FCAT science review (Earth and Moon)

Where does the earth create energy?

• In the mantle
• In the crust
• In the core
• In the atomosphere

What is the outer most layer of the earth called?

• In the mantle
• In the crust
• In the core
• In the atomosphere

What layer of the earth has large convection currents that carry energy?

• In the mantle
• In the crust
• In the core
• In the atomosphere

Where do 90% of the earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur?

• The ring of fire
• Mordor
• Antartica
• Europe 

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

• By layers and layers of sand and very small rocks fusing together to form one rock.
• By magma cooling and forming rocks.
• Formed by other rocks melting and cooling

How are igneous rocks formed?

• By layers and layers of sand and very small rocks fusing together to form one rock.
• By magma cooling and forming rocks.
• Formed by other rocks melting and cooling

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• By layers and layers of sand and very small rocks fusing together to form one rock.
• By magma cooling and forming rocks.
• Formed by other rocks melting and cooling

What answer below does NOT affect Earth's seasons?

• 23.5 degree tilt

• The axis pointed toward polaris

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• How close earth is to the sun

When it is summer time in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere? 

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Winter

Why is Florida a warm wet climate?

• Its in the equator
• Because of polar winds from the north pole
• Because of the gulf stream from the equator
• Because it is an island