Science Trivia Finale

What does the Milankovitch theory attempt to explain?

• global warming

• causes of ice ages

• patterns of weather

• how the Great Lakes formed

If Earth’s orbit of the sun was more circular, what would happen to the variation in the amount of solar energy Earth receives during the year?

• The variation in solar energy received would increase.

• The variation in solar energy received would decrease.

• The variation in solar energy received would decrease but only at high latitudes.

• There would be no effect on the amount of solar energy received throughout the year.

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If the axial tilt of Earth were to increase, how would summers change?

• Summers would be hotter.

• Summers would be colder.

• Summers would be shorter.

• Summers would last longer.

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In a hypothetical planetary system, planet A is 20 million kilometers from the star and planet B is 60 million kilometers from the star. Which statement is true concerning the orbit of these planets?

• Planet A moves faster than planet B because it is closer to the star.

• Planet B moves faster than planet A because it is farther from the star.

• Planet A has an orbit more elliptical than planet B’s orbit because it is closer to the star.

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What evidence demonstrates the interaction between Earth’s magnetic field and solar wind?

• solar eclipses

• the aurora borealis

• the greenhouse effect

Which discovery did scientists make that supports the modern model of the solar system?

• Calculations using observed data showed that the inner planets contain the majority of the planetary mass.

• Orbital observations suggested that the planets move in well-defined, circular orbits at constant speeds around the sun.

• Satellite images helped reveal a pattern of planetary composition in which those closer to the sun are denser than those farther from the sun.

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Which of these events is an example of how the water cycle includes interactions with the biosphere?

• Rainwater falls on a grassy slope

• Strong waves wash away sand at a beach

• Ocean water evaporates and forms clouds

• Sediment on a mountainside is washed away.

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Why does the moon have more impact craters on its surface than Earth does?

• Earth’s gravity causes more objects to collide with the moon than with Earth.

• Most of Earth’s impact craters have been destroyed by plate tectonics and erosion.

• Earth’s magnetic field deflects more objects than the very weak magnetic field of the moon does.

• The rocks that compose the moon’s surface are more easily deformed than Earth’s surface rocks.

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The Sun is made primarily of which element(s)?

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Uranium

• Iron

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Light is:

• A particle

• A wave

• Both a particle and a wave

• Neither a particle nor a wave

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