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WorksheetsCA3 Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 9mins
Earth's crust is its (a) layer.
Mountains form at which type of plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Earthquakes are most commonly associated with which plate boundary?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
In which layers of the atmosphere do temperatures increase with altitude?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
The sun's energy reaches Earth through which process?
Solar radiation
Solar convection
Solar conduction
True or False?
The dewpoint is the temperature at which water vapor condenses into water droplets or ice crystals to form clouds.
True
False
Which of the following is the most common greenhouse gas found in Earth's atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Ozone
Water vapor
True or False?
The global conveyor belt brings warm ocean water from the Equator to the poles and vice versa, moderating global temperatures.
True
False
True or False?
The Gulf Stream (and other jet streams) can change the temperature of nearby landmasses by bringing warm or cool air from other parts of the world.
True
False
Divergent plate boundaries result when tectonic plates ____________.
Collide
Pull apart
Slide past each other
Which of the following is more dense?
Continental crust
Oceanic crust
The _________ ___________ absorbs UV radiation, creating heat in the stratosphere.
greenhouse gases
ozone layer
greenhouse effect
Coriolis effect
True or False?
Oceans absorb and store more heat energy than land.
True
False
According to Kepler's 2nd Law, each section shown in the planetary orbit above will be traveled ___________________.
in equal time intervals
in opposite directions
at different times
True or False?
Earth bulges at the center due to its rotation on its axis.
True
False
Where does the sun get its energy?
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear radiation
Nuclear war
Which of the following explains WHY oceans hold more heat energy than land?
Earth's mantle heats the ocean
The ocean receives more direct sunlight
The ocean has a higher specific heat than land
Convection currents in air, water, and magma are formed due to ____________ differences.
Distinct
Density
Desert
Derivative
Which type of storm forms over warm ocean water?
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
True or False?
Our sun is a star.
True
False
Which of the following has been most detrimental to the ozone layer?
Greenhouse gases
Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs)
Kentucky fried chickens (KFCs)
Carbon dioxide
Fossils are found in which type of rock?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
True or False?
The rock cycle is a process by which rocks can change from one type to another (e.g. sedimentary to metamorphic)?
True
False
