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1.
Which best describes what hydrologists study?
- A. The movement and distribution of water and ice on Earth
- B. Rocks on Earth and other planets
- C. Plant and animal life on Earth and other planets
- D. Earth's atmosphere and weather
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
2.
A hypothesis becomes a theory:
- A. after scientists try to prove the theory wrong and fail.
- B. when most scientists accept the hypothesis as true.
- C. after scientific experiments to test a hypothesis produce the same results.
- D. when scientists collaborate on designing experiments.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
3.
What do scientists believe provides evidence for the Big Bang Theory?
- A. Red shift of stars far from observers on Earth
- B. The gradual movement of continents across the ocean floors
- C. The solar system being full of comets, asteroids and other debris
- D. Stars forming when clouds of gas begin to rotate and burn
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
4.
Which best describes the very next phase in our sun's life cycle?
- A. It will collapse and become a white dwarf.
- B. It will collapse and become a brown dwarf.
- C. It will explode and form a star nursery.
- D. It will expand and become a red giant.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
5.
Which planet in our solar system is most habitable, besides Earth? (WHICH PLANET DO WE THINK IS SIMILAR TO OURS)
- A. Venus
- B. Mars
- C. Jupiter
- D. Mercury
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
6.
Which planet in our solar system has the most satellites?
- A. Venus
- B. Jupiter
- C. Earth
- D. Saturn
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
7.
Which planet in our solar system features the runaway greenhouse effect?
- A. Mars
- B. Venus
- C. Jupiter
- D. Earth
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
8.
A star produces energy by:
- A. rotating quickly on its axis.
- B. absorbing and releasing the matter of other stars.
- C. creating helium from hydrogen in its core, also known as nuclear fusion
- D. reflecting energy from nearby stars.
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
9.
Which of sun's layers is only visible during eclipses?
- A. The corona
- B. The photosphere
- C. The chromosphere
- D. The ionosphere
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
10.
The surface of the sun is called _____.
- A. photosphere
- B. corona
- C. chromosphere
- D. ionosphere
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
11.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
- A. The thermosphere
- B. The mesosphere
- C. The stratosphere
- D. The troposphere
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
12.
When a plant performs photosynthesis, it behaves as a _____.
- A. producer
- B. consumer
- C. carbon sink
- D. carbon source
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
13.
What process must happen to gaseous nitrogen before plants can use it to grow?
- A. Precession
- B. Nitrogen Fixation
- C. Photosynthesis
- D. Respiration
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
14.
Which best describes what meteorologists study?
- A. Earth's weather systems and atmosphere
- B. Rocks on Earth and other planets
- C. The movement and distribution of water and ice on Earth
- D. The movement of meteors, asteroids and comets
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
15.
Which best describes what geologists study?
- A. The origin, physical history and structure of Earth
- B. Earth's water and ice supplies
- C. Plant and animal life on Earth and other planets
- D. Earth's atmosphere and weather
- A.
  
  A
- B.
  
  B
- C.
  
  C
- D.
  
  D
16.

The process that scientist use to study or solve a problem is called the
- A.
  
  Scientific method
- B.
  
  Question method
- C.
  
  Detective method
- D.
  
  Crime scene investigation method
17.

The wobbling or movement of the earth's axis is called
- A.
  
  Rotation
- B.
  
  Precession
- C.
  
  Revolution
- D.
  
  Wobbling coefficient
18.

A very large star will end up as a
- A.
  
  White dwarf
- B.
  
  Red dwarf
- C.
  
  Large neutron solar fusion star
- D.
  
  Black hole
19.

The moon's lunar cycle takes approximately ____________ days
- A.
  
  28
- B.
  
  24
- C.
  
  365
- D.
  
  7
20.

After the new moon phase, the moon will begin to appear slightly larger and more visible, we call this the ____________ phase.
- A.
  
  Waning
- B.
  
  Full
- C.
  
  New
- D.
  
  Waxing
21.

Zero degrees latitude, is also known as the
- A.
  
  Equator
- B.
  
  Prime meridian
- C.
  
  Prime addition
- D.
  
  Latitude origin
22.

During convection, warm air __________, because it will have a ________ density.
- A.
  
  Sinks because it will have a lower density
- B.
  
  Rises because it will have a lower density
- C.
  
  Rises because it will have a higher density
- D.
  
  Sinks because it will have a higher density
23.

Air pressure moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
24.

In stellar equilibrium, ___________ prevents the expansion of a star
- A.
  
  Mass
- B.
  
  Photosphere
- C.
  
  Gravity
- D.
  
  Core accretion theory
25.

During the water cycle, when the sun's energy begins to make liquid molecules spread apart to form a gas, we call this _______________
- A.
  
  Condensation
- B.
  
  Collection
- C.
  
  Gas gentrification
- D.
  
  Evaporation