Unit 1 Chemistry
Unit 2 Physics
Unit 3 Space Science
Unit 4 Earth Science
Unit 5 Weather
100

Is this a compound or an element?

Element

100

What is force?

A push or pull on an object.

100

Which of the following is the best representation of the Earth's ROTATION on its axis? 

A car driving in circles around a rotary

A spinning top

A spinning top

100

What heat source drives the convection cells in the mantle?

Heat from the core

100

When this type of front moves in it brings colder air, and storms.

cold front

200

Is this a heterogenous or homogenous mixture?

Heterogenous

200

The illustrations show the forces in Newtons (N) acting on 3 different blocks. Which blocks will move under these conditions?

2 and 3

200

Which of the following is the best representation of the Earth's REVOLUTION around the sun? 

A car driving in circles around a rotary

A spinning top

A car driving in circles around a rotary

200

Which statement is true about the density of the water in this picture?

It is less dense at the top above the hot water cup

It is less dense at the bottom left and right sides

It is less dense at the top above the hot water cup

200

The boundary that forms between 2 air masses when they meet is called a

front

300

What phase of matter is depicted in the particle model?

Liquid

300

What is inertia?

the tendency of a body to resist a change in motion or rest. 

300

Which of these has the BIGGEST effect on the seasons we experience on Earth? 

The distance between the Sun and Earth

The angle of sunlight that hits the Earth's surface

The angle of sunlight that hits the Earth's surface

300

Which of the following may move and cause an earthquake to occur?

Mantle

Plate 

Plate

300

What type is air mass 1? 

Continental polar

400

What phase of matter is depicted in the particle model?

Gas

400

The illustration shows all the forces acting on the box. The sum of all the forces acting on the box is equal to the net force, which is

11 N to the right

400

In the diagram above, what season is being experienced in the Southern hemisphere?

summer

400

The lithosphere and asthenosphere is part of the mantle and the: 

Inner Core

Plate

Crust

Crust

400

What happens to air pressure as you go up in the atmosphere?

It decreases

500

What would happen to the spacial arrangement of these particles if we add thermal energy?

The particles will move further apart.

500

What is the equation for force?

F=mass x acceleration

500

The image below represents Earth with two locations identified as X and Y. Which of the following best explains why seasonal variations in temperature are more extreme at location X than at location Y?

The angle of incoming solar radiation varies more at location X than at location Y.

500

What force drives the rock cycle and plate tectonics?

convection

500

Which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up in? 

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Mesosphere