1/17/18 Snow Day Earth Science SOL Review

What is an example of a renewable resource?

• hydroelectric
• oil
• coal
• fossil fuel

Which best describes the Gulf Stream?

• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States
• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel up the east coast of the United States
• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel down the east coast of Mexico
• an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

To express the distance between the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy, the most appropriate unit of measure is the -

• meter
• kilometer
• light year
• astronomical unit

What landform can you see in the picture?

• Floodplain
• Delta
• Waterfall
• Oxbow lake

The sea surface temperatures in the Pacific _______________ which causes an El Niño event.

• are higher than average
• are lower than average
• shift further North
• move South

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?

• Thermosphere
• Troposphere
• Mesosphere
• Stratosphere

What type of sedimentary rock forms when the remains of plants or animals are deposited in thick layers?

• Clastic
• Organic
• Chemical

The first country to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth was

• Germany
• Russia
• U.S.A.
• China

Coarse or Fine?

• coarse
• fine

Choose the best definition for subduction

• Where 2 plates meet each other.
• A plate interaction that creates volcanoes.
• Where a plate sinks into the mantle under another plate.
• Where plates grind against each other and form mountains.