Which of the following accurately describes our sun?

Medium size, average temperature, main sequence, yellow

Large size, high temperature, main sequence, orange

Small size, low temperature, white dwarf

Red giant, very bright, low temperature

Which statement best describes the geologic process that is most likely responsible for the formation of mountains?

They are along a plate boundary in which plates are currently converging, causing uplift and steep slopes.

They are along a transform plate boundary that is no longer active, so erosion is creating deep valleys.

They are along a transform plate boundary in which plates are currently moving side by side, causing earthquakes and faults

They are along a plate boundary in which plates diverged in the distance past, allowing new rock to build up.

Rift valleys can from when fractures in Earth's crust widen. The valley walls slowly move at a rate of only a few millimeters a year. Which of these best describes the type of tectonic activity that forms rift valleys?

Rift valleys from where two plates move away from each other.

Rift valleys from where a continental plate moves under an oceanic plate

Rift valleys form where a plate slides horizontally past another plate

Rift valleys form where an oceanic plate moves under another oceanic plate.

The map shows the locations of four active volcanoes in the Caribbean Sea. What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?

The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary

The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.

Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.

Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor

A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly. This happens because the hurricane:

no longer gains energy from warm ocean water

gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean

meets a stronger hurricane moving from land

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A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student's observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next?

Waxing crescent moon

Waxing gibbous moon

Waning crescent moon

Waning gibbous moon

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Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of Earth’s rotation on its axis increased?

The length of the seasons would be shorter.

The length of the seasons would be longer.

The length of a day would be shorter.

The length of a day would be longer.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

Equator

North Pole

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The model shows Earth in several positions relative to the sun. In which position is it winter in North America?

Position 1, because North America receives the most direct sun.

Position 2, because North America is tilted toward the sun.

Position 3, because North America is parallel to the sun.

Position 4, because North America is tilted away from the sun.

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Look at the diagram of phases of the Moon. What phase does Day 14 represent?

waxing moon

new moon

full moon

waning moon

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What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

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What will the phase of the moon be in the diagram?

new moon

waning gibbous

first quarter

full moon

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Reporting Category 3: Earth and Space

A student keeps a record of the phases of the moon for one month. On the first night of the student's observations, the full moon is visible in the sky. After the full moon, which of these phases will the student observe next?

Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of Earth’s rotation on its axis increased?

Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year?

The model shows Earth in several positions relative to the sun. In which position is it winter in North America?

Look at the diagram of phases of the Moon. What phase does Day 14 represent?

What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

What will the phase of the moon be in the diagram?

Which moon phase comes BEFORE the phase in the picture?

What moon phase will come AFTER this moon phase?

What moon phase occurs about 7 days after a full moon?

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