EARTH SCIENCE SPRING SEMESTER FINAL TEST REVIEW Question Preview (ID: 37578)


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THE SUN MAKES UP WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE MASS OF THE ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM?
a) 99.75%
b) 99.95%
c) 99.85%
d) 99.65%

MOST WEATHER IN THE UNITED STATES IS CAUSED BY WHICH TWO AIR MASSES?
a) CONTINENTAL POLAR AND MARITIME POLAR
b) CONTINENTAL POLAR AND MARITIME TROPICAL
c) CONTINENTAL TROPICAL AND MARITIME POLAR
d) CONTINENTAL TROPICAL AND MARITIME TROPICAL

ON AVERAGE, THERE ARE _________ THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAPPEN ON EARTH EVERY DAY.
a) 2,000
b) 45,000
c) 100,000
d) 770

VENUS HAS A VERY HOT SURFACE TEMPERATURE DUE TO...
a) NO ATMOSPHERE AND VOLCANOES
b) A VERY LARGE SIZE AND THICK CLOUDS
c) THIN CLOUDS AND VOLCANOES
d) THICK CLOUDS AND VOLCANOES

AS MARITIME POLAR AIR MASSES TRAVEL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THEY CHANGE FROM COLD, DRY AIR MASSES TO...
a) WARM, MOIST AIR MASSES
b) MEDIUM, MOIST AIR MASSES
c) MEDIUM, DRY AIR MASSES
d) COLD, MOIST AIR MASSES

MOST OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY HURRICANE COMES FROM WATER WAVES, WHICH IS CALLED...
a) STORM SURGE
b) STORM SPLURGE
c) A TSUNAMI
d) STORM WAVES

THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS IN ORDER STARTING CLOSEST TO THE SUN...
a) MERCURY, EARTH, VENUS, MARS
b) VENUS, EARTH, MARS, MERCURY
c) MERCURY, VENUS, MARS, EARTH
d) MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS

THE JOVIAN PLANETS IN ORDER STARTING CLOSEST TO THE SUN...
a) JUPITER, URANUS, SATURN, NEPTUNE
b) JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE
c) SATURN, JUPITER, URANUS, NEPTUNE
d) JUPITER, SATURN, NEPTUNE, URANUS

AIR MASS WEATHER CAN STAY IN AN AREA FOR...
a) A FEW HOURS TO UP TO A DAY
b) WEEKS TO MONTHS
c) DAYS TO WEEKS
d) A FULL SEASON

THE NAME OF THE VERY LARGE CLOUD THAT CREATES A VORTEX IS...
a) CUMULUS CLOUD
b) STRATUS CLOUD
c) CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD
d) CIRRUS CLOUD

WHY IS URANUS CALLED THE SIDEWAYS PLANET?
a) IT HAS HORIZONTAL RINGS
b) IT HAS A VERY SHORT DAY
c) IT ROTATES ON IT'S SIDE
d) IT HAS A VERY LONG DAY

THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF A TORNADO IN MILES PER HOUR IS...
a) 90
b) 119
c) 80
d) 70

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