Flashback Friday NJSLA Science Review - JTIS Earth Science

Multiple Choice

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Deposition
• Landslide
• Weathering
• Erosion

Multiple Choice

Determine the contour interval:

• 5 m
• 10 m
• 15 m
• 20 m

Open Ended

Why might the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area be an interesting place to study the effects of water on the landscape?

Multiple Choice

What natural force is most likely responsible for the formation of the narrow passage through the cliffs in the picture?

• Blowing wind eroded the soil

• Flowing water eroded the soil

• Ocean waves deposited soil

• Gravity moved and deposited soil

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between precipitation and the rate of weathering and erosion at DEWA, as shown in Figure 2?

• Higher precipitation leads to increased weathering and erosion.

• Higher precipitation leads to decreased weathering and erosion.

• Precipitation has no effect on weathering and erosion.

• Weathering and erosion only occur during dry months.

Multiple Choice

What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR Oor an [GAS]?

• EVAPORATION
• PRECIPITATION
• TRANSPIRATION

Multiple Choice

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Multiple Choice

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools
• heats up
• freezes
• lights up

Multiple Choice

Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

Multiple Choice

When does water evaporate fastest?

• at room temperature
• on a warm day
• on a hot day
• on a cold day

Multiple Choice

The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the...

• Sun
• Moon
• Clouds

Multiple Choice

What would most likely happen if letter B stopped.

• the water cycle would end

• there would be more clouds

• water would freeze

• animals in the ocean would die

Multiple Choice

After liquid water turns into water vapor, it goes into the air where it becomes a...

• glacier
• cloud
• surface water
• ground water

Multiple Choice

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Washing out

Multiple Choice

How is a canyon formed?

• glaciers that eroded the rock
• ice wedging
• floods eroded the rock
• wind eroded the rock

Multiple Choice

Which process in the water cycle is most affected by temperature changes at sea level, as shown in Figure 3?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Crystallization

Multiple Choice

What does the air consist of?

• molecules
• helium
• density
• weather

Multiple Choice

___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• Air pressure

• Density

• Volume

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What is altitude?

• how much something weighs
• the distance above sea level
• how big something is
• how far away something is

Multiple Choice

What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same

Multiple Choice

A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.

• barometer
• thermometer
• kilometer
• micrometer

Multiple Choice

Average weather conditions of a region year after year

• weather
• season
• cold front
• climate

Multiple Select

Select two statements that best support the relationship between air temperature and elevation in Ben Nevis, Scotland.

• The concentration of air molecules decreases at higher elevations.

• The concentration of air molecules increases at higher elevations.

• Higher elevations receive less sunlight than areas of lower elevation.

• The nearby ocean decreases the moisture content of the atmosphere at lower elevations.

• Pressure decreases at higher elevations, which allows more heat to escape into the atmosphere.

Multiple Choice

How long does it take for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth? 

• one day
• one month
• one year
• never

Multiple Choice

How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 27 days
• 365 days

Multiple Choice

What is the result of the moon's orbit being tilted?

• A lunar eclipse EVERY month

• A lunar eclipse every few years

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• New Moon
• Full Moon

Multiple Choice

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

Multiple Choice

Name the phase of the moon for letter a

• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• Waxing Gibbous
• Waning Gibbous

Open Ended

Explain how the change in the Moon's appearance between Observation 1 and Observation 2 can be modeled using the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

Multiple Choice

Based on the position of the Sun and Earth in Figure 1, where would you expect to find the full moon in Figure 3?

• Position W

• Position X

• Position Y

• Position Z

Multiple Choice

After 22 days have passed, which position will the Moon be in according to the table?

• Position 6

• Position 7

• Position 8

• Position 1

Fill in the Blanks

Layer Box W and Layer Box X are the same age. Each layer contains the same type of

because they formed during similar time periods.

Multiple Choice

Which list correctly arranges the given rock layers from the oldest layer to the youngest layer?

• Layer B (oldest) → Layer D → Layer E → Layer G (youngest)

• Layer G (oldest) → Layer D → Layer E → Layer B (youngest)

• Layer B (oldest) → Layer E → Layer D → Layer G (youngest)

• Layer G (oldest) → Layer E → Layer D → Layer B (youngest)

Multiple Choice

Based on the data in the graph, discoveries of new oil reserves beyond the year 2000 Box X. Oil is a Box Y resource, which means the supply replenishes Box Z than human demand.

• decrease

• increase

Open Ended

Explain how the discovery of fossils in similar rock layers on different continents supports the theory of continental drift.

Multiple Choice

The evidence in the map Box X the theory of continental drift because it shows that the Box Y and that the Box Z.

• supports

• does not support

Multiple Choice

Which argument regarding human activity and its effects on the polar ice caps does the graphic support?

• Human overuse of land has led to the removal of ice from the Arctic ice cap to make way for buildings. This practice has resulted in a decrease in Arctic ice.

• Overuse of chemicals such as weed killer causes excessive runoff. The excess water has caused the oceans to rise and cover the ice cap.

• The burning of fossil fuels has increased greenhouse gases, which have caused global temperatures to rise. These increased temperatures have caused the ice cap to melt.

• Excessive mining for metals like copper and gold is causing erosion. This erosion has led to rising sea levels, causing polar ice to sink.

Fill in the Blanks

A solar year is about

a galactic second, which makes it impossible for humans to observe changes at the galactic scale.

Multiple Choice

Which research question would best help a classmate determine why 47 Tucanae appears to be much brighter than the other two star clusters?

• How do the diameters of these star clusters compare to the diameters of other galaxies outside the Milky Way?

• How do the types and ages of the stars in each of these clusters compare to the types and ages of stars found within the Milky Way?

• How do the numbers of stars in each of these clusters compare to the numbers of stars in other clusters outside the Milky Way?

• How do the distances between Earth and each of these star clusters compare to the distances between Earth and other bright stars within the Milky Way?

Open Ended

Explain how the arrangement of trees in a fire break can affect its ability to block flying embers during a wildfire.

Fill in the Blanks

Box Y in the volcanic monitoring table should use

to monitor sulfur dioxide released from the volcano.

Fill in the Blanks

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is located along the

River.

Open Ended

Reflecting on the data and information presented about the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, what is one key takeaway you have learned about how precipitation and river erosion affect mineral composition in soils?