Quiz about Earth Science Review

Question 1

Gases being trapped on Earth, causes the Earth to heat up. This is called the ______________ effect.

Accepted Answer

greenhouse

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water vapor

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fossil fuels

Question 2

Burning fossil fuels will cause ______________ temperatures to increase.

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global

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water

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forest

Question 3

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

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Compaction

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Cementation

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 4

The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

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heat and pressure

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erosion and deposition

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melting and cooling

Question 5

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

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sediment

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texture

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weathering

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erosion

Question 6

_______ rock forms from magma/lava

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

Question 7

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

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The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

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It's cheaper than fossil fuels

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Solar energy recharges batteries

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All of them

Question 8

_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

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Hydroelectric

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Solar

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Wind

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water

Question 9

__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

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Solar

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Wind

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Hydro

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Nuclear

Question 10

Fossil fuels are all examples of...

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nonrenewable energy

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renewable energy

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clean energy

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solar energy

Question 11

The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

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To conserve water

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To save money

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To recycle dish soap

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To reduce sewage

Question 12

A company is building a new factory in North Georgia and wants to use a Renewable source of energy in the factory. The area where the factory is being built has waterfalls and a lake, what type of energy source should the company use.

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Hydroelectric

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Biomass

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Geothermal

Question 13

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Compaction

Question 14

What is sediment?

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bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks

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the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

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the top layer of the soil

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decaying plant or animal material

Question 15

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?

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Glacier

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Ice wedging

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Iceberg

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Dune

Question 16

Weathering is the process of -

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Breaking down rocks into sediment

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Moving sediment from one place to another

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Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

Question 17

An example of chemical weathering is -

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Oxidation

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Ice wedging

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Animals burrowing

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Crashing waves

Question 18

An example of physical weathering is -

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Large temperature changes

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Plant roots and leaves releasing acids

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Carbonic acid dissolving limestone

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Lichens growing on rocks

Question 19

The process by which rocks are broken down

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Sedimentation

Question 20

The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Sedimentation

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Deposition

Question 21

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Sedimentation

Question 22

What is humus?

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organic material rich in nutrients

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subsoil

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parent material

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trees

Question 23

Why is soil an important natural resource?

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soil can grow crops

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soil is used to make buildings

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soil comes from bedrock

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soil is full of mircobes

Question 24

Which describes the soil layers in order from the surface?

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top soil, subsoil, horizon C, bedrock

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top soil, bedrock, horizon C, subsoil

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top soil, horizon C, subsoil, bedrock

Question 25

The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

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water expands when it freezes

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frozen water acts as a solute

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the mass of water increases when it freezes

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frozen water dissolves most types of rock

Question 26

Deltas are mainly created by the process of -

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deposition

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weathering

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waves

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erosion

Question 27

Which of the following lists Earth's layers in order from outermost to innermost?

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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

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mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

Question 28

What do geologists call the crust and uppermost mantle?

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lithosphere

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mesosphere

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asthenosphere

Question 29

In which layer is the asthenosphere located?

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mantle

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core

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crust

Question 30

The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's

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streak

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hardness

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specific gravity

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luster

Question 31

The following image shows what mineral property?

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Cleavage

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Hardness

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Streak

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Density

Question 32

Rocks are made out of __________________.

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minerals

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particles

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molecules

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cells

Question 33

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.

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Hardness

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Structure

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Texture

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Luster

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Streak

Question 34

It refers to any material that comes from plants and animals.

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Organic materials

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Inorganic materials

Question 35

A __________ is a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes.

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Mineral

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Rock

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Sediment

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Glob

Question 36

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

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convection currents in the Asthenosphere

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the rotation of the Earth.

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the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

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the Moho discontinuity.

Question 37

Subduction zones occur on Earth where dense oceanic crust dives under more buoyant continental crust. These boundaries are characterized by a deep ocean trench next to a high continental mountain range, large numbers of earthquakes and volcanoes. All of this is further evidence for the

Accepted Answer

theory of plate tectonics.

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big bang theory.

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origin of the species.

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theory of natural selection.

Question 38

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Plate

Question 39

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

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Earthquake

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Volcano Eruption

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Tornado

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Mountain Building

Question 40

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

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Plate Boundary

Question 41

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

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Pull apart

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Come together

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Slide past each other

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subducting

Question 42

What does the theory of continental drift state?

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The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

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Continents are stationary and do not move

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The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

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none of the above

Question 43

What is this a picture of?

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pangea

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plate tectonics

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continental drift

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glacier scaring

Question 44

What evidence did Wegener use to support his theory?

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all of the above

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Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

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glacier scars and other climate evidence from temperature

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mountain ranges and rocks line up across continents

Question 45

Another piece of evidence in the theory of Continental Drift is __________ evidence of a giant fern named Glossopteris.

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fossil/climate

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geologic

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fit/shape

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glacial

Question 46

What causes the continents to move?

Accepted Answer

All of the choices

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Magma

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Tectonic Plates

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Earthquake

Question 47

What are the remains of organism noticed by Wegener that are found the same in two continents?

Accepted Answer

Plants and animals

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Leaves and flowers

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Ice and mountains

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Dinosaurs and reptiles

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