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2nd nine weeks test review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when two plates move toward each other?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

2.

What is it called when two plates move away from each other?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

3.

Name the boundary where plates move away from each other

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

4.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
5.
Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?
a)
The shape of the continents
b)
Similar fossils found on separate continents
c)
Tree fossils found in odd places
d)
All of the above
6.

What can be found at a Convergent boundary?

a)

Mounatains

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mid-ocean rift

d)

Earthquakes

7.

What type of crustal features form at a divergent boundary?

a)

a trench

b)

an ocean whole

c)

an earthquake

d)

a rift or a ridge

8.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
9.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
10.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
11.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
12.

The sun has a luminosity of 1

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A nebula is

a)

made up of gas and dust

b)

last stage

c)

bigger than the star

d)

bigger Tham the galaxy

14.

The life cycle of a low mass star is

a)

nuclear fusion--> low mass star--> supergiant --> supernova

b)

nuclear fusion--> low mass star --> giant -->black hole

c)

nuclear fusion--> low mass star --> giant -->white dwarf

d)

nuclear fusion--> low mass star --> giant --> neutron star

15.
In the diagram given, what happens as we move to the left?
a)
Stars Get Larger
b)
Stars get Colder
c)
Stars get hotter
16.

In general, as the radius of a star increases....

a)

the temperature increases

b)

the temperature decreases

c)

the luminosity increases

d)

the luminosity decreases

17.
After the main sequence, a high mass star becomes a
a)
black dwarf
b)
protostar
c)
red giant
d)
supergiant
18.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
19.

What kind of Star is the sun

a)

A medium star with luminosity = 1

b)

The biggest star in the universe

c)

The smallest star in the universe

d)

Largest star in the universe

20.
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
21.
What 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
22.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
23.
Which of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?
a)
Cooler ocean temperatures
b)
Warmer ocean temperatures
c)
Large ocean waves
d)
Strong ocean currents
24.
____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cold, More
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, Less
d)
Warm, More
25.
____________ air rises because it is ____________dense.
a)
Cool, Less
b)
Warm, Less
c)
Cold, More
d)
Warm, More
26.

How warm must the ocean water be in order for a hurricane to form? TWO answers

a)

60 degrees F

b)

80 degrees F

c)

100 degrees F

d)

26 degrees C

27.

Which conditions will result in high winds?

a)

Large differences in air pressure

b)

heavy rains over several days

c)

increase in evaporation rates

d)

presence of cirrus clouds

28.

Which tide will occur during the New and Full Moon phases?

a)

Neap

b)

Spring

29.

On which day will we have a neap tide?

a)

October 1st

b)

October 5th

c)

October 16th

d)

October 23rd

30.

On which day will we have a spring tide?

a)

October 1st

b)

October 5th

c)

October 10th

d)

October 26th

31.

What fuels a hurricane's strength?

a)

Wind

b)

Warm Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Cold Water

32.

The pressure inside of a hurricane is ______,

a)

High

b)

Low

33.

The sea water that starts a hurricane gets warm from __________.

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Lightning

c)

The Sun

d)

The Moon

34.

A producer is something that:

a)

Eats plants

b)

Makes its own food

c)

Eats animals

d)

Eats plants and animals

35.

Producers are always at the __________ of a food chain

a)

Beginning

b)

Middle

c)

End

d)

Producers are not part of the food chain

36.

California got alot of earthquakes because its if found on the boundary of 2 tectonics plates

a)

Pacific plate

b)

South plate

c)

North plate

37.

The evidence that the plates are moving and never stopped

a)

satellites

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

milky way

d)

earthquakes

38.

Which of the following is a image of a cold front?

a)

b)

c)

d)

39.

Which of the following is a image of a warm front?

a)

b)

c)

d)

40.
lightning and thunder may occur
a)
cold front
b)
warm front