Water moves directly from a lake to the air by which of the following?
a. condensation
b. evaporation
c. precipitation
d. sedimentation
What is B evaporation
100
Based on the map how do ocean currents most likely affect the climates of San Francisco and Boston
a. more precipitation falls in San Francisco than Boston
b. Average wind speeds are greater in San Francisco than in Boston
c. Average summer temperatures are greater in Boston than San Francisco
d. Storms move from east to west in San Francisco and from west to east in Boston
What is C Average summer temperatures are greater in Boston than San Francisco
100
The way a rock tends to break
a. luster
b. streak
c. cleavage
What is C cleavage
100
This rock is formed from melted lava that has been cooled
a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic
What is A igneous
100
Which of the following best describes a mineral?
a. Solid natural material with a crystal structure
b. A material that was once living but has decayed
c. A liquid chemical used to make soil more fertile
What is a. Solid natural material with a crystal structure
200
Which of the following describes water changing from liquid to solid?
a. ice forming on a lake
b. dew forming on the grass
c. snow melting into a puddle
d. water evaporating from a pool
What is A ice forming on a lake
200
In a particular region a change in climate would likely have a greater effect on organisms than a change in weather would. Which of the following explains why?
a. A change in climate causes more earthquakes than a change in weather does.
b. A change in climate causes clouds to form faster than a change in weather does
c. A change in climate affects the number of daylight hours more than a change in weather does
d. A change in climate affects an environment for a longer period of time than a change in the weather does
What is D A change in climate affects an environment for a longer period of time than a change in the weather does
200
The color left behind as the rock is scratched across a surface
a. luster
b. streak
c. cleavage
What is B streak
200
Rocks that have changed over time by extreme pressure and heat are
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
What is B metamorphic
200
Which of the following is a mineral?
a. diamond
b. plastic
c. steel
What is A diamond
300
South Carolina is humid during the summer. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the humid conditions?
a. runoff from inland mountains
b. flooding from rivers and streams
c. groundwater bubbling to the surface
d. evaporation from the surface of the ocean
What is D evaporation from the surface of the ocean
300
Clouds and precipitation moved across western Massachusettes one evening. The temperature changed from 41 degrees F to 28 degrees F. Which of the following changes in precipitation most likely occurred on this evening?
a. sleet changing to hail
b. snow changing to rain
c. rain changing to sleet
d. snow changing to hail
What is C rain changing to hail
300
Describes how a mineral reflects light:
glassy, metalic, greasy, pearly, silky, and earthy
a. luster
b. streak
c. cleavage
What is A luster
300
A volcano erupts and makes a new island. The new island is made up mainly of which type of rock?
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
What is A igneous
300
What test would you use to find the hardness of a mineral?
a. Heating the sample on a hot plate
b. Scratching the sample with a nail
c. Hitting the sample with a hammer
What is B scratching the sample with a nail
400
An area received 6 inches of snow during the winter. Before the snow can continue through the water cycle as ground water or runoff it must first
a. condense
b. evaporate
c. melt
d. freeze
What is C melt
400
Temperature changes along the coast are usually less extreme than temperature changes farther inland. Which of the following statements best explains why?
a. It is much windier at the coast than farther inland
b. The temperature of the land remains fairly constant
c. It is much less humid at the coast than farther inland
d. The temperature of the ocean remains fairly constant
What is D The temperature of the ocean remains fairly constant
400
Crystals, or grains, in a rock can be visible or invisible.
True or False
What is True
400
Layered accumulations of fragments of rocks, minerals or plant material make up these rocks
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
What is C sedimentary
400
Which of the following best describes a mineral?
a. The main nutrient in all foods
b. A natural substance that makes up rocks
c. The decomposed plant matter found in soil
What is B A natural substance that makes up rocks
500
In a city near the ocean fog often forms on summer mornings. Which of the following statements best explains how this fog forms?
a. Ocean water evaporates and then condenses in the air
b. Crashing waves spray tiny drops of ocean water into the air
c. Water runoff moves toward the ocean and collects near the shore
d. Rain clouds move in from the ocean and evaporate as they reach the shore
What is A ocean water evaporates and then condenses in the air
500
Month Average Temp Average Humidity
July 79 77
August 77 79
Sept 69 82
The table shows the average temperature and average relative humidity for a city in Massachusetts.
Which of the following statements describes how the average weather in this city changes from July to September?
a. the weather becomes cooler and less humid
b. the weather becomes warmer and less humid
c. the weather becomes cooler and more humid
d. the weather becomes warmer and more humid
What is C the weather becomes cooler and more humid
500
The softest and hardest minerals are
a. gypsum and fluorite
b. talc and diamond
c. talc and topaz
What is B talc and diamond
500
Sedimentary and igneous rocks are subjected to pressure or heat so high that they are completely changed into these types of rocks
a. Igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. Sedimentary
What is B. Metamorphic
500
The Mohs scale tests hardness by scratching a rock with
a. your fingernail
b. a penny
c. a nail
d. All of the above