Earth Science Practice Final Part 1

Scientists who proposed the Big Bang Theory were attempting to explain 

• the origin of the universe

• why stars have different luminosities

• the formation of our solar system

• how Earth’s atmosphere evolved

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Which star type has a surface temperature of 4000 K and a luminosity 1000 times greater than the Sun?

• dwarf

• giant

• supergiant

• main sequence

Which precaution is most appropriate during a blizzard? (Think about it! Use logic)

• Take shelter in a basement.

• Avoid unnecessary travel.

• Evacuate to higher ground.

• Stay away from tall metal objects.

Which surface ocean current cools the climate of the western coastline of South America?

• Brazil

• Peru

• Falkland

• California

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When equal masses of ice and liquid water receive the same amount of energy, without a change in state, the ice changes temperature faster than the liquid water does because the

• specific heat of ice is less than the specific heat of liquid water

• specific heat of ice is greater than the specific heat of liquid water

• density of ice is less than the density of liquid water

• density of ice is greater than the density of liquid water

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The red shift in light from stars located in very distant galaxies suggests that these stars are

• decreasing in temperature

• increasing in temperature

• moving toward the Milky Way

• moving away from the Milky Way

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A Foucault pendulum provides evidence that Earth

• orbits the Sun

• has a nearly spherical shape

• is tilted on an axis

• spins on an axis

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a

• transform plate boundary

• divergent plate boundary

• convergent plate boundary

• complex plate boundary

The element silicon (Si) is used in the production of cell phones. Which mineral could be a possible source of this silicon?

• calcite

• halite

• galena

• quartz

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Identify the names of two different processes that return moisture to the atmosphere.

• runoff and evaporation

• condensation and precipitation

• transpiration and evaporation

• transpiration and infiltration

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