Earth Science Spring Final 2023

The four inner planets of our solar system are

What will happen to Earth when the Sun becomes a red giant?

The most explosive volcanoes are

When est. how far stars from Earth, astronomers use the fact that nearby stars shift position as observed from Earth

A large meteorite will cause an impact crater when it collides with Earth

Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of

Starting at the center, which is the correct order of solar layers?

Continental-continental plate collisions produce

Which of the following features forms when two oceanic plates converge?

At which tectonic plate boundary do plates slide horizontally past each other?

Which of the following best describes what happens when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?

During a supernova,

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a

In Earth’s early history, water vapor in the atmosphere condensed into the

Maximum earthquake intensity is usually found at the earthquake’s

The formation of a star begins with a cloud of interstellar gas and dust called nebula.

Neptune’s six rings are composed of microscopic dust particles

The resistance of a star’s core to being squeezed halts the collapse of the core and the core becomes a

Saturn’s average density is lower than that of

The closest planet to the Sun is

The surface of Mercury is similar to the surface of

Seawater is densest when

Which is used to measure ocean depth?

The atmosphere of Venus is mostly

A meteoroid is a broken fragment of an asteroid or other interplanetary material.

Who first proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

The rotational axis of Uranus is tipped over so far that the north pole almost lies in its orbital plane.

Compared to ocean crust near deep-sea trenches, crust near ocean ridges is

Subduction results in the formation of

Which process does NOT add salts to seawater?

What is salinity?

Which is the correct order of features on the continental margin moving from land out to sea?

Which law of planetary motion does this diagram demonstrate?

The formation of a star begins with a cloud of interstellar gas and dust called nebula.

The magnetic pattern of ocean-floor rocks on one side of an ocean ridge is

Earthquake intensity (damage) depends primarily on the height of

The amount of energy released by an earthquake is measured by its

As the distance from a quake's epicenter increases

The modified-Mercalli scale measures an earthquake's

What is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?

theory states that Earth’s crust and rigid upper mantle move in different directions & at different rates over surface?

If a tsunami develops during an underwater earthquake, what will most likely occur?

Many astronomers hypothesize that Saturn’s rings were formed from

Jupiter spins once on its axis in a little less than

Which are the most common gases emitted by volcanoes?

What happens as a tectonic plate moves over a hot spot?

Our solar system formed about 5 billion years ago when

Convergent boundaries are classified according to the