Science semester exam

Question 1

Which of the following does NOT
occur at convergent plate boundaries?

Answer 1

Rift valleys

Question 2

Which type of plate boundary is MOST associated with large earthquakes?

Answer 2

convergent plate boundary

Question 3

Which type of crust generally
subducts under the other?

Answer 3

Oceanic

Question 4

Where do convection current
take place?

Answer 4

Mantle

Question 5

Where does seafloor spreading
take place?

Answer 5

Mid-ocean ridges

Question 6

What type of boundary exists
at the San Andreas Fault?

Answer 6

Transform plate boundary

Question 7

What type of tectonic
plate boundary involves two plates sliding and grinding past one another horizontally without destroying any crust?

Answer 7

Transform plate boundary

Question 8

What is the name of
the deepest trench on Earth?

Answer 8

Mariana Trench

Question 9

The continents were once
joined to form a single
supercontinent called what?

Answer 9

Pangea

Question 10

We measure earthquakes
based on what scale?

Answer 10

Richter scale

Question 11

Volcanoes NOT associated
with plate boundaries are called what?

Answer 11

Hot spots

Question 12

Which gas makes up the majority of Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer 12

Nitrogen

Question 13

The region of the atmosphere that reflects radio signals is the

Answer 13

Ionosphere

Question 14

True or false? The levels of
Nitrogen and Oxygen can vary greatly in our atmosphere..

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Which layer of Earth’s atmosphere protects Earth’s surface from meteors?

Answer 15

Mesosphere

Question 16

carbon dioxide and other
gasses help trap heat which assists in the natural heating of the Earth, we call these___.

Answer 16

Greenhouse gasses

Question 17

This layer blends in with outer space

Answer 17

Exosphere

Question 18

This layer protects living things
from UV radiation, also contains the ozone

Answer 18

Stratosphere

Question 19

What layer of the
atmosphere do we live in?

Answer 19

Troposphere

Question 20

A sunburn is caused by
which type of heat transfer?

Answer 20

Radiation

Question 21

If you feel the heat on
the handle of a cooking pot, the heat was transferred to the handle by

Answer 21

Conduction

Question 22

Which of the following
is defined as thermal energy being transferred between
objects when their atom/molecules collide?

Answer 22

Conduction

Question 23

When the Moon is at a right angle to the Sun-Earth line, what type of tides do we experience?

Answer 23

Neap

Question 24

Light-colored, mountainous,
heavily cratered area of the Moon is known as?

Answer 24

Highlands

Question 25

The closest point in the Moon's orbit is known as?

Answer 25

Perigee

Question 26

When the Moon passes behind the Earth in relation to the Sun, and through the Earth's shadow.

Answer 26

Lunar eclipse

Question 27

Dark-colored, smooth plains on the Moon's surface are known as?

Answer 27

Maria

Question 28

When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, we experience which season?

Answer 28

Summer

Question 29

The Moon's state in which its rotational and orbital period are equal is known as?

Answer 29

Synchronous rotation

Question 30

What Moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse?

Answer 30

Full moon

Question 31

Time of the year during which Earth's axis is at a right angle to the Sun resulting in equal time of day and night?

Answer 31

Equinox

Question 32

What Moon phase occurs when the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun?

Answer 32

New moon

Question 33

What do we call a small rocky body passes through our atmosphere that burns up creating a streak of light?

Answer 33

Meteor

Question 34

What separates the inner planets and the outer planets?

Answer 34

Asteroid belt

Question 35

Which planet is farthest from the sun

Answer 35

Neptune

Question 36

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

Answer 36

Jupiter

Question 37

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Answer 37

Venus

Question 38

What do we call a small rocky or metallic body in space, usually an asteroid fragment?

Answer 38

Meteoroid

Question 39

What dwarf planet is found in the asteroid belt?

Answer 39

Ceres

Question 40

Which of the following is a natural satellite

Answer 40

Titan (one or Saturn’s moons)

Question 41

A small icy body that have eccentric orbits around the Sun are called what?

Answer 41

Comet

Question 42

What do we call an object that orbits a large body, usually a planet or asteroid?

Answer 42

Moons

Question 43

Which of the following shows the correct order of the inner planets starting from the closest to the Sunf

Answer 43

Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars

Question 44

Where is Pluto located?

Answer 44

Kuiper Belt

Question 45

What planet spins sideways on its axis?

Answer 45

Uranus

Question 46

What do we call a small rocky body that does NOT bum up in the atmosphere and makes contact with Earth?

Answer 46

Meteorite

Question 47

Which of the following planet/planets have rings?

Answer 47

Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

Question 48

Where is the Kuiper Belt located?

Answer 48

Outside of neptunes orbit

Question 49

When a medium star runs out of fuel in the main sequence stage, it will become what?

Answer 49

Red giant

Question 50

Dust and gas get pulled together by gravity and start the first stage of a star. What is this stage called?

Answer 50

Protostar

Question 51

What color are the coolest stars?

Answer 51

Red

Question 52

Massive stars collapse after their red supergiant stage to release a shockwave called what?

Answer 52

Supernova

Question 53

When a massive star collapses under its own gravity, the gravity is so strong not even light can escape. What do we call this stage?

Answer 53

Black hole

Question 54

What stage is our Sun currently in

Answer 54

Main sequence

Question 55

Stars convert Hydrogen into Helium in its core through a process known as ____.

Answer 55

Nuclear fusion

Question 56

What do we call the center of a black hole?

Answer 56

Singularity

Question 57

What is the main factor that determines if a star will go into a red giant or a supergiant?

Answer 57

Mass

Question 58

True/False. Larger stars have more fuel so they will live longer than smaller stars?

Answer 58

False

Question 59

Name the spheres in order from bottom to top

Answer 59

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

Question 60

As you increase in altitude in the stratosphere the temperature will _____?

Answer 60

Increase

Question 61

As you increase in altitude in the troposphere the temperature will _____?

Answer 61

Decrease

Question 62

As you increase in altitude in the mesosphere the temperature will _____?

Answer 62

decrease

Question 63

As you increase in altitude in the thermosphere the temperature will _____?

Answer 63

increase