Earth Science Final Practice

Which term matches the definition: "the fraction of solar radiation that is reflected off of the surface of an object"?

TRUE or FALSE: The curving of the path of a moving object due to the Earth’s rotation is called the Coriolis effect.

Which feature of the Sun is depicted below as D?

Which layer of the atmosphere is the lowest, the one that we live in?

Which feature of the Sun is depicted below as B?

Which phase of the Moon is depicted in this image?

Which one of Kepler's laws can calculate how far away from the Sun a planet is or how long its orbital period is?

Which term matches the definition: "transfer of heat through a material"?

This is the measure of the amount of shaking or damage to an area.

Which type of wave is represented by B?

Which type of wave is represented by C?

Gigantic plutons which form from massive bodies of magma, such as the Devil's Tower in Wyoming, are called what?

TRUE of FALSE: Magma which is rich in iron and magnesium, dark-colored, and appears largely in oceanic crust is felsic.

Which one of these waves in a body wave?

Which planet would have the LONGEST orbital period/year?

The largest type of pyroclastic material is

This scale is used to measure intensity.

A hot spot is volcanic activity located not along plate boundaries, but over rising columns of magma called:

Which phase of the Moon is depicted in this image?

Which of the following is NOT a type of volcano?

Kepler's Third Law involves an equation as pictured. What does the a stand for?

TRUE or FALSE: Prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30° and 60° latitude are called Westerlies.

Which star depicted in this H-R diagram would be at a luminosity of 10^5 and a temperature of 19,000K?

Would Jupiter have a longer or shorter orbital period than us? Select the correct answer with the correct explanation.

TRUE of FALSE: The largest tephra, over 64 mm wide, is called volcanic blocks.

The below seismogram represents the P wave and S wave from an earthquake. What would the S-P interval be?

Triangulation is used to locate which feature of an earthquake?

Which wave has a large shadow zone, from 103 to 103 degrees, because it cannot pass through liquids?

What is the movement of matter due to differences in density caused by temperature variations?

Which feature of the Sun is depicted below as A?

This intensity describes total destruction.

Which model described the Earth as the center of the universe, with all other celestial bodies orbiting around it?

One of the zones along plate boundaries where volcanoes normally occur is called what?

Looking at this diagram of a REFLECTING TELESCOPE, which object/part would be at A?

Using the seismogram, what would the maximum amplitude of the S wave be?

As you increase your altitude (go up) through all four layers of the atmosphere, temperature goes:

Which phase of the Moon is depicted in this image?

This intensity cannot be felt by people at all.

Which one of these is NOT an area of volcanic activity?

Which one of these is NOT a way in which magma forms?

Looking at this diagram of a REFRACTING TELESCOPE, which object/part would be at A?

Which phase of the Moon is depicted in this image?

Which one of these is NOT a gas which the atmosphere is primarily composed of?

Another term for the outer planets is:

Looking at this diagram of a REFLECTING TELESCOPE, which object/part would be at C?

The very first telescopes were this type, used by Galileo to explore the skies.

Which type of wave is represented by A?

Which layer of the atmosphere is the highest, which contains auroras?

What would the relative humidity would be if it was 12 degrees outside and your wet bulb depression was 8 degrees:

Using the chart to the side, how far away from the epicenter would a location with an S-P interval of 45 seconds be?