Earth and Space Science Final 2018

Label number 1

• #1 Core
• #1 Radiation zone
• #1 Convection zone
• #1 Photosphere

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

How old is Earth?

• 3.6 billion years old
• 4.6 billion years old
• 4.6 million years old
• 6 million years old

What is the most likely elevation of the mountain below?

• 1550  meters
•  1652 meters
• 1500 meters
• 1700 meters

Use the diagram of the rock cycle to answer the question that follows.  What has to occur to change igneous rock into sediment?

• weathering, transportation and deposition
• heat and pressure
• cooling and sedimentation
• cementation and compaction

Why does California experience more earthquakes than other areas of the United States?

• because California is overpopulated

• because there are more mountains located there than anywhere else in the USA

• because the North American & Pacific plates meet along a transform boundary

• because California is warmer than the rest of the United States

Heat & pressure form what type of rock?

• metamorphic
• igneous
• sedimentary
• compound

Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation are the steps to form:

• a sedimentary rock
• a metamorphic rock
• an igneous rock
• a mineral

In order for a rock to change into an igneous rock it must melt into _____

• magma
• lava
• tar
• chocolate

According to the rock cycle, ANY rock can be turned into sedimentary rock once broken into _______

• sediment
• dirt
• magma
• silt