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Earth Science SOL Review 1
Test Description: SOL review
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1) This theory states that the universe began in a very hot and dense sphere that expanded and eventually condensed into galaxies.
A
Continental Drift
B
Big Bang
C
Superposition
D
Plate Tectonics
2) The number of stars in our solar system
A
Billions
B
One
C
Thousands
D
Hundreds
3) The most commonly used measurement for distance in astronomy
A
Parsecs
B
Miles
C
Kilometers
D
Light Years
4) What is a common characteristic of the outer planets
A
They are gas giants
B
They all have only one moon
C
They are all rocky
D
They are all relatively small
5) This causes tides
A
Gravitational pull of the moon only
B
Gravitational pull of the sun only
C
Gravitational pull of the sun and the moon
D
Winds blowing off the sea
6) Where stars begin their life cycle
A
Asteroids
B
Black Holes
C
Nebula
D
The Kuiper Belt
7) Spring tides differ from neap tides in that
A
Neap tides occur when the moon is full or new
B
Spring tides are higher and lower than neap tides
C
Neap tides and higher and lower than spring tides
D
Spring tides occur when the moon is a quarter or a crescent
8) The main gas in Earth's atmosphere is
A
Carbon dioxide
B
Oxygen
C
Methane
D
Nitrogen
9) Earth's ozone layer protects us from
A
Ultraviolet radiation
B
Both of these
C
Neither of these
D
Radiation from the sun
10) A high pressure system usually brings
A
violent storms
B
sunny, calm weather
C
Steady rain
D
Cold weather
11) Climate is
A
not important to study because it does not affect us today
B
The weather that is happening right now
C
The typical weather patterns for a given location over a period of many years
D
helps us predict daily weather
12) Cold fronts
A
bring rain and thunderstorms
B
are caused when there is a high pressure system
C
are caused when a warm air mass advances on cold air mass
D
bring steady rain
13) Obsidian is a rock that is formed by cooling lava. It is
A
an igneous rock
B
a metamorphic rock
C
a sedimentary rock
D
a mineral
14) Fossils are found almost exclusively in
A
Metamorphic rock
B
Sedimentary rock
C
Igneous rock
D
Oceanic rocks
15) Metamorphic rocks are formed when
A
Rocks are broken into pieces
B
Existing rock is changed into another type of rock by extreme heat and pressure
C
Lava or magma cools
D
Layers of sediments harden into rocks
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