Earth Space EOC Review Test #1 NAME: Use test for questions 1 and 2 Jack studied the effects of light pollution on turtles and their offspring. He observed that areas with a high amounts of light pollution at night had a greater number of turtle deaths. He concluded that the turtles were attracted to the artificial lights and were drawn to these lights instead of the ocean. 1. What light were the turtles not been drawn too because it was been out shined by the artificial light? a. Stars b. Earth c. Moon d. Sun 2. Grace decided she wanted to redo Jack s experiment. This is an example of what scientific process? a. Experiment b. Copying c. Replication d. Repetition 3. The following statements were taken from the procedures of four different investigations. The statement from which investigation is an example of repetition? a. Investigation 1 b. Investigation 2 c. Investigation 3 d. Investigation 4
4. A model of the water cycle was made using an aquarium with a glass cover, a container of ice cubes, water, and a lamp. Which part of the water cycle causes the water droplets to form on the glass cover? a. condensation b. evaporation c. precipitation d. runoff 5. There are three main types of rock; igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. These rock types are formed in different ways, however because of the rock cycle they are able to transform into one another. A rock that has been transformed from a striated (layered) rock to one that is under intense heat and pressure. What was the rock type before and after its transformation? a. Sedimentary to igneous b. Igneous to metamorphic c. Sedimentary to metamorphic a. Metamorphic to igneous 6. Divergent boundaries are responsible for all of the following landforms except a. Volcanoes b. Mid-ocean ridge c. Trenches d. Rift valley 7. What two layers are responsible for convention currents? a. Crust and mantle b. Inner core and lithosphere c. Core and mantle d. Crust and outer core
8. Interactions between layers of Earth cause convection currents to move crustal plates. The diagram below shows four layers of Earth. In which layer of Earth are the convection currents that directly result in tectonic plate motion found? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 9. Which layer do scientist think is responsible for the magnetic field around Earth? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 10. Deforestation occurs when large areas of trees are cut down. Which of the following impacts on the environment would result from deforestation? a. increased erosion b. colder temperatures c. excess ground moisture d. greater oxygen production 11. Approximately how long does it take for the moon to complete its phases? a. A day b. A week c. A month a. A year 12. Which two planets are the most similar in size? a. Earth and Mercury b. Jupiter and Mars c. Venus and Saturn d. Earth and Venus
13. Which of these is possible only when the sun, Earth, and the moon are aligned as shown? a. A solar eclipse b. A third-quarter moon c. A lunar eclipse d. A first-quarter moon 14. Which of the following is a correct? a. Venus has lower temperatures than Earth because its atmosphere is extremely thin and will not hold in the sun s rays. b. Earth s atmosphere has more CO2 than Venus s atmosphere. c. Venus s atmosphere has more CO2 than Earth s atmosphere. a. Earth has lower temperatures than Venus because its atmosphere is extremely thin and will not hold in the sun s rays. 15. What does the color of a star indicate? a. Size b. Mass c. Gravity d. Temperature 16. How does heat move between layers of the sun? a. Conduction b. Transfer c. Radiation a. Convection 17. All of the planets revolve and rotate counterclockwise around the sun, however one planet which is similar to Earth revolves counterclockwise but rotates clockwise. Which of the following planets rotate clockwise? a. Venus b. Earth c. Jupiter d. Saturn
Use text for questions 18-20 Jeremy is observing objects for a science project. He has 5 objects that he has to observed and record data based off his observations. He put all his data in a chart and used a 1-5 scale, where 1 is the least and 5 the brightest. Gravity Brightness Object A 2 4 Object B 5 3 Object C 1 1 Object D 3 5 Object E 4 2 18. Which object is the smallest in mass? a. Object A b. Object B c. Object C d. Object D 19. What type of brightness is Jeremy using to describe the stars? a. Luminosity b. Absolute Brightness c. Apparent Brightness d. Light 20. Based on the chart which object is most likely a comet? b. Object A c. Object B d. Object C e. Object D 21. What is the difference between rotation and revolution? a. Rotation is the time it takes a planet to make one orbit around the sun and revolution is the time it takes a planet to spin once on its axis. b. Revolution is the time it takes a planet to make one orbit around the sun and rotation is the time it takes a planet to spin once on its axis. c. Rotation only applies to the inner planets because they are closer to the sun, while the outer planets are too far from the sun to have a rotation. d. There is no difference between rotation and revolution. 22. Which of the following is true? a. The longer the revolution time the longer the time a planet takes to make one rotation. b. The shorter the revolution time the shorter the time a planet takes to make one rotation. c. Venus s atmosphere is denser than Earth s atmosphere. d. Earth has the shortest revolution time.
23. The formation of the Canary Islands was primarily caused by their location near a a. trench b. Earthquake c. Divergent boundary d. Transform boundary 24. Keisha wants to show Amy what happens during one Earth day. Keisha holds a small globe representing Earth, and Amy holds a large ball representing the Sun. What should Keisha do to show Amy what happens during one Earth day? a. Keisha should move the globe in one complete circle around Amy. b. Keisha should move the globe toward Amy and then away from her. c. Keisha should slowly lift the globe above her head and then lower it. d. Keisha should slowly spin the globe one complete time about its axis. 25. Stream drainage patterns that develop in a landscape region are controlled mostly by a. Precipitation amounts b. Bedrock (ground) structure c. Air temperature variations d. Nearness to a large body of water 26. Earth has sedimentary bedrock of marine origin (beginning) that is four billion years old. Which inference can be made from this information? a. Earth had oceans four billion years ago. b. Most sedimentary rocks are at least four billion years old. c. Life existed on Earth four billion years ago. d. Sedimentary rocks formed from magma when Earth cooled four billion years ago.
27. Jacob started creating a diagram to show some of the common characteristics of the planets in our solar system. Which characteristic should Jacob write in the empty circle of the diagram? a. Made mostly of gas b. Has a rocky surface c. Revolves around a star d. Is a satellite of another planet 28. The arrows on the map below show the prevailing winds at a midlatitude coastal city. The city most likely has a climate that is a. Arid (dry), with a small difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures b. Humid (moist), with a small difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures c. Arid (dry), with large differences between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures d. Humid (moist), with a large difference between the highest and lowest yearly temperatures 29. Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth s atmosphere causes cloud formation? a. Rising expanding cooling condensation b. Sinking contracting cooling evaporating c. Sinking contracting cooling evaporation d. Rising contracting warming evaporation
30. Which graph best shows the general relationship between a planet s distance from the Sun and the Sun s gravitational attraction to the planet? 31. Which process combines lighter elements into heavier elements and produces energy within the Sun and other stars? a. Fusion b. Insolation c. Conduction d. Radioactive decay 32. Most of the Earth s weather events take place in the a. Thermosphere b. Stratosphere c. Mesosphere d. Troposphere
33. Which diagram best represents the tilt of the Earth s axis that causes the Northern Hemisphere seasons shown? 34. The cross section below represents prevailing winds moving over a coastal mountain range. Letters A through D represent locations on Earth s surface. What location will most likely have the least annual precipitation? a. A b. B c. C d. D 35. Trees growing on the edge of a river s meander (bend) are most likely to fall into the river due to a. Deposition on the inside of the meander b. Deposition on the outside of the meander c. Erosion on the inside of the meander d. Erosion on the outside of the meander
36. The diagram below represents planets A and B, or equal mass, revolving around a star. Compared to planet A, planet B has a a. Weaker gravitational attraction to the star and a shorter period of revolution b. Weaker gravitational attraction to the star a longer period of revolution c. Stronger gravitational attraction to the star and a shorter period of revolution d. Stronger gravitational attraction to the star and a longer period of revolution