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SOL Module 4: Earth & Space Systems

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Thermosphere

2.

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

3.

In which layer of the atmosphere does life exist?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

4.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

5.

Which layer of the atmosphere is very hot with atoms very spread out?

a)

Mesophere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

6.

Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

7.

Heat transfer through direct contact.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

8.

Heat transfer through currents of fluid.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

9.

Which method of heat transfer is responsible for causing weather?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

10.

Select all that apply:

Clouds exist in which state(s) of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

11.

Which type of cloud is wispy, made of ice, and high in the sky?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

12.

Which type of cloud is spread out across the sky and produces lots of light precipitation?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

13.

Which type of cloud is fluffy and seen on nice days?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Stratus

c)

Cirrus

14.

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Psychrometer

d)

Thermometer

15.

Which tool is used to measure humidity?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Psychrometer

d)

Thermometer

16.

Which tool is used to measure wind speed?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Psychrometer

d)

Thermometer

17.

What happens when the ground gets very warm and there is lots of water vapor in the air?

a)

Tornado

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Hurricane

d)

A stationary front.

18.

What do you call a funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a cumulonimbus cloud?

a)

Tornado

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Hurricane

d)

A stationary front.

19.

What do you call a storm that forms over warm ocean waters that are low pressure areas?

a)

Tornado

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Hurricane

d)

A stationary front.

20.

In a _____, cold, dense air pushes warm air upward.

a)

Warm Front

b)

Occluded Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Cold Front

21.

In a _____, warm air collides with cold air at the surface.

a)

Warm Front

b)

Occluded Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Cold Front

22.

In a _____, cold and warm air masses meet but neither has the force to move the other.

a)

Warm Front

b)

Occluded Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Cold Front

23.

In a _____, a warm air mass is pinched between two cold air masses.

a)

Warm Front

b)

Occluded Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Cold Front

24.

Most of the water on Earth is ___ water.

a)

Fresh

b)

Frozen

c)

Salt

d)

Vapor

25.

Most of Earth's fresh water is in...

a)

Glaciers and Ice

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Lakes and Rivers

d)

Groundwater

26.

Most of Earth's USABLE fresh water is in...

a)

Glaciers and Ice

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Lakes and Rivers

d)

Groundwater

27.

Topographic maps use contour lines to show the ____ of land.

a)

water sources

b)

height

c)

temperature

d)

habitable areas

28.

What do you call a river or stream that flows into bigger rivers?

a)

Estuary

b)

Watershed

c)

Brackish

d)

Tributary

29.

Select all that apply:

What do you call an area where salt water mixes with fresh water?

a)

Estuary

b)

Watershed

c)

Brackish

d)

Tributary

30.

What do you call a region of land that drains into a common body of water?

a)

Estuary

b)

Watershed

c)

Brackish

d)

Tributary

31.

A measurement of the amount of sediment in water is called...

a)

Turbidity

b)

Dissolved Oxygen

c)

pH

d)

Salinity

32.

The tool used to measure turbidity is called...

a)

an anemometer.

b)

a microscope.

c)

litmus paper.

d)

a secci disk.

33.

Hydroelectric power plants turn __________ energy into electrical energy.

a)

mechanical

b)

thermal

c)

chemical

d)

nuclear

34.

A geocentric model says that celestial bodies revolve around ___.

a)

the moon

b)

Earth

c)

the Sun

d)

the asteroid belt

35.

Select all that apply:

What is the shape of planetary orbits?

a)

Oval

b)

An Ellipse

c)

A Circle

d)

A Figure 8

36.

Which tool is meant for long-term living in space?

a)

Satellites

b)

Space Probes

c)

Space Shuttles

d)

Space Stations

37.

Which tool is meant to be left in space?

a)

Satellites

b)

Space Probes

c)

Space Shuttles

d)

Space Stations

38.

The natural satellite of the Earth is...

a)

the Sun.

b)

the moon.

c)

Mars.

d)

Venus.

39.

These space projectiles are made of ice and melt near the Sun.

a)

Comets

b)

Asteroids

c)

Meteoroids

d)

Meteorites

40.

These space projectiles travel between Jupiter and Mars.

a)

Comets

b)

Asteroids

c)

Meteoroids

d)

Meteorites

41.

These space projectiles are small asteroids or pieces of metal.

a)

Comets

b)

Asteroids

c)

Meteoroids

d)

Meteorites

42.

Which type of planet is made of Hydrogen and Helium?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

43.

Which type of planets have high density?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

44.

Which type of planets do not have any rings?

a)

Jovian

b)

Terrestrial

45.

Where gravity is less, your weight is...

a)

less.

b)

more.

c)

the same.

46.

In a revolution, a planet moves around...

a)

itself.

b)

the Sun.

47.

The amount of time a planet takes to complete one rotation determines the length of its...

a)

year.

b)

day.

c)

month.

d)

hour.

48.

How much of the moon can we see from Earth?

a)

One Quarter

b)

One Half

c)

Three Quarters

d)

All of it.

49.

Which moon phase shows more than half lit up on the right side?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Waning Gibbous

50.

Which moon phase shows only a sliver on the left side?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waxing Gibbous

d)

Waning Gibbous

51.

Which ever side of Earth that is facing the moon has ___ tide.

a)

High

b)

Low

52.

Which type of precipitation leaves clouds as a solid but is liquid when it reaches the ground?

a)

Rain

b)

Freezing Rain

c)

Sleet

d)

Snow

53.

Which type of precipitation leaves clouds as a solid, melts while in the air, but re-freezes when it reaches the ground?

a)

Rain

b)

Freezing Rain

c)

Sleet

d)

Snow

54.

Which type of precipitation leaves clouds as a solid, melts while in the air, but re-freezes before it reaches the ground?

a)

Rain

b)

Freezing Rain

c)

Sleet

d)

Snow

55.

Which type of precipitation leaves clouds as a solid and remains solid all the way to the ground?

a)

Rain

b)

Freezing Rain

c)

Sleet

d)

Snow