Gen Sci rocks!!!(I didn’t include questions from the Gen Sci reviewer from school and

Isa’s powerpoint)

Planet Characteristic1. Mercury a. Largest and most massive, most number of

satellites, has a “Great Red Spot”

2. Venus b. Very cold, has faint rings, blue b/c of methane

3. Earth c. Least dense, has 7 rings made of ice, its largest satellite is called “Titan”

4. Mars d. Spins on a horizontal axis, blue b/c of methane5. Jupiter e. Most dense, able to sustain life 6. Saturn f. Has two moons- Deimos and Phobos, rotates at

almost 24 hours a day

7. Uranus g. Smallest, has no moons, very thin atmosphere

8. Neptune h. Hottest and brightest, “veiled planet,” twin planet of the earth

Matching Type!

Planet Characteristic1. Mercury

(g)a. Largest and most massive, most number of satellites, has a “Great Red Spot”

2. Venus (h) b. Very cold, has faint rings, blue b/c of methane

3. Earth (e) c. Least dense, has 7 rings made of ice, its largest satellite is called “Titan”

4. Mars (f) d. Spins on a horizontal axis, blue b/c of methane5. Jupiter (a) e. Most dense, able to sustain life 6. Saturn (c) f. Has two moons- Deimos and Phobos, rotates at

almost 24 hours a day

7. Uranus (d) g. Smallest, has no moons, very thin atmosphere

8. Neptune (b) h. Hottest and brightest, “veiled planet,” twin planet of the earth

Matching Type!

Wave Characteristic

1. Body Waves

a. Move in a compression push-pull manner, fastest and felt first, can travel through all states of matter

2. Primary Waves

b. Most damaging to manmade structures, slowest and largest

3. Secondary Waves

c. Causes the ground to shake in an elliptical, vibrates the ground up and down motion

4. Surface Waves

d. Moves in an oscillatory “up and down” manner, cannot move through liquids

5. Rayleigh Waves

e. Has horizontal motion transverse to the direction of the wave, vibrates the ground side to side

6. Love Waves f. Moves through the interior of the earth, originates from the focus and radiates to all directions

Matching Type!

Wave Characteristic

1. Body Waves (f)

a. Move in a compression push-pull manner, fastest and felt first, can travel through all states of matter

2. Primary Waves (a)

b. Most damaging to manmade structures, slowest and largest

3. Secondary Waves (d)

c. Causes the ground to shake in an elliptical, vibrates the ground up and down motion

4. Surface Waves (b)

d. Moves in an oscillatory “up and down” manner, cannot move through liquids

5. Rayleigh Waves (d)

e. Has horizontal motion transverse to the direction of the wave, vibrates the ground side to side

6. Love Waves (e)

f. Moves through the interior of the earth, originates from the focus and radiates to all directions

Matching Type!

Layer Characteristic

1. Exosphere a. Important for ionization and other chemical processes to block radiation effects, where meteors are

2. Troposphere b. Upper layer containing the ozone, free of clouds and weather disturbances

3. Mesosphere c. Merges into the interplanetary medium

4. Ionosphere d. Lowest layer and site where weather processes occur

5. Stratosphere e. Also called the Thermosphere, contains many charged particles for propagation of radio waves, site for auroras

Matching Type!

Layer Characteristic

1. Exosphere (c) a. Important for ionization and other chemical processes to block radiation effects, where meteors are

2. Troposphere (d)

b. Upper layer containing the ozone, free of clouds and weather disturbances

3. Mesosphere (a)

c. Merges into the interplanetary medium

4. Ionosphere (e)

d. Lowest layer and site where weather processes occur

5. Stratosphere (b)

e. Also called the Thermosphere, contains many charged particles for propagation of radio waves, site for auroras

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1. What does earth’s rotation cause? a. A year b. Day and nightc. Eclipses d. Seasons2. The hardest mineral with 10 on the Moh’s scalea. Pyrite b. Graphitec. Quartz d. Diamond3. What is the order during a Lunar Eclipse? a. Sun, Earth, Moon b. Moon, Sun, Earthc. Earth, Sun, Moon d. Sun, Moon, Earth4. A rock is a (an)a. Compound b. Elementc. Mixture d. Atom

1. What does earth’s rotation cause? a. A year b. Day and nightc. Eclipses d. Seasons2. The hardest mineral with 10 on the Moh’s scalea. Pyrite b. Graphitec. Quartz d. Diamond3. What is the order during a Lunar Eclipse? a. Sun, Earth, Moon b. Moon, Sun, Earthc. Earth, Sun, Moon d. Sun, Moon, Earth4. A rock is a (an)a. Compund b. Elementc. Mixture d. Atom

5. The ___ of an earthquake is on the earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s origin

a. Seismic point b. Focusc. Epicenter d. Hypocenter6. Sedimentary rocksa. Form when sediments are pressed togetherb. Form from existing rocksc. Often form in layers d. All of these7. ____ is the process that creates energy in the suna. Blue shift b. Parallaxc. Fission d. Fusion8. The earth is divided into ____ time zonesa. 12 b. 15c. 24 d. 8

5. The ___ of an earthquake is on the earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s origin

a. Seismic point b. Focusc. Epicenter d. Hypocenter6. Sedimentary rocksa. Form when sediments are pressed togetherb. Form from existing rocksc. Often form in layers d. All of these7. ____ is the process that creates energy in the suna. Blue shift b. Parallaxc. Fission d. Fusion8. The earth is divided into ____ time zonesa. 12 b. 15c. 24 d. 8

9. What is the largest and smallest ocean, respectively?a. Pacific, Arctic b. Pacific, Indianc. Atlantic, Arctic d. Atlantic, Indian10. In what type of rock formation is petroleum found?a. Sedimentaryb. Igneousc. Metamorphic d. None of the above11. What separates the crust from the mantle?a. Mohorovic Discontinuityb. Asthenospherec. Gutenburg Discontinuity d. Lithosphere12. The place where an earthquake originates is called

thea. Hypocenter b. Epicenterc. Tsunami d. Fault line

9. What is the largest and smallest ocean, respectively?a. Pacific, Arctic b. Pacific, Indianc. Atlantic, Arctic d. Atlantic, Indian10. In what type of rock formation is petroleum found?a. Sedimentaryb. Igneousc. Metamorphic d. None of the above11. What separates the crust from the mantle?a. Mohorovic Discontinuityb. Asthenospherec. Gutenburg Discontinuity d. Lithosphere12. The place where an earthquake originates is called

thea. Hypocenter b. Epicenterc. Tsunami d. Fault line

13. Which is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust?a. Oxygen b. Silicac. Nickel d. Iron14. ____ is not an example of a mineral’s physical propertya. Luster b. Cleavage and fracturec. Color d. Chemical composition15. Neap tidesa. Occurs during the first and last quarter of the moonb. Happens during first quarter of the moon and full moonc. Occurs during full moon d. Happens during new moon16. The brightest star in the sky other than our sun isa. Sirius b. Orionc. Polaris d. Betelgeuse

13. Which is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust?a. Oxygen b. Silicac. Nickel d. Iron14. ____ is not an example of a mineral’s physical propertya. Luster b. Cleavage and fracturec. Color d. Chemical composition15. Neap tidesa. Occurs during the first and last quarter of the moonb. Happens during first quarter of the moon and full moonc. Occurs during full moon d. Happens during new moon16. The brightest star in the sky other than our sun isa. Sirius b. Orionc. Polaris d. Betelgeuse

17. What is the mean distance between the sun and the earth and the moon and the earth, respectively?

a. 94 million; 250 thousand b. 100 million, 270 thousandc. 93 million; 240 thousand d. 86 million, 300 thousand18. What includes all crustal movements that produce ocean

basins, continents, plateaus, and mountains?a. Earthquake b. Diastrophismc. Convection d. Weathering19. The ozone that is near the Earth’s surface is...a. Beneficial; it cleans the airb. Harmful; it doesn’t let enough sunlight throughc. Beneficial; it protects the Earth from the Sun’s harmful raysd. Harmful; it is a major component of smog, and can damage

sensitive tissues

17. What is the mean distance between the sun and the earth and the moon and the earth, respectively?

a. 94 million; 250 thousand b. 100 million, 270 thousandc. 93 million; 240 thousand d. 86 million, 300 thousand18. What includes all crustal movements that produce ocean

basins, continents, plateaus, and mountains?a. Earthquake b. Diastrophismc. Convection d. Weathering19. The ozone that is near the Earth’s surface is...a. Beneficial; it cleans the airb. Harmful; it doesn’t let enough sunlight throughc. Beneficial; it protects the Earth from the Sun’s harmful raysd. Harmful; it is a major component of smog, and can damage

sensitive tissues

20. A certain amount of dust particles in the air is favorable for the formation of clouds. Why?

a. Dust particles lower the temperature of the airb. Dust particles increase the dissolving power of water in airc. A cloud droplet condenses around each dust particled. A cloud droplet forms into water vapor and rises into the

atmosphere21. The term half life is used to describee. Half the time needed for the formation of index fossilsf. The time needed for the total number of atoms in a mass of

radioactive material to disintegrateg. The average time for half the total number of nuclei in a

given mass of radioactive material to disintegrateh. The time needed for the erosion of half a layer of

sedimentary rock

20. A certain amount of dust particles in the air is favorable for the formation of clouds. Why?

a. Dust particles lower the temperature of the airb. Dust particles increase the dissolving power of water in airc. A cloud droplet condenses around each dust particled. A cloud droplet forms into water vapor and rises into the

atmosphere21. The term half life is used to describee. Half the time needed for the formation of index fossilsf. The time needed for the total number of atoms in a mass of

radioactive material to disintegrateg. The average time for half the total number of nuclei in a

given mass of radioactive material to disintegrateh. The time needed for the erosion of half a layer of

sedimentary rock

22. Johannes Kepler formulated three laws concerning the motion of planets. Which of the ff is not one of them?

a. The closer the planet comes to the Sun, the more rapidly it moves

b. The planets orbit the Sun in elliptical pathsc. The orbits of planets never cross each otherd. The farther the planet from the Sun, the longer it takes to

complete its revolution23. Which is not a characteristic of a mineral?a. Definite crystal structure b. Naturally occurringc. Specific chemical composition d. Organic Solid24. If a radioactive material has a half-life of 20 years, what

fraction of the material will remain after 40 years? a. 1/8 b. 1/2 c. 1/4 d. 1/3

22. Johannes Kepler formulated three laws concerning the motion of planets. Which of the ff is not one of them?

a. The closer the planet comes to the Sun, the more rapidly it moves

b. The planets orbit the Sun in elliptical pathsc. The orbits of planets never cross each otherd. The farther the planet from the Sun, the longer it takes to

complete its revolution23. Which is not a characteristic of a mineral?a. Definite crystal structure b. Naturally occurringc. Specific chemical composition d. Organic Solid24. If a radioactive material has a half-life of 20 years, what

fraction of the material will remain after 40 years? a. 1/8 b. 1/2 c. 1/4 d. 1/3

25. The difference between an earthquakes intensity and magnitude is that

a. The intensity is based on the amount of damage caused by the earthquake and the magnitude is the force released by movement of fault

b. The magnitude is based on the amount of damage caused by the earthquake and the intensity is the force released by movement of fault

c. Only the intensity is determined by a seismographd. There is no difference; they are interchangeable

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25. The difference between an earthquakes intensity and magnitude is that

a. The intensity is based on the amount of damage caused by the earthquake and the magnitude is the force released by movement of fault

b. The magnitude is based on the amount of damage caused by the earthquake and the intensity is the force released by movement of fault

c. Only the intensity is determined by a seismographd. There is no difference; they are interchangeable

terms