GeoScience SEMESTER 2 REVIEW

GeoScience SEMESTER 2 REVIEW

10th Grade

20 Qs

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GeoScience SEMESTER 2 REVIEW

GeoScience SEMESTER 2 REVIEW

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would cause surface ocean water to have a higher salt content?

a river flowing into the ocean

the melting of sea ice

high rates of evaporation and low rates of precipitation

low rates of evaporation and high rates of precipitation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A microclimate is:

A large-scale weather pattern affecting an entire country

The climate of a small, specific place within an area as contrasted with the climate of the entire area

A type of global climate zone

A sudden change in weather over a large region

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Once liquid water is formed in a cloud, what needs to happen for it to fall as rain?

The water droplets must evaporate.

The water droplets must freeze.

The water droplets must grow large enough to overcome air resistance and gravity.

The water droplets must turn into ice crystals.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is causing global warming?

Deforestation

Burning of fossil fuels

Volcanic eruptions

Solar flares

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most of Earth’s atmosphere is composed of

oxygen and hydrogen.

hydrogen and nitrogen.

nitrogen and oxygen.

carbon and ozone.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Air temperature is higher at low altitudes than it is at high altitudes because:

The air is denser and can hold more heat at lower altitudes.

There is more sunlight at lower altitudes.

The ozone layer is thicker at lower altitudes.

Wind speeds are higher at lower altitudes.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A warm front is:

a boundary where warm air replaces cold air

a boundary where cold air replaces warm air

a zone of high pressure

an area with no weather changes

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