The format of the test will be
multiple-choice questions. There
will be 50 questions in the test. You
will use a scantron to bubble your choices with a #2 pencil.
Your answers will be scanned using a computer program.
A sample test containing several
questions is provided as
hyperlinks
in the study guide.
To see a sample question that relate to a topic or term in the study
guide, click on the hyperlink for that topic or term. When you click on a hyperlink it will open the sample test
with the relevant question shown on top of the page.
The correct answer to
a question is highlighted.
Keep in mind that these are just some examples of types of questions that
you will see in the test.
Chapter 1 and 24:
** What is science
(click on the link to see
the sample test question #1)? What
steps or methods are involved in doing science?
** Know the difference between a scientific theory
and hypothesis.
** What is Earth Science and Earth System Science? Why
do we need to study Earth Science?
** Know that the Universe > Galaxies > Solar System >
Planets > Earth >Moons.
**
What is the Big Bang
Theory? What is the basis of
this theory? What is critical mass? What
are some likely possibilities about the fate of the Universe?
** What is the Nebular Hypothesis? How does this hypothesis help us understand or explain various observation about our planet, it’s atmosphere, ocean, magenosphere, and layered Earth.
Chapter 24/22:
** Know the names and order of all planets in the Solar system.
** Know major differences and similarities between the terrestrial and Jovian planets in terms their shapes, sizes, distances, their atmospheric composition, climates, moons.
**
Know the names of major moons
(that we discussed in the class) of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
**
What is differentiation process? What
is it responsible for?
**
What is outgassing or
degassing? What is it responsible for?
**
What is plane of ecliptic? How do the planets relate to this plane of
ecliptic?
**
What is the difference between rotation
and revolution of a planet?
How and why will your weight and age “change” if you go to different
planets in our solar system?
Chapter 1:
**
Know the internal structure (different layers and their thickness) of
Earth. How
old is the Earth?
** What is lithosphere? How
thick is it? How many plates
comprise it?
**
What is asthenosphere? How
thick is it? What is it made of? What
is convection current? Why is it
important to know that there is convection current in the Mantle?
**
What is magnetosphere? How
is it formed? Why is it important?
Chapter 21:
**
What is constellation? What
is zodiac? Know the names of zodiac.
How do various planets
relate to zodiac?
** What is the difference between declination and right ascension of the celestial sphere?
**
Know what longitude, latitude, prime meridian, parallels, great circles
are.
**
How was the Moon created? What are major landforms found on the Moon?
**
Understand the difference between
sidereal
and synodic months. What causes
the phases of the Moon? Know the
phases of the Moon.
Chapter 23
**
Know the internal structure of the Sun (solar interior, photosphere,
chromosphere, and corona). What are
solar flare, sunspots, spicules, prominence, solar wind?
**
What is electromagnetic radiation? What
is “visible” light spectrum? What
is spectroscopy? Why do scientists study
lights coming from other galaxies?
**
What is a telescope? How
many different types of telescopes are there?
What is the major difference between them?
What are desirable properties of a good telescope?