Earth Science FINAL Review

The branch of Earth Science that might require the use of miniature research submarines:

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Meteorology

• Astronomy

In both open systems and closed systems, __________________________ can enter and leave.

• Organisms

• Matter

• Air

• Energy

The rocks, mountains, and beaches of Earth make up the:

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Endosphere

All living things, from single-celled organisms to trees to people, make up the:

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

All living things, from single-celled organisms to trees to people, make up the:

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

In the water cycle, when rain flows over the ground and into a body of water it is called

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Groundwater

• Condensation

The formation of our solar system was a pretty big deal (for us). The Nebular Hypothesis states that it all started with:

• hydrogen fusion

• protoplanets

• a giant cloud of dust, rotating slowly in space

• gas giant

The elements that occur most frequently in the Earth’s crust are:

• Carbon and oxygen

• Hydrogen and oxygen

• Silicon and oxygen

• hydrogen and nitrogen

What caused the Earth to become bulged out in the center?

• Its magnetic field

• Its rotation

• It's not bulged-it's perfectly round

• tectonic plates

Hornblende Schist is formed from minerals changed by high temperature and pressure. This process of mineral formation is known as:

• The Magma Process

• The Pressure Process

• The Evaporative Process

• The Condensation Process