EARTH SCI 2GG3 FINAL FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Two spheres involved; a volcanic eruption ejecting ash and blocking the
sunlight.
Answer: geosphere and atmosphere
◍ Two spheres involved; heat exchange between spheres.
Answer: geosphere and atmosphereoratmosphere and geosphere
◍ landslide.
Answer: rapid downslope movement of a mass of loose soil, rock, or debris
that has separated from the bedrock; can be triggered by an earthquake
◍ biodiversity.
Answer: the variety of species living within an ecosystem
◍ control.
Answer: standard for comparison in an experiment
◍ Two spheres involved; stores groundwater and creates ocean basins.
Answer: geosphere and hyrdrosphere
◍ mudflow.
Answer: rapidly flowing, often destructive mixture of mud and water that
may be triggered by an earthquake, intense rainstorm, or volcanic eruption
◍ biotic.
Answer: the living organisms in an ecosystem
◍ summer solstice.
Answer: day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest hours of
darkness
,◍ Explain how land and water are a control of temperature.
Answer: Land and water control temperatures because land heats more
rapidly, reaches higher temperatures, and cools more rapidly than water.
Water heats more slowly, stores more heat, and cools more slowly than land
◍ Name and describe the characteristics of the terrestrial planets.
Answer: Mercury, Venus, earth, marssmall, dense, rockylow gravity, thin
atmosphere-Mercury has no atmosphere
◍ Knowing how land and water heat and cool, explain how this affects the
climate in various locations.
Answer: Land locations are going to reach higher temperatures during the
day and decrease faster at night while water locations will be more steady
and not reach as high as temperatures
◍ degradation.
Answer: a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
◍ jet stream.
Answer: high-altitude, narrow, westerly wind band that occurs above large
temperature contrasts and can flow as fast as 185 km/h
◍ Identify the processes that increase salinity.
Answer: evaporation and freezing
◍ Describe the role of the ozone layer in the atmosphere.
Answer: Absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun protecting life of Earth
◍ reduce, reuse, recycle.
Answer: a part of integrated waste management and the desire to reduce the
amount of waste put out by an area and to increase the rate at which the
waste is used again
◍ hydrolysis.
Answer: chemical reaction of water with other substances
◍ condensation nuclei.
Answer: small particles in teh atmosphere aroudn which cloud droplets can
, form
◍ seismogram.
Answer: record produced by a seismometer that can provide individual
tracking of each type of seismic wave
◍ aerosols.
Answer: tiny solid particles or liquid droplets that remain suspended in the
atmosphere for a long time
◍ tropical climate.
Answer: a type of climate found in the areas just north or south of the
equator, where weather is usually hot.
◍ theory.
Answer: an explanation based on many observations during repeated
experiments that is valid only if it is consistent with observations, makes
predictions that can be tested, and is the simplest explanation of
observations
◍ Describe the Ocean Conveyor Belt and why it is important for weather and
climate.
Answer: Ocean circulation that connects all oceans to each other and it
influences global climate by converting warm water to cold water and
releasing the heat to the atmosphere
◍ infiltration.
Answer: Process by which precipitation that has fallen on land surfaces
enters the ground and becomes groundwater
◍ ecosystem.
Answer: a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms
with their physical environment
◍ Define conduction, convection, and radiation of heat transfer.
Answer: conduction- heat transfers through contactconvection- heat
transferred by movement/circulationradiation- energy travels out in all
, directions
◍ lithification.
Answer: transformation of sediments into rock through compaction and
cementation
◍ deflation.
Answer: lowering of land surface caused by wind erosion of loose surface
particles, often leaving coarse sediment behind
◍ El Nino.
Answer: a warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South
America.
◍ weather.
Answer: the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
◍ rotation.
Answer: spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis, which takes about 24 hours
to complete and causes day and night to occur
◍ Which phase of a star is the "stable state"?.
Answer: Main sequence
◍ What two factors can influence the amount of radiation absorbed by
greenhouse gases?.
Answer: type of surface and amount of greenhouse gases
◍ Which of the four laws of radiation was observed in both the albedo and
absorption lab and the land and water heating lab? Why?.
Answer: The fourth law because it says good absorbers of heat are good
emitters of heat
◍ cinder-cone volcano.
Answer: steep-sided, generally small volcano that is built by the
accumulation of tephra around the vent
◍ dew point.
Answer: temperature to which air is cooled at a constant pressure to reach
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ Two spheres involved; a volcanic eruption ejecting ash and blocking the
sunlight.
Answer: geosphere and atmosphere
◍ Two spheres involved; heat exchange between spheres.
Answer: geosphere and atmosphereoratmosphere and geosphere
◍ landslide.
Answer: rapid downslope movement of a mass of loose soil, rock, or debris
that has separated from the bedrock; can be triggered by an earthquake
◍ biodiversity.
Answer: the variety of species living within an ecosystem
◍ control.
Answer: standard for comparison in an experiment
◍ Two spheres involved; stores groundwater and creates ocean basins.
Answer: geosphere and hyrdrosphere
◍ mudflow.
Answer: rapidly flowing, often destructive mixture of mud and water that
may be triggered by an earthquake, intense rainstorm, or volcanic eruption
◍ biotic.
Answer: the living organisms in an ecosystem
◍ summer solstice.
Answer: day with the most hours of sunlight and the fewest hours of
darkness
,◍ Explain how land and water are a control of temperature.
Answer: Land and water control temperatures because land heats more
rapidly, reaches higher temperatures, and cools more rapidly than water.
Water heats more slowly, stores more heat, and cools more slowly than land
◍ Name and describe the characteristics of the terrestrial planets.
Answer: Mercury, Venus, earth, marssmall, dense, rockylow gravity, thin
atmosphere-Mercury has no atmosphere
◍ Knowing how land and water heat and cool, explain how this affects the
climate in various locations.
Answer: Land locations are going to reach higher temperatures during the
day and decrease faster at night while water locations will be more steady
and not reach as high as temperatures
◍ degradation.
Answer: a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
◍ jet stream.
Answer: high-altitude, narrow, westerly wind band that occurs above large
temperature contrasts and can flow as fast as 185 km/h
◍ Identify the processes that increase salinity.
Answer: evaporation and freezing
◍ Describe the role of the ozone layer in the atmosphere.
Answer: Absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun protecting life of Earth
◍ reduce, reuse, recycle.
Answer: a part of integrated waste management and the desire to reduce the
amount of waste put out by an area and to increase the rate at which the
waste is used again
◍ hydrolysis.
Answer: chemical reaction of water with other substances
◍ condensation nuclei.
Answer: small particles in teh atmosphere aroudn which cloud droplets can
, form
◍ seismogram.
Answer: record produced by a seismometer that can provide individual
tracking of each type of seismic wave
◍ aerosols.
Answer: tiny solid particles or liquid droplets that remain suspended in the
atmosphere for a long time
◍ tropical climate.
Answer: a type of climate found in the areas just north or south of the
equator, where weather is usually hot.
◍ theory.
Answer: an explanation based on many observations during repeated
experiments that is valid only if it is consistent with observations, makes
predictions that can be tested, and is the simplest explanation of
observations
◍ Describe the Ocean Conveyor Belt and why it is important for weather and
climate.
Answer: Ocean circulation that connects all oceans to each other and it
influences global climate by converting warm water to cold water and
releasing the heat to the atmosphere
◍ infiltration.
Answer: Process by which precipitation that has fallen on land surfaces
enters the ground and becomes groundwater
◍ ecosystem.
Answer: a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms
with their physical environment
◍ Define conduction, convection, and radiation of heat transfer.
Answer: conduction- heat transfers through contactconvection- heat
transferred by movement/circulationradiation- energy travels out in all
, directions
◍ lithification.
Answer: transformation of sediments into rock through compaction and
cementation
◍ deflation.
Answer: lowering of land surface caused by wind erosion of loose surface
particles, often leaving coarse sediment behind
◍ El Nino.
Answer: a warming of the ocean water along the western coast of South
America.
◍ weather.
Answer: the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
◍ rotation.
Answer: spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis, which takes about 24 hours
to complete and causes day and night to occur
◍ Which phase of a star is the "stable state"?.
Answer: Main sequence
◍ What two factors can influence the amount of radiation absorbed by
greenhouse gases?.
Answer: type of surface and amount of greenhouse gases
◍ Which of the four laws of radiation was observed in both the albedo and
absorption lab and the land and water heating lab? Why?.
Answer: The fourth law because it says good absorbers of heat are good
emitters of heat
◍ cinder-cone volcano.
Answer: steep-sided, generally small volcano that is built by the
accumulation of tephra around the vent
◍ dew point.
Answer: temperature to which air is cooled at a constant pressure to reach
