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Benchmark Review. 1. Which must be present before a hurricane can develop?. A high pressure cell Warm, moist air Warm front Cool, turbulent air. B. Warm, moist air. 2. What do these items have in common? Wind mill Solar panel Geothermal power Hydroelectric dam. They all consume energy
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1. Which must be present before a hurricane can develop? • A high pressure cell • Warm, moist air • Warm front • Cool, turbulent air
2. What do these items have in common? Wind mill Solar panel Geothermal power Hydroelectric dam • They all consume energy • They all are inexpensive to build • They all harness renewable energy • They all are sources of nonrenewable energy
3. The floor of the ocean • Is smooth and sandy • Has mountains and trenches • Has rivers and lakes • Is hidden and unknown
4. Warm air from a large body of water rapidly moves into a land area of cold air. Which weather event is most likely to occur where the two air masses meet? • Low humidity • A clear sky • Gentle wind • A thunderstorm
5. Clouds form when water vapor in the air • Condenses around dust particles • Rises and disappears • Rises too high to fall to the ground • Encounters a warm front
6. Below is a diagram of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on the ocean floor. What is causing this ridge to spread apart? • Two tectonic plates crashing into each other • One tectonic plate being pushed under another • Two tectonic plates moving along side each other • Two tectonic plates moving away from each other
7. What happens to a plant soon after it dies? • It becomes hard and forms a rock • It breaks down and becomes part of the soil • It turns black and becomes coal • It becomes soft and form clay
8. Which best describes how igneous rocks form? • Lava from inside earth cools when it reaches the surface • Many small rocks collect over time and harden into one • Mountains push down on lower layers of rock • Rocks absorb minerals deposited by rain
9. Use the map below to answer this question. B A C • Points A and C • Points A and B • Points B and D • Points C and D D
10. Which is a result of the tilt of earth’s axis? • Days • Months • Years • Seasons
11. On a July day large cumulonimbus clouds are forming. It is very warm and humid and the barometer is falling. The weather prediction might be • Fog • A tornado • A hurricane • Thunderstorms
12. Which natural force creates surface ocean currents? • Gravity • Sunlight • Earthquakes • Wind
13. Which type of eclipse occurs whenever the moon passes through earth's shadow? • Lunar • Solar • Total • Partial
14. The picture below shows the result of a geological event that changed a mountain rapidly.Which of the following most likely caused the rapid change of the mountain? • Landslide • Snowfall • Wind erosion • Volcanic eruption
15. Which of the following describes a comet? • A solid ball that circles one planet • A cluster of stars • A bright ball with a tail • A hole in space
16. Fossil fuels are a major source of heat energy. Why is it important to find and use other sources of heat energy? • Earth is a good source of heat • Fossil fuels are limited and will run out over time • Solar energy is warmer than energy from fossil fuels • Geothermal energy is cooler than energy from fossil fuels
17. Use the diagram below to answer this question. X The event that occurred along line XY is most appropriately described as • Erosion • Faulting • A sedimentary deposition • A volcanic eruption Y
18. During winter months observed from Northern latitudes, the constellation Orion will rise in the East, travel across the night sky, and set in the West. Which best explains this observation? • The constellation Orion is orbiting the Sun • The constellation Orion is orbiting the Earth • The constellation Orion appears to move across the sky as a result of the Earth’s tilt • The constellation Orion appears to move across the sky as a result of the Earth’s rotation
D. The constellation Orion appears to move across the sky as a result of the Earth’s rotation
19. Hillsides are sometimes terraced to grow plants. What is the purpose of using terraces? • To retain water and soil • To increase wind erosion • To keep roots from spreading • To provide protection from animals
20. What would explain the change in the direction of air movement from daytime to night? • Water is always cooler than land • Land temperature changes more quickly than water temperature • Cool air rises more quickly than warm air • The sun warms the moist ocean air more than the dry land air.
B. Land temperature changes more quickly than water temperature
21. This diagram represents the formation of which of the following types of rocks? • Igneous • Metamorphic • Sedimentary • Volcanic
