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1
As the moon rotates, why does the one Side of the moon always face Earth?
Moon rotates and revolves at the same time
Moon rotates at a faster speed than it revolves
Moon rotates and revolves at different rates
Moon does not rotate
2
Which is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
Argon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
3
What is the atmosphere
A layer of oxygen that surrounds a planet or moon.
A layer of gas surrounding a planet or moon
A cloud of gas that allows us to breathe
Layers of fluid surrounding an object
4
Which layer of Earths atmosphere do meteors burn?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
5
What types of clouds are classified as big rain clouds, rise over 50,000 ft and bring heavy rain, lightning and thunder?
Nimbostratus
Cumulonimbus
Stratocumulus
Cumulus
6
A plant’s roots that grow through cracks and cause the rock to break is undergoing what process?
Sedimentation
Weathering
Erosion
Exfoliation
7
The eye is the most dangerous part of a hurricane.
True
False
8
What type of front produces strong winds and heavy precipitation?
Occluded
Cold
Warm
Stationary
9
It is possible for relative humidity to be over 100% bc of saturated air
False
True
10
Approximately what percentage of the Earths surface is covered by ocean?
70%
10%
35%
50%
11
Air moves counterclockwise and inwards around low pressure areas
False
True
12
The rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surfaces water is called
Surface current
Upwelling
Coriolis effect
Reflection
13
The Coriolis Effect is caused by Earth’s rotation.
True
False
14
Why are hurricanes much larger than tornadoes?
Hurricanes feed off of tornado energy
Hurricanes develop in areas without land masses to cut off warm air supply
All of the above
Hurricanes develop over large bodies of water
15
The formation of Hawaiian Islands is one example of
The Ring of Fire
Volcanoes forming along plate boundaries
Continental drift
Volcanoes forming over a hot spot
16
Why does the weather takes place in one layer of atmosphere?
To reflect suns radiation
To control meteors
Bc temperature increases in heights in that layer
Bc 98% of water vapor is there
17
How are clouds classified?
Appearance and color
Temperature and appearance
Height and temperature
Appearance and height
18
When warm moist air is greater than cold, dry air … a hurricane will die out.
False
True
19
What happens when a warm front encounters a cold air mass,?
Warm front overrides cold air
Warm fronts stops
Warm front goes under cold air
Warm air turns around
20
Temperature variation in clouds determines the type of precipitation that reaches Earth
True
False
21
What type of boundary occurs where two plates move together causing one plate to go below the other
Transform fault boundary
Transitional boundary
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
22
What is the temperature at which condensation occurs?
Melting point
Freezing point
Dew point
Boiling point
23
During a water cycle, warm air falls and cools air rises
False
True
24
What is the name of a space rock that burns up in our atmosphere?
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
Meteoroid
25
Tsunamis are _____.
Waves that are produced by tidal forces
Often generated by movement of the ocean floor
Also known as tidal waves
Waves that cannot cause damage on land
26
How many tides would a single beach have each day?
2 high and 2 low
4 high and 2 low
1 high and 1 low
4 high and 4 low
27
What are the bowl-shaped lunar depressions called____?
Maria
Crater
Highlands
Basalt
28
What are the solid particles such as smoke and ash that water vapor can condense on called?
Convection current
Condensation nuclei
Dew point
Boiling point
29
When the visible, illuminated side of the moon is increasing or becoming more visible, the moon is in what phase?
Waning
Waning
Full
New
30
How many days does it take the moon to revolve around the earth?
28
31
29.5
27.3
31
What are tides?
The cycling of water through the environment
The daily rise and fall of the Earths water along the shore
Increase in the amount of water in the Earths ocean
Tides are movement of the Earths water through the ocean.
32
Approximately how many days does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle of phases?
28
27.3
29.5
31
33
What type of cloud appears to be fluffy clouds that is Latin for pile or heap?
Stratus
Cirrus
Stratocumulus
Cumulus
34
What type of cloud is associated with storm cell?
Cumulus
Stratonimbus
None of the above
Cumulonimbus
35
Continental polar air masses are cool and dry
True
False
36
How can you minimize damage from an earthquake
Install sirens in areas prone to earthquakes
Increase amount of concrete during road paving
Requiring recycling metal and wood products
Build structures that withstand ground vibration
37
Why do we have seasons?
None of the above
Earths spin
Earths orbit
Earths tilt
38
How doe climate differ from weather?
Climate is longer and weather is short
Climate is global weather and weather is local weather
Climate is local and weather is global
Climate is an average of conditions over long periods of time
39
During a water cycle, cool air falls and warm air rises
False
True
40
What type of weather instrument measures wind speed?
Anemometer
Barometer
Wind vane
Wind sock
41
What are the names of the layers of the atmosphere in order beginning at Earth’s surface.
Exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Stratosphere, mesosphere, ionosphere, troposphere, exosphere
42
What is the layer of gas found in the stratosphere that protects living things from sun’s harmful UV rays?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Ozone
Chlorofluorocarbon
43
What type of front results of neither air mass having enough force to move the other due to little temp. difference
Cold
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
44
A fault is
A place on earth where movement earthquakes cannot occur
The place on earth surface where structures move during an earthquake
A place in earth where movement has occurred
Another name for an earthquake
45
According to the Giant-Impact Theory, the moon was once a part of___?
Earth
Mars
Mercury
Venus
46
This type of front is shown as blue spikes/ triangles on the same side preceding a cold air mass?
Warm
Stationary
Cold
Occluded
47
Which of the following listed for characteristics of climate does not belong?
Air pressure
Native plants
Precipitation
Precipitation
48
What are the factors affecting relative humidity?
Temperature
Temperature and amount of water
Sunlight and amount of water
Sunlight
49
On kind of evidence that supports Wegener’s hypothesis is that ___.
Fossils of the same organism have been found on different continents
Land bridges still exist that connect major continents
Same magnetic directions exist on different comtinents
Major rivers on different continents match
50
Air moves clockwise and outward around low pressure areas.
False
True
51
Air moves clockwise and outward around high pressure areas
False
True
52
A long deep channel in the moon is called a ___.
Streak
Ray
Maria
Rille
