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Semester 2 Final
Test Description: Part 4
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
A
carbon dioxide
B
nitrogen
C
hydrogen
D
oxygen
2) What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
A
mesosphere
B
thermosphere
C
stratosphere
D
troposphere
3) Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of
A
precipitation
B
deposition
C
evaporation
D
sublimation
4) The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called
A
sublimation
B
condensation
C
evaporation
D
deposition
5) Which term describes the conversion of a solid directly to a gas, without passing through the liquid state?
A
condensation
B
sublimation
C
evaporation
D
deposition
6) The force exerted by the weight of the air above is
A
the coriolis effect
B
divergence
C
air pressure
D
convergence
7) Which force generates winds?
A
gravity
B
pressure differences
C
the Coriolis effect
D
friction
8) The boundary that seperates different air masses is called a(n)
A
front
B
anticyclone
C
cyclone
D
storm
9) Global winds move warm air toward the
A
equator
B
poles
C
oceans
D
atmosphere
10) The geocentric model of the universe stated that
A
Earth was the center of the universe
B
Earth was a wanderer
C
Earth revolved around the celestial sphere
D
the sun was the center of the uiverse
11) The measure of the total amount of matter an object contains is called
A
mass
B
density
C
weight
D
volume
12) What is the shape of a planet's orbit
A
irregular
B
elliptical
C
paranolic
D
circular
13) What movement of Earth is responsible for night and day?
A
revolution
B
rotation
C
perigee
D
precession
14) Seasons are caused by
A
Earth's tilted axis
B
Earth's distance from the sun
C
precession
D
Earth's rotation
15) During the period that the moon's phases are changing from new to full, the moon is
A
waning
B
waxing
C
approaching Earth
D
exhibiting retrograde motion
16) How long does it take the moon to go from full moon ohase to new moon phase?
A
one week
B
two weeks
C
three weeks
D
four weeks
17) One of the planets known to have rings is
A
Mars
B
Mercury
C
Uranus
D
Venus
18) Which of the following is NOT a Jovian planet?
A
Saturn
B
Earth
C
Uranus
D
Neptune
19) Which on the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?
A
Mercury
B
Earth
C
Mars
D
Jupiter
20) The most obvious difference between the terrestrial and the Jovian planets is
A
length of day
B
size
C
color
D
orbital velocity
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