ES Review 5

Which weather instrument is most useful in
measuring relative humidity?

• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer
• wind vane

If the air temperature is 20°C and the relative
humidity is 58%, what is the dewpoint?

• 5°C
• 12°C
• 15°C
• 38°C

Which ocean current directly warms Western
Europe?

• North Atlantic Current
• South Equatorial Current
• Canary Current
• Labrador Current

Which group of organisms survived mass
extinctions that marked the ends of both the
Paleozoic Era and the Mesozoic Era?

• ammonoids
•  graptolites
• eurypterids
• gastropods

In which region of the electromagnetic spectrum
is most of Earth’s outgoing terrestrial radiation?

•  infrared
• visible
• ultraviolet
• x rays

A volcanic ash layer between sedimentary rock
layers is used by geologists to

• determine Earth’s absolute age
• predict global warming
• locate an earthquake epicenter
• correlate widely separated rock formations

Examination of the fossil record shows a general
tendency of organisms to become increasingly
more complex through geologic time. This finding
supports the theory that living things have
undergone

• metamorphism
• evolution
• radioactive decay
• mass extinctions

How long after receiving the first P-wave from
an earthquake centered 4000 kilometers away
does a seismic station receive its first S-wave
from the same earthquake?

• 1 minute
• 5 minutes 35 seconds
• 7 minutes
• 12 minutes 40 seconds

Which evidence recorded at seismic stations
following an earthquake supports the inference
that Earth’s interior changes from solid rock to
molten iron and nickel at the mantle-core
boundary?

• P-waves arrive earlier than S-waves.
• P-waves and S-waves are both recorded at all
  stations.
• Only S-waves are recorded at all stations.
• Only P-waves are recorded on the opposite
  side of Earth.

The photograph below shows the results of a landslide

The landslide is an example of

• wave action

• wind action

• mass movement

• glacial deposition