WorksheetsEarth and Space Semester 2 Final
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Magma
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Volcano
2.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
3.
Why does magma tend to rise to the surface?
a)
It has large amounts of silica.
b)
It contains very little silica.
c)
It is denser than the surrounding material.
d)
It is less dense than the surrounding material.
4.
The formation of magma depends on which set of conditions?
a)
Pressure, Density, and Water Content
b)
Temperature, Density, and Pressure
c)
Temperature, Density, and Water Content
d)
Temperature, Pressure, and Water Content
5.
The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Hot Spot
c)
Subduction Boundary
d)
Transform Boundary
6.
What is the principal ingredient to all types of magma?
a)
Iron
b)
Magnesium
c)
Silica
d)
Water
7.
What type of lava cools quickly and forms rock with jagged edges?
a)
Aa
b)
Magma
c)
Pahoehoe
d)
Pillow Lava
8.
What type of lava cools slowly and forms rock with smooth, ropelike features?
a)
Aa
b)
Magma
c)
Pahoehoe
d)
Pillow Lava
9.
Which type of magma has the lowest amount of silica content?
a)
Andesitic Magma
b)
Basaltic Magma
c)
Rhyolitic Magma
d)
Viscous Lava
10.
What is the resistance of a liquid, such as lava, to flow?
a)
Elasticity
b)
Pyroclasticity
c)
Silica
d)
Viscosity
11.
What are solid rock fragments that are ejected during a volcanic eruption?
a)
Lahar
b)
Magma
c)
Pyroclastic Material
d)
Silica
12.
What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
13.
What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
14.
What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?
a)
Caldera
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite Volcano
d)
Shield Volcano
15.
Where are most volcanoes found?
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
d)
Hot Spots
16.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
17.
What kind of magma produces violent volcanic eruptions?
a)
Magma low in silica
b)
Magma that is fluid, and runny
c)
Magma that is high in gas content
d)
Magma rich in iron
18.
Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?
a)
They produce more red light than nearby galaxies
b)
They are moving away from us
c)
The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust
d)
They are moving toward us
19.
About how long ago do scientists believe the
universe began?
a)
13-14 billion years ago
b)
13-14 million years ago
c)
12-13 billion years ago
d)
12-13 million years ago
20.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe started as a point and is moving towards each other
21.
The spinning of the Earth on its axis is
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
precession
d)
nutation
22.
The motion where the Earth's axis tilt traces a cone pattern once every 26,000 years is called
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
precession
d)
nutation
23.
The Earth's motion around the Sun is called its
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
precession
d)
nutation
24.
Which is the correct hierarchy of the Earth in the universe from SMALLEST TO LARGEST?
a)
Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, solar system, universe
b)
Earth, solar system, universe, Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Earth, solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe
d)
universe, Milky Way Galaxy, solar system, Earth
25.
Fusion is
a)
the splitting of a large atomic nucleus into two or more smaller ones
b)
the joining of two small nuclei to form a larger nucleus
26.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
27.
What is the brightest star in the sky?
a)
Rigil
b)
Vega
c)
Polaris
d)
Sirius
28.
What is the origin of the universe called?
a)
The Hubble Glitch
b)
The Big Crunch
c)
The Big Bang
d)
The Big Collapse
29.
What was the first element to form within the universe?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Carbon
d)
Oxygen
30.
Which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Green
d)
Violet
31.
How long does it take light to get from the sun to earth?
a)
8 hours
b)
2 years
c)
8 minutes
d)
12.5 seconds
32.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
33.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
34.
In what way does the Sun warm Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
condensation
35.
Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)
a)
circle
b)
ellipse
c)
focus
d)
perihelion
36.
A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.
a)
faster
b)
slower
37.
Why does Earth have different seasons?
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun
38.
What is nuclear Fusion?
a)
a stream of charged particles produced by the corona
b)
areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them
c)
an atom bomb
d)
the joining of hydrogen atoms to form helium
39.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
40.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
41.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
42.
A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
43.
The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:
a)
Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
b)
Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Mars
c)
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune
44.
The inner planets are:
a)
Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury
b)
Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Earth
c)
Earth, Pluto, Neptune, Mars
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
45.
People used to think that Earth was the center if the solar system, They thought everything orbited around it. They called this the _________ model.
a)
Geocentric
b)
Earth First
c)
Egocentric
d)
Solarology
46.
Which planet is the hottest planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
47.
Why does the moon appear to shine?
a)
It is like a star and gives off light
b)
it refracts light from space
c)
It reflects light from the sun
d)
It absorbs light from the sun
48.
which model of the solar system has the sun in the center with all of the planets orbiting it?
a)
heliocentric
b)
geocentric
49.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
50.
Which planet is seventh from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Uranus
51.
A small rocky object orbiting the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
52.
A small rock from space that has hit the Earth's surface
a)
Meteoroid
b)
Asteroid
c)
Comet
d)
Meteroite
53.
Our galaxy is called the
a)
Earth Nebula
b)
The Hubble Galaxy
c)
The Milky Way
d)
The Snickers
54.
What region is found between Neptune and Pluto?
a)
Oort cloud
b)
Kuiper Belt
c)
a galaxy
55.
Ptolemy
a)
Earth is center of universe;planets move
b)
sun is the center of the universe
c)
Planets revolve around sun, sun around earth
d)
heliocentric model, elliptical paths
56.
Copernicus
a)
Earth is center of universe;planets move
b)
sun is the center of the universe
c)
Planets revolve around sun, sun around earth
d)
heliocentric model, elliptical paths
57.
Tycho Brahe
a)
Earth is center of universe;planets move
b)
sun is the center of the universe
c)
Planets revolve around sun, sun around earth
d)
heliocentric model, elliptical paths
58.
Kepler
a)
Earth is center of universe;planets move
b)
sun is the center of the universe
c)
Planets revolve around sun, sun around earth
d)
heliocentric model, elliptical paths
59.
Galileo Galilei
a)
used telescope to discover Jupiter's 4 moons
b)
gravity and laws of motion
c)
studied stars and fuzzy patches
d)
discovered galaxies; universe expanding
60.
Newton
a)
used telescope to discover Jupiter's 4 moons
b)
gravity and laws of motion
c)
studied stars and fuzzy patches
d)
discovered galaxies; universe expanding
61.
heliocentric
a)
earth center of universe
b)
sun center of solar system
c)
All objects in space generate their own light
d)
planets revolve around sun, sun revolves around Earth
62.
When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________
a)
colors
b)
ROY G. BIV
c)
spectrum
d)
electromagnetic wave
63.
Light is a form of
a)
energy
b)
radiation
c)
reflection
64.
What is a collapsing cloud of gas and dust destined to become a star, a developing star not yet hot enough to engage in nuclear fusion?
a)
Protostar
b)
Black Dwarf
c)
Black Hole
d)
Pulsar
65.
What is a dense object with gravity so strong it prevents the escape of everything including light?
a)
Nova
b)
Pulsar
c)
Black Hole
d)
Black Dwarf
66.
What process must start for a star to be considered born?
a)
Supernova
b)
Nuclear fission
c)
Nuclear fusion
d)
Planetary nebular
67.
What type of star is the sun currently?
a)
main sequence
b)
white dwarf
c)
red giant
d)
protostar
68.
What type of star blows up in a supernova explosion?
a)
Main sequence
b)
Supergiant
c)
Protostar
d)
Planetary Nebular
69.
What exists before a star is born
a)
protostar
b)
pulsar
c)
nebula
d)
red giant
70.
What is the next stage the sun will enter?
a)
protostar
b)
pulsar
c)
nebula
d)
red giant
71.
What remains after a low mass or medium mass star that has exhausted most of its nuclear fuel?
a)
Supergiant
b)
Black Hole
c)
Supernova
d)
White dwarf
72.
What are the steps for a medium mass star?
a)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, white dwarf, black dwarf
b)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, black hole
c)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf
d)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, neutron star
73.
What are the steps for a low mass star?
a)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, white dwarf, black dwarf
b)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, black hole
c)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, black dwarf
d)
nebula, protostar, main sequence, red supergiant, supernova, neutron star
74.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Barred Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Spiral
75.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Barred Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Spiral
76.
What type of galaxy is our solar system in?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
77.
What is the actual brightness of a star?
a)
Absolute Magnitude
b)
Visible Light
c)
Apparent Magnitude
d)
Brightness
78.
What is a star's brightness as it appears from the Earth?
a)
Absolute Magnitude
b)
Visible Light
c)
Apparent Magnitude
d)
Brightness
79.
What is the slight shifting in the apparent position of a nearby star due to the orbítal motion of Earth?
a)
Absolute magnitude
b)
Parallax
c)
Apparent magnitude
d)
Retrograde motion
80.
A Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram shows the relationship between _______ and _______.
a)
surface temperature and absolute magnitude
b)
surface temperature and apparent magnitude
c)
color and apparent magnitude
81.
For a medium mass star what is the last element fused before it dies?
a)
Helium
b)
Carbon
c)
Iron
d)
Uranium
82.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
83.
The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,
a)
True
b)
False
84.
Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
86.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
87.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
88.
What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Ozone
c)
Water Vapor
d)
carbon dioxide
89.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
90.
Solid to liquid =
a)
melting
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
deposition
91.
Liquid to Solid=
a)
melting
b)
freezing
c)
sublimation
d)
condensation
92.
Liquid to gas=
a)
sublimation
b)
melting
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
93.
Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
a)
fog
b)
deposition
c)
humidity
d)
cloud
94.
Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere compared to how much water the air can hold.
a)
specific humidity
b)
relative humidity
c)
fog
d)
clouds
95.
Which holds more water
a)
warmer air
b)
cooler air
96.
What air "feels" like
a)
saturation point
b)
heat index
c)
dew point
d)
temperature
97.
Provides a surface for condensation to occur
a)
air
b)
cloud
c)
condensation point
d)
condensation nuclei
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