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Roper's Final Earth Science Exam

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the process that changes a liquid to a gas by adding heat

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitaion

2.

water that collects in lakes, rivers, oceans and other bodies of water

a)

precipitaion

b)

accumulation

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

3.

a body of air that has a consistent temperature and moisture content

a)

front

b)

low pressure

c)

airmass

d)

high pressure

4.
the average weather of an area over a long period of time
a)
climate
b)
global wind pattern
c)
forecast
d)
season
5.
a small body of ice, rock, and dust that orbits the sun in an elongated ellipse
a)
asteroid
b)
moon
c)
planet
d)
comet
6.
to change from a gaseous to a liquid state by removing heat
a)
evaporate
b)
transpirate
c)
condense
d)
precipitate
7.
the protection of resources from pollution or damage
a)
conservation
b)
global warming
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
environment
8.

energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

natural resource

c)

alternative energy source

d)

fossil fuels

9.
the temperature at which air's relative humidity is 100%
a)
precipitaion
b)
dew point
c)
humidity
d)
rain
10.

a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater

a)

groundwater

b)

aquifer

c)

bedrock

d)

leaching

11.

a day during which the sun's direct rays point toward the equator

a)

solstice

b)

equinox

c)

equator

d)

latitude

12.

fuels that have formed from ancient plant and animal remains (coal, petroleum, natural gas)

a)

solar energy

b)

fossil fuels

c)

aquifer

d)

renewable resources

13.
to change from a liquid state to a gaseous state by adding heat
a)
melt
b)
freeze
c)
evaporate
d)
condensate
14.
the boundary between two air masses
a)
cloud
b)
dew
c)
air pressure
d)
front
15.
a huge cluster of gas, dust, and billions of stars
a)
galaxy
b)
universe
c)
solar system
d)
earth system
16.
the increase in the average temperature of earth's atmosphere
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
environment
c)
global warming
d)
conservation
17.
air movements that are cause by pressure belts, convection cells, and earth's rotation
a)
ocean currents
b)
global wind patterns
c)
California Current
d)
Gulf Stream
18.
a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
inertia
c)
magnetism
d)
gravitational force
19.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
dew
b)
precipitation
c)
cloud
d)
humidity
20.
a rocky body that moves through space and is smaller than an asteroid
a)
comet
b)
moon
c)
meteoroid
d)
planet
21.

the spiral galaxy in which our solar system is found

a)

Earth System

b)

Star System

c)

Solar System

d)

Milky Way

22.
a resource that cannot be replaced within a short period of time or at all
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
renewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
human resource
23.
the elliptical path that a body takes as it travels around another body in space
a)
rotation
b)
equator
c)
orbit
d)
pattern
24.
a large object that orbits the sun or another star
a)
moon
b)
planet
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
25.
any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
26.
resources that can be replaced in a short time
a)
renewable resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
solar energy
d)
hydroelectricity
27.
a complete trip of a planet around the sun
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
28.
the spinning of a planet on its axis
a)
gravity
b)
inertia
c)
revolution
d)
rotation
29.
the Sun and all of the other objects that revolve around the Sun
a)
galaxy
b)
solar system
c)
universe
d)
nebula
30.
a day during which the sun's direct rays point to one of the tropics
a)
winter
b)
equator
c)
equinox
d)
solstice
31.
evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
32.
all the matter and energy that exist
a)
universe
b)
galaxy
c)
solar system
d)
earth system
33.
condition of earth's atmosphere at any point in time
a)
temperature
b)
forecast
c)
climate
d)
weather
34.

the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean

a)

ocean currents

b)

weather systems

c)

water cycle

d)

water table

35.

rapidly spinning columns of air that touch the ground

a)

thunderstorms

b)

cumulonimbus clouds

c)

hurricanes

d)

tornadoes

36.

the rising and falling of ocean water due to gravity

a)

ocean currents

b)

waves

c)

tides

d)

inertia

37.

weather systems that produce lightning, thunder, heavy rains, and high winds

a)

hurricanes

b)

thurnderstorms

c)

ocean currents

d)

tornadoes

38.

water that flows over the surface of land, weathering rocks and soil and eroding minerals

a)

surface runnoff

b)

subsurface runoff

39.

water that flows through soil layers, weathering rocks and soil and eroding minerals

a)

surface runoff

b)

subsurface runoff

40.

to use raw materials more than once in order to reduce waste

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

41.

the contamination of soil, water, or air with harmful substances

a)

pollution

b)

conservation

c)

reduce

d)

recycle

42.

the distance north or south of the equator

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

43.

rotating tropical storms that have achieved wind speeds of 120 km/hr or more

a)

tornadoes

b)

thunderstorms

c)

cumulonimbus clouds

d)

hurricanes

44.

the trapping of the sun’s heat by Earth’s atmosphere

a)

global warming

b)

greenhouse effect

c)

planet warming

d)

atmospheric warming

45.

a periodic warming of surface waters off the western coast of South America

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

tropical cyclone

46.

a cloud that touches the ground

a)

cirrus cloud

b)

cumulus cloud

c)

stratus cloud

d)

fog

47.

a nearly spherical object that revolves around the Sun, does not have its own orbit, and is not a moon

a)

moon

b)

dwarf planet

c)

planet

d)

star

48.

the theory that a single deity created the universe from nothing

a)

The Creation Theory

b)

The Big Bang Theory

c)

The Law of Gravitational Force

d)

The Theory of Aerodynamics

49.

a group of stars connected in a recognizable pattern

a)

asteroid belt

b)

constitution

c)

constellation

d)

nebulea

50.

a theory that everything in the universe was once packed together in an extremely small, hot dense ball of energy and matter/something caused this ball to expand and cool

a)

The Big Bang Theory

b)

The Creation Theory

51.

an imaginary line through a planet on which the planet rotates

a)

orbit

b)

planetary motion

c)

axis

d)

inertia

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