Planets — Cumulative exam Answers

Which action has a positive effect on air resources?

Which coal field location is related to coal fields in the United States and supports the theory of continental drift?

If astronomers discovered a new inner planet in the solar system, which characteristic would it most likely have?

Which causes objects in the universe to resist a change in speed or direction?

Which discovery did Galileo make to support the theory that the planets, including Earth, orbit the Sun?

The table shows the thickness, top density, and bottom density of the different layers of the Earth. Thickness (km)Density (g/cm3)Types of Rock FoundTopBottomCrust302.22.9Silicic rocksUpper mantle7203.44.4PeridotiteLower mantle2,1714.45.6Magnesium and silicon oxidesOuter core2,2599.912.2Iron+oxygenInner core1,22112.813.1Iron+oxygen

Which statement describes the location of an earthquake’s epicenter?

Which planet in the solar system is least dense?

A scientist is observing surface groundwater features to determine sources of groundwater.Which is one surface feature that the scientist can observe and map?

Which list correctly orders the outer planets from least to greatest distance from the Sun?

Which statement explains what happens to older crust during seafloor spreading?

Where is most of Earth’s 3 percent of fresh water found?

Which type of volcanic mountain has wide, gentle slopes?

This is Mohs hardness scale.

Topography maps are best used for which activity?

Solar winds have an influence all the way to about 160 AU from the Sun. About how many kilometers is that?

Study this image of lithospheric plates.

Which example is indirect evidence used to study Earth’s interior?

Which continents contain folded mountains that match up to form one continuous mountain chain, serving as evidence that they once belonged to one landmass called Pangaea?