Earth & Space Systems Final Exam

The core is mostly made up mostly of which elements?

• Oxygen and Silicon
• Silicon and Magnesium
• Nickel and Iron
• Iron and Magnesium

A strong earthquake that occurs on the ocean floor could result in the formation of

• A) a tsunami

• B) a delta

• C) an El Niño event

• D) an ocean current

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Which agent of erosion most likely formed the drumlins and finger lakes in New York State?

• running water
• moving ice
• wave action
• mass movement

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Which graph most likely illustrates a cyclic change?

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Where you will find the ozone layer?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

What layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

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What is the function of the ozone layer?

• to allow UV rays to get to Earth
• to block UV rays from getting to Earth
• To keep oxygen in
• to allow meteors to get to Earth

What drives the movement of air on earth?

• Gravity

• The sun

• The moon

• The mountains

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Which location has the lowest elevation?

• A

• E

• C

• D

What is a front?

• where warm air mass meets

• measurements to make weather maps

• a large body of air

• a place where two different air masses meet.

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