Earth Systems Midterm Review

The process where rocks that are broken down by wind, weather, water and ice is known as:

• cementation

• weathering

• compaction

• erosion

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When hot air or material rises because it is less dense... and cool, more dense air or material sinks, this is known as _____________, much like what powers plate tectonics in the mantle.

• conduction currents

• convection currents

• electromagnetic currents

• radiation currents

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How did the earliest atmosphere of Earth form?

• comets that carried droplets of water bombarded the earth and released vapor

• volcanoes spewed out fresh oxygen

• Water evaporated from the ocean into the air and made oxygen

• oxygen blew onto Earth from nearby Mars

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A fracture or break in the Earth's crust is known as a/an:

• fault

• epicenter

• focus

• compression

Any rock that melts becomes _______________.

• minerals

• crystals

• ashes

• magma

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Planets that formed at a distance of 2 Aus from the sun were mostly made of:

• silicates, rock and metal

• water and ice

• ammonia ice

• dust and gas

In the diagram, the city that is the closest to the epicenter is:

• Tepich, Mexico

• Isla Soccora

• Standing Stone, Pennsylvania

• all of these are equidistant from the epicenter

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In the movie, San Andreas, what is Ray's job?

• Professional wrestler

• Architect

• Seismologist (person who studies earthquakes)

• Fireman, first responder

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What did the image to the left teach scientists about the layers of the Earth:

• that the inner core of Earth was a liquid

• that the crust was the only solid layer of the Earth

• that the outer core was the only liquid layer

• that the mantle was the only liquid layer

The type of rock that is formed from intense heat and pressure and is found deep underground?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• extrusive

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