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3,600 | NDQ_003884 | blizzards | when a frigid polar air crosses a warm water body, it absorbs moisture. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,601 | NDQ_003885 | blizzards | buffalo and rochester, new york are the snowiest metropolitan areas in the united states because they are downwind from the | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Atlantic Ocean, b. Pacific Ocean, c. Great Lakes, d. Lake Tahoe | c |
3,602 | NDQ_003886 | blizzards | when a moisture-filled air mass moves over very cold land it is very unstable and a tremendous amount of snow will fall. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,603 | NDQ_003887 | blizzards | snow may appear to be moving horizontally in a blizzard due to the high winds. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,604 | NDQ_003888 | blizzards | blizzards can produce which of the following? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Cold winds, b. Snow storms, c. Sleet, d. All of the above | d |
3,605 | NDQ_003889 | blizzards | very strong winds develop in blizzards because of the | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. High pressure gradient between the storm and the air west of the storm., b. Small pressure difference between the storm and the air surrounding the storm., c. Strong Coriolis effect typical of these storms., d. None of these. | a |
3,606 | NDQ_003890 | blizzards | a blizzard is different from a snowstorm because it | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Is colder., b. Has stronger winds., c. Has so much snow that visibility is severely restricted., d. All of the above | d |
3,607 | NDQ_003891 | branches of earth science | the study of earths solid material and structures, and the processes that create them. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Oceanography, b. Meteorology, c. Geology, d. Astronomy | c |
3,608 | NDQ_003892 | branches of earth science | the study of everything in about 70% of earths surface. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Astronomy, b. Meteorology, c. Geology, d. Oceanography | d |
3,609 | NDQ_003893 | branches of earth science | weather predictions have become much more accurate in recent years due to radar and satellites. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. b)False | a |
3,610 | NDQ_003894 | branches of earth science | the study of the effects of people on the environment. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Meteorology, b. Environmental science, c. Geology, d. Astronomy | b |
3,611 | NDQ_003895 | branches of earth science | included in the science of __________ is how weather affects the ocean; included in the science of __________ is how the ocean affects climate. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Climatology; Meteorology, b. Meteorology; Meteorology, c. Climatology; Climatology, d. Meteorology; Climatology | d |
3,612 | NDQ_003896 | branches of earth science | if you were to study the rocks that are found at the bottom of the ocean basins, you would be studying this. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Geological Oceanography, b. Oceanography, c. Meteorology, d. Geology | a |
3,613 | NDQ_003898 | branches of earth science | what instruments or devices do astronomers use to study space? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Telescopes, b. Spacecraft, c. Satellites, d. All of the above | d |
3,614 | NDQ_003899 | branches of earth science | earth science is known as a combined science because it applies principles from chemistry, physics and biology to the study of earth. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,615 | NDQ_003900 | branches of earth science | geologists search for natural resources, such as minerals and fuels. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,616 | NDQ_004020 | collecting weather data | a ________________ measures air pressure. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Thermometer, b. Barometer, c. Radiosonde, d. Radar | b |
3,617 | NDQ_004021 | collecting weather data | a weather forecast takes into account | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Air temperature., b. Air pressure., c. Humidity., d. All of the above. | d |
3,618 | NDQ_004022 | collecting weather data | in the atmosphere weather data is collected on buoys. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,619 | NDQ_004023 | collecting weather data | scientists that collect and study the weather. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Biologists, b. Geologists, c. Meteorologists, d. Chemists | c |
3,620 | NDQ_004024 | collecting weather data | radar images storms by | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Bouncing radio waves off of the nearest object., b. Detecting different colors of visible light., c. Collecting temperature and pressure data., d. All of these. | a |
3,621 | NDQ_004025 | collecting weather data | a radiosonde | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Measures atmospheric characteristics., b. Moves through the air., c. Transmits data through a radio to a computer., d. All of these. | d |
3,622 | NDQ_004026 | collecting weather data | the advantage of a radiosonde is that it can go places that are too dangerous for an airplane. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,623 | NDQ_004027 | collecting weather data | the advantage of satellites in weather monitoring is | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The ability to monitor large-scale systems., b. The ability to record changes over time., c. The ability to record all wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum., d. All of these. | d |
3,624 | NDQ_004028 | collecting weather data | our ability to predict weather is no better than it was 200 years ago. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,625 | NDQ_004029 | collecting weather data | radar stands for radio detection and ranging. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,626 | NDQ_004130 | development of theories | a theory | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Has major inconsistencies, b. Must be tested and have no significant evidence against it, c. Is not reliable, d. Has conflicting data | b |
3,627 | NDQ_004131 | development of theories | an explanation that always applies under the same circumstances is a | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Law, b. Theory, c. Factor, d. Variable | a |
3,628 | NDQ_004132 | development of theories | a law is an explanation of why something happens. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,629 | NDQ_004133 | development of theories | laws always hold true. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,630 | NDQ_004134 | development of theories | a theory can be used to predict the future. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,631 | NDQ_004135 | development of theories | a scientific law always applies under the same conditions. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,632 | NDQ_004136 | development of theories | after many experiments and evidence that supports a hypothesis, with no evidence to oppose it, the hypothesis becomes a | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Law, b. Theory, c. Fact, d. Variable | b |
3,633 | NDQ_004137 | development of theories | a theory can | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Be used to predict the future, b. Have flaws, c. Be verified beyond a shadow of a doubt., d. None of the above | a |
3,634 | NDQ_004138 | development of theories | a scientific law | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Does not necessarily hold under all circumstances., b. Holds under all circumstances., c. Means that water never flows uphill., d. None of the above. | a |
3,635 | NDQ_004139 | development of theories | a theory can offer an unreliable explanation. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,636 | NDQ_004360 | effect of continental position on climate | ocean currents can affect the temperature of land. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,637 | NDQ_004361 | effect of continental position on climate | compared to maritime climate, continental climate has | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Greater differences in daytime and nighttime temperatures., b. Smaller differences in summer and winter temperatures., c. No difference in temperatures, d. Greater differences in both day-night and summer-winter temperatures. | d |
3,638 | NDQ_004363 | effect of continental position on climate | this ocean current affects the climate of northern europe. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The Gulf Stream, b. The Humboldt Current, c. The Canaries Current, d. The Alaska Current | a |
3,639 | NDQ_004364 | effect of continental position on climate | continental climates are affected by the sea. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,640 | NDQ_004365 | effect of continental position on climate | upwelling always cools off nearby lands. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,641 | NDQ_004367 | effect of continental position on climate | san francisco and virginia beach are both by oceans and are at about the same latitude. why is the climate of sf more moderate than the climate of vb? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. That latitude has the easterly winds, so SF gets weather off the Pacific but VB gets weather off the continent., b. Both get most of their weather from the ocean, but the Pacific is cooler than the Atlantic., c. That latitude has the westerly winds, so SF gets weather off the Pacific but VB gets, d. Both get most of their weather from the ocean, but the Atlantic is cooler than the Pacific. | c |
3,642 | NDQ_004368 | effect of continental position on climate | why is the ocean off of san francisco cooler than the ocean off of virginia beach? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The California current and upwelling cool down the California Coast., b. The Gulf Stream warms up the Eastern Seaboard., c. The Pacific Ocean is much cooler than the Atlantic Ocean., d. A & B | d |
3,643 | NDQ_004369 | effect of continental position on climate | why is it warmer in the summer and colder in the winter in kansas city than in san francisco? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Kansas City has a continental climate., b. San Francisco has a continental climate., c. Kansas City is at a higher latitude than San Francisco., d. Kansas City is at a lower latitude than San Francisco. | a |
3,644 | NDQ_004390 | effects of air pollution on the environment | without jet contrails to block sunlight, air temperature across the united states would be lower. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,645 | NDQ_004391 | effects of air pollution on the environment | visibility in the united states has been reduced as much as 30% from pre- industrial times. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,646 | NDQ_004392 | effects of air pollution on the environment | particulates in the air may reduce photosynthesis. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,647 | NDQ_004393 | effects of air pollution on the environment | the effect of ozone on plants can be any of the following except | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. No effect at all., b. Dissolved leaves., c. Spotted leaves., d. Reduced productivity. | b |
3,648 | NDQ_004394 | effects of air pollution on the environment | when nitrous oxide levels increase in the atmosphere, this plant may do well | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Pine trees, b. Sunflowers, c. Moss, d. Lichen | d |
3,649 | NDQ_004395 | effects of air pollution on the environment | increased particulates in the air may | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Increase precipitation., b. Decrease precipitation., c. Create a whitish grey pollutant haze., d. Create a blue pollutant haze. | a |
3,650 | NDQ_004396 | effects of air pollution on the environment | if you see orange colored smog with an unpleasant odor you know that there is __________ pollution. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. SO2, b. O3, c. NO2, d. H2O | c |
3,651 | NDQ_004397 | effects of air pollution on the environment | lichen can indicate changes in the atmosphere because they take a lot of their nutrients from the air. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,652 | NDQ_004398 | effects of air pollution on the environment | ozone can change an ecosystem by | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Killing off trees so that nothing can grow in the area., b. Damaging trees that, c. Causing a die off of one species that is then replaced by another., d. None of these. | c |
3,653 | NDQ_004399 | effects of air pollution on the environment | the increase in particulates in the atmosphere may | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Increase the amount of global warming that is taking place., b. Mask the amount of global warming that is taking place., c. Reduce the amount of precipitation., d. All of these. | b |
3,654 | NDQ_004470 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | what are the essential theories of earth science? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Evolution, b. Plate tectonics, c. Climate change, d. All of the above | d |
3,655 | NDQ_004471 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | which earth science theory explains the geological activity? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Evolution, b. Plate tectonics, c. Climate change, d. Continental drift | b |
3,656 | NDQ_004472 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | global warming is studied under this theory. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Evolution, b. Plate tectonics, c. Climate change, d. Continental drift | c |
3,657 | NDQ_004473 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | the mechanism for evolution where traits are favored causing change in species. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Evolution, b. Natural selection, c. Tectonics, d. Climate change | b |
3,658 | NDQ_004474 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | natural selection favored the dark peppered moth when the industrial revolution made the environment grayer. what theory explains this phenomenon? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Evolution, b. Plate tectonics, c. Climate change, d. Continental drift | a |
3,659 | NDQ_004475 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | theories have very little information that contradicts them. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,660 | NDQ_004476 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | theories can never be tested because they are solid. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,661 | NDQ_004477 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | theories can predict the future. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,662 | NDQ_004478 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | before plate tectonics, people thought that animals and plants found on different continents spread by ___________. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Boats, b. Land bridges, c. Swimming across oceans, d. Flying | b |
3,663 | NDQ_004479 | evolution plate tectonics and climate change | a change through time where the genetic make up of populations of organisms result in new species. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Evolution, b. Natural selection, c. Tectonics, d. Climate change | a |
3,664 | NDQ_004510 | extinction and radiation of life | most scientists think that an asteroid impact caused the extinction of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Marine organisms at the end of the Paleozoic., b. Wooly mammoths and other organisms at the end of the Pleistocene., c. Dinosaurs and other organisms at the end of the Mesozoic., d. All of Earth’s life at the end of the Precambrian. | c |
3,665 | NDQ_004512 | extinction and radiation of life | during a mass extinction, | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. A few species go extinct each century., b. A large number of species go extinct in a short amount of time., c. At least 95% of species on Earth go extinct., d. About 10% of all species go extinct. | b |
3,666 | NDQ_004513 | extinction and radiation of life | most of the species that have lived on earth have gone extinct. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,667 | NDQ_004514 | extinction and radiation of life | after a mass extinction many habitats are unfilled for a period of time. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,668 | NDQ_004515 | extinction and radiation of life | which of these is believed to be the closest living native of dinosaurs? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Birds, b. Turtles, c. Lizards, d. Snakes | a |
3,669 | NDQ_004516 | extinction and radiation of life | which of the following is true about the rate of species extinction? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Species go extinct at a very slow but steady rate., b. Species only go extinct during periods when many go extinct at once., c. Species may go extinct at a slow rate and sometimes all at once., d. No species ever goes extinct. | c |
3,670 | NDQ_004517 | extinction and radiation of life | many new species evolve to fill available niches during a(n) | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Mass extinction, b. Adaptive radiation, c. Small-scale extinction, d. Evolutionary speedup | b |
3,671 | NDQ_004518 | extinction and radiation of life | if the environment changes, a species will | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Evolve to the new environment, b. Go extinct, c. Move to a more favorable environment, d. Any of the above | d |
3,672 | NDQ_004519 | extinction and radiation of life | after the dinosaurs went extinct, what happened to mammals? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Different species evolved into niches previously filled by reptiles., b. They underwent adaptive radiation., c. They became the dominant life form., d. All of the above | d |
3,673 | NDQ_004550 | flow of matter in ecosystems | an energy pathway that includes all organisms that are linked as they pass along food energy. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Food Web, b. Food Pyramid, c. Food Chain, d. Trophic Web | c |
3,674 | NDQ_004552 | flow of matter in ecosystems | the energy that powers all ecosystems on earth comes from the sun. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,675 | NDQ_004553 | flow of matter in ecosystems | food energy gets created by producers and is passed to | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Consumers, b. Scavengers, c. Decomposers, d. All of the above | d |
3,676 | NDQ_004554 | flow of matter in ecosystems | organisms burn food energy for | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Locomotion, b. Heat, c. Growth, d. All of the above | d |
3,677 | NDQ_004555 | flow of matter in ecosystems | organisms always get larger up the trophic levels because only a large fish can eat a small fish. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,678 | NDQ_004556 | flow of matter in ecosystems | why does a food pyramid only have four or five trophic levels before it ends? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. There isn’t enough energy to pass along to another trophic level., b. An organism at the next trophic level would have to be too huge to live., c. The world would be too hot from all the excess heat., d. All of the above | a |
3,679 | NDQ_004557 | flow of matter in ecosystems | why is a food pyramid more accurate than a food chain? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Food chains do not include all trophic levels., b. Many organisms eat at multiple trophic levels., c. Energy is not lost from a food chain, but is from a food web., d. All of the above | b |
3,680 | NDQ_004558 | flow of matter in ecosystems | there are two global food webs: one has phytoplankton at the base and the other has land plants. (there is also a small food web with chemosynthetic bacteria at the base). | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,681 | NDQ_004559 | flow of matter in ecosystems | humans are not part of food chains and food webs because we get most of our food from the grocery store. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,682 | NDQ_004691 | global wind belts | the global winds blow in the direction of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The top of the atmospheric circulation cells., b. The rotation of the Earth., c. The base of the atmospheric circulation cells., d. None of these. | c |
3,683 | NDQ_004692 | global wind belts | sinking air | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Has lower pressure., b. Causes evaporation., c. Has lower temperature., d. All of these. | b |
3,684 | NDQ_004693 | global wind belts | winds are named for the direction they are going. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,685 | NDQ_004695 | global wind belts | the variable weather of much of north america and europe is caused by | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The meeting of warm moist air from the south and cold, dry air from the north., b. The meeting of warm dry air from the south and cold wet air from the north., c. The meeting of the polar jet stream and the sub-tropical jet stream., d. The meeting of the sub-tropical jet stream and the tropical jet stream. | a |
3,686 | NDQ_004696 | global wind belts | in both the northern and southern hemispheres, the trade winds blow from east to west. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,687 | NDQ_004697 | global wind belts | the jet stream (the one meteorologists talk about) | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Is formed by the large temperature difference between the Polar Cell and the Ferrell Cell., b. Is found at the boundary of the troposphere and stratosphere., c. Move seasonally south in the winter and north in the summer., d. All of these. | d |
3,688 | NDQ_004698 | global wind belts | the basic model of global atmospheric circulation shows | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. One atmospheric circulation cell from the North Pole to the South Pole., b. Three circulation cells in the Northern Hemisphere and three in the Southern, c. Six atmospheric circulation cells in the Northern Hemisphere and six in the Southern Hemisphere., d. Random motion of atmospheric circulation. | b |
3,689 | NDQ_004699 | global wind belts | air in the atmospheric circulation cells should blow north to south or south to north, but it doesnt because | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. It must travel around the jet streams so it goes northwest to southeast or vice versa., b. It is deflected left (Northern Hemisphere, c. It is deflected right (Northern Hemisphere, d. None of these. | c |
3,690 | NDQ_004800 | history of cenozoic life | the cenozoic age ended when the pleistocene megafauna went extinct. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
3,691 | NDQ_004801 | history of cenozoic life | both mammals and birds have the ability to regulate their own | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Digestive systems, b. Brain development, c. Fur or feather production, d. Body temperature | d |
3,692 | NDQ_004802 | history of cenozoic life | mammals are endothermic and have fur, hair, or blubber for warmth. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,693 | NDQ_004803 | history of cenozoic life | mammals are so well adapted to the environment that they can | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Outcompete reptiles on land and birds in the air., b. Stay warm with fur or features., c. Swim, fly, run, and walk for transportation., d. All of the above | c |
3,694 | NDQ_004804 | history of cenozoic life | many pleistocene mammals were huge because its easier to stay warm with | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. A high surface area to volume ratio., b. A low surface area to volume ratio., c. More fur, feathers and blubber., d. None of these. | a |
3,695 | NDQ_004806 | history of cenozoic life | which if the following is not an example of pleistocene megafauna? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Saber toothed cat, b. Whale, c. Giant condor, d. Wooly mammoth | b |
3,696 | NDQ_004807 | history of cenozoic life | an example of a cenozoic mammal is a | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Human, b. Hoofed mammal, c. Whale, d. All of the above | d |
3,697 | NDQ_004808 | history of cenozoic life | the extinction of reptiles at the end of the mesozoic allowed diversification of mammals and birds into the open habitats. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
3,698 | NDQ_004809 | history of cenozoic life | extinctions of pleistocene megafauna were caused by | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Increased lowering of temperatures., b. Human activities, such as hunting., c. An asteroid impact., d. All of the above. | b |
3,699 | NDQ_004810 | history of mesozoic life | the climate during the mesozoic was ideal for reptiles being mostly | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Much cooler than today., b. Much warmer than today., c. Much more variable than today., d. All of the above | b |
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