is broken down into smaller pieces
34
True or False: Acid rain is an example of physical weathering.
True
False
35
Which landform is shown in this picture?
Dune
River
Glacier
Delta
36
When the stove heats up a pan, the heat is transferred by______________
Conduction
Convection
All of the above
Radiation
37
Which type of plate boundary is shown in this image?
Divergent
Detergent
Convergent
Transform
38
Planets are formed by__________
Acceleration
Accretion
Abrasion
Asteroids
39
Which type of plate boundary forms mountains?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
40
The HR Diagram shows that the stars on the_________ are the coolest.
Left
Corner
Middle
Right
41
When did Miriam's pet goldfish die?
Three days after she got it
Miriam never had a goldfish
Roughly a year after she got it
Two years after she got it
42
True or False: All rocks go through every part of the cycle
True
False
43
The water cycle is a continuous process by which________________.
A dry land region becomes arid and loses its bodies of water
Energy transfers to heat up Earth
Water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back
A warm air mass slides up over a cold air mass
44
In the core of the Sun Helium is formed through_______________.
accretion
nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
none of the above
45
When air pressure is low_______________ weather is coming
cold
humid
stormy
fair
46
In the HR Diagram, stars closest to the top are the_______________.
Coldest
Warmest
Brightest
Dimmest
47
What are plate boundaries?
Where Earth's plates meet
Where two air masses meet
Lines in the kitchen that prevent me from touching plates
Where the layers of the Earth's interior meet
48
Which type of plate boundary forms mid-ocean ridges and valleys?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
49
A sedimentary rock becomes a metamorphic rock due to______________.
heat and pressure
melting
weathering and erosion
cooling
50
Lia is a member of what club?
National Junior Honors Society (NJHS)
Battle of the Books
Student Government Association (SGA)
I feel like she's in NJHS, but maybe she's not in any at all
51
True or False: 2 types of weathering are physical and chemical.
True
False
52
True or False: Weather and climate are the same
False
True
53
One of the jet stream bands is called_________.
Subtropical
Occluded
Stationary
Polar
