GEOGRAPHY YEAR 7 REVIEW PACKET

GEOGRAPHY YEAR 7 REVIEW PACKET

HCIS

Is fracking all that it's cacked up to be?

UNIT 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE of hydraulic fracturing?

• It uses very little water
• It does not create environmental concerns
• it uses water, sand, and chemicals to break rock formation
• all of these answers are correct

Multiple Choice

Fracking is another term used for?

• Water Fracturing
• Oil Fracturing
• Hydraulic Fracturing
• Hydro Fracturing

Multiple Choice

Fracking deals with 

• Rain Water and Oil Extraction
• Oil Extraction and Drilling
• Rock and Rain Water
• Natural Gas and Oil Extraction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of fracking?

• Causes water pollution

• Millions of gallons are wasted during drilling

• Unhealthy for workers

• Creates job opportunities

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of fracking?

• Causes water pollution

• Millions of gallons are wasted during drilling

• Unhealthy for workers

• Creates job opportunities

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of proppants in fracking ?

• Used in making the solution more fluid

• Used to ensure that gas and oil can flow freely out of rock fractures

• used to add up volume

• Used to make solution smell good

Multiple Choice

What is Marcellus Shale Formation?

• underground layer

• water reservoir

• aquifer

• A sedimentary rock that contains largely untapped natural gas reserves

Multiple Choice

What type of rock does SHALE belong?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Magma

Multiple Choice

What process in fracturing that deals with vertical and horizontal lateral?

• Drilling

• Perforation

• Casing

• Cementing

Multiple Choice

What do you call the process of drilling and injecting fluid into a ground at a high pressure in order to break or fracture the shale rocks to release natural gas inside?

• Drilling

• Fracking

• Perforation

• Sedimentation

Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

Open Ended

What is the difference between coal and gas?

Open Ended

Why is energy from the sun renewable?

Open Ended

Why is Energy from the heat of the Earth renewable?

Open Ended

Why is energy from the wind renewable?

Open Ended

Why is energy from biomass renewable?

Open Ended

Why is energy of flowing water renewable?

Energy Factfile

Open Ended

What is solar energy?

Open Ended

What is Wind power energy?

Open Ended

How does Hydroelecticity works

Open Ended

How does Geothermal ennergy works?

Open Ended

What is a biomass

Almost Armageddon

UNIT 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the fossils is the oldest?

• Dinosaur

• Bird

• Shell

• Ammonite

Multiple Choice

The end of the Mesozoic Era was most likely caused by?

• A meteor

• Too much oxygen

• Lowering sea levels

• An ice age

Multiple Choice

The end of an era, and the end of life for groups of organisms, is called?

• Death

• Mass extinction

• Transition

• Turning point

Multiple Choice

What does absolute age tell us about a rock layer or fossil?

• The 'exact' age of a fossil determined by radiometric dating

• The relative age of a fossil determined by radiometric dating

• Younger rock layers sit on top of older rock layers

• Older rock layers sit on top of younger rock layers

Multiple Choice

Which era was the longest, taking up 88% of geologic time?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Multiple Choice

The Law of Superposition states

• Younger rocks layers are on top of older rock layers

• Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks

• Older rock layers are on top of younger rock layers

• Absolute age dating

Multiple Choice

Dinosaurs, small mammals, and birds are found in this time period.

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Multiple Choice

In what time period did Pangaea, the super continent, appear?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Multiple Choice

Jellyfish are one of the oldest species on Earth. In what time period did they first appear?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Multiple Choice

In which time period are we currently living?

• Precambrian Time

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era