Earth Science NCFE Review

Which seismic wave is not able to travel through liquid material within Earth?

Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate.

Which weather change is most likely indicated by rapidly falling air pressure?

What is the change in orientation of our poles, shifting the seasons?

Amount of dissolved salt in water is called ___.

Cold, dry air is associated with which type of air mass?

The length of the day is based on ___.

Which type of volcano produces the most violet eruption and pyroclastic material?

What has the greatest influence on Earth's tides?

What type of cloud can become a "super cell" producing large thunderstorms?

On what day is the Earth at Perihelion?

What are the three main plate boundaries?

What is most responsible for the seasons on Earth?

Which activity would be part of a logical plan for people to manage energy resources at home?

What is the curving of the path of winds due to the Earth's rotation called?

This biome contains trees that lose its leaves, therefore enriching the topsoil.

Which two processes lead to cloud formation in rising air?

What does transpiration mean?

What is true about land, as compared to water?

At what point is the Earth farthest from the Sun?

The exact spot on the surface where an earthquake is the most intense is know as the ___.

What are rock and soil deposited by streams called?

Which of the following processes will decrease salinity?

A ___ front brings fair to good weather.

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

Over what geologic feature was Hawaii formed?

A cold air mass overtaking a warm air mass and replacing it is called a ____.

What is it called when the Sun and Moon's gravity work together to create super high/low tides?

What is the point between two celestial objects that they each orbit around?

Which of the following consists of the four main agents of erosion?

When water seeps into the cracks of rocks, freezes, and expands is called ___.

The general surface wind circulation associated with a high pressure center is ___.

What is the optimum climate for soil production and efficiency?

What do we call water that contains elements of both freshwater and saltwater?

What two atmospheric layers will have an increase in air temperature?

How does energy from earthquakes travel?

Runoff containing pesticides and fertilizer from neighborhood lawns is called ___.

What is used to help map the features of the ocean floor?

A stream that is difficult to see-through is said to have high ____.

A large area characterized by its climate and plants and animals that live there is called a __

What happens most often at divergent boundaries?

Which of the following is considered a renewable energy source?

What powers the water cycle?

What is responsible for continental drift?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

Resources that exist in limited amounts or is used faster than it is replaced are called ___.

Large materials, such as gravel, that are carried along the bottom of a stream are called ___.

Which of the following refers to the area of land where all of the water drains?

What is formed at a divergent oceanic-oceanic boundary?

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a biome?

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a material is called ___.

Which is the best method of how the atmosphere is warmed?

What are the two major sources of energy that power the Earth?

Which type of wind system is found between 0 and 30 degrees north latitude?

A psychrometer is used to determine which weather variables?

In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds around the center of a hurricane move ___.

What is true about saltwater, as compared to fresh water?

What is one advantage of wind energy?

Which model states that the sun is in the center?

Which of the following is not considered a greenhouse gas?

Which soil texture has the smallest particle size?

What is the most likely air mass system coming from Canada?

Which of the following contains a list of ALL renewable resources?

Which is not an agent of chemical weathering?

Which of the following is a result of physical/mechanical weathering?

Global circular-moving surface currents are called ___.

During which stage of a thunderstorm does it begin to "die-off"?

What percent of Earth's water is potable?

Which of the following does not make up soil?

What do we call the edges of land next to oceans?

This rock is formed quickly on the surface of the Earth.

Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for most weather and climate on Earth?

How does hydroelectric energy produce power?

Where are the wind speeds the fastest within a hurricane?

The most biologically diverse biome, yet has poor soil is the ___.

How does the Sun's energy reach Earth?

The number and variety of organisms in a given area at a specific period of time is called ___.

Non-renewable resources formed from buried remains of plants and animals that live long ago.

The study of all interacting biotic and abiotic factors on Earth is a part of the ___.

at what point in earth's revolution is it moving the fastest?

A disadvantage of using fossil fuels as an energy resource is ___.

This rock is composed of other types of rocks that is subjected to high pressure and heat.

This shoreline feature stretches across a bay, closing it off from the ocean.

What gas makes up most of the atmosphere on Earth?

The water table is found at the boundary between ___.

Process of positively restoring land after it has been used is called ___.

Which part of the hydrologic (water) cycle is working against gravity?

Why is petroleum considered to be a non-renewable resource?