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WorksheetsEarth Sci 1st Sem Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
On which day of the year does the Northern Hemisphere have the most hours of daylight?
a)
Summer Solstice (June 21/22)
b)
Vernal Equinox (March 21/22)
c)
Winter Solstice (Dec. 21/22)
d)
Autumnal Equinox (Sept. 22/23)
2.
On which two days are there equal hours of daylight and darkness?
a)
Summer Solstice & Winter Solstice
b)
Vernal Equinox & Autumnal Equinox
c)
New Years Day & Labor Day
d)
There are no dates with 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night.
3.
Each of Earth's time zones covers about how many degrees latitude?
a)
90*
b)
15*
c)
45*
d)
23.5*
4.
What is the name for the point in a planet's orbit at which the planet is furthest from the sun?
a)
aphelion
b)
perihelion
c)
Summer
d)
Winter
5.
When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
6.
How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilted?
a)
90*
b)
15*
c)
45*
d)
23.5*
7.
Which of the following is the correct name for the layer of Earth labeled 1 in this diagram?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere/crust
8.
Which of the following is the correct name for the layer of Earth labeled 4 in this diagram?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere/crust
9.
Which of the following is the correct name for the layer of Earth labeled 3 in this diagram?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere/crust
10.
Which of the following is the correct name for the layer of Earth labeled 5 in this diagram?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere/crust
11.
70% of the Earth's surface is covered by
a)
Water
b)
Continents
c)
Lava
d)
Zombies
12.
Earth's shape is technically called an...
a)
Ideal Sphere
b)
Oblate spheroid
c)
Eliptical sphere
d)
Ovoid body
13.
The lower boundary of the Earth's crust (between 4 & 5) is called the...
a)
The Moho discontinuity
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Outer core
d)
Mantle
14.
The Lithosphere is
a)
liquid & plastic
b)
liquid & brittle
c)
solid & plastic
d)
solid & brittle
15.
The Asthenosphere is
a)
liquid & plastic
b)
liquid & brittle
c)
solid & plastic
d)
solid & brittle
16.
The Mesosphere (lower mantle) is
a)
liquid & plastic
b)
liquid & brittle
c)
solid & plastic
d)
solid & brittle
17.
The outer core is mostly
a)
liquid iron
b)
solid iron
c)
liquid lead
d)
solid lead
18.
The inner core is mostly
a)
liquid iron
b)
solid iron
c)
liquid lead
d)
solid lead
19.
Diagram A shows a...
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
interplate boundary
20.
Diagram B shows a...
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
interplate boundary
21.
Diagram C shows a...
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
convergent boundary
d)
interplate boundary
22.
A _____ is a crack in the ocean floor through which magma rises.
a)
Rift
b)
Trench
c)
Hot spring
d)
Kraken
23.
Which of these is true about comparisons between sediments close to a mid-ocean ridge and sediment further away from the ridge?
a)
Sediment closer to a ridge is thicker than further sediment.
b)
Sediment further from a ridge is thicker than closer sediment.
c)
There is no difference between sediment depths due to ocean currents.
d)
All of these are true.
24.
Which of these is NOT evidence Wegener used to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift?
a)
Puzzle-like fit of continents on map (Pangea)
b)
Rock patterns
c)
Sonar images of the ocean floor
d)
Fossil distribution
25.
What piece of evidence finally confirmed Wegener's hypothesis?
a)
Paleomagnetism
b)
Time machine
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Heliocentrism
26.
The tectonic plates consist of...
a)
Oceanic crust
b)
Continental crust
c)
Both
d)
Neither
27.
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
a)
An area of high volcanic & seismic activity at the edge of the Pacific plate.
b)
A supervolcano on the Aleutian atoll
c)
A region that experiences unusually high temperatures near the equator
d)
A Johnny Cash song
28.
The Himalayan mountains formed at what type of boundary?
a)
Continent to Continent Convergent
b)
Oceanic to Continent Convergent
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Transform fault Boundary
29.
Which of these is an example of a transform boundary?
a)
Japan
b)
Alps
c)
Mid Atlantic Ridge
d)
San Andreas Fault
30.
Which of these is an example of a divergent boundary?
a)
Japan
b)
Alps
c)
Mid Atlantic Ridge
d)
San Andreas Fault
31.
What is the force exerted by the leading edge of a subducting plate called?
a)
Slab pull
b)
Ridge push
c)
Convection
d)
Paleomagnetism
32.
Because Earth's interior is hotter than it's surface layers, hot materials rise toward the surface in a process called...
a)
Convection
b)
Subduction
c)
Paleomagnetism
d)
Oxidation
33.
What happens when 2 continental plates collide?
a)
Folded Mountains form
b)
Subduction
c)
Fault lines form
d)
Volcanic Island chains form
34.
What is the theory that explains why & how continents move?
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Plate tectonics
c)
Rock cycle
d)
Constancy
35.
This diagram shows...
a)
The rock cycle
b)
Volcanism
c)
Epicenters
d)
Deposition
36.
Igneous rocks have zones of weakness called...
a)
joints
b)
cracks
c)
faults
d)
splits
37.
The name for this type of rock means "from fire".
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
molten
38.
The name for this type of rock means "changed from".
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
molten
39.
Which of these is a force which can change rock forms?
a)
pressure
b)
temperature change
c)
erosion
d)
All of these
40.
Which of these is NOT a reason why weathering occurs more above the surface of the Earth than below?
a)
Lower temps & pressure
b)
Increased pressure & heat
c)
Exposure to water
d)
Exposure to air
41.
Which of these agents commonly cause weathering?
a)
Wind
b)
Rain
c)
Temperature Changes
d)
All of these
42.
Which of these is an example of chemical weathering?
a)
organic activity
b)
exfoliation
c)
abrasion
d)
acid precipitation
43.
Which of these is an example of mechanical weathering?
a)
ice wedging
b)
oxidation
c)
hydrolysis
d)
carbonation
44.
What is shown here?
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Carbon Cycle
45.
Removing salt from ocean water to make it potable is called...
a)
Desalination
b)
Hydrolysis
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
46.
Which of these are "income" in a water budget?
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
preciptiation
d)
runoff
47.
Does the Earth's water budget need to be "balanced"?
a)
Yes, because it is a closed system
b)
Yes, because it is an open system
c)
No, because it is a closed system
d)
No, because it is an open system
48.
Does a local water budget need to be "balanced"?
a)
Yes, because it is a closed system
b)
Yes, because it is an open system
c)
No, because it is a closed system
d)
No, because it is an open system
49.
Well-sorted rock...
a)
Has similar sized particles and is more porous
b)
Has similar sized particles and is less porous
c)
Has different sized particles and is more porous
d)
Has different sized particles and is less porous
50.
Permeability...
a)
Is a measure of how well fluids pass through materials
b)
Is another term for porosity.
c)
Increases with smaller particle size
d)
Is high in clay and low in sandstone
51.
A good aquifer...
a)
Is in sandstone or limestone
b)
Has high porosity AND high permeability
c)
Stores underground water while allowing it to flow
d)
All of these
52.
Where does groundwater come from?
a)
Runoff to streams & lakes
b)
Surface water that seeps through cracks and pores
c)
Poseidon
d)
Oceanic glaciers
53.
What affects a water table's depth?
a)
A layer of impermeable rock (perched)
b)
Rainfall
c)
Conservation efforts
d)
All of these
54.
Valley glaciers...
a)
are found only at Antarctica & Greenland
b)
are wide and flat
c)
are V shaped between mountains
d)
are found at lower elevations
55.
Which of these is a rock shaped by wind abrasion?
a)
Desert pavement
b)
Ventifact
c)
Slip face
d)
Loess
56.
Which of these is NOT true about glaciers? Glaciers...
a)
Increase in size with cold weather and snowfall
b)
Cause sea levels to rise when they melt
c)
Are more common at lower latitudes (near equator)
d)
Move by basal slip & internal plastic flow
57.
Which of these statements is true?
a)
Sand particles are smaller than dust particles.
b)
Dust moves by saltation.
c)
Sand moves by suspension.
d)
Sand is mostly mica, quartz, feldspar, or magnetite.
58.
Why are deserts and coastlines most vulnerable to wind erosion?
a)
They have fewer plant roots.
b)
Deserts have thick soil.
c)
Coastlines have little moisture.
d)
They aren't.
59.
Which do scientist now believe is true about most desert basins, natural bridges, pinnacles, & perched rocks?
a)
They were formed by wind erosion over billions of years.
b)
Softer rock layers eroded away when these landforms were submerged in the past.
c)
They were formed by glaciers.
d)
Ancient civilizations carved them.
60.
Which of these is NOT true about loess?
a)
It is formed by an accumulation of windblown silt.
b)
It is common in N. China, N. Europe, the Pacific NW, and here in the Mississippi R. valley.
c)
It is often found in areas after glacial retreat.
d)
It is the hard, rocky surface left after smaller particles are blown away.
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