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Test Description: Mixed review 5
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1) Scientists have found fossils of tropical plants in Antarctica. How could tropical plants have grown in Antarctica?
A
Catastrophic volcanic eruptions melted the ice and exposed the soil to sunlight.
B
At one time, Antarctica was located closer to the equator.
C
The rotation of Earth has increased, causing cooling of the atmosphere.
D
At one time, Earth's entire surface was a tropical rain forest.
2) The clouds that surround Venus are thick and choking which contribute to the Greenhouse Effect. Venus has a surface temperature of more than 400 degrees Celcius. Which of these best explains this high surface temperature?
A
The strong winds in the atmosphere produce friction.
B
The bright surfaces of the clouds reflect sunlight back on the planet.
C
The sulfuric acid in the clouds releases heat energy.
D
The thick clouds in the atmosphere prevent heat from escaping.
3) The Gulf Stream is a current (water moves 1 direction) in the Northern Hemisphere and the Brazilian Current in the Southern Hemisphere move from equator. Compared to inland areas at the same latitude, the coastal areas bordering these currents will
A
have more earthquakes
B
be more arid
C
be warmer
D
have shorter growing seasons.
4) Venus is warmed by solar radiation, but its thick cover increases the temperature because the clouds
A
prevent the escape of heat into space
B
absorb short light wavelengths, leaving heat.
C
convert solar radiation into heat.
D
produce heat as they are pushed by strong winds.
5) A day on Saturn takes about 10 Earth hours. Which fact would best explain this short day?
A
Saturn is less dense than Earth.
B
Saturn is much farther from the Sun than Earth.
C
Saturn's orbit has greater eccentricity than Earth's
D
Saturn rotates more rapidly than Earth.
6) Which of these effects generally occurs as the result of a warm air mass and a cool air mass converging at Earth's surface?
A
The sky becomes clear.
B
Cloud formation decreases.
C
Winds die down.
D
Stormy weather patterns develop.
7) At which location would earthquakes be least likely to occur?
A
At a convergent boundary where a trench is formed as the oceanic plate is subducted.
B
At a divergent boundary, where ridges are formed in the middle of the ocean
C
In the middle of a continent with no plate boundaries.
D
At a transform boundary where two plates slide past one another creating intense friction.
8) Which location would a rain forest most likely be found?
A
At 30 degrees latitude near the ocean.
B
At 30 degrees latitude in the middle of a continent.
C
At the equator
D
At the top of a mountain
9) Which planet was formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula?
A
Uranus
B
Venus
C
Mercury
D
Earth
10) Earthquake activity in California is primarily caused by
A
the interaction of tides with the coast.
B
the lowering of aquifer levels.
C
mining activity during the 19th century
D
plates grinding past each other along active faults.
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