Measuring Earth Test Review

What is the approximate percent of oxygen by volume present in Earth's lower atmosphere?

• 21%

• 33%

• 46%

• 94%

Earth’s troposphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere contain relatively large amounts of which element?

• iron

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• potassium

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which sphere of earth covers approximately 70% of Earth's surface?

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• asthenosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The two elements that make up the largest percentage by mass of Earth's crust are oxygen and

• silicon

• potassium

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

The cross section below shows a drill rig used to collect rock samples from below Earth's surface. The rock samples collected from the bottom of the drill hole came from which Earth layer?

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If an observer on Earth views Polaris on the horizon, the observer is located at the

• equator (0°)

• North Pole (90° N)

• Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N)

• Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)

The approximate latitude of Utica, New York, is

• 43°N

• 45°N

• 75°W

• 79°W

At which location will the highest altitude of the star Polaris be observed?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• central New York State

What is the approximate latitude of the Canary Islands hot spot?

• 32° S

• 18°W

• 32° N

• 18°E

From Utica, New York, Polaris is observed at an altitude of approximately

• 43°

• 47°

• 75°

• 90°