Earth & Moon Review
Carbon 13 is a radioactive isotope. About half of a sample
decays in 6000 years. After how long would only 1/8 of the
original carbon 13 be left?
A. 6,000 years
B. 18,000 years
C. 24,000 years
D. 30,000 years
.
From the center outward, the correct order
of the zones of the Earth is
A. Solid core, mantle, liquid core, crust, atmosphere
B. Liquid core, solid core, crust, mantle, atmosphere
C. Solid core, liquid core, mantle, crust, atmosphere
D. Liquid core, solid core, mantle, crust, atmosphere
Why is the Earth’s magnetosphere
important?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It protects us from UV
It traps heat
It protects us from solar wind particles
It makes our compasses work
What are the two most abundant
gases in Earth’s atmosphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oxygen: 78%; Nitrogen: 21%
Nitrogen: 78%; Oxygen: 21%
Carbon Dioxide: 78%; Oxygen: 21%
Oxygen:78%; Carbon Dioxide: 21%
In Earth’s atmosphere, as altitude
increases, air pressure….
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
Which pair are greenhouse gases?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Carbon dioxide & ozone
Carbon dioxide & water vapor
Nitrogen & oxygen
Water vapor & ozone
Convection is
A.
B.
C.
D.
Heat transfer in a liquid or gas
Heat transfer by direct contact
Heat transfer by electromagnetic waves
Heat transfer by magic
The ozone layer is important to life
because
A.
B.
C.
D.
It traps heat
It absorbs UltraViolet radiation
It protects us from solar wind particles
It provides gravity
What drives the plate motion of
Earth’s crust?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Erosion
What is needed for convection?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Erosion
Evolution
Magnetic field
Heat source
Where did most of Earth’s present
atmosphere come from?
A.
B.
C.
D.
solar wind
Volcanic outgassing & plants
Ozone depletion
Greenhouse effect
How do we know that Earth has
layers?
A. We’ve dug to the core
B. We use X-rays to see through the layers
C. We see layers in other planets and
assume we have layers, too
D. We see how seismic waves behave and
interpret layer boundaries from them
What causes a magnetic field
around a planet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Liquid metal core & rapid rotation
Auroras
Meteors
Solar wind and rotation
The Coriolis Effect …
A. Makes pressure systems circulate
because of Earth’s rotation
B. Makes pressure systems circulate
because of Earth’s proximity to the sun
C. Makes pressure systems circulate
because of solar wind
D. Makes pressure systems circulate
because of Earth’s gravity
Earth is a differentiated planet because
A. The temperature in the core is higher
than the temperature on the surface
B. The material in the interior of the Earth is
separated by density
C. Iron is more dense than silicate material
D. The Earth's structure is different from the
other planets
Which of Earth’s layers is densest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust
Why does Earth’s surface differ
from the moon’s surface?
A. Earth has not been hit by meteors but
the moon has been hit.
B. Earth has an atmosphere that protects it
from impacts. The moon does not.
C. Earth has a magnetic field that deflects
meteors. The moon does not.
D. Earth has tectonic activity and repaves
itself. The moon does not.
Earth’s greenhouse effect…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Allows for liquid water and life to exist.
Protects us from UV rays
Causes the Coriolis Effect
Is caused by humans
Why do we see only one side of the
moon from Earth?
A. The moon does not rotate
B. The side of the moon facing us is the
only one that gets light
C. The moon rotates & revolves at the same
rate
D. The Earth does not rotate
What causes tides?
A. Earth’s rotation
B. Earth’s revolution
C. Coriolis Effect
D. Earth’s moon
How many high tides are there
each day?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
2
3
4
If the first high tide on Monday is at
10:00am, What time will the first
high tide be on Tuesday?
A.
B.
C.
D.
10:00 am
10:00pm
10:50 am
10:30 am
Highlands?
A
B
D
C
Rays?
A
B
D
C
Maria?
A
B
D
C
Why does the moon have
extreme temperatures?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It has a carbon dioxide atmosphere
It has a magnetic field
It is close to the sun
It has no atmosphere
Why does the moon have no
atmosphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
There is no life
It’s made of the wrong kind of rocks
There is no water to evaporate
There is not enough gravity to hold
gases
How do we know the age of Earth’s
rocks and the moon’s rocks?
A.
B.
C.
D.
By the radioactive decay of isotopes
By inspection
By chemical analysis
By amount of erosion