Atlas Science Review

What does the Earth's magnetic field shield Earth from?

• meteors

• asteroids

• solar wind

• ozone depletion

Which of these is MOST LIKELY to cause natural pollution?

• a drought

• an avalanche

• heavy snow

• volcanic activity

Jay and Jeff were recording the class weather data each day in March. This particular morning, they used the sling psychrometer seen here. What kind of weather data did they record with the sling psychromter?

• wind speed

• air temperature

• air pressure

• relative humidity

How do these pellets affect marine ecosystems?

• Though harmless, these pellets spoil the natural beauty of the ecosystem.

• They sink to the bottom of the seafloor and form the foundations of extensive coral reefs.

• They are consumed by fish and marine mammals and block the digestive systems of these organisms.

• They degrade quickly on coming in contact with the salt water, affecting the quality of the water

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Which of the following best defines science?

• A collection of unchangeable facts about the natural world

• The study of the natural world through observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanations

• A belief system based on assumptions about the natural world

• A method for proving theories beyond doubt

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What is a common method for scientists to communicate their research findings?

• Through artistic performances

• By publishing in scientific journals

• By creating infomercials

• Through political debates

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Without the Sun, the planets would travel in a straight line. This fact represents Newton's law of _____________: an object stays in motion unless an outside force acts on it.

• inertia

• acceleration

• action-reaction

• gravitational attraction

Which statement BEST hypothesizes the evolutionary history of the area shown?

• The area was once an ocean and was replaced by taiga and coniferous forest.

• The area was once covered by an ocean and was replaced by temperate deciduous forest.

• The area was once a temperate deciduous forest and was replaced by a freshwater lake.

• The area was once a freshwater lake, but it was replaced by the expansion of an ocean.

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Day and night are the result of the earth's rotation on its own axis and its location from the sun. As the earth spins on its axis, parts of the planet are in the sun while others are in the dark. In other words, the sun appears to rise and set. The parts of the world that are in daylight get warmer while the parts that are dark gradually lose the heat they absorbed during the day.

What fractions of the earth are in day and night at any time?

• Depends on the season

• 1/4 in day and 3/4 in night

• Depends on the tilt of the Earth

• 1/2 in the day and 1/2 in the night

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Most clouds appear here, mainly because 99% of the water vapor in the atmosphere is found in the:

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

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