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Final Test Review
Astronomy Section
1
How old is the universe?
2
How old is the solar system?
3
How old is the earth?
4
How did the solar system
form?
5
How do we know how old the
earth is?
6
What are the Jovian planets or
Gas Giants?
7
What are the terrestrial planets
or rocky planets?
8
What evidence do we have for
the big bang theory?
9
What does a red shift in light
mean?
10
What does a blue shift in light
mean?
11
Where were the elements
formed? Hint: there are 3
different places/ways
12
What 5 things are required to
make a planet habitable?
13
Describe the big bang
theory.
14
Name one theory we used to have
about the universe and compare it
to what we know today to be true
15
Explain the electromagnetic
spectrum of light in terms of
wavelengths, frequency and
energy levels.
16
Arrange the following in order from
smallest to largest: Universe, solar system,
Astronomical unit, Earth, Galaxy, Light year
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17
What is nuclear fusion?
18
What are abiotic factors?
19
What are biotic factors?
20
Explain why life doesn’t
exist anywhere in the solar
system except earth giving
at least 3 reasons as to why.
Plate Tectonics Section
21
Draw a convergent
plate boundary
and tell what
happens there in the
far column
22
Draw a divergent
plate boundary
and tell what
happens there in the
far column
23
Draw a transform
plate boundary
and tell what
happens there in the
far column
24
Describe the earth’s outer
crust layer
25
Describe the earth’s
mantle
26
Describe the earth’s
outer core
27
Describe the earth’s
inner core
28
Describe how a hot spot
makes a chain of volcanoes
29
What evidence did
Alfred Wegener have for
his theory of continental
drift? List at least 3
30
What extra evidence was discovered that lead
us to our current theory of plate tectonics?
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Atmosphere Section
31
What is the greenhouse
effect?
32
What gases in our atmosphere
are greenhouse gases?
33
When solar radiation
enters earth’s
atmosphere, some of it
gets reflected and some
of it gets absorbed. Draw
a diagram of earth’s
energy budget that
includes percentages
34
Describe what a warm front
is and what weather it brings
35
Describe what a cold front is
and what weather it brings
36
Describe what a stationary front
is and what weather it brings
37
Describe what a occluded front is
and what weather it brings
38
What is the ozone layer?
39
How is ozone different
in the troposphere and
the stratosphere?
40
Describe a high pressure system
and what weather it brings
41
Describe a low pressure system
and what weather it brings
42
Define troposphere and
what happens there
43
Define stratosphere
and what happens there
44
Define mesosphere and
what happens there
45
Define thermosphere
and what happens there
46
How are climate and
weather different?
47
Name at least 3 natural
causes of climate change
3
48
Name at least 3 human
causes of climate change
49
What is the angle of insolation?
50
How does the angle of insolation
affect temperatures on earth?
51
What causes the wind?
52
Name the instruments that
measure the following:
53
Wind speed:
Air Pressure:
Humidity:
Wind direction:
What are fossil fuels
and how are they
formed?
Hydrosphere section
54
What makes the water cycle possible?
55
What is xeriscaping?
56
What is desalination?
57
Name the factors that will decrease
ocean salinity (there are 4)
58
Name the factors that will increase
ocean salinity (there are 4)
59
What is transpiration?
60
What is sublimation?
61
What is evaporation?
62
What is condensation?
63
What is runoff?
64
What is precipitation?
65
Name the 7 properties of
water and describe each.
66
What is an upwelling?
67
What is the driving force of ocean currents?
68
Where is most of the water on earth found?
69
Where is most of the freshwater on earth found?
70
What is a reservoir?
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