Standardized Test Prep

1. Standardized Test Prep Preview • Multiple Choice

2. Multiple Choice 1. What is the cool, rigid, outermost layer of the Earth? A. the asthenosphere B. the geosphere C. the lithosphere D. the mesosphere

3. Multiple Choice 1. What is the cool, rigid, outermost layer of the Earth? A. the asthenosphere B. the geosphere C. the lithosphere D. the mesosphere

4. Multiple Choice, continued 2. The collision of tectonic plates creates what geologic feature? F. earthquakes G. faults H. mountains I. volcanoes

5. Multiple Choice, continued 2. The collision of tectonic plates creates what geologic feature? F. earthquakes G. faults H. mountains I. volcanoes

6. Multiple Choice, continued 3. What determines the weather we experience on Earth? A. movement of water over land masses B. gases trapping heat near Earth’s surface C. absorption of radiation by the thermosphere D. air constantly moving through Earth’s atmosphere

7. Multiple Choice, continued 3. What determines the weather we experience on Earth? A. movement of water over land masses B. gases trapping heat near Earth’s surface C. absorption of radiation by the thermosphere D. air constantly moving through Earth’s atmosphere

8. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the difference between evaporation and condensation? F. Evaporation is the first stage of the water cycle; condensation is the last stage. G. Evaporation is the change from water to vapor; condensation is the change from vapor to water. H. Evaporation is the process where water is heated by the sea; condensation is the process where water droplets fall from clouds. I. Evaporation is the process where water vapor forms droplets; condensation is the process where water vapor forms clouds.

9. Multiple Choice, continued • What is the difference between evaporation and condensation? F. Evaporation is the first stage of the water cycle; condensation is the last stage. G. Evaporation is the change from water to vapor; condensation is the change from vapor to water. H. Evaporation is the process where water is heated by the sea; condensation is the process where water droplets fall from clouds. I. Evaporation is the process where water vapor forms droplets; condensation is the process where water vapor forms clouds.

10. Multiple Choice, continued 5. Which of the following statements is true? A. The world ocean covers 70% of Earth’s surface. B. The world ocean is the body of water south of Africa. C. The world ocean has little effect on Earth’s environment. D. The world ocean consists of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

11. Multiple Choice, continued 5. Which of the following statements is true? A. The world ocean covers 70% of Earth’s surface. B. The world ocean is the body of water south of Africa. C. The world ocean has little effect on Earth’s environment. D. The world ocean consists of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

12. Multiple Choice, continued Use this map to answer question 6.

13. Multiple Choice, continued 6. What determines the salinity of the ocean’s water? F. chlorine G. chlorine and sulfur H. sodium I. sodium and chlorine

14. Multiple Choice, continued 6. What determines the salinity of the ocean’s water? F. chlorine G. chlorine and sulfur H. sodium I. sodium and chlorine

15. Multiple Choice, continued 7. The Atlantic Ocean covers 76,630,000 km2 of Earth’s surface area and the Pacific Ocean covers 155,557,000 km2. How much more surface area is covered by the Pacific Ocean than the Atlantic Ocean, in millions of km2? A. 72 B. 79 C. 96 D. 108

16. Multiple Choice, continued 7. The Atlantic Ocean covers 81,630,000 km2 of Earth’s surface area and the Pacific Ocean covers 165,640,000 km2. How much more surface area is covered by the Pacific Ocean than the Atlantic Ocean, in millions of km2? A. 72 B. 79 C. 96 D. 108