WorksheetsCFE Honors Practice Test 24
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Visible light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a (a) .
Are any of the galaxies moving towards Earth? Explain. (a)
Which term describes the apparent shift of light wavelengths toward the red end of the electromagnetic spectrum when a luminous object is moving away from Earth? (a)
What type of telescope is used to measure cosmic microwave background radiation? (a)
All stars begin their life in a (a)
What are the final two stages of a low mass star? (a)
A gigantic explosion that causes the death of a large star is called (a)
A Red Giant burns through it Hydrogen and then uses Helium as fuel. What is the byproduct of this process? (a)
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left? (a)
A force that drags a plate into the mantle. (a)
What are the deepest places on Earth formed by pushing oceanic crust under continental crust? (a)
What forms when denser oceanic crust is pushed under less dense oceanic crust? (a)
What is associated with transform boundaries? (a)
Surface currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's (a)
The Gulf stream (starting near the Equator) carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
Cold
Warm
Freezing
Fresh
Deep Ocean currents caused by (a)
What do we call the constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by differences in temperature and salinity? (a)
Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food are interactions between the (a)
Evaporation from the ocean moves the water from (a)
When living things breathe, they interact with which of Earth's spheres? (a)
What type of front is over Texas? (a)
Which of the following best describes the surface wind circulation around the center of a High pressure system (as seen from above)?
counterclockwise and spiraling outward
counterclockwise and spiraling inward
clockwise and spiraling outward
clockwise and spiraling inward
Most clouds form by the cooling of air. Air, if sufficiently cooled, will become saturated with water vapor. Continued cooling will result in condensation, cloud formation, and possible precipitation. The vertical motion in a __________ often leads to cloud formation.
low
high
Surface winds on Earth are primarily caused by differences in
distances from the Sun during the year
ocean wave heights during the tidal cycle
rotational speeds of Earth’s surface at various latitudes
air density due to unequal heating of Earth’s surface
On which day was there the least difference between the low temperature and high temperature? (a)
Students observe plant and animal cells under the microscope and use a Venn diagram to compare what they observe. (a)
Which type of investigation does not have a control group? (a)
In the paper airplane experiment, changing the size of the airplane would be which variable? (a)
These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers. (a)
A wave with a large wavelength will have a (a) frequency and (b) energy
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? (a)
Which of the following has the least amount of energy? (a)
As frequency increases on the electromagnetic spectrum, what happens to the wavelength? (a)
A measure of how much thermal energy an object has (a)
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. (a)
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks. (a)
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean (a)
When the land surface above collapses or sinks into the cavities or when surface material is carried downward into the voids; drought, along with resulting high groundwater withdrawals, can make conditions favorable for this to form (a)
This canyon is a result of (a)
How do animals get carbon?
By eating plants and or other animals.
They absorb it from the atmosphere.
From the ground
They do not get carbon from anywhere.
What organisms in the ocean absorb the most carbon dioxide?
Algae and marine plants
Ocean mammals, like whales and dolphins
Fish
Coral
During the process of condensation, describe the process of the movement of energy. (a)
If greenhouse gases increase and build up in our atmosphere, what happens?
They trap more heat and global temperatures rise.
They trap more heat and global temperatures decrease.
They trap less heat and global temperatures rise.
They trap less heat and global temperatures decrease.
Heat is radiated back to space from earth as (a)
According to the diagram, what can happen when solar energy hits clouds in Earth's atmosphere?
it can be reflected or absorbed
it can only be absorbed
it can only be reflected
it is neither reflected nor absorbed
