SSA Quiz #2 - Earth Space & Earth Structures

[8.E.5.3] Which of the following correctly lists the order of objects in space from largest to smallest?

• Earth, Milky Way, Universe, Solar System

• Universe, Solar System, Earth, Milky Way

• Universe, Milky Way, Solar System, Earth

• Earth, Universe, Solar System, Milky Way

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[8.E.5.5] Two stars are the same distance from you. Star A seems much brighter than Star B. You are measuring the brightness of these two stars using _______________.

• Absolute magnitude

• The brightness scale for science

• Apparent magnitude

• Astronomy

[8.E.5.7] If the average distance between Earth and the Sun were doubled, what changes would occur in the Sun’s gravitational pull on the Earth and Earth’s period of revolution?

• Gravitational pull would decrease and period of revolution would increase

• Gravitational pull would decrease and period of revolution would decrease

• Gravitational pull would increase and period of revolution would increase

• Gravitational pull would increase and period of revolution would decrease

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[8.E.5.9] The gravitational pull of the Moon has the greatest influence on the water levels of the Earth’s ocean tides. If the distance between the Moon and Earth were to decrease steadily for one week, which water-level changes would be expected to occur?

• High tides would get higher and low tides would get lower

• Both high tides and low tides would get higher

• Both high tides and low tides would get lower

• High tides would get lower and low tides would get higher

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[6.E.7.4] When nitrogen is returned to the soil when dead plants decompose, the interaction is between which two spheres?

• Hydrosphere and Geosphere

• Cryosphere and Geosphere

• Biosphere and Geosphere

• Biosphere and Atmosphere

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[6.E.7.5] Which of the following is the BEST explanation for sea breezes and land breezes along Florida’s coasts?

• The Gulf Stream current in the Atlantic Ocean

• Convection currents of rising, less-dense warm air and falling, denser cool air caused by differences in how quickly water and land absorb or lose the Sun’s heat

• Conduction currents of rising cool air and falling warm air

• Continental polar air masses moving in from the north

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[7.E.6.2] Our beaches in Florida are lined with large hotels and condominiums. Natural vegetation was cleared away from the beaches to make room for the buildings. What is a consequence that we have seen on Florida beaches as a result of clearing the vegetation for buildings?

• There is less food from the vegetation to feed the citizens of Florida.

• There is more erosion of the coastlines of Florida.

• The fishing is not abundant as it once was in Florida.

• The sand is heating up at record levels on the beaches of Florida.

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[7.E.6.4] The fossil record shows part of the history of life on Earth and can tell scientists about environmental changes over time. Which of the following statements explains what fossils of palm fronds found in Antarctica tell us about what the climate was once like?

• Palm fronds indicate an aquatic environment was once present.

• Palm fronds indicate a period of drought once existed.

• Palm fronds indicate a tropical climate once existed.

• Palm fronds indicate Antarctica has always had a polar climate.

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[7.E.6.6] Much of the world’s tropical rain forests have disappeared due to human activities. By the end of the 1990s, only about 5 percent of India’s original forests were still standing. Which of the following is a potential effect of this deforestation?

• increased animal habitats

• decreased global temperatures

• decreased oxygen in the air

• increased biodiversity

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[7.E.6.2] Certain rocks contain minerals that are easily dissolved by water. This is why rain, especially acid rain, can break down rock. What process in the rock cycle does this demonstrate?

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• metamorphism

• pollution

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