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Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?
Mars
Moon
Sun
Earth
What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?
Sun
Neptune
Earth
The Universe
Which is the correct order of size?
Earth, sun, solar system, galaxy, universe
Sun, solar system, Earth, universe, galaxy
Universe, galaxy, solar system, Earth, sun
Solar system, Earth, sun, universe, galaxy
During which phase can a lunar eclipse occur?
New
Full
Gibbous
3rd Quarter
______ is more permeable since water passes through it
gravel
sand
clay
Silt
What is the major cause of winds?
tsunamis
unequal heating of Earth's surface
climatic earthquakes on Earth's surface
ocean waves
Sea breezes take place during the ________ because the warmer land temperature results in a warmer air mass above the land compared to the cooler air mass over the surface of water.
day
night
Why does the sand in the experiment heat up faster and cool down slower?
Water heats up faster and cools down faster
Land heats up faster and cools down faster
There is a mistake with the experiment
It could be a lot of different reasons
Where ALL weather takes place.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
All of the above.
Where most water vapor is found.
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
All of the above.
Some processes happen much more quickly. Which of the following has the potential to change Earth's landforms quickly?
The carving of a valley by a glacier
The formation of a canyon by a river
The erosion of sand on a beach by storms, like hurricanes
The weathering of rocks by wind
Which would most likely increase the erosion caused by a stream?
Increased Rainfall
Decreased animal life
Decreased temperature
Increased Evaporation
We live in the climate zone that is most common in the US. It is the______zone. There are four seasons.
Tropical
Polar
Temperate
none of the above
What types of air masses would be colder?
Temperate
Desert
Polar
Tropical
The heat that causes plates to move comes from
The sun
The Core and Mantle
Magma and Lava
None of the above
Rock that forms from heat and pressure deep inside earth is called
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
None
Convergent plates
COME together
DIE away
Tickle each other
Divergent plates
COME together
DIE away
Tickle each other
What is in soil? (check all that apply)
air
water
minerals
aeration
organic matter
How does Freezing and Thawing cause mechanical weathering?
repeated process that splits rock when water seeps into the cracks, then freezes and expands, causing pieces to break off
scratching, scraping, or grinding of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
the cracks widen as roots grow thicker
rocks expand when heated and contract when cooled then break
This is rock forms from evaporation and it is sedimentary
soil
limestone
glass
granite
Intrusive igneous rock has _________crystals
small
large
Hardness:
It’s the ability of some minerals to break in geometric shapes
It's the stripe colour of a mineral
It's a measure of a mineral’s resistance to being scratched
None of the answers is correct
The copper in a penny is a mineral. What is the luster for copper? Why?
The luster for copper is non-metallic because it's not a metal
The luster for copper is metallic because copper's a metal
The luster for copper is opaque
The luster for copper is non-metallic because it is metal.
-the name of the scale used to determine a mineral's hardness.
Miller's scale of hardness
The Scale of Hardness
Mohs scale of hardness
Mineral Hardness Scale
The deepest parts of the ocean are called
trenches
abyss
deep sea plain
guyot
Winds blowing across the surface of the oceans and seas cause them to move in ripples called ________
tides
waves
current
motion
What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
Continuous underwater mountain range
A geyser on the ocean floor
Mountains that reach the ocean surface
Underwater, inactive volcanoes
What is an abyssal plain?
A smooth, flat area on the ocean
Mountains that reach the ocean surface
Gently sloping, shallow area
At the edge of the shelf, the ocean floor drops down an incline
