SSA Space Science

A hurricane can impact many of Earth's systems. Which of the following statements BEST describes how hurricanes directly affect Earth's systems?

• A hurricane uses energy from the biosphere and transfers the energy into the cryosphere.

• A hurricane uses energy from the hydrosphere and transfers the energy into the atmosphere.

• A hurricane uses the geosphere to gain energy and affect the biosphere.

• A hurricane uses energy from the cryosphere to impact the atmosphere

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When a volcano erupts, it not only releases magma, but also a great deal of heat, gas, and ash. What effect is a volcanic eruption most likely to have on the atmosphere?

• The gases could absorb more light energy in the atmosphere.

• The ash could cause less light to be scattered in the atmosphere.

• The gases could rapidly thin out in the atmosphere and have no effect.

• The ash could circulate in large quantities in the atmosphere for decades.

Which of these causes weather conditions on Earth to change frequently?

• the different interpretations of the readings on weather instruments

• the difference in the absorption of heat between land and water

• . the amount of water lost to evaporation

• the continuous differences in seasons

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Which of these statements describes a transformation that occurs as a result of extreme heat and pressure?

• Magma cools after a volcanic eruption, forming dark-colored igneous rock.

• Igneous rock is compressed deep within Earth's crust and is changed into marble.

• Debris from land is washed into a lake bed and then undergoes cementation and compaction.

• . Particles of sedimentary rock are broken down, moved by wind or water, and deposited in a new location

Ocean waves crashing into a rocky cliff causes rock to fall to the ocean floor. What can be concluded about how the rocky layer of the ocean floor was formed just below the cliff?

• The rock formed layers of volcanic rock on the ocean floor.

• The rock formed layers of igneous rock on the ocean floor.

• The rock formed layers of sedimentary rock on the ocean floor.

• The rock formed layers of metamorphic rock on the ocean floor.

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According to plate tectonic theory, what happens when two continental plates collide?

• the plates converge and the crust pushes upward making mountain ranges

• the plates converge and one plate is subducted under the other creating a trench

• the plates diverge and create mid-ocean ridges

• the plates converge and create rift zones

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Looking into the night sky from Earth, we can see many stars. How are the stars distributed in space?

• in clumps that are evenly distributed in space, with scattered stars in between

• in clumps that are themselves evenly distributed in space

• in clumps that are themselves unevenly distributed in space

• evenly distributed throughout space with no significant clumping

Compared in size to other stars in the Milky Way galaxy, the Sun is

• much larger than all.

• slightly larger than average

• much smaller than all

• the same size as all.

The different sizes, temperatures, and colors of stars in the Milky Way galaxy are a result of their __________.

• life cycle stage

• location in the galaxy

• total energy output

• orbit through the galaxy

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Which statement BEST describes why Mars is red?

• Soil and rocks on Mars contain a large quantity of iron oxide.

• The atmosphere on Mars is made up of neon gas

• Red algae are found in the lakes and oceans found on Mars.

• All of the organisms that live on Mars are colored red