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What can we learn from a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram?
a) The surface temperature of stars
b) The luminosity of stars
c) The relative size of stars
d) All of these

The third planet from the sun is
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Earth

Which of the following is true of a lunar eclipse?
a) The moon is between Earth and the sun
b) Earth is between the moon and the sun
c) The moon casts a shadow on the sun
d) Earth casts a shadow on the sun

The Ring of Fire
a) is a system of volcanoes around the Pacific ocean
b) is a system of volcanoes around the Atlantic ocean
c) is caused by diverging plates
d) is the ring in the Lord of the Rings

Convection currents cause
a) tectonic plates to move
b) ocean currents
c) air currents
d) all of these

The ocean current that flows past Virginia's coast is
a) the warm Gulf Stream
b) the cold Gulf Stream
c) NOT caused by convection currents
d) moving towards the equator

Clouds are formed by
a) evaporation of ocean water
b) condensation of water vapor
c) convection currents
d) tectonic movement

The tail on the weather station symbol indicates
a) cloud cover
b) wind direction
c) wind speed
d) more than one of these

Topographic maps tell us
a) How many miles between points
b) the elevation of selected spots on the map
c) absolutely nothing that is useful
d) more than one of these

Earth's seasons are caused by
a) the fact that Earth is closest to the Sun in the summer
b) Convection currents
c) Earth's tilt toward and away from the sun as it revolves around the sun
d) Frost giants

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