Earth Science Practice

When the northern hemisphere experiences summer, it's __________.

Which statement belongs in the third region?

What percentage of the sun's radiation is absorbed by water vapor, dust, and carbon dioxide?

Naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure & a definite chem composition

What is the atmospheric layer where most weather occurs?

What happens to the energy coming from the sun once it passes through the atmosphere?

What is the rock cycle?

The theory that affirm that the universe was created by a great explosion at the beginning

Which statements about our solar system is true?

What causes the angle of the sun’s rays to change during the year on Earth?

Which statement about atmospheric pressure near Earth’s surface is true?

Five locations are marked on the world map. Which location is most prone to hurricanes?

Metamorphic rocks form by

What causes the distance between Earth and the Sun to change during Earth's yearlong orbit?

Closed systems exchange energy but do not exchange ____.

What force is the main cause of landslides?

Grand Canyon was completely buried under Earth’s surface millions of years ago, ____ caused it to change

Which location on the diagram indicates a low-pressure area (where hurricane forms)?

What do the circled arrows in the image indicate?

If you were to study how climate affects the ocean, what branches of ES would you use?

The two most abundant elements in common minerals are _____.

The asteroid belt is located between what planets?

A rock that is made from sand and pebbles joined together and formed in a riverbed is

The increase of the Earth's surface temperature is called

What is the expected distribution of iron ore deposits in each area?

A celestial body orbits the Sun,consists of rock and ice,and forms a long tail of dust

Identify the youngest layer in the figure.

What does the ozone layer do?

Why is the Circum-Pacific belt also called the Ring of Fire?

Plants use nutrients from the soil to produce energy. Which 2 spheres does energy flow between?

Point C represents an earthquake's epicenter. It is the point ____.

What causes ocean floors to expand?

Fossils provide evidence of ___.

Which is a way of conserving energy?

Which represents the total amount of radiation which is absorbed by land and water?

Which of the following is the Earth’s internal source of heat?

A high-pressure system is moving into an area.Which type of weather can people in this expect?

A rock that forms when magma or molten rock cools and hardens is _____.

What is climate?

Hot air rising into the atmosphere, where it then cools and falls back down, is an example of

The inner planets are

Which best describes the relationship between temperature and altitude in the atmosphere?

A celestial object that is composed of 92.1 percent hydrogen and 7.8 percent helium is a

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

Which of the following conserves energy?

What does the universe include?

Which of the following is a renewable resource?