Semester 2 Final Exam Review

1. Semester 2 Final ExamReview

2. 1. How does the Gulf Stream affect climate? • It cools the eastern coast of the United States. • It warms the western coast of Asia. • It warms the eastern coast of the United States. • It cools the western coast of Europe.

3. 1. How does the Gulf Stream affect climate? • It cools the eastern coast of the United States. • It warms the western coast of Asia. • It warms the eastern coast of the United States. • It cools the western coast of Europe.

4. 2. Why does the moon appear to change shape during a month? • because Earth revolves around the sun • because the moon revolves around the sun • because the moon revolves around Earth • because the moon rotates

5. 2. Why does the moon appear to change shape during a month? • because Earth revolves around the sun • because the moon revolves around the sun • because the moon revolves around Earth • because the moon rotates

6. 3. About how many days pass between a full moon and a 3rd quarter moon? • 3 days • 7 days • 10 days • 14 days

7. 3. About how many days pass between a full moon and a 3rd quarter moon? • 3 days • 7 days • 10 days • 14 days

8. 4. Besides being smaller, how are the inner planets different from the outer planets? • The inner planets all have water but the outer planets do not. • The inner planets all have slower revolutions around the sun than the outer planets do. • The inner planets are less dense than the outer planets. • The inner planets are more dense than the outer planets.

9. 4. Besides being smaller, how are the inner planets different from the outer planets? • The inner planets all have water but the outer planets do not. • The inner planets all have slower revolutions around the sun than the outer planets do. • The inner planets are less dense than the outer planets. • The inner planets are more dense than the outer planets.

10. 5. In order for water vapor to condense, what has to happen? • The molecules have to gain heat energy. • The molecules have to lose heat energy. • The molecules must stay at a constant temperature. • The molecules must vaporize.

11. 5. In order for water vapor to condense, what has to happen? • The molecules have to gain heat energy. • The molecules have to lose heat energy. • The molecules must stay at a constant temperature. • The molecules must vaporize.

12. 6. What type of monthly tide is occurring in the picture? • No tide will occur • A tide with the least difference between high and low tide will occur. • A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide will occur. • A tide with an equal difference between high and low tide will occur.

13. 6. What type of monthly tide is occurring in the picture? • No tide will occur • A tide with the least difference between high and low tide will occur. • A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide will occur. • A tide with an equal difference between high and low tide will occur.

14. 7. What type of eclipse is being shown? • Lunar eclipse • Tidal eclipse • Solar eclipse • Minor eclipse

15. 7. What type of eclipse is being shown? • Lunar eclipse • Tidal eclipse • Solar eclipse • Minor eclipse

16. 8. Which statement describes a sea breeze? • air moving from the ocean to the land • air moving from the land to the ocean • air moving from one part of the ocean to another part • air moving from the equator to the poles

17. 8. Which statement describes a sea breeze? • air moving from the ocean to the land • air moving from the land to the ocean • air moving from one part of the ocean to another part • air moving from the equator to the poles

18. 9. Which position shows the moon during the 1st quarter phase?

19. 9. Which position shows the moon during the 1st quarter phase?

20. 10. How is most heat transferred through Earth’s atmosphere? • conduction • radiation • subduction • convection

21. 10. How is most heat transferred through Earth’s atmosphere? • conduction • radiation • subduction • convection

22. 11. About three weeks after a new moon, you would expect to see a _____ moon. • 3rd quarter • waning gibbous • waxing crescent • 1st quarter

23. 11. About three weeks after a new moon, you would expect to see a _____ moon. • 3rd quarter • waning gibbous • waxing crescent • 1st quarter

24. 12. What is being shown in this diagram? • a deep ocean trench • a sea mount • an abyssal plain • a mid-ocean ridge

25. 12. What is being shown in this diagram? • a deep ocean trench • a sea mount • an abyssal plain • a mid-ocean ridge

26. 13. How does water get into Earth’s atmosphere? • through the process of evaporation • through the process of condensation • through the process of precipitation • through the process of percolation

27. 13. How does water get into Earth’s atmosphere? • through the process of evaporation • through the process of condensation • through the process of precipitation • through the process of percolation

28. 14. When a hurricane makes landfall, it_______________. • disappears immediately. • causes damage from its storm surge and high winds, but eventually loses strength as it moves over land. • causes total destruction with its high winds and tornadoes. • gains energy and grows in size to completely devastate coastal areas as it moves across land.

29. 14. When a hurricane makes landfall, it_______________. • disappears immediately. • causes damage from its storm surge and high winds, but eventually loses strength as it moves over land. • causes total destruction with its high winds and tornadoes. • gains energy and grows in size to completely devastate coastal areas as it moves across land.

30. 15. About how many days after this spring tide will the next neap tide occur? • 7 days • 14 days • 21 days • 28 days

31. 15. About how many days after this spring tide will the next neap tide occur? • 7 days • 14 days • 21 days • 28 days

32. 16. Cold air is described as having a _______________. • low density and low pressure • low density and high pressure • high density and low pressure • high density and high pressure

33. 16. Cold air is described as having a _______________. • low density and low pressure • low density and high pressure • high density and low pressure • high density and high pressure

34. 17. Why does the sun look like it is moving across Earth’s sky? • because it really is moving across the sky • because Earth is revolving around the sun • because Earth is rotating on its axis • because the moon blocks the sun sometimes

35. 17. Why does the sun look like it is moving across Earth’s sky? • because it really is moving across the sky • because Earth is revolving around the sun • because Earth is rotating on its axis • because the moon blocks the sun sometimes

36. 18. What is a drought? • a long time period of heavy rains and storms • an extended time period of little to no rain • a short time period of blizzards • a brief occurrence of dust storms

37. 18. What is a drought? • a long time period of heavy rains and storms • an extended time period of little to no rain • a short time period of blizzards • a brief occurrence of dust storms

38. 19. Which statement describes global winds? • Winds that blow unpredictably over short distances. • Winds that form from the revolution of Earth around the sun. • Winds that form from Earth’s rotation on its axis. • Winds that form from high-pressure polar air moving towards low-pressure equatorial air.

39. 19. Which statement describes global winds? • Winds that blow unpredictably over short distances. • Winds that form from the revolution of Earth around the sun. • Winds that form from Earth’s rotation on its axis. • Winds that form from high-pressure polar air moving towards low-pressure equatorial air.

40. 20. Where is the asteroid belt located? • between the sun and Mercury • between Venus and Earth • between Mars and Jupiter • between Saturn and Neptune

41. 20. Where is the asteroid belt located? • between the sun and Mercury • between Venus and Earth • between Mars and Jupiter • between Saturn and Neptune

42. 21. What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun? • the sun’s gravity and the planets’ inertia • the planets’ gravity and the sun’s inertia • the sun’s magnetic field • the planets’ elliptical orbits

43. 21. What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun? • the sun’s gravity and the planets’ inertia • the planets’ gravity and the sun’s inertia • the sun’s magnetic field • the planets’ elliptical orbits

44. 22. What is the correct symbol for a front that can bring a few days of light rain, followed by warmer, clear weather? a) b) c) d)

45. 22. What is the correct symbol for a front that can bring a few days of light rain, followed by warmer, clear weather? a) b) c) d)

46. 23. The salinity of ocean water decreases when _______. • new species of marine life move to that part of the ocean • water near the poles freezes. • water from the mouth of a river enters the ocean • water evaporates.

47. 23. The salinity of ocean water decreases when _______. • new species of marine life move to that part of the ocean • water near the poles freezes. • water from the mouth of a river enters the ocean • water evaporates.

48. 24. Which list contains a chronologically correct order of phases after a new moon? • waxing gibbous, waxing crescent, third quarter • first quarter, waxing gibbous, waning crescent • full moon, first quarter, waning gibbous • third quarter, waning crescent, waning gibbous

49. 24. Which list contains a chronologically correct order of phases after a new moon? • waxing gibbous, waxing crescent, third quarter • first quarter, waxing gibbous, waning crescent • full moon, first quarter, waning gibbous • third quarter, waning crescent, waning gibbous

50. 25. What type of storm can have winds as fast as 500 km/h? • a hurricane • a typhoon • a thunderstorm • a tornado