Earth and Space Science Test

True or False: Most meteoroids burn up in the ionosphere.

Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?

Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of the following gas?

True or False: The ionosphere is the lower layer of the thermosphere.

T/F: In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to curve counter-clockwise

True or False: The troposphere is thickest over the equator.

Which layer of the atmosphere has no definite outer limit?

True or False: The mesosphere contains the ozone layer.

At which point are we experiencing fall/autumn in the Northern Hemisphere?

What is shown in this diagram?

The pattern of temperature & precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time is...

At which point are we experiencing winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

T/F: In the process of precipitation, water vapor in the air cools to form clouds.

This shows the moon for three nights in May. How would the moon most likely appear on May 12th?

True or False: Water forms thin, feathery clouds of ice at the top of the exosphere.

True or False: A surface current affects the climate of nearby land.

Fertilizers causes pollution & dead zones in the ocean. These fertilizers contain the chemicals

What process is occurring at #2?

At which point are we experiencing spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which type of pollution is clearly defined, or detectable?

What process is occurring at #5?

At which point are we experiencing summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

The upper region of the stratosphere is warm bc energy from the sun is absorbed by the _______.

What are the four categories of pollution?

What process is occurring at #3?

True or False: Earth's rotation causes the Coriolis effect.

What process is occurring at #1?

More freshwater exists as _______________ than is found in all of Earth's rivers and lakes.

The water (hydrologic) cycle is driven by energy from the _____________ and gravity.

About 97 percent of water on Earth is found in ______________ and salt lakes.

In which layer does Earth's weather occur?

What is the order for the main layers of the atmosphere from Earth's surface? (A & B = 1 layer)

In which layer can air temperatures reach 1,800 degrees Celsius?

The lower layer of the thermosphere is the _____________.

T/F: The process by which water falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet is condensation

What process is occurring at #4?

True or False: Deep currents affect water down to a depth of several meters.

The ______________ contains almost all the mass of the atmosphere.

The diagram suggests that, in causing tides on Earth, the moon's gravity...

True/False: Plants give off water vapor through their leaves in a process called transpiration.

Which type of pollution is non-detectable and hard to control?

The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere is the ______________.

T/F: In the process of evaporation, water molecules at the surface change to a gas, water vapor

Looking down at the North Pole at location A, the time is 12:00 noon. What is the time at C?

True or False: The upper stratosphere is cooler than the lower stratosphere.