Name: ______________________ Period: ________
Earth Science Final Exam
Multiple Choice
Astronomy
_____1. _______________ means sun-centered universe.
a) Geocentric model
c) sun spots
b) Nuclear fusion
d) Heliocentric model
_____2. An imaginary line that runs through the earth at the poles is called
a) the equator
c) the axis
b) the equinox
d) the solstice
_____ 3. As the moon phases move from full to new, is it
a) eclipsing
c) waxing
b) waning
d)rotating
_____4. How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
a) 365 ¼ days
c) 3 years
b) 27.3 days
d) 30 days
_____5. When the sun is blocked from view it is a __________________________
a) lunar eclipse
c) summer solstice
b) solar eclipse
d) winter solstice
_____6. The length of a star’s life depends on its ______.
a) Color
c) Inertia
b) Mass
d) Supernova
_____7. What are the 2 most abundant elements in the universe?
a) Carbon and Oxygen
c) Hydrogen and Oxygen
b) Oxygen and Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen and Helium
_____8. What burns up in the mesosphere?
a) Meteors
b) Asteroids
c) Comets
_____9. What separates the inner planets and the outer planets?
a) Comets
b) Meteors
c) Asteroids
Atmosphere and Weather
_____10. What causes Earth’s seasons?
a) how far earth is from the sun
c) the tilt of earth on its axis
b) the moon’s pull on earth
d) whether there is snow, rain or sunny weather
_____11. Choose the option that lists the layers of the atmosphere in the correct order.
a) Troposphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere
b) Stratosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, and mesosphere
c) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
d) Troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and stratosphere
_____12. Warm air rising from the equator and cold air sinking from the poles is an example of:
a. conduction
b. convection currents
c. radiation
_____13. Winds are caused by:
a) the water cycle
c) evaporation and condensation
b) uneven heating of Earth’s surface
d) phases of the moon
_____14. What type of climate zone would be warm and humid? (Think air masses).
a) Continental polar
c) maritime tropical
b) Maritime polar
d) continental tropical
_____15. What are the three types of global winds?
a) Horse latitudes and trade winds
b) Prevailing westerlies, polar easterlies and doldrums
c) Prevailing westerlies, polar easterlies, and horse latitudes
d) Prevailing westerlies, polar easterlies, and trade winds
_____16. Winds blow from areas of _________ pressure to _________ pressure.
a) High to low
b) Low to high
_____17. Unequal heating of Earth’s surface at the beach during the day causes:
a) Land breeze
c) Currents
b) Sea breeze
d) Sand storms
Climate
Base your answers to questions 1 and 2 on the reading passage about lake-effect snow and the map below, and on
your knowledge of Earth science. The radar map shows areas where snowfall was occurring. The whitest area
indicates where snowfall was heaviest.
Lake-Effect Snow
In late fall, cold air originating in Canada and then moving over the Great Lakes often produces lake-effect snow in New
York State. When the cold air mass moves across large areas of warmer lake water, water vapor enters the cold air. When
this moist air moves over the cooler land, the moisture comes out of the atmosphere as snow. The effect is enhanced when
the air that flows off the lake is forced over higher land elevations. The areas affected by lake-effect snow can receive
many inches of snow per hour. As the lakes gradually freeze, the ability to produce lake-effect snow decreases.
1. What is the most likely two-letter air mass symbol for an air mass from Canada that produces lake-effect snow in New
York State?
(1) mT
(3) cT
(2) mP
(4) cP
2. Which map shows the most likely direction that winds were moving across Lake Ontario to produce this lake-effect
snow?
3. The graph below shows the average monthly temperatures for two cities, A and B, which are both located at 41° north
latitude. Which statement best explains the difference in the average yearly temperature range for the two cities?
1.
2.
3.
4.
City B is located in a different planetary wind belt.
City B receives less yearly precipitation.
City B has a greater yearly duration of insolation.
City B is located near a large body of water.
4. Which map shows the way weather moves over the united states?
a.
5.
b.
c.
d.
(a) Which layer of the atmosphere has the ozone layer?
__________________________________________________________________________
(b) Why is the ozone layer important to us?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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(c) What is the ozone hole?
______________________________________________________________________________
(d) What is green house effect/global warming?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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6.
What is Georgia’s Climate region?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
7.
(a) What are the differences between El Niño and La Niña?
1.___________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________2.__________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
(b) What are the impacts of La Niña over the United States.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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8.
Fill in the blanks from the word bank:
(A)
Heating
pressure
convection
equator
high
temperature
rises
low
wind
poles
___________ is horizontal movement of air caused by differences in air pressure. Most differences in air pressure
are caused by differences in air ___________________. Differences in air temperatures is caused by uneven
_________________ of the Earth. The warm air near the ____________ is not as dense as near the ________.
Because it is less dense, the air at the equator ___________. The cold air near the poles sinks, forming areas of
_______ pressure. The air
moves in large circular patterns called ______________ cells.
(B)
Coriolis Effect
left
curved
south
straight
right
“If the Earth were not rotating, winds would blow in a ____________line due to differences in temperature and
pressure at different latitudes. However, winds are deflected or _______________ due to Earth’s rotation. The
apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation is called the
________________________.” Winds gets deflected to the __________ in the Northern Hemisphere and to the
________ in the Southern Hemisphere.
9. Completely draw and label a sea breeze and land breeze. For each diagram, label: warmer, cooler, high
and low pressure, air rising and sinking, air moving from High to Low.
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10. Which of the weather maps indicates bad weather in California?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Water Cycle and Water Pollution
_____ 18. When water vapor forms clouds by:
a) Precipitation
c) Accumulation
b) Condensation
d) Transpiration
_____ 19. Water released from plants and trees during the water cycle is called:
a) Precipitation
c) Accumulation
b) Condensation
d) Transpiration
_____20. What causes waves?
a) Wind
c) breaker
b) Rain
d) crest
_____21. What causes tides?
a) The gravitational pull of the moon
c) Neap
b) Spring
d) Waves
_____22. Isabella was at the beach at low tide at 6:00AM, because she is such a great earth science student,
she knows the next low tide will be at about
a) 6:00PM
b) 12:00AM
c) 12:00PM
d) 6:00AM
_____ 23. Which natural force causes wind and ocean currents to curve?
a) Earthquake
b) waves
c) gravity
d) coriolis effect
_____ 24. A school bus leaking oil is an example of ________ pollution:
a) Air pollution
c) Non-Point source
b) Point source
d) Water Pollution
_____ 25. Water underground is stored in:
a) Unsaturated
c) Lake
b) Aquifer
d) Impermeable
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