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WorksheetsGeorgia Milestones Earth science practice test ll
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The four terrestrial planets all have
a)
Rocky surfaces
b)
Hot temperatures
c)
Deep atmospheres
d)
Large size
2.
The _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
a)
Oort Cloud
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Kuiper belt
d)
Photosphere
3.
Meteoroids usually come from _______ or asteroids.
a)
Meteors
b)
Comets
4.
T/F (if false replace the word in blue)
Asteroids are rocky objects in orbit that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
Asteroids are rocky objects in orbit that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
a)
True
b)
Meteors
c)
Comets
d)
Meteoroids
5.
Which planet has the Great Red Spot?
a)
Pluto
b)
Uranus
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
6.
An enormous system of gas, dust, and stars held together by gravity is called a _________.
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
7.
The unit of measurement for distances outside the solar system is a ______________
a)
Galaxy
b)
Light-year
c)
Star
d)
Magnitude
8.
A small rocky object that orbits the sun is __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
9.
The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
10.
A small orbiting body made of dust, ice and frozen gases is a __________
a)
Planet
b)
Comet
c)
Solar System
d)
Asteroid
11.
How do surface ocean waves form?
a)
Wind blowing across the surface
b)
Time wind blows
c)
Strength of the wind
d)
Wind when blows upwards off the water
12.
Currents that are far beneath the surface
a)
deep ocean currents
b)
surface currents
c)
current
d)
global winds
13.
When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?
a)
rip tide
b)
spring tide
c)
neap tide
d)
breaker tide
14.
Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the
a)
phases of the moon
b)
seasons (fall, winter, etc.)
c)
surface currents
d)
deep sea currents
15.
Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
a)
the wind
b)
earthquakes
c)
the moon's gravity
d)
density differences in water
16.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
17.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
18.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
19.
The amount of dissolved solids present in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
20.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
21.
Ocean surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
22.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth revolving around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
Rising and falling tides
d)
Pull of gravity
23.
The Gulf Stream carries ______ water from the east coast of the United States to the west coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
24.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is warmer and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
26.
Approximately what percent of the Earth is covered by water?
a)
70%
b)
30%
c)
50%
d)
90%
27.
Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?
a)
3% freshwater, 97% salt water
b)
97% freshwater, 3% salt water
c)
71% freshwater, 29% salt water
d)
29% freshwater, 71% salt water
28.
Which resource takes up 97% of the Hydrosphere?
a)
Oceans and Seas
b)
ice glaciers
c)
lakes
d)
atmosphere
29.
What is the name of the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Steam
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Atlantic Ocean steam
30.
Temperature affects this greatly
a)
color
b)
density
c)
chlorine
d)
thermocline
31.
Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
32.
The release of moisture by living plants.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
33.
The change of water from a vapor to a liquid.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
34.
The flow of water from land into a body of water.
a)
groundwater
b)
headwaters
c)
run-off
d)
infiltration
35.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
warm, sunny
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
cold, rainy
36.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
37.
When the sun, the Moon, and the Earth form a right angle; high tides are lower than normal.
a)
Spring tide
b)
Neap tide
38.
Where does the intial source of energy come from that creates winds and thus surface currents?
a)
The moon
b)
The sun
c)
The wind
d)
The rotation of the Earth
39.
Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
a)
the wind
b)
earthquakes
c)
the moon's gravity
d)
density differences in water
40.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
41.
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
a)
a rift zone
b)
an abyssal plain
c)
a seamount
d)
an oceanic trench
42.
The area next to the beach that is only about 100 meters deep would be called the ...
a)
continental shelf
b)
the continental slope
c)
the mid-ocean ridge
d)
the ocean basin
43.
Strong flows that move in ocean water are known as...
a)
waves
b)
currents
c)
tides
d)
breakers
44.
Which letter is the Abyssal Plain?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
45.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
northwest
b)
northeast
c)
southwest
d)
southeast
46.
If both air masses met and stalled in St. Louis, what type of front and weather would St. Louis be experiencing?
a)
cold front with thunderstorms
b)
warm front with prolonged showers
c)
stationary front with clouds and precipitation
d)
occluded front with snowstorms
47.
What can you infer about low- and high-pressure air masses?
a)
low pressure systems are associated with stormy weather
b)
high pressure systems are associated with cyclones
c)
low and high pressure systems must meet to form a hurricane
d)
low pressure systems are associated with the southern hemisphere
48.
High pressure systems are associated with what type of weather?
a)
cool, wet weather
b)
clear, dry weather
c)
cloudy, wet weather
d)
cloudy, dry weather
49.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
50.
Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
51.
True or False: Igneous Rocks form from Sediment
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another. Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
53.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
54.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
55.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
56.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
57.
After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
58.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
59.
Where does molten material from the mantle rise up during the process of sea-floor spreading?
a)
Along the mid-ocean ridge
b)
At the north and south poles
c)
Along the edges of all the continents near the shoreline and beaches
d)
at the equator
60.
Which main layer is more dense than the crust but less dense than the outer core?
a)
mantle
b)
inner core
c)
outer core
d)
crust
61.
How would you describe the outer-core?
a)
liquid nitrogen
b)
liquid iron-rich
c)
solid iron-rich
d)
neither liquid nor solid, but plastic like layer
62.
The Earth is made up of two types of crust. Which is more dense?
a)
Oceanic crust -basalt
b)
Oceanic crust- granite
c)
Continental crust- granite
d)
continental crust- basalt
63.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
top crust,bottom crust
b)
oceanic crust, continental crust
c)
water,land
d)
none of the above
64.
If you traveled from the center of Earth to the surface, the pressure would...
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
d)
unsure
65.
The theory that all of the continents were one massive continent 250 million years ago is called...
a)
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Theory of Continental Drift
d)
The Theory of Evolution
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