FREE EARTH SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT FINAL

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FREE EARTH SCIENCE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT FINAL

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-Guarantee passing score -338 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Submarine canyons found on the continental slope and are believed to have been created ________.

Answer:

none of these Question 2: Hubble's law states that galaxies are receding from us at a speed that is proportional to their ________.

Answer:

distance

Question 3: Snow-covered surfaces have a low albedo.

Answer:

False Question 4: The discovery that the universe appears to be expanding led to a widely accepted theory called ________.

Answer:

the Big Bang

Question 5: The turbulent water created by breaking waves is called surf.

Answer:

true Question 6: Abyssal plains with sediments covering the seafloor igneous rocks are more extensive in the central Pacific basin than in the North Atlantic.

Answer:

false

Question 7: The hottest main-sequence stars are also the most massive.

Answer:

True Question 8: The two most important heat absorbing gases in the lower atmosphere are

________.

Answer:

water vapor and carbon dioxide

Question 9: A place located along a windward coast will probably have ________.

Answer:

cooler summer temperatures than an inland location at the same latitude Question 10: The first modern astronomer to propose a Sun-centered universe was ________.

Answer:

Nicolaus Copernicus Question 11: In the Northern Hemisphere, winds associated with a high pressure system blow

________.

Answer:

clockwise and outward from the center

Question 12: Which one of the following statements is true about the equinoxes?

Answer:

days and nights are equal in length everywhere

Question 13: Clouds form because rising air cools as it comes in contact with colder air aloft.

Answer:

FALSE

Question 14: Earth receives energy from the Sun in this way.

Answer:

radiation

Question 15: The pressure gradient force is the driving force behind wind.

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True Question 16: Visible wavelengths make up about one-half of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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False Question 17: Tornadoes are most often generated along the cold front of a middle-latitude cyclone.

Answer:

True

Question 18: The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the ________.

Answer:

troposphere

Question 19: The smallest planet in the solar system is ________.

Answer:

Mercury Question 20: This air mass is the source of much of the moisture for precipitation in the central and eastern United States.

Answer:

mT

Question 21: Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.

Answer:

True

Question 22: Ozone filters out most of the infrared radiation in sunlight.

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False Question 23: One of the most common units used to express stellar distance is the ________.

Answer:

light-year

Question 24: Which one of the objects listed below has the largest size?

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galaxies Question 25: The highest relative humidity on a particular day usually occurs in the mid-afternoon.

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False Question 26: The North Pole has a higher noon Sun angle than New York City on this date

Answer:

none of these Question 27: Fast moving currents of air found near the top of the troposphere are called

________.

Answer:

jet streams

Question 28: Annual temperature range decreases with an increase in latitude.

Answer:

true