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Category 3 Earth Science

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When and cold and a warm front meet and stay still-

a)

Stationary Front

b)

Occluded Front

2.

A galaxy shaped like a condensed flattened ball, that contains older stars-

a)

Irregular Galaxy

b)

Elliptical Galaxy

3.

Galaxy is moving closer-

a)

Blue Shift

b)

Red Shift

4.

Before a 3rd Quarter and after Full Moon-

a)

Waning Gibbous

b)

Waning Crescent

5.

Closest Star to Earth-

a)

Proxima Centauri

b)

The Sun

6.

Small Wavelength and High Frequency-

a)

Radio Wave

b)

Gamma Wave

7.

Stars that are Dim and Cool-

a)

Main Sequence Star Red

b)

Main Sequence Star Blue

8.

All objects with mass have pull to other objects-

a)

More Mass=More Gravity

b)

More Mass=Less Gravity

9.

A Tropical Cyclonic Storm that forms over a large area of ocean water-

a)

Hurricanes fueled by Cold Water

b)

Hurricanes fueled by Warm Water

10.

90% of all stars fall in this area-

a)

High Mass Stars

b)

Main Sequence Stars

11.

As the air rises, the water vapor condenses forming clouds and rain.

a)

Low Pressure System

b)

High Pressure System

12.

Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other that causes earthquakes-

a)

Converging Plate Boundary

b)

Transform Plate Boundary

13.

A weather front that brings warmer weather-

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

14.

The lithosphere is made up of moving tectonic plates-

a)

Plate Tectonic Theory

b)

Pangea

15.

Long Wavelength and low frequency-

a)

UV Ray, XRay, Gamma Ray

b)

Radio, Microwave, Infrared

16.

The spinning of Earth on its axis-

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

17.

Before a New Moon and after a 3rd Quarter-

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

18.

A galaxy with no regular shape, and contains younger stars-

a)

Irregular Galaxy

b)

Spiral Galaxy

19.

A large cloud of gas and dust, the birth of a star-

a)

Low Mass Star

b)

Nebula

20.

Sun, Earth, and Moon in a straight line, that causes extreme tides-

a)

Neap Tide

b)

Spring Tide

21.

Season after Summer that is not tilted toward or away from the Sun-

a)

Spring Season

b)

Fall Season

22.

Hot and dim stars-

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Blue Giant

23.

Pressure systems that is sinking air, and brings warm weather.

a)

High Pressure System

b)

Low Pressure System

24.

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by-

a)

Convection Currents in the Mantle

b)

Convection Currents in the Ocean

25.

Shortest days of the year are in season-

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

26.

Tectonic Plates that form folded and volcanic mountains-

a)

Converging Plate Boundaries

b)

Diverging Plate Boundaries

27.

A galaxy that has a core of stars and arms that look like a pinwheel shape-

a)

Spiral Galaxy

b)

Irregular Galaxy

28.

Before a Waxing Gibbous and after a waxing crescent-

a)

1st Quarter

b)

3rd Quarter

29.

Caused by Earth's revolution-

a)

Day and Night

b)

Seasons

30.

Moon phase that is in between the Earth and Sun-

a)

Full Moon

b)

New Moon

31.

A topographic map has every 5th line bolded that has elevation marked-

a)

Contour Index

b)

Contour Interval

32.

At night, the air moves from the land to the ocean-

a)

Land Breeze

b)

Sea Breeze

33.

During the day, the breeze comes from the sea-

a)

Sea Breeze

b)

Land Breeze

34.

Caused by Earth's rotation-

a)

Day and Night

b)

Seasons

35.

Before a Full Moon and after a 1st Quarter-

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waning Gibbous

36.

Objects in the universe that are moving away -

a)

Red Shift

b)

Blue Shift

37.

Before a Waning Crescent and after a Waning Gibbous-

a)

1st Quarter

b)

3rd Quarter

38.

Bright stars that are cool-

a)

Red Supergiants

b)

Blue Supergiants

39.

When the Earth is tilted toward the Sun-

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

40.

When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a 90 degree angle that causes medium tides-

a)

Neap Tides

b)

Spring Tides

41.

Plate boundaries that create Sea Floor Spreading-

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

42.

The season that has the longest days of the year-

a)

Spring Season

b)

Summer Season

43.

Earth's orbit around the Sun that takes one year-

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

44.

A weather front that brings cold dense air-

a)

Cold Front

b)

Stationary Front

45.

The moon phase that is surrounded by a Waning and Waxing Gibbous-

a)

New Moon

b)

Full Moon

46.

Season before Summer, not tilted toward or away from the Sun.

a)

Winter Season

b)

Spring Season

47.

Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the human eye-

a)

Visible Light

b)

Ultraviolet Ray

48.

The season when Earth is tilted away from the Sun-

a)

Summer Season

b)

Winter Season

49.

Our Solar System is-

a)

on the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy.

b)

in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

50.

The moon phase that is before a 1st Quarter and after a New Moon-

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

51.

On a topographic map, the elevation between each line-

a)

Contour Line

b)

Contour Interval

52.

Stars that are hot and bright-

a)

Yellow Main Sequence Stars

b)

Blue Main Sequence Stars

53.

Proxima Centauri is 4.3 light years away. How long does it take us to see Proxima Centauri's light on Earth?

a)

4.3 Years

b)

4.3 Seconds

54.

The Sun provides uneven heating on Earth's surface-

a)

Weather Currents

b)

Convection Currents

55.

Order of seasons-

a)

Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring

b)

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fal

56.

Our Sun-

a)

Medium Size, Middle Aged Star

b)

Large Size, Middle Aged Star

57.

High Mass Star-

a)

Red Giant, Planetary Nebula, White Dwarf

b)

Red Supergiant, Supernova, Black Hole or Neutron Star

58.

Low Mass Star-

a)

Red Giant, Planetary Nebula, White Dwarf

b)

Red Supergiant, Supernova, Black Hole or Neutron Star

59.

Explosion of a Red Supergiant-

a)

Black Hole

b)

Supernova

60.

The death of a low mass star-

a)

White Dwarf

b)

Red Giant