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Teaching Earth & Beyond
in the Intermediary Phase
Comprehensive Exam Review
Q&A
2024
, 1. Multiple Choice: What is the primary cause of Earth's seasons?
a) The Earth's distance from the Sun
b) The tilt of the Earth's rotational axis
c) The Earth's orbital shape around the Sun
d) The Moon's gravitational pull
Correct Answer: b) The tilt of the Earth's rotational axis
Rationale: Earth's seasons are caused by its axial tilt, not its distance from
the Sun. The tilt causes different parts of Earth to receive varying amounts
of sunlight throughout the year.
2. True/False: The Moon emits its own light.
Answer: False
Rationale: The Moon does not emit its own light but reflects the light
from the Sun.
3. Fill-in-the-Blank: The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that contains the
ozone layer is called the ___________.
Correct Answer: Stratosphere
Rationale: The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth's
atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and contains the ozone layer which
absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
4. Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a result of plate tectonics?
Teaching Earth & Beyond
in the Intermediary Phase
Comprehensive Exam Review
Q&A
2024
, 1. Multiple Choice: What is the primary cause of Earth's seasons?
a) The Earth's distance from the Sun
b) The tilt of the Earth's rotational axis
c) The Earth's orbital shape around the Sun
d) The Moon's gravitational pull
Correct Answer: b) The tilt of the Earth's rotational axis
Rationale: Earth's seasons are caused by its axial tilt, not its distance from
the Sun. The tilt causes different parts of Earth to receive varying amounts
of sunlight throughout the year.
2. True/False: The Moon emits its own light.
Answer: False
Rationale: The Moon does not emit its own light but reflects the light
from the Sun.
3. Fill-in-the-Blank: The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that contains the
ozone layer is called the ___________.
Correct Answer: Stratosphere
Rationale: The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth's
atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and contains the ozone layer which
absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
4. Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a result of plate tectonics?
