Earth Science Final Review

Through which of the following is atmospheric Nitrogen converted to Nitrogen in the soil

• Nitrogen Fixation
• Photosynthesis
• Denitrification
• Animal respiration

The core of the earth is composed primarily of which two elements?

• iron and sulfur
• iron and nickel
• nickel and cobalt
• silicon and oxygen

A scientist who studies the weather is known as .

• climatologist
• meteorologist
• weatherologist
• heliologist

Which of the following is NOT one of the nutrient cycles?

• The carbon cycle
• The phosphorous cycle
• The nitrogen cycle
• The oxygen cycle

What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth?

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Thermosphere

The atmosphere...

• creates the tides.

• has no effect on heat gain or loss.

• allows heat to escape quickly in order to cool the planet.

• keeps heat from escaping too quickly into space.

Preserved remains of an organism would be called a .

• preservative
• DNA
• hyperbolic
• fossil

If Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is tipping toward the sun, that means the Northern Hemisphere is in which season?

• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter

Seafloor spreading is when new seafloor is formed when _________ is forced upward.

• magma
• water
• soil
• calcium carbonate

S waves are also called shear waves or secondary waves.

• True
• False