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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Convection currents in the _____________move the tectonic plates.
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
The ______________ is composed of liquid rock composed of iron and nickel.
crust
mantle
inner core
outer core
Which layer is made of molten rock?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
As tectonic plates move, what landforms could occur?
sand dunes
deltas
caves
mountains
Harry Hess discovered _______________________________.
sea floor spreading
subduction
convection currents
ocean trenches
Rock is ________________ closer to the crack at a divergent boundary.
older
younger
Which rock group forms from the cooling and hardening of magma?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
Which type of rock weathers to form sediment?
igenous
sedimentary
metamorphic
all rocks can weather to form sediment
Which type of rock is formed under heat and pressure?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
If you clear cut a section of the forest and a large rainstorm follows, what may happen to the area?
the soil will soak up more nutrients for the plants
too much carbon dioxide will build up
the top layer of soil will erode away
Which is an example of chemical weathering?
ice wedging
wind moving sand
plant roots growing in a rock
oxidation
Which processes in the water cycle change liquid water into vapor?
precipitation and condensation
sublimation and evaporation
evaporation and condensation
evaporation and transpiration
________________________ forms clouds in the atmosphere.
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
______________ releases water as vapor from living plants.
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
Where does our drinking water come from?
ice caps
salt water in oceans
rivers/streams
groundwater
Hot tropical regions have ____________salinity due to evaporation.
high
low
less
Cold water _____________ because it is more dense than warm water.
sinks
floats
If the wind speed increases, the wave height ________________ and the wave length __________________.
increases, increases
increases, decreases
decreases, increases
decreases, decreases
Tides are caused by
Moon's gravity and wind
Sun's gravity and Moon's gravity
Earth's gravity and wind
Sun's gravity and Earth's gravity
Hurricanes gain strength
over cooler ocean water
once they make landfall
over warmer ocean water
after a week
A warm front entering an area means
a colder and drier air mass is moving into an area
a warmer and drier air mass is moving into an area
a colder and wetter air mass is moving into an area
a warmer and wetter air mass is moving into an area
Tornado Alley is created by
warm, dry air from the Gulf of Mexico meeting cold, dry air from Canada
warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meeting cold, dry air from Canada
cool, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meeting warm, dry air from Canada
cool, dry air from the Gulf of Mexico meeting cool, moist air from Canada
The Moon is lit up by ___________________________.
light reflecting off Earth
light reflecting off the Sun
light reflecting off nearby stars
If the Earth's revolution around the Sun was to speed up, what would happen to the length of the seasons?
they would remain the same
they would be shorter
they would be longer
there would only be two seasons
How many days after a new moon would you see a full moon?
7
14
3
30
__________________ , decayed organic matter, is mostly found in the topsoil layer.
fertilizer
humus
bedrock
parent rock
The Coriolis Effect causes winds to blow in a _______________.
straight line
north to south pattern
curved pattern
east to west pattern
The Gulf Stream is a ______________ current.
warm water
cold water
freshwater
An air mass that develops over the ocean will be
cool, dry
cool, moist
warm, dry
warm, moist
When the Earth's shadow covers the Moon, a _____________ eclipse is occurring.
solar
lunar
total
penumbra
What part of the ocean floor is a steep drop off, connecting the continent to the ocean floor?
continenetal shelf
continental slope
abyssal plain
trench
Which ocean floor feature is closest to the shoreline?
continental shelf
continenetal slope
abyssal plain
continental rise
Most ozone molecules are found in the _________________ layer.
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
thermospshere
What is the softest mineral?
quartz
diamond
talc
gypsum
What force keeps the Moon orbiting Earth?
gravity
inertia
friction
weight
The United States uses more ______________________ resources.
renewable
nonrenewable
If the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, the United States would be experiencing _____________________.
Spring
Fall
Summer
Winter
Ptolemy stated the _______________ was at center of the universe.
moon
Earth
Sun
Heaven
A/an ____________________ enters Earth's atmosphere and travels towards the ground.
asteroid
meteoroid
meterorite
comet
Our solar system is located in the _________________________ Galaxy on an outer spiral arm.
Milky Way
Orion
Galileo
Copernicus
Land heats up and cools down ____________________ than water.
slower
faster
The larger the mass of an object the ____________________ the force of gravity.
weaker
stronger
Comets and asteroids orbit the ________________.
Earth
Moon
Sun
Jupiter
Venus is Earth's closest neighbor and most similar in __________ to Earth.
size
atmosphere
surface composition
weather
