Earth Science Quiz 2 Study Guide

In which layer of the atmosphere is this jet stream located?

If sample B is a perfect cube, what is the length of anyone side? 

What happens to the density of air when heated? 

Which diagram most accurately shows the cross-sectional shape of the Earth?

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the greatest concentration of ozone?

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The solid rock material that directly underlies the sediments of the ocean floor is part of the Earth's

What is the density of this object?

Where in Earth's atmosphere is the air temperature generally the lowest?

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If sample B were split in half, what would be the density of each piece? 

Compared to the density of an ice cube, the density of water is

. The greatest atmospheric pressure occurs in the

The rock samples collected from the bottom of the drill hole came from which Earth layer?

What is the approximate percent by mass of silicon in Earth's crust?

The layer of bedrock near Earth's surface that forms a continuous shell around the Earth is called the

If the material below were compressed, which would probably occur? 

The pie graph below shows the elements comprising Earth's crust in percent by mass. what element does X represent?

Why do most clouds form in the troposphere?

What is the forth most common element in Earth's crust?

What do the tropopause, stratopause, and mesopause all have in common?

If the time in Buffalo, New York, is 5 am, what time is it in San Francisco, California?

In which two Earth regions is oxygen the second most abundant element by volume?

What are the two most abundant elements by mass found in Earth's crust?

The mass of the object could best be determined by 

If the sphere is heated to a temperature below its melting point, which is most likely to occur? 

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Which pie graph correctly shows the percentage of elements by volume in Earth's troposphere?

The gravitational force is strongest between the center of the Earth and the observer at location

Water has the greatest density at

Nearly all the water vapor in Earth's atmosphere is located in the

A number of objects are grouped on the basis of common properties. What is this process called? 

Read the following statement in the illustration below.

As a stationary airmass is heated, its density will generally

Which order of letters ranks the samples by volume from largest to smallest? 

Which statement best describes the stratosphere?

Which statement best explains the apparent sinking of this sailboat?

When molecules of water evaporate into the air and replace the heavier molecules of oxygen and nitrogen, density of air

During which phase change of water is the most energy released into the environment?

Which object best represents a true scale model of the shape of the Earth?

What is the actual length of any one side of the cube? 

The element oxygen is found in the Earth's

What material has the greatest density?

Water has the greatest density at

Which statement about a major hurricane is an inference?

Earth's troposphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere contain relatively large amounts of which element?

Which two observers would be experiencing the same apparent solar time?

The diagram below shows the altitude of Polaris above the horizon at a certain location.

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Although more than 2,000 minerals have been identified, 90% of Earth's lithosphere is composed of the 12 minerals below.

Which graph correctly represents the three most abundant elements, by mass, in Earth's crust?

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At which latitude will Polaris be overhead?

Which graph best represents the relationship between the mass and volume of various-sized pieces of this material? 

Ozone is important to life on Earth because ozone

In which two Earth's regions is oxygen the second most abundant element by volume?

The Earth's actual shape is most correctly described as