MAP review day 2

Granite is a form of igneous rock, which statement is most likely true about Granite?

• Granite formed when molten magma is cooled

• Granite is formed from other rocks due to tremendous amounts of heat and pressure

• Granite is formed underwater

• Granite is formed by long periods of weathering and erosion

If a new moon occurred on june 2, when will the next new moon occur?

• June 28

• June 30

• July 1

• July 4

It is necessary to add a day to the calendar every four years because?

• one revolution of the earth around the sun is slightly longer than 365 days

• the moon orbits earth every 28 days

• one revolution of the earth around the sun is slightly shorter than 365 days

• one rotation of the earth around the moon is slightly longer than 28 days

What causes seasonal changes

• the tilt of the earth on its axis

• the rotation of the earth on its axis

• the distance from the sun

• the distance from the moon

How long does it take the earth to make one full rotation on its axis

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 28 days

• 29 days

the moon glows because

• it reflects light from the sun

• it reflects light from the earth

• it creates its own light

• it reflects light from Jupiter

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

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

What causes of continental drift, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

• convection currents beneath earth's crust

• the rotation of the earth on its axis

• the sun's gravity

• the moon's gravity

The moving plates of earth's mantle cause all of the following except...

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

• tsunamis

• earthquakes

where do almost all geological events, such as earthquakes and new crust formation take place

• in the middle of the plates

• at the plate boundaries

• in the atmosphere

• in the mantle