Which best explains why the oceans have a great impact on the weather over the continents?

The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents.

Which of the following best describes the mechanism for cloud formation?

Rising air expands and cools forcing condensation of clouds.

A glacier is a slow moving river of ice. How does a glacier help create soil?

It scrapes small particles off large rocks.

Which statement is BEST supported by the fossil record?

Most early life-forms that left fossils are now extinct.

What is the main cause of earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth's surface?

Pressure in the mantle being released quickly

Why do hurricanes form in ocean waters near the equator?

They need the warm, humid air above tropical oceans to form.

Which of the following would result in a decrease in average surface temperatures on Earth?

ash from a major volcanic eruption

Which event is an example of chemical weathering?

acid rain reacting with limestone bedrock

gravitational interaction of Earth, the moon and the Sun.

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1
Which of the following most likely causes pebbles in a stream to erode?
flowing water
force of gravity
freezing and thawing
movement of ice
2
Which arrow shows heat being transferred by radiation as the Sun strikes the sand on the beach?
1
4
2
3
3
Which human activity directly adds the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
increasing the amount of paved surfaces?
burning fossil fuels
using fertilizers to grow crops
generating electricity from nuclear reactions
4
Which best explains why the oceans have a great impact on the weather over the continents?
Ocean water contains more salt than continental lake water.
Oceans have wider variety of organisms than continents.
Ocean waves move more easily than continental rock.
The oceans store and transfer more heat than the continents.
5
What would happen if the temperature of Earth's atmosphere was equal, ground to outer space?
Air movement would stay the same.
Air movement would slow down.
Air movement would stop.
Air movement would speed up.
6
What causes the light you can see coming from the Moon?
the Moon reflects sunlight
the Moon absorbs light from Earth
the Moon transmits sunlight
the Moon produces its own light
7
Which type of land surface will absorb the greatest amount of incoming solar radiation?
smooth, light-colored rocks
rough, light-colored rocks
smooth, dark-colored rocks
rough, dark-colored rocks
8
Which of the following is the source of most of the atmosphere's oxygen?
volcanoes and other parts of the geosphere
producers
consumers
polar ice caps and other parts of the cryosphere
9
Which of the following best describes the mechanism for cloud formation?
Rising air expands and cools forcing condensation of clouds.
Descending air is compressed and water vapor forms clouds
Rising air heats by the Sun, forcing condensation of clouds
Descending air cools causing condensation of clouds
10
The diagram shows the boundary between 2 tectonic plates. What will form at position "X"?
Island Arc
Mountain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Volcano
11
Which of the following would NOT affect the climate of an area?
the elevation of an area
the latitude of an area
a nearby large body of water
an advancing weather system
12
A glacier is a slow moving river of ice. How does a glacier help create soil?
It melts and becomes part of streams and rivers.
It carries plants down mountains and to oceans.
It freezes small particles of dirt to form large rocks.
It scrapes small particles off large rocks.
13
Which statement is BEST supported by the fossil record?
Most early life-forms that left fossils are now extinct.
Fossils are found only in areas that were once under water
Most early life-forms that left fossils still exist today.
Fossils are found in nearly all rock types.
14
Which organisms would be the oldest in the diagram below?
trilobites
armored fish
early horses
dinosaurs
15
What is the main cause of earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth's surface?
The release of excess carbon into the atmosphere
Uneven heating and cooling of the surface of the Earth
Pressure in the mantle being released quickly
Combined influence of the gravity from the Moon and Sun
16
Which of the following has the greatest affect on global climate?
automobile exhaust
solar energy
earth's internal heat
the ozone hole
17
Which method transfers heat from deep in Earth's interior to the crust?
evaporation at mid-ocean ridges
convection in the mantle
radiation from the solid core
conduction in the ocean
18
Which arrow shows heat transferred by convection as the Sun strikes sand on the beach?
4
3
2
1
19
Why do hurricanes form in ocean waters near the equator?
They need frictionless surfaces of large oceans to form.
They need the jet stream winds of the tropics to form.
They need the warm, humid air above tropical oceans to form.
High pressures of the tropics form the hurricane eye.
20
Which motion of the Earth in its orbit around the sun do the arrows in the diagram represent?
Earth's revolution
the Sun's revolution
the Sun's rotation
Earth's rotation
21
Which of the following would result in a decrease in average surface temperatures on Earth?
an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
ash from a major volcanic eruption
continental ice melting into ocean water
an increase in decomposer populations
22
Which event is an example of chemical weathering?
granite being crushed into clay-sized particles
rocks falling off the face of a steep cliff
acid rain reacting with limestone bedrock
water freezing in the cracks of a roadside outcrop
23
What position must the Moon be located in for a solar eclipse to occur?
A
C
B
D
24
Tides are caused by
strong winds that blow over the ocean
gravitational interaction of Earth, the moon and the Sun.
Earth's revolution around the Sun.
The shifting of plates on the ocean floor
25
If there were no weathering and erosion, which type of rock would be least common?
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
intrusive igneous rock
extrusive igneous rock

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