Weather and Climate
"It's 76 degrees outside" is an example of
A. Climate
B. Weather
B. Weather
Two students were exerting a force on a box. One student pulled the box to the right with 14 Newtons of force. The other pushed the box to the right with 10 Newtons of force. What is the net force acting on the box?
A. 4N
B. 140N
C. 0N
D. 24N
D. 24N
Which type of stars are cooler?
A. Red Giants
B. White Dwarfs
C. Blue Stars
D. Yellow Stars
A. Red Giants
The three types of boundaries are:
A. Conduction, Convection, Radiation
B. Convergent, Divide, Transform
C. Convergent, Divergent, Translation
D. Convergent, Divergent, Transform
D. Convergent, Divergent, Transform
The circulatory system is....
A. responsible for bringing oxygen into your body and removing carbon dioxide.
B. the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood through the body
C. the smallest unit of life
D. A group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions.
B. the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood through the body
What determines the type of weather we will experience that day?
A. The amount of rain we get
B. The amount of clouds we have
C. The amount of direct sunlight we get
C. The amount of direct sunlight we get
A child sits down on a chair and exerts force on it. Why does the chair not collapse?
A. The chair is strong
B. The child is light
C. The chair exerts the same amount of force back up on the child
D. Newton's first law
C. The chair exerts the same amount of force back up on the child
What type of star is THE SUN?
A. Nebula
B. White Dwarf
C. Blue Supergiant
D. Main Sequence
D. Main Sequence
Two continental plates collided. What was created?
A. A rift valley
B. A mid-ocean ridge
C. An earthquake
D. a mountain
D. a mountain
Which body system is responsible for bringing oxygen into your body and removing carbon dioxide?
A. organ system
B. tissue
C. musculoskeletal system
D. respiratory system
D. respiratory system
What happens when sunlight hits the surface of the Earth?
A. It is completely reflected back into space
B. It causes earthquakes
C. It warms the land, oceans, and atmosphere.
D. It creates auroras in the sky
C. It warms the land, oceans, and atmosphere.
Which one of Newton's Laws is this: "The greater the mass of an object being moved, the greater the amount of force needed to move the object."
A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 3rd
B. 2nd
As we move UP the HR-Digram, the luminosity of stars:
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. None of these
A. Increases
The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate are major tectonic plates whose interaction created the San Andreas Fault. What type of boundary created the San Andreas fault?
A. Convergent
B. Divergent
C. Transform
C. Transform
The circulatory and respiratory systems work together to move ______ around the body.
A. Oxygen
B. Food
C. Vitamins
D. Urine
A. Oxygen
What is the hydrosphere?
a. The layer of air surrounding Earth
b. All the water on Earth's surface and in the atmosphere
c. The solid rock layer of Earth
d. The living organisms on Earth
b. All the water on Earth's surface and in the atmosphere
Which one of Newton’s Laws of Motion best explains why the dishes do not move when the tablecloth is removed?
A. Newton's 1st Law
B. Newton's 2nd Law
C. Newton's 3rd Law
D. Newton's Law of Biology
A. Newton's 1st Law
As we move to the right of the HR-Diagram, the stars get:
A. Warmer
B. Cooler
C. Become average temperature
B. Cooler
At a mid-ocean ridge, where would the youngest rock be located?
A. Near the opening of the ridge
B. Farther away from the opening of the ridge
A. Near the opening of the ridge
In which human body system are the following structures associated: Skin, hair, nails, and sweat glands.
A. Lymphatic/Immune System
B. Excretory System
C. Reproductive System
D. Integumentary System
D. Integumentary System
Which of the following is NOT part of the hydrosphere?
a. Oceans
b. Groundwater
c. Glaciers
d. Volcanoes
d. Volcanoes
The student must decide which block will have the greatest acceleration when a force of 12N is applied to each.
Block 1= 2.5 kg
Block 2= 3.5 kg
Block 1
Which type of galaxy is less likely to produce young stars?
A. Spiral
B. Elliptical
C. Irregular
B. Elliptical
Volcanoes form near:
A. Transform boundaries
B. Divergent Boundaries
C. Convergent Boundaries
C. Convergent Boundaries
The excretory system is...
A. responsible for bringing oxygen into your body and removing carbon dioxide.
B. responsible for filtering your blood, removing wastes, and heating and cooling your body.
C. a living thing
D. the smallest unit of life
B. responsible for filtering your blood, removing wastes, and heating and cooling your body.