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Earth Science Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Kepler's Laws

d)

Precession

2.

Which type of motion causes night / day? 

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Kepler's 1st Law

d)

Nutation

3.

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Kepler's 1st Law

d)

Barycenter

4.

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, what is the approximate dewpoint temperature if the dry-bulb temperature is 18 C and the wet-bulb temperature is 11 C?

a)

4 C

b)

-10 C

c)

7 C

d)

1 C

5.

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, an atmospheric pressure of 978 millibars is equal to

a)

28.76 inches of mercury

b)

28.92 inches of mercury

c)

29.00 inches of mercury

d)

28.88 inches of mercury

6.

Which location is experiencing a southwest planetary wind? (ESRT pg 14)

a)

B

b)

F

c)

A

d)

C

7.

As the air moves from point D to point E, it will be

a)

cooled by compression

b)

warmed by expansion

c)

cooled by expansion

d)

warmed by compression

8.

On which side of the mountain and at which elevation is the relative humidity probably 100%?

a)

on the leeward side at 1.0 km

b)

on the windward side at 1.5 km

c)

on the leeward side at 2.5 km

d)

on the windward side at 0.5 km

9.

An airmass located over the central United States will most likely move toward the

a)

southwest

b)

southeast

c)

northwest

d)

northeast

10.

The boundary between 2 air masses is called

a)

a climate zone

b)

a rift

c)

air pressure

d)

a front

11.

The diagram represents a cross-sectional view of air masses associated with a low-pressure system. The cold frontal interface is moving faster than the warm frontal interface. What usually happens to the warm air that is between the two frontal surfaces?

a)

The warm air is forced under both frontal interfaces

b)

The warm air is forced under the cold frontal interface but over the warm frontal interface

c)

The warm air is forced under the cold frontal interface but under the war frontal interface

d)

The warm air is forced over both frontal interfaces

12.

According to this weather station model, why is precipitation likely?

a)

The dewpoint is approaching the temperature

b)

The present weather indicates a thunderstorm

c)

Cloud Cover is 100%

d)

Precipitation is not likely

13.

An airmass originating over the North Pacific Ocean would most likely by

a)

continental polar

b)

maritime polar

c)

maritime tropical

d)

continental tropical

14.

Which process most directly results in cloud formation?

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

radiation

d)

condensation

15.

What is happening at point B?

a)

subduction

b)

a divergent boundary

c)

convection

d)

an earthquake

16.

The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________.

a)

mesosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

asthenosphere

d)

mantle

17.

In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

a)

along the edges of all the continents.

b)

along mid-ocean ridges.

c)

in deep-ocean trenches.

d)

at the north and south poles.

18.

What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

19.

Which process is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Evaporation

20.

What is the primary cause of ocean tides on Earth?

a)

The Moon's gravitational pull

b)

The Sun's radiation

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

Wind patterns

21.

Which layer of Earth is composed mostly of liquid iron and nickel?

a)

Outer core

b)

Inner core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

22.

What is the term for the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's origin?

a)

Epicenter

b)

Focus

c)

Fault

d)

Seismic zone

23.

Which phenomenon is caused by the Earth's tilt and orbit around the Sun?

a)

Seasons

b)

Day and night

c)

Tides

d)

Volcanic eruptions

24.

What is the term for the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Transpiration

25.

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Basalt