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semester 2 study guide Earth Science

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a greenhouse gas?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

methane

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrous oxide

e)

water vapor

2.

What does this image represent?

a)

water vapor inside the earth.

b)

Greenhouse gas

c)

tides

d)

Greenhouse effect

3.
What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
a)
Temperature goes up
b)
Temperature goes down
4.
Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be
a)
warm 
b)
cold
c)
dead
5.
True or False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
7.

Which of the following natural events is NOT a source of carbon dioxide?

a)

Wildfire

b)

Decomposing plants and animals

c)

Volcanic eruption

d)

Earthquake

8.

Why are there more hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean between June and November than in the Pacific Ocean?

a)

The water is colder that time of year in the Atlantic Ocean

b)

The water is saltier in the Atlantic Ocean

c)

The water is choppy

d)

The water is warmer that time of year.

9.

Where are hurricanes formed?

a)

On cold water

b)

On Warm water

c)

Anywhere near the ocean

d)

In the clouds

10.
What happens as a hurricane moves further in-land?
a)
It speeds up and gets stronger
b)
It turns around and goes back to sea
c)
It slows down and gets weaker
d)
It stalls
11.

Summer and winter are caused by _________________________.

a)

the Earth's rotation and revolution

b)

the Earth's distance from the Sun during revolution

c)

the Earth's axial tilt and revolution

d)

the Earth's axial tilt and rotation

12.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
13.

Energy from the sun is called ___.

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

14.
The earth is a tilted planet.  What is the degree of tilt?
a)
Approximately 25 degrees
b)
Exactly 25 degrees
c)
23.5 degrees
d)
90 degrees with respect to the sun
15.

What season would be experienced in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

16.

What season would be experienced in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

17.

This is a lunar eclipse

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the correct order from smallest to largest?

a)

planet, universe, solar system, galaxy

b)

planet, solar system, galaxy, universe

c)

galaxy, planet, solar system, universe

d)

universe, galaxy, solar system, planet

19.

The perioed of one rotation of earth is known as

a)

Sun day

b)

Earth day

c)

Moon day

d)

None of the above

20.

Which one of the following is the source of light on earth

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Space

d)

Satellite

21.

Motion of the earth around the sun is called

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of the above

22.
Solar eclipses occur during which Moon phase?
a)
New Moon
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Gibbous
23.
The order of a lunar eclipse is..
a)
Sun-Earth-Moon
b)
Earth-Sun-Moon
c)
Moon-Sun- Earth
d)
Earth-Moon-Sun
24.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon?
a)
Tilt
b)
Lunar Eclipse
c)
Solar Eclipse
d)
Partial Eclipse
25.
During a solar eclipse...
a)
The sun is blocked
b)
The Earth is blocked
c)
The moon is blocked
d)
You are blocked
26.
A solar eclipse happens during wich moon phase?
a)
waning
b)
full moon
c)
new moon
d)
waxing 
27.
In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?
a)
Below each other
b)
Above each other
c)
In alignment
28.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
c)
Earth must be directly between the Sun and the moon.
29.

Weight is _________.

a)

the quantity of matter in an object.

b)

the measure of an object's inertia.

c)

the force exerted by gravity on an object's mass.

d)

equal to the mass of an object.

30.

Weight is constant.

a)

True

b)

False

31.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
friction 
32.
The amount of matter in an object is 
a)
pressure
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
force
33.
If an object has more mass, then it will
a)
weigh more.
b)
weigh less.
c)
weigh the same as an object with less mass.
d)
always have more volume than an object with less mass.
34.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
35.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
36.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
37.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
38.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull
39.

The rotation of the Earth causes winds to bend due to the...

a)

coriolis effect

b)

doldrums

c)

trade winds

d)

westerlies

40.

Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.

a)

high, high

b)

low, low

c)

low, high

d)

high, low

41.

Which planet's average temperature make it the hottest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

42.

Why is Venus's atmosphere yellow?

a)

banannas

b)

sulfer

c)

nitrogen

d)

iron

43.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
44.

What factor causes one planet to have more gravity than other planets

a)

The planets mass

b)

The planets size

c)

Terrestrial planets have more gravity

d)

Gas giants have more gravity

45.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
46.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
47.
Why does Earth have different seasons? 
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 
48.

What season is the northern hemisphere in?

a)

fall

b)

summer

c)

spring

d)

winter

49.

what season is the southern hemisphere in?

a)

fall

b)

summer

c)

spring

d)

winter

50.

What is this a diagram of?

a)

Earth

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

solar system

d)

water cycle

51.

Why do planets orbit the Sun?

a)

The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull.

b)

The Sun’s chemical composition makes it attract planets.

c)

Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.

d)

The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.

52.

During which two moon phases does a spring tide occur?

a)

full and new moon

b)

first and third quarter

c)

waxing and waning gibbous

d)

waxing and waning crescent

53.

During which two moon phases does a Neap Tide occur?

a)

Full and new moon

b)

first and third quarter moon

c)

waxing and waning gibbous

d)

waxing and waning crescent

54.

During the moon phases shown in the image Earth will experience a -

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

55.

During the moon phases shown in the image Earth will experience a -

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

56.

During the moon phase shown in the image Earth will experience a -

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

57.

During the moon phase shown in the image Earth will experience a -

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

58.

During the moon phase shown in the image Earth will experience a -

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

59.

During the moon phase shown in the image Earth will experience a -

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

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