Transcript What is the best measure to use in determining the effect of solar

EARTH SCIENCE
REVIEW
Historically, how has the compass
been used?
A. for navigation
B. to predict weather
C. to measure temperature
D. for mineral identification
And the answer is……
A
Which device measures the air’s
relative humidity?
A. Anemometer
B. Barometer
C. Sling Psychrometer
D. Thermometer
And the answer is……
C
What is the source of energy for the
water cycle?
A. the Sun
B. Gravity
C. Clouds
D. the Oceans
And the answer is……
A
Jennifer is asked to record the air temperature and
the pressure of the atmosphere every day for two
weeks. Which pair of instruments will Jennifer need
in order to complete her observations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Anemometer and barometer
Thermometer and barometer
Anemometer and hygrometer
Thermometer and hygrometer
And the answer is……
B
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are gases from
factories, power plants, and automobiles that enter
the air as pollution.
Which of the following statements must occur for
acid rain to form from air pollution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Winds have to carry the acids over oceans.
The gases have to combine with water vapor.
The gases have to form cumulonimbus clouds.
Winds have to mix the gases in specific proportions.
And the answer is……
B
A large cold front is moving past the school on
a hot, humid summer day. Which best
describes the type of weather as the cold front
passes by?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A drought
A monsoon
A hurricane
A thunderstorm
And the answer is……
D
Which is an effect that cities have on weather?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Small numbers of plants cause rain to fall more often.
Large numbers of houses cause the wind to be stronger.
Small areas of open water cause fog to be more common.
Large areas of pavement cause the temperature to be
hotter.
And the answer is……
D
OPEN RESPONSE
Many different devices are used to give
scientists information about the weather.
List four different weather measurement
devices that could be used during a weather
investigation. Provide an accurate description of
what each instrument measures.
Suppose that aliens drag the planet
Mars to half its present distance from
the Sun. What would happen?
A. The Martian year would lengthen.
B. The Martian year would shorten.
C. The Martian day would lengthen.
D. The Martian day would shorten.
And the answer is……
B
Which is a reason for Arkansas having
multiple seasons?
A. the tilt of Earth’s axis
B. the speed of Earth’s orbit
C. Earth’s distance from the sun
D. Earth’s gravitational pull toward the Moon
And the answer is……
A
Which occurs as a result of the
rotation of Earth about its own axis?
A. the water cycle
B. seasons of the year
C. sunrises and sunsets
D. global climate changes
And the answer is….
C
The table below gives four fossils that
have been found by an archeologist.
Which fossil is most
likely to have come
from a location that
once had a cold, snowy
climate?
A. Fossil 1
B. Fossil 2
C. Fossil 3
D. Fossil 4
And the answer is… D
Fossil
1
2
3
4
Description
banana tree
leaf
cactus burr
sand crab
shell
woolly
mammoth
tusk
How is the Earth similar to a bar magnet?
A. Both have only one magnetic pole.
B. Both produce invisible lines of magnetic force.
C. Both have magnetic fields caused by the mineral
magnetite.
D. Both have magnetic fields that must be recharged.
And the answer is……
B
Why would explorers use a compass
when traveling to unknown lands?
A. to measure the quality of drinking water
B. to protect themselves from wild animals
C. to locate a direction of travel
D. to determine levels of humidity in tropical
areas
And the answer is……
C
Alisha’s teacher glued a needle to a piece of cork so
that the needle would float. Then he used a magnet
to magnetize the needle. When the needle was
placed in a bowl of water, it tuned to point north.
Which best describes the reason that the needle
pointed north?
A. The cork must also have been magnetized.
B. The magnetic field of Earth affected the needle.
C. The magnetic current in the bowl of water affected the
needle.
D. The teacher must have placed the magnet to the south of
the bowl.
And the answer is……
B
Which planet has the longest planetary year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Earth
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
And the answer is……
D
Currently Antarctica is the coldest and driest place
on Earth. Paleontologists have found dinosaur
fossils in rock layers below the ice.
Based on this evidence, which is a reasonable
conclusion about the climate of Antarctica in the
past?
A.
B.
C.
Antarctica has always had the same climate as at present.
At some time in the past, Antarctica was a hot, dry desert.
At some time in the past, Antarctica was much warmer and
wetter.
D. At some time in the past, Antarctica was colder and wetter than it
is now.
And the answer is……
C
What would most likely be measured
during an investigation of the water cycle?
A. Wind speed
B. Ozone layer
C. Natural gas emissions
D. Precipitation amounts
And the answer is…….
D
What is the best measure to use in
determining the effect of solar energy on
Earth’s Atmosphere?
A. The temperature of the air
B. The temperature of the ocean
C. The density of clouds in the sky
D. The amount of rainfall on a rainy day
And the answer is……
A
The table below shows four unknown
geographic locations.
Climate Features of 4 Locations
Location
Climate Features
1
cold temperatures year round,
constant and heavy
precipitation
2
cold temperatures six months
out of the year, light to
moderate precipitation
3
warm temperatures year
round, moderate precipitation
4
hot temperatures during
daylight, very cold during night,
and little to no precipitation
Which is most likely
located near the
equator?
A. Location 1
B. Location 2
C. Location 3
D. Location 4
And the answer is…..
C
Which would provide evidence of seafloor
spreading?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Higher levels of salinity in the ocean water
Stronger currents at the surface of the ocean
Cooled magma found on the edge of the plates
Greater reproduction levels for organisms at the
bottom of the ocean
And the answer is……
C
Most of Arkansas depends on ground water for
drinking water and irrigation of crops.
What process in the water cycle most directly
renews ground water supplies?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
And the answer is……
B
Why should plants be included in investigations
about the water cycle?
A.
B.
Plants speed up the water cycle by removing carbon from the air.
Plants start the water cycle when they make water in
photosynthesis.
C. Plants are part of the water cycle through the process of
transpiration.
D. Plants stop the water cycle because they absorb it and stop the
flow to streams.
And the answer is……
C
In 1942 wartime pilots discovered high altitude
currents of air that moved at speeds averaging 180
kilometers per hour.
What area of the atmosphere did they discover?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Jet streams
Ozone layer
Trade winds
Greenhouse effect
And the answer is……
A
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