Transcript Seasons occur because Earth is

Seasons occur because Earth is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Very close to the sun
Rotating on its axis
Covered with bodies of water
Tilted on its axis
Water enters the atmosphere from plants by the
process of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Why are waves higher during a storm?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Storms have strong winds
Storms have heavy rains
The sun and moon pull on waves
Currents add water during storms
Which of Earth’s layers has melted rock that
moves like a thick liquid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Crust
Inner core
Surface
mantle
Metamorphic rock forms by
a. Melting under high pressure
b. Compaction and cementation
c. Cooling and solidifying
Where does the rock material in a mid-ocean
ridge come from
a. It is sediment carried into the ocean by rivers
b. It is rock broken down by waves along the
shore
c. It is hardened magma that rises from the
mantle
d. It is metamorphic rock that forms from heat
and pressure
How do people contribute to erosion?
a. Ice freezes, expands and pushes rock apart
b. Pollution forms acid rain that breaks down
rock
c. People conserve land by not building on
open land
d. Pollution gets into water and harms plants
and animals
An index fossil helps scientist determine
a. The minerals that make up rocks
b. The depth of the rock layer in which it is
found
c. The age of the rock layer in which it is found
d. How long it took for the rock to form
Index fossil
• A fossil of a well-known easily identifiable
organism that lived for a short time and can
be used as a reference or marker against
which the age of other objects at the same
site can be determined.
Earth’s plates are moved by convection currents
in the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Upper mantle
Crust
Lithosphere
core
How does the Gulf Stream affect climate?
a. It moves cold water around the Gulf of
Mexico
b. It moves warm water from the equator to
northwest Europe
c. It moves cold water from the equator to the
poles
d. It moves warm water from the poles to the
equator
What is most likely to happen to an aquifer if
too many wells are dug into it?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It could overflow
It could become polluted
Its water level could drop
Its water could turn into oil
Which statement is true?
a. A sea breeze flows from the ocean toward the
land at night because the land and ocean lose
heat at the same rate
b. A sea breeze flows from the land toward the
ocean at night because the land and water lose
heat at the same rate
c. A sea breeze forms at night because the ocean
cools faster than the land
d. A sea breeze forms during the day because the
land warms faster than the ocean
Which of these statements about hurricanes is
false?
a. A hurricane begins as a low pressure system
b. Winds are above 120 km per hour
c. A hurricane gains energy as it moves over
land
d. A hurricane gets its energy from sunlight
Which characteristic do all the outer planets
share?
a.
b.
c.
d.
They each have one moon
They are all gaseous
They are all solid and rock
They are smaller than Earth
Which scientist was the first to state the
heliocentric theory?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Copernicus
Galileo
Hubble
Ptolemy
An area of land that drains into a river or lake is
called
a.
b.
c.
d.
An aquifer
A wetland
A watershed
An ocean basin
Watershed
• An area of land that drains into a river or lake.
• Watersheds can be as small as just one square
kilometer or as large as many thousands of
square kilometers
• They are sometimes called drainage basins or
river basins
Which is the softest mineral on the Mohs
hardness scale?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Talc
Flourite
Quartz
diamond
Which layer of soil contains the most nutrients?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Topsoil
Bedrock
Parent material
subsoil
When it rains, water flows over the ground and into
streams and rivers. What is this water called?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Groundwater
Runoff
Sleet
pollution
What is the shape of the Milky Way
Galaxy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Circle
Long oval
Spiral
An irregular shape
The bright streak of light produced as a piece of rock
from space burns up in Earth’s atmosphere is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
An asteroid
Meteor
Comet
meteorite
Meteor vs. Meteoroid
• Meteor
• A streak of light caused
by a meteoroid that
enters Earth’s
atmosphere
• Meteoroid
• A piece of space rock or
dust that is smaller than
an asteroid
In what way are ocean currents driven by the
sun?
a. Currents form to fill the void left by the water
that the sun evaporates
b. Living things in the ocean create currents
why they use the sun’s energy to make food
c. The sun is the energy source of the water
cycle, which causes rain to fall into the
oceans
d. Currents are caused by winds that form due
the sun’s energy heating the atmosphere
Which of these BEST explains why we see the
moon’s phases?
a. As Earth spins on its axis, we see the moon
seem to move across the sky
b. As the moon moves around Earth, we see
different views of the moons lit half
c. As Earth spins on its axis, different parts of
Earth are lit by the sun
d. As Earth revolves around the sun, the sun’s
rays strike the Earth at different angles