Earth Science Review

Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull

• Sun’s gravitational pull

• Earth’s gravitational pull

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Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon 

• Venus

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At which point will a person on Earth see a new moon?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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A force of attraction between 2 object that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.

• mass

• weight

• gravity

• kilogram

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As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• i don't know

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As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• i don't know

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A low pressure system will bring what type of weather into an area?

• clear skies

• fair weather

• clouds / precipitation

• lots of sunshine

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If we compare the temperature and pressure of Earth's mantle to the core, what differences can we expect as we move downward into Earth?

• Both temperature and pressure increase.

• Both temperature and pressure decrease.

• Temperature decreases and pressure increases.

• Temperature increases and pressure decreases.

What do greenhouse gases do?

• absorb Earth's outgoing radiation

• reflect Earth's incoming infrared radiation

• magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere

• block the Sun's infrared radiation

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Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960

• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide

• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960

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