Earth Science Final Review

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

What two measurements are used to classify stars in an HR diagram?

• location & distance

• size & location

• brightness & distance

• temperature & brightness

Due to rotation, only one side of the Earth faces the Sun at a time. This causes...

• seasons

• climate changes

• day and night

• months of the year

What is plagiarism?

• coming up with your own ideas or way of writing the concept down

• putting data in graphical form

• using writing or part of the writing of another person as your own

• giving credit to others for their work

A bright object with a tail, moving slowly across the sky is most likely a _________.

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• UFO

What affects the force of gravity between two objects?

• Their mass and the distance between them

• The distance between them

• The sum of their masses

• The mass of the large object

An air mass is a large mass of air that is defined by its temperature and ____________________.

• Elevation (altitude)

• Water vapor content (humidity)

• Strength

• Weather

How does our star, the Sun, compare to other stars in the Universe?

• Cooler than most

• Dimmer than most

• Brighter than most

• Average in every way

How are air masses form into clouds? Clouds are form when

• cold moist air rises and then cools

• warm moist rises, expands and then cools

• cold air reaches the lifted condensation level

In what areas of the world do hurricanes form?

• Warm ocean waters
• Polar ocean waters
• On lakes and rivers
• Over the central plains of the U.S