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WorksheetsEarth Space Science Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins
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Class
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1.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
2.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
3.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
4.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
5.
Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...
a)
accumulation
b)
runoff
c)
ground water
d)
surface water
6.
The process by which plants release water through the pores in their leaves is called...
a)
accumulation
b)
dormancy
c)
photosynthesis
d)
transpiration
7.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
8.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
9.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
10.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
11.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
12.
This is a diagram of the moon phases. In which phase would a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
3rd Quarter
13.
What type of eclipse is being shown in the diagram?
a)
Total solar eclipse
b)
Total lunar eclipse
c)
partial solar eclipse
d)
partial lunar eclipse
14.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
15.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
16.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
17.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
18.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
19.
Name the phase of the moon for letter a
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
20.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
21.
What is illuminating the Moon?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mirrors
d)
Flood Lights
22.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
23.
Daily temperature, daily rainfall, daily amount of sunshine
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
24.
The tropical rainforest has experienced 50 to 260 inches of rainfall annually for the last few decades.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
25.
We can expect rain on Tuesday.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
26.
A student was asked to describe the climate of her home town in her journal. Which of the following is a sentence that could describe the climate of her home town?
a)
On average, the city gets about 185cm of water per year and has an average high temperature of 23ºC.
b)
It rained for 13 ours straight last night
c)
It is expected the wind will blow at 15mph per hour from the west, and a late afternoon storm could produce lightning
d)
It was mostly cloudy everyday this week. Temperatures ranged from 3ºC to 15ºC
27.
In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Exosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Troposphere
28.
The ozone layer is a sublayer of the ________ layer.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Mesosphere
29.
In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Exosphere
30.
Which explanation correctly describes the greenhouse effect?
a)
The process of the atmosphere keeping the Earth's surface dense
b)
The process of the atmosphere trapping the sun's radiation, and making the Earth warm and livable for humans
c)
The process of the atmosphere keep us from floating into space
d)
The process of the atmosphere reflecting all of the Sun's heat back into space
31.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
32.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
33.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
34.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
35.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
36.
the process of sediment being glued together
a)
compaction
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
37.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
38.
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
39.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
40.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
41.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
42.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
43.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
45.
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
46.
The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean is called a
a)
dune
b)
mountain
c)
coastline
d)
delta
47.
Hills formed by the wind blowing or depositing sand are called
a)
dunes
b)
rivers
c)
lakes
d)
mountains
48.
What is a delta?
a)
a huge mass of ice that formed from accumulated and compacted snow that slowly moves down a slope
b)
a wide body of slowly moving water; a natural flow of water that follows a path into another body of water
c)
a triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into another body of water
d)
The outline or shape of a coast or the boundary between land and a lake or ocean
49.
These landforms are NOT found in Florida
a)
mountains and glaciers
b)
coastlines and sand dunes
c)
rivers and lakes
d)
deltas
50.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
51.
Which star is the coldest?
a)
Yellow Star
b)
Red Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
52.
Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...
a)
Extremely Large and Cold
b)
Small with a medium temperature
c)
Medium size with medium temperature
53.
Which category is our Sun located in?
a)
White Dwarfs
b)
Supergiants
c)
Main Sequence
d)
Giants
54.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
55.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
56.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
57.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
58.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
59.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
60.
The outermost layer is the ________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
61.
The layer below the crust is the ____________.
a)
oceanic crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
continental crust
62.
The core is made up mostly of _______________.
a)
oxygen
b)
magnesium
c)
iron
d)
carbon
63.
The inner core is ____________.
a)
solid
b)
molten
c)
unknown
d)
liquid
64.
This layer has rocks that move in circular motion.
a)
crust
b)
continental crust
c)
mantle
d)
oceanic crust
65.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
66.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
67.
What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
68.
You are stirring a bowl of hot soup with a metal spoon. The spoon starts to feel warmer because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
69.
You are doing your homework at a desk that is underneath a lamp. You start to feel hotter because of _?_ from the lamp.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
70.
In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _?_ substance to the _?_ substance.
a)
hotter to colder
b)
colder to hotter
c)
hotter to hotter
d)
colder to colder
71.
What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?
a)
Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
b)
No energy is transferred.
c)
Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
72.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Mars
73.
The inner planets are closer to the sun so
a)
they take longer to orbit the sun.
b)
they orbit the sun faster.
74.
What are the Inner Planets?
a)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus
b)
Earth, the Moon, Mars
c)
Neptune, Pluto, Earth
d)
:)
75.
Located between the inner and outer planets.
a)
Sun
b)
Asteroid belt
c)
Uranus
d)
Moons
76.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
d)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
77.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
78.
This picture shows
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
79.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
80.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
81.
Composed of all the water on or near the earth
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
82.
Body of air surrounding our planet.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
83.
Bio =
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
84.
Geo =
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
85.
Hydro =
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
86.
The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it.
a)
Universe
b)
Galaxy
c)
Star
d)
Solar System
87.
A relatively large spherical body that orbits a star.
a)
Star
b)
Planet
c)
Moon
88.
A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light.
a)
star
b)
black hole
c)
element
d)
big bang
89.
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity.
a)
Nebula
b)
Galaxy
c)
Universe
d)
Protostar
90.
Which of the following is the largest?
a)
star
b)
universe
c)
cluster
d)
galaxy
91.
________ holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Gravity
b)
String
c)
Bill Nye
d)
Duct tape
92.
How do scientists determine the actual age of fossils?
a)
relative dating
b)
sedimentary dating
c)
radioactive dating
d)
mold and cast dating
93.
What evidence is most important when using relative dating?
a)
the half-life of a radioactive element
b)
the position of sediment in petrified rock
c)
the types of minerals in a petrified fossil
d)
the position of fossils in sedimentary rock layers
94.
How does the fossil record help to support the theory of evolution?
a)
the fossil record shows that organisms slowly change over time
b)
The fossil record shows that species evolve very quickly
c)
The fossil record does not support the theory of evolution
95.
Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the oldest organisms?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
96.
Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
e)
F
97.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
98.
The earth centered view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
99.
The sun centered view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
100.
The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the...
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Clouds
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