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Glass is chemically related to what mineral? 50/50 Quartz Pyrite A B Halite Fluorite C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

In the northern hemisphere, hurricanes moving northward from the equator shift toward the east due to the Earth’s: 50/50 Rotation Gravitational pull A B tilt Curved surface C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

The southern hemisphere is warmer in Jan that in July because: 50/50 It is experiencing summer Cold winds are concentrated in the Northern hemisphere A B The sun puts out more energy Ozone hole C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

Which planet is often called Earth’s twin because it is similar in mass and diameter to the Earth 50/50 Mars Mercury A B Venus Pluto C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

The sun emits energy by converting H into He, what is this process called? 50/50 Fusion Fission A B Sunspot Formation Solar wind C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

The moon rotates on its axis the same rate that it revolves around the sun. This causes- 50/50 Very high tides The phases of the moon A B Partial eclipse of the moon One side of the moon to always face the Earth C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

If matter from Saturn would float in water, and matter from earth would sink in water, which of the following is true? 50/50 Saturn is smaller than the Earth Saturn is smaller than the sun A B Saturn has a lower density than Earth Saturn has a higher density than the earth C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

What powers stars? 50/50 A B C D fission fusion combustion radioactivity C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

How are stars distributed in space? 50/50 Evenly distributed throughout space with no significant clumping In clumps that are evenly distributed throughout space, wth stars scattered in between A B In clumps that are themselves evenly distributed throughout space In clumps that are themselves unevenly distributed without space C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

What causes currents in the atmosphere? 50/50 Ocean Waves and Currents Pressure from the ozone layer A B Solar heating of the upper atmosphere Warm air rising and cold air sinking C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

In which layer of the atmosphere does most of our weather occur 50/50 Troposphere stratosphere A B ionosphere lithosphere C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

An example of a cloud associated with rainfall is: 50/50 Cirrus cumulus A B altostratus nimbostratus C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

Which will warm up faster? 50/50 Land Oceans A B They warm up the same Ozone hole C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

Each mineral has a unique crystal shape because of the- 50/50 Hardness being between 1 & 10 Arrangement of the atoms A B Streak being constant Variations of its colors C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD

A student found a rock and weighed it to determine its mass A student found a rock and weighed it to determine its mass. What steps should the student take to determine its density? 50/50 Determine its volume by how much water it displaces, then divide mass by volume Determine tis volume by length x weight x height, then divide mass by volume A B Crush the rock to a powder and measure its volume in a graduated cylinder, the divide mass by volume. Determine the volume by using the volume of a sphere, then divide mass by volume. C D Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD