Quiz about EARTH 2nd Semester Final Part 1

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?

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a. a bird's footprint

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b. an intact dinosaur tooth

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c. a carbonized imprint of a leaf

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d. a spider in amber

Question 2

Living corals are found in warm shallow seas. Coral fossils have been found in the sedimentary rocks of Alaska. These findings suggest that

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b. Alaska once had a tropical marine environment

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a. ocean currents carried the coral to Alaska

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c. coral usually develops in cold climates

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d. Alaska's cold climate fossilized the coral

Question 3

Which sequence correctly shows the fossils from oldest to youngest?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 4

According to Darwin's theory of evolution, differences between species may be the result of

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c. natural selection

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a. mutagenic agents

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b. the transmission of acquired characteristics

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d. the disuse of body structures

Question 5

The same geologic processes that occur today were the same process that occurred in the past, and that geologic formations and structures can be interpreted by observing present-day actions.

a. Principal of Uniformitarianism

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a. Principal of Uniformitarianism

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b. Law of Original Horizontality

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c. Law of Superposition

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d. Cross Cutting Relationships

Question 6

The diagram to the right shows a geologic cross section of a region where no faulting has occurred. Which statement about the geologic history of the area is best supported by the evidence in the diagram?

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c. A long period of erosion took place before the deposition of rock layer B.

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a. The rocks at A formed before those at B.

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b. The rocks at D folded after the deposition of rock layer B.

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d. The major agent of erosion acting on the present surface is ice.

Question 7

Which layers show folding?

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c.	E and F

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a.	A and E

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b.	A and B

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d.	B and F

Question 8

Faulting occurred after which layer of rock was formed?

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b.	C

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a.	E

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c.	G

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d.	J

Question 9

Near which city would you expect to find dinosaur fossils?

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b. Columbus

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a.	Atlanta

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c.	Dalton

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d. Savannah

Question 10

Metamorphic and igneous rock is found in region B. You can tell this area has been uplifted because:

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c. Younger rock is on both sides of it

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a. There isn't enough information to make this conclusion

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b. Older rock is always found in the center of a geologic formation

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d. Older rock is on both sides of it

Question 11

Cloud formation is likely to occur in rising air because rising air

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c. expands and cools

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a. contracts and warms

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b. contracts and cools

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d. expands and warms

Question 12

Which of these wind belts is called the prevailing Westerly Winds?

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d.	D

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a.	A

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b.	B

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c.	C

Question 13

Which of these wind belts is called the Northeast Trade Winds?

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b.	B

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a.	A

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c.	C

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d.	D

Question 14

Which city is currently experiencing the greatest winds?

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b.	B

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a.	A

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c.	C

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d.	D

Question 15

In which city will it be very cold temperatures and clear skies?

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d.	D

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a.	A

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b.	B

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c.	C

Question 16

Arrows on the maps to the right show differences in the direction of winds in the region of India and the Indian

Ocean during January and July. Isobar values are recorded in millibars. Heavy monsoon rains usually occur in India during:

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d. July, when winds blow from the ocean

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a. January, when winds blow toward high pressure

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b. January, when winds blow from the land

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c. July, when winds blow toward high pressure

Question 17

Which combination of climate factors generally results in the coldest temperatures?

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b. high elevation and high latitude

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a. high elevation and low latitude

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c. low elevation and high latitude

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d. low elevation and low latitude

Question 18

The three necessary ingredients for thunderstorm formation are:

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d. moisture, lifting mechanisms, instability

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a. deserts, mountains, clouds

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b. stability, moisture, heat

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c. lifting mechanism, mountains, ocean

Question 19

Tornadoes are usually produced by which type of weather?

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c. Thunderstorms

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a. Blizzards

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b. Nor'easters

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d. Tsunamis

Question 20

The burning of fossil fuels releases large amounts of ____ into the atmosphere, which contributes to global warming.

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d. carbon dioxide

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a. carbon monoxide

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b. calcium carbonate

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c. sulfur dioxide

Question 21

It is believed that the global climate changes in regular cycles about every 40,000 years. These cycles are called

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d. Milankovitch cycles

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a. Precession cycles

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b. Eccentricity cycles

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c. Kyoto cycles

Question 22

What is an important factor in the development and implementation of alternative energy sources?

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a. the cost effectiveness.

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b. the abundance of the source.

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c. whether government approval can be obtained.

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d. whether undeveloped countries can afford it

Question 23

If fossil fuels are still forming today, why are they considered nonrenewable resources?

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b. We are depleting fossil fuels much faster than they form

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a. Fossil fuels are broken down by natural processes faster than they form

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c. The fossil fuels being formed today are deep under the ocean, where they cannot be reached

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d. The only fossil fuels being produced are methane hydrates, which we cannot use yet

Question 24

Earth's climate is:

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b. changing as a result of natural and human processes

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a. changing due to the evolution of green photosynthesizing plants

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c. stable over the history of the planet

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d. undeterminable because there is no method of studying climatic history of the planet

Question 25

Sulfur is a problem for the environment because

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c. Sulfur contributes to acid in the atmosphere

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a. Sulfur is an expensive industrial element

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b. Sulfur is very light weight

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d. Sulfur is bright yellow when it is in its pure state

Question 26

A mineral deposit called a lode is formed by

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a. Hot mineral solutions in cracks in rock

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b. Metal fragments deposited in stream beds

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c. Layers accumulating in cooling magma

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d. Precipitation of minerals from seawater

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