1) Which unit is used to measure distances of the universe? a) Light year b) Kilometers c) Astronomical unit d) Both a and c are correct 2) What is one astronomical unit? a) 1000 kilometers b) The distance from the sun to Neptune c) The distance from the Earth to the sun d) The distance from the Earth to the moon 3) Which model of the solar system was proposed first? a) Geocentric model b) Heliocentric model 4) Which of the following is a rocky planet? a) Saturn b) Jupiter c) Venus d) Neptune 5) Which is NOT one of the major systems of the Earth? a) Biosphere b) Atmosphere c) Hydrosphere d) Gyrosphere 6) True or False: A solstice is when day and night are equal in length. a) True b) False 7) Which picture shows a lunar eclipse? a) b) 8) What is the correct order of the layers of the geosphere, from the innermost to the outermost layer? a) crust - outer core - inner core- mantle b) inner core - outer core - mantle - crust c) mantle - inner core - outer core - crust 9) Rocks are composed of: a) smaller rocks b) minerals c) glass d) sand 10) Which of the following properties is NOT used to describe minerals? a) Cleavage b) Lustre c) Kind d) Color 11) ____________________ rocks are formed by heat and pressure a) Igneous b) Sedimentary c) Metamorphic 12) What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale? a) Diamond b) Talc c) Quartz d) Corundum e) Calcite f) Flourite 13) True or False: Crude oil is not a rock because it is a liquid. a) True b) False 14) What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere? a) Nitrogen b) Carbon dioxide c) Oxygen d) Ozone 15) What stops infrared radiation from escaping the atmosphere? a) The wind and clouds b) The ozone layer c) Greenhouse gases d) The troposphere 16) In which layer of the atmosphere is most of the air found? a) The stratosphere b) The troposphere c) The ionosphere d) The mesosphere e) The ozonosphere 17) Which is NOT a function of the atmosphere? a) To provide the gases living things need to survive b) To prevent birds from flying into space c) A protective filter against solar radiation 18) Which picture shows an anticyclone? a) b) 19) If the atmospheric pressure is low, what will the weather be like? a) Clouds, rain, bad weather b) Sunny, good weather 20) Where is the atmospheric pressure the lowest? a) Granada center b) Almuñécar c) In the Sierra Nevadas

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