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Earth Science CP Final 20-21

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the process that changes a liquid to a gas by adding heat

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitaion

2.

water that collects in lakes, rivers, oceans and other bodies of water

a)

precipitaion

b)

accumulation

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

3.
the average weather of an area over a long period of time
a)
climate
b)
global wind pattern
c)
forecast
d)
season
4.
the protection of resources from pollution or damage
a)
conservation
b)
global warming
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
environment
5.

energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

natural resource

c)

alternative energy source

d)

fossil fuels

6.

fuels that have formed from ancient plant and animal remains (coal, petroleum, natural gas)

a)

solar energy

b)

fossil fuels

c)

aquifer

d)

renewable resources

7.
to change from a liquid state to a gaseous state by adding heat
a)
melt
b)
freeze
c)
evaporate
d)
condensate
8.
the boundary between two air masses
a)
cloud
b)
dew
c)
air pressure
d)
front
9.
a huge cluster of gas, dust, and billions of stars
a)
galaxy
b)
universe
c)
solar system
d)
earth system
10.
the increase in the average temperature of earth's atmosphere
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
environment
c)
global warming
d)
conservation
11.
air movements that are cause by pressure belts, convection cells, and earth's rotation
a)
ocean currents
b)
global wind patterns
c)
California Current
d)
Gulf Stream
12.
a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
inertia
c)
magnetism
d)
gravitational force
13.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
dew
b)
precipitation
c)
cloud
d)
humidity
14.

the spiral galaxy in which our solar system is found

a)

Earth System

b)

Star System

c)

Solar System

d)

Milky Way

15.
a resource that cannot be replaced within a short period of time or at all
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
renewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
human resource
16.
the elliptical path that a body takes as it travels around another body in space
a)
rotation
b)
equator
c)
orbit
d)
pattern
17.
a large object that orbits the sun or another star
a)
moon
b)
planet
c)
asteroid
d)
comet
18.
any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
19.
resources that can be replaced in a short time
a)
renewable resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
solar energy
d)
hydroelectricity
20.
the spinning of a planet on its axis
a)
gravity
b)
inertia
c)
revolution
d)
rotation
21.
the Sun and all of the other objects that revolve around the Sun
a)
galaxy
b)
solar system
c)
universe
d)
nebula
22.
all the matter and energy that exist
a)
universe
b)
galaxy
c)
solar system
d)
earth system
23.
condition of earth's atmosphere at any point in time
a)
temperature
b)
forecast
c)
climate
d)
weather
24.

the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean

a)

ocean currents

b)

weather systems

c)

water cycle

d)

water table

25.

rapidly spinning columns of air that touch the ground

a)

thunderstorms

b)

cumulonimbus clouds

c)

hurricanes

d)

tornadoes

26.

the rising and falling of ocean water due to gravity

a)

ocean currents

b)

waves

c)

tides

d)

inertia

27.

weather systems that produce lightning, thunder, heavy rains, and high winds

a)

hurricanes

b)

thurnderstorms

c)

ocean currents

d)

tornadoes

28.

water that flows over the surface of land, weathering rocks and soil and eroding minerals

a)

surface runnoff

b)

subsurface runoff

29.

to use raw materials more than once in order to reduce waste

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

30.

the contamination of soil, water, or air with harmful substances

a)

pollution

b)

conservation

c)

reduce

d)

recycle

31.

rotating tropical storms that have achieved wind speeds of 120 km/hr or more

a)

tornadoes

b)

thunderstorms

c)

cumulonimbus clouds

d)

hurricanes

32.

the trapping of the sun’s heat by Earth’s atmosphere

a)

global warming

b)

greenhouse effect

c)

planet warming

d)

atmospheric warming

33.

a cloud that touches the ground

a)

cirrus cloud

b)

cumulus cloud

c)

stratus cloud

d)

fog

34.

an imaginary line through a planet on which the planet rotates

a)

orbit

b)

planetary motion

c)

axis

d)

inertia

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