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High Science Earth Science Data Analysis & Interpretation Assessment Answer the set of questions that follows each table or figure. Figure 1.

1 High Science Earth Science Data Analysis & Interpretation Assessment Answer the set of questions that follows each table or figure. Figure Based on figure 1, what percent of the Earth s water is ocean water? A. 97% B. 3% C. 29% D. 52% 2. Your classmate states that glaciers account for less total water on Earth than groundwater. You A. Agree with your classmate because glaciers contain 29% of fresh water and groundwater is only 70%. B. Agree with your classmate since groundwater contains more than half of all the accessible surface freshwater. C. Disagree with your classmate because groundwater makes up 29% of all of the Earth s freshwater, but glaciers make up 70% of the 3% of freshwater that is accessible surface freshwater. D. Disagree with your classmate because Lakes and Rivers make up 79% of all the water on the Earth.

2 Figure 2: Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram 3. Considering Figure 2, which of the following information is present in the H-R diagram? A. The colors of stars. B. The temperature of stars. C. The brightness of stars. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.

3 Figure 2: Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram 4. What star has the size 10-2 solar radii? A. Procyon B B. Spica C. Vega D. Sun E. Pollux

4 Table 1. The solar mass and lifespan of select stars from the H-R diagram. Star Name Solar Masses Lifespan (Years) 61 Cygni B Centauri A Altair Achernar Spica Using the data in Table 1, create a graph that shows how life span changes as solar mass changes. Use the graph paper provided by your teacher to generate your graph and then answer the questions below. Provide graph paper

5 5. Select the graph with a shape that is most similar to your graph. A. The x-axis is labeled LIfe Span (years) and the y-axis is labeled Solar Mass. B. The x-axis is labeled Solar Mass and the y-axis is labeled Life Span (years). C. The x-axis is labeled LIfe Span (years) and the y-axis is labeled Solar Mass. D. The x-axis is labeled Solar Mass and the y-axis is labeled Life Span (years). E. The x-axis is labeled Solar Mass and the y-axis is labeled Life Span (years). 6. Which phrase would best describe the relationship between the two variables that you just graphed? A. Linear relationship B. Non-linear relationship

6 Figure 2: Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram 7. Looking just at Main Sequence, which statement best describes the trend displayed in the H-R diagram? A. As temperature increases, luminosity decreases. B. As temperature increases, luminosity increases. C. As luminosity increases, life span increases. D. As temperature increases, life span increases. E. There is no trend.

Figure 3. 8. What is the best caption for Figure 3? A. There were a variety of plants and animals that lived on Earth at different times. B.

7 Figure What is the best caption for Figure 3? A. There were a variety of plants and animals that lived on Earth at different times. B. There are fossils that are found in the same places that scientists believe were connected before the continents drifted apart. C. The continents and the oceans make up the Earth s crust. D. None of the Above 9. Which statement is best supported by the information in Figure 3? A. The climate in Antarctica once supported ferns and land reptiles. B. The plants and animals represented in this graphic are common in the same locations today. C. The continents are in the same position today as they are in this graphic. D. None of the above

8 Figure 4. Adiabatic temperature change according to elevation with temperatures expressed in degrees Fahrenheit. 10. In figure 4, as air ascends the hill, what is the temperature drop in degrees F per 1,000 foot rise in elevation? A. 3.5 B. 4.5 C. 5.5 D. 6.5 E. 22

50 seconds 12. In Figure 5, when does the secondary or S-Wave arrive? A. 10 seconds B. 20 seconds C. 30 seconds D.

9 Figure 5. Seismograph reading from 1991 earthquake in California. Seismographs measure ground movement during earthquakes. 11. In Figure 5, when does the first P-Wave arrive? A. 0 seconds B. 10 seconds C. 20 seconds D. 40 seconds E. 50 seconds 12. In Figure 5, when does the secondary or S-Wave arrive? A. 10 seconds B. 20 seconds C. 30 seconds D. 40 seconds E. 50 seconds 13. In Figure 5, what is the amplitude of the Primary or P wave? A. 50 mm B. 75 mm C. 100 mm D. 150 mm E. 200 mm

10 Figure 6. The longer the time between the arrival of the P-wave and S-wave, the farther away the epicenter for an Earthquake. 14. According to figure 6, if you had a seismograph located 4,000 km from the epicenter of this earthquake, which wave would your instrument record first? A. S wave B. P wave 15. Given the information in figure 6, which wave travels fastest? A. P wave B. S wave C. Love wave D. Rayleigh wave E. None of the above

11 Figure 6. The longer the time between the arrival of the P-wave and S-wave, the farther away the epicenter for an Earthquake. 16. What is the difference between the arrival times of the P and S waves at a distance of 2000 km? A. 1 minute B. 2 minutes C. 3 minutes D. 4 minutes E. 5 minutes 17. Which waves slows down the fastest over time? A. P Wave B. S Wave

Figure 7. Global Carbon Cycle. Storage measured in GIC (gigaton of carbon). Adapted from Global Greenhouse Warming. (n.d.). The global carbon cycle. In The Global Carbon Cycle.

12 Figure 7. Global Carbon Cycle. Storage measured in GIC (gigaton of carbon). Adapted from Global Greenhouse Warming. (n.d.). The global carbon cycle. In The Global Carbon Cycle. Retrieved from According to Figure 7, where is the greatest storage of carbon located? A. Atmosphere C. Soils B. Sediments D. Deep oceans 19. Based on the information provided in Figure 7, which of the following actions would be most likely to decrease stores of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? A. Increase logging of trees. B. Increase fossil fuel and cement production C. Decrease the populations of marine biota D. Increase the planting of vegetation E. None of the above

13 Figure 8. The graphs below display the distance travelled by a particular satellite in a given period of time. \ 20. Considering the graphs in Figure 8, which set of data would allow you to draw the most reliable conclusion? A. Diagram A B. Diagram B C. Diagram C D. None of the diagrams

14 Figure Based on the info-graphic above, between 2008 and 2014, during which year were the greatest amount of people displaced by floods or landslides? A B C D During 2010 and 2011, how many million (m) people were displaced by storms? A. 47 m B. 0.2 m C m D. 5.1 m

High Science Earth Science Pretest: Data Analysis & Interpretation

High Science Earth Science Pretest: Data Analysis & Interpretation Answer the set of questions that follows each table or figure. Figure 1: Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram 1. Considering Figure 1, which