LUOA Earth Science third quarter
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Benefits to using geothermal energy include all of the following except_______________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔non-toxic emissions turn into water vapor.
A very controversial form of energy is ______________________ power. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔nuclear
What is the main leading source of renewable energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Hydropower
There is enough coal to last us about ______________________ years. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔500
A passive method of using solar energy would be __________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔opening the window to let sunlight come in
All of the following are benefits to using natural has except______________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔it is renewable
What is weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The changes of rocks at the Earth's surface
due to exposure to certain variables
Use your prior understanding of spheres to answer the following question. The
___________________ and the ____________________ will increase the rate of chemical
weathering. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔hydrosphere and the atmosphere
Abrasion can cause rocks to be tumbled into a round shape by __________________,
__________________, and __________________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔waves,
rivers, and glaciers
,What is the best example of chemical weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Limestone
caves being formed
Oxidation, from O2, affects minerals with the element __________________________
causing the rock to turn reddish. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔iron
When water freezes it ___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔expands
approximately 10%
Steep topography causes all of the following except____________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔leading to poor soil formation at the bottom of the slope.
Sand isn't sand unless it is between __________________ and _____________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔.05mm-2mm
Organic material starts to accumulate in _________________ soil. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔young
What two things affect the acceleration of soil formation? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔temperature and precipitation
Five factors that affect soil formation are______________________. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔parent material, climate, time, topography, and organisms.
What is the best free energy source? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔solar
What is one viable solution we can each do to fix our non-renewable resource problem? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔recycling
Wind power and water power both generate by turning ______ and ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔turbines and generators
, All of the following are advantages of nuclear power except ___________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔there is a high net energy yield.
Some of the problems with coal include _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It is a
severe threat to human health and it has high CO2 emissions when it is burned.
Synthetic fuels are __________ - made energy sources. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔man
One of the benefits to conventional oil is _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔it
has a high net energy yield
Which type of mass movement is often the most destructive? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Mud flow
What is the slowest type of mass movement? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Creep
Water can act as a ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lubricant
Which mass movement is most likely to occur in the Arctic regions during spring thaw? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Solifluction
Mass Movement can be triggered by _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔all of
the answers are correct
Desert pavement is made up of __________________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔rocks
and pebbles that cannot be blown away
The windward side of the sand dune is __________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔the side the wind is blowing from
____________________ are rocks that have been sandblasted by blowing sand. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Ventifacts
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Benefits to using geothermal energy include all of the following except_______________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔non-toxic emissions turn into water vapor.
A very controversial form of energy is ______________________ power. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔nuclear
What is the main leading source of renewable energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Hydropower
There is enough coal to last us about ______________________ years. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔500
A passive method of using solar energy would be __________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔opening the window to let sunlight come in
All of the following are benefits to using natural has except______________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔it is renewable
What is weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The changes of rocks at the Earth's surface
due to exposure to certain variables
Use your prior understanding of spheres to answer the following question. The
___________________ and the ____________________ will increase the rate of chemical
weathering. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔hydrosphere and the atmosphere
Abrasion can cause rocks to be tumbled into a round shape by __________________,
__________________, and __________________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔waves,
rivers, and glaciers
,What is the best example of chemical weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Limestone
caves being formed
Oxidation, from O2, affects minerals with the element __________________________
causing the rock to turn reddish. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔iron
When water freezes it ___________________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔expands
approximately 10%
Steep topography causes all of the following except____________________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔leading to poor soil formation at the bottom of the slope.
Sand isn't sand unless it is between __________________ and _____________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔.05mm-2mm
Organic material starts to accumulate in _________________ soil. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔young
What two things affect the acceleration of soil formation? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔temperature and precipitation
Five factors that affect soil formation are______________________. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔parent material, climate, time, topography, and organisms.
What is the best free energy source? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔solar
What is one viable solution we can each do to fix our non-renewable resource problem? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔recycling
Wind power and water power both generate by turning ______ and ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔turbines and generators
, All of the following are advantages of nuclear power except ___________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔there is a high net energy yield.
Some of the problems with coal include _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It is a
severe threat to human health and it has high CO2 emissions when it is burned.
Synthetic fuels are __________ - made energy sources. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔man
One of the benefits to conventional oil is _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔it
has a high net energy yield
Which type of mass movement is often the most destructive? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Mud flow
What is the slowest type of mass movement? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Creep
Water can act as a ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔lubricant
Which mass movement is most likely to occur in the Arctic regions during spring thaw? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Solifluction
Mass Movement can be triggered by _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔all of
the answers are correct
Desert pavement is made up of __________________. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔rocks
and pebbles that cannot be blown away
The windward side of the sand dune is __________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔the side the wind is blowing from
____________________ are rocks that have been sandblasted by blowing sand. - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Ventifacts
