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WorksheetsFinal Exam Practice
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 11hrs 18mins
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1.
The rock shown here contains three different minerals arranged in flat or wavy parallel bands. Based on the observable properties of this rock, how would it be classified?
a)
Foliated Metamorphic
b)
Intrusive Igneous
c)
Compacted Sedimentary
d)
Non-Foliated Igneous
2.
Which statement is best supported by Moh's Mineral Hardness Scale?
a)
A fingernail will scratch calcite, but not quartz.
b)
A fingernail will scratch calcite, but not quartz.
c)
A piece of glass can be scratched by quartz, but not calcite.
d)
A piece of glass can be scratched by calcite, but not quartz.
3.
Which of the following best explains the lack of fossils in rock layers B and D?
a)
No organisms lived in the area where the rock layers formed.
b)
The oceans disappeared during the time the rock layers formed.
c)
Any fossil remains in the rock layers were destroyed by the intense heat of lava flows.
d)
No organisms died during the time the rock layers formed.
4.
Which of Earth's processes are shown above?
a)
Volcanic Eruptionn
b)
Erosion and Deposition
c)
Convergence and Subduction
d)
Fossilization
5.
Layer 4: Large mammals introduced.
Layer 3: Small animals introduced.
Layer 2: Igneous rock
Layer 1: Insects and plants
Select the statement that provides the BEST explanation for the disappearance of insects from Layer 1 to Layer 3 of the fossil record shown here?
Layer 3: Small animals introduced.
Layer 2: Igneous rock
Layer 1: Insects and plants
Select the statement that provides the BEST explanation for the disappearance of insects from Layer 1 to Layer 3 of the fossil record shown here?
a)
The bird species in rock Layer 3 ate all of the insects so there were no insects left to form fossils.
b)
The area became flooded with water and washed the fossils away from the rock layers.
c)
Volcanic activity in the region changed the climate and the insect species could not adapt and became extinct.
d)
The insects left the region and found a new habitat in which to live.
6.
Which area of the diagram represents volcanoes?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Which area of the diagram represents the subduction zone?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which area of the diagram represents a rift valley?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
A total lunar eclipse sometimes occurs when the Moon is at which position?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
The diagram represents Earth at four different positions A, B, C, and D. In which position would Arizona start the Winter season?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
At the time indicated in the diagram, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
12.
Which phase is the Moon in when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in the positions shown in the diagram?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
13.
What occurs when the Moon is at position A?
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Neap Tide
d)
Solar Eclipse
14.
Diagram A shows how Earth's axis is tilted. Choose the BEST answer as to how conditions on Earth would change if Earth's axis were oriented as shown in Diagram B.
a)
If Earth’s axis had no tilt, it would always be winter at the equator.
b)
If Earth’s axis had no tilt, it would always be summer at the poles.
c)
If Earth’s axis had no tilt, there would be twice as many seasons.
d)
If Earth’s axis had no tilt, there would be no seasons.
15.
Name this constellation and the season it is visible.
a)
Ursa Major-seen all year
b)
Orion-seen only in Winter
c)
Ursa Major-seen only in Winter
d)
Orion-seen only in Summer
16.
Name the constellation and the season it is visible.
a)
Ursa Major-seen all year
b)
Orion-seen in Winter
c)
Ursa Major-seen in Winter
d)
Orion-seen in Fall
17.
Name the constellation and the season it is visible.
a)
Scorpius-seen only in Winter
b)
Cygnus-seen only in Summer
c)
Scorpius-seen only in Summer
d)
Cygnus-seen all year
18.
Which point on the graph indicates the point at which the population reached its carrying capacity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Which of the following is the least reliable clue to a mineral's identity?
a)
Color
b)
Density
c)
Hardness
d)
Luster
20.
Open pit mining is used to obtain ores that lie
a)
Under flat land
b)
Deep in Earth's crust
c)
Near the surface of the Earth
d)
In riverbeds
21.
Minerals ALWAYS have a crystal structure.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Minerals can exist as a solid, liquid, or gas.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Rock salt is an example of a sedimentary rock that develops from dissolved minerals as
a)
water evaporates
b)
magma cools
c)
sediments break down
d)
sand settles in water
24.
Caves are likely to have chemical sedimentary rock formations in them.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Granite is an example of a sedimentary rock.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The downhill movement of rock and soil is called
a)
Deposition
b)
Weathering
c)
Mass Wasting
d)
Mass Drainage
27.
Where do rivers transport sediment?
a)
to oceans and lakes
b)
to drainage basins
c)
to the water table
d)
to moraines
28.
A valley carved by a stream has the shape of a
a)
U
b)
Crescent
c)
Plate
d)
V
29.
Today, glaciers cover about how much of Earth's land surface?
a)
0%
b)
10%
c)
25%
d)
50%
30.
Which of these did Alfred Wegener use to support his theory of continental drift?
a)
Similar rocks and similar fossils on different continents.
b)
Sea floor spreading and similar rocks on different continents.
c)
Convection currents in the asthenosphere and seafloor spreading.
d)
Fossils from ancient organisms and convection currents in the asthenosphere.
31.
Oceanic crust is
a)
younger at a ridge and older near a trench
b)
younger at a trench and older near a ridge
c)
much older than continental crust
d)
about the same age as Pangaea
32.
Where is crust neither destroyed nor formed?
a)
Transform boundary
b)
Divergent boundary
c)
Convergent boundary
d)
Convection boundary
33.
Most earthquakes occur
a)
Along tectonic plate boundaries
b)
in Earth's mantle
c)
near the center of tectonic plates
d)
in Earth's core
34.
Folded mountain ranges form where
a)
new ocean crust is formed.
b)
plates move away from each other
c)
plates move toward each other
d)
plates move horizontally past each other
35.
Blocks of rock that have tilted along faults are common
a)
where two oceanic plates collide
b)
where two continental plates collide
c)
along subduction zones
d)
along ocean spreading centers
36.
How do scientists know what dinosaurs looked like?
a)
They observe dinosaurs in nature.
b)
They examine fossils for clues.
c)
They study cave paintings
d)
They read ancient myths.
37.
The earliest fossils are of
a)
dinosaurs
b)
plants
c)
one-celled organisms
d)
marine mammals
38.
The rate of breakdown of radioactive material is measured in
a)
years
b)
eons
c)
relative age
d)
half-lives
39.
In which time span did dinosaurs live?
a)
cenozoic era
b)
mesozoic era
c)
paleozoic era
d)
precambrian time
40.
A cast fossil is formed from
a)
igneous rock
b)
a mold
c)
amber
d)
wood
41.
Changes on Earth are always gradual.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Ultraviolet and infrared radiation differ in
a)
color
b)
wavelength
c)
direction
d)
speed
43.
Stars in a galaxy are held together by
a)
Light
b)
Gravity
c)
Radiation
d)
Satellites
44.
Why is it hotter in Summer than in Winter?
a)
Earth gets closer to and farther from the Sun.
b)
Sunlight strikes the ground at higher angles.
c)
Earth turns faster in some seasons.
d)
Earth revolves around the Sun more times in some seasons.
45.
Both comets and asteroids
a)
are made of ice
b)
orbit the Sun
c)
orbit planets
d)
formed far from the Sun
46.
Planets can have atmospheres because
a)
gases stick to the ground.
b)
gravity holds gases down.
c)
electromagnetic radiation holds in gases.
d)
gases freeze onto planetary surfaces.
47.
Which of these planets does not have any Moons?
a)
Saturn
b)
Mars
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
48.
Which layer do we usually see in photos of the Sun?
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Corona
c)
Photosphere
d)
Convection Zone
49.
An example of a biotic factor in a forest ecosystem is
a)
waterfall
b)
cliff
c)
tree
d)
rock
50.
A school of fish is an example of
a)
Patterns in time
b)
Patterns of growth
c)
Patterns in space
d)
Patterns of succession
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