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What is true about a planet's revolution
The closer to the sun, the more faster it is
The farther to the sun, the faster it is
The closer to the sun, the colder it is
The farther from the sun, the hotter it is
2
High Pressure brings ___ weather and Low pressure brings ____ weather
Dangerous, Stormy
Dry, Stormy
Stormy, Dry
Snowy, Dry
3
What S.O.M do S-waves go through
Plasma
Gas
Solid
Liquid
4
The North Pole is tilted toward the sun during ______ and away during ______
Winter, Summer
Summer, Winter
Fall, Spring
Spring, Fall
5
How many days are in a whole moon cycle
31
30.5
29.5
28
6
What is an axis
Part of a plant necessary for photosynthesis
Imaginary lines that divide the earth
Special markers used in maps for mountains and land
An imaginary line about where a planet rotates
7
What process do plants put water in the atmosphere?
Evaporation
Insolation
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
8
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds blow clockwise out of a _ pressure and counter-clockwise into a _ pressure
Medium, Low
High, Low
Low, High
Medium, High
9
How do you keep summers cool and winters warm?
Living in the city
By staying inside
By living in a desert
By living near bodies of water
10
The Change of constellations throughout the year proves what
Earth rotates
Theres life outside earth
Earth Revolves around the sun
Earth has life
11
The Universe is expanding as proven by what?
Blue shift of celestial sources
Sun energy
Skibidi toilet
Red shift of celestial light sources
12
Which one means to orbit around something
Revolution
Cycle
Rotation
13
Increasing slope decreases infiltration
False
True
14
The___ the dew point, the more humid the air
Higher
Lower
Stable
Unstable
15
What Season do we experience when we're the closest to the Sun?
Autumn (Fall)
Summer
Spring
Winter
16
The solar system is 4.6 billion years old, how much is the universe?
13.8 billion
636 million years
45 billion years
13.8 million
17
The tilt of the earth is the reason we have seasons, how much is it tilted?
23.5°
27.6
25°
15°
18
Stream velocity is the greatest on the outside of curves, what occurs here?
Melting
Infiltration
Insolation
Erosion
19
If smaller particles have great capillary and the low infiltration, what about larger particles
Its lower and greater
Its the opposite
Same
20
Tight isobars indicate slow wind speeds
False
True
21
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and mountains occur because of
Tectonic Plates
Global Warming
Wind
Ocean currents
22
Which one means to spin on your axis
Revolution
Rotation
Gyro
23
Earth rotates how much per hour?
15°
18°
20°
9°
24
Where are the Oldest Rocks located?
Top
Bottom
Center
25
When do the weakest tides occur?
New and full moon
Full moon only
First to last quarter moon
New moon only
26
Which one is not one of the main green house gases
Carbon dioxide
Water vapor
Nitrogen
Methane
27
The sun is always directly overhead New York
True
False
28
What are S waves
Perpendicular to the wave and moves only on solids
Wiggly lines
Electricity
Seismic body wave that can travel through liquid and gases
29
What is the Foucault's Pendulum
A type of sandwich
An iron ball that swings which proved that earth rotates
Wind movement where it is reflected and perpendicular to the opposite side
30
What is the Earth Science Teacher in EMS name?
Mr. Savarese
Mr. Crow
Mr. Millman
Ms. Wist
31
The Coriolis Effect and Foucault's Pendulum proved what?
Earth is round
Earth revolves around the sun
Earth has life
Earth rotates
32
Index fossils live for a short time
True
False
33
Everything in nature goes from ___ to ___
Low to high
High to higher
High to low
Low to lower
34
What is Coriolis Effect
Wind movement from the north/south is reflected from the other side.
A lung disease
An iron ball that proved that earth rotates
35
If U shaped valleys come from glaciers, what valleys come from Rivers?
O shaped
V shaped
S shaped
W shaped
36
A solar eclipse happens during the day so when do the lunar eclipse occur
During day aswell
During night
During the sunrise
During the sunset
37
What is a revolution (science definition)
A change in economy and dominant by a new way.
Overthrow of a government
An object Orbiting around a object
38
Stars like the sun and Betelgeuse get their energy through what?
Nuclear fission
Mitosis
Nuclear fusion
Other stars
39
In the U.S.A, Latitude is Always ___ and Longitude is Always ___
Latitude is East and Longitude is North
Latitude is Always South and Longitude is always East
Latitude is Always North and Longitude is Always West
Latitude is Always West and Longitude is Always South
40
When contour lines cross a stream, they point upstream
False
True
41
scratches and grooves are caused by what
Wind
Brainrot
Ocean currents
Glaciers
42
The steeper the sun angle, the ___ the weather
Hotter
Dryer
Wetter
Colder
43
What are Tectonic plates
Peices of the ocean and Continental crusts
Furniture that is known for looking like puzzle pieces
Layers of sediment rock found at the bottom of the ocean
Hot molten rock at the tip of a volcant
44
Insolation from the sun is shortwave but what about at night
It leaves in longwave
It stays as shortwave
45
The ___ together temperature and dew point are, the more likely the chance for precipitation
Wetter
Closer
Farther
Unstable
46
The Altitude of the North Star above the horizon is equal to your Longitude
False, It is equal to the Latitude
False, it is not equal to the longitude nor the latitude
True, it is equal to you Longitude and latitude
True, it is equal to the longitude
47
In the Northern Hemisphere, The Coriolis Effect causes Wind and currents to veer off to the right or left?
Right
Left
