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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review - Spring 2016
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An unconformity is
a)
layers of sedimentary rock
b)
a gap in the rock record
c)
a layer of rock with unusual fossils
d)
a crack found in some igneous rocks
2.
The footprints of a dinosaur are examples of
a)
a mold
b)
a cast
c)
carbonized remains
d)
a trace fossil
3.
Where does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
at divergent plates
b)
at convergent plates
c)
at the continental rise
d)
near thermal vents
4.
What causes the seasons?
a)
distance of the Earth from the sun
b)
distance of the Earth from the moon
c)
Earth's tilt
d)
gravitational pull between Earth, moon and sun
5.
What is the ultimate source of energy for wind?
a)
temperature
b)
changes in humidity
c)
air pressure
d)
solar radiation
6.
A storm that produces lightening and thunder.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
nor'easter
c)
anticyclone
d)
cumulonimbus storm
7.
Two most important elements of climate.
a)
weather and elevation
b)
elevation and temperature
c)
temperature and precipitation
d)
precipitation and elevation
8.
The greenhouse effect naturally warms
a)
the lower atmosphere and surface
b)
the upper atmosphere and surface
c)
the surface
d)
the lower and upper atmospheres
9.
What is the lowest layer of atmosphere?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
mesophere
10.
Many new groups of organisms evolved in a relatively short time during the
a)
Cambrian Explosion
b)
Great Ice Age
c)
Milankovitch Cycle
d)
Mesozoic Era
11.
Which part of the ocean is the deepest?
a)
rifts
b)
trenches
c)
ridges
d)
seamounts
12.
According to the theory of Evolution, organisms change over time due to
a)
natural selection
b)
fossil succession
c)
uniformitarianism
d)
analogous correlation
13.
The state of the atmosphere at any given time and place.
a)
climate
b)
meteorology
c)
weather
d)
astronomy
14.
Force exerted by the weight of the air.
a)
divergence
b)
convergence
c)
air pressure
d)
Coriolis effect
15.
High-altitude, high-velocity "rivers" of air
a)
cyclones
b)
tornadoes
c)
jet streams
d)
massive air movements (MAM)
16.
Which hypothesis BEST explains the origin of the moon?
a)
large impact hypothesis
b)
co-accretion hypothesis
c)
large collision hypothesis
d)
capture hypothesis
17.
This planet is home to the largest volcano in the solar system.
a)
Mars
b)
Earth
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
18.
Which Jovian planets have rings?
a)
Saturn and Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Saturn, Neptune and Uranus
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
19.
Uranus was discovered by
a)
William Herschel
b)
Clyde Tombaugh
c)
Carl Sagan
d)
Herschel Walker
20.
Triton is a moon of
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Pluto
21.
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is believed to be a
a)
cyclonic storm
b)
large desert
c)
volcanic area
d)
zone of high ammonia concentration
22.
Who is known as "Pluto Killer"?
a)
Mike Brown
b)
Neil Degrasse Tyson
c)
Carl Sagan
d)
Stephen Hawking
23.
Dating process that places geologic events in proper sequence.
a)
numerical dating
b)
geologic dating
c)
relative dating
d)
radiometric dating
24.
Most fossils are found in what type of rock?
a)
igneous rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
granite rock
25.
What two things are important for an organism to become a fossil?
a)
rapid burial and hard parts
b)
rapid burial and soft parts
c)
slow burial and soft parts
d)
slow burial and hard parts
26.
How old is the Earth?
a)
about 4.6 million years
b)
about 10 billion years
c)
about 4.6 billion years
d)
about 5.6 billion years
27.
Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered by land?
a)
30%
b)
50%
c)
60%
d)
70%
28.
Which is NOT a major region of the ocean floor?
a)
continental margin
b)
ocean basin floor
c)
mid-ocean ridges
d)
coastal plain
29.
Complex feeding relationships among a number of different organisms.
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
ecosystem
d)
feeding pattern
30.
The energy that drives surface ocean currents comes from
a)
wave action
b)
temperature differences
c)
wind
d)
salinity variations
31.
What term describes organisms that live on the ocean floor?
a)
benthos
b)
pelagic
c)
nekton
d)
plankton
32.
Organisms that drift with ocean currents
a)
nekton
b)
benthos
c)
plankton
d)
photic
33.
Which forms at the boundary between two different air masses of different properties?
a)
a front
b)
a temperature inversion
c)
a hurricane eyewall
d)
a storm surge
34.
As elevation increases
a)
the climate is warmer
b)
the climate is colder
c)
the climate remains the same
d)
the climate is unaffected
35.
Most asteroids lie between the orbits of
a)
Mars and Jupiter
b)
Jupiter and Saturn
c)
Earth and Mars
d)
Uranus and Neptune
36.
The solar system formed from
a)
colliding planetesimals
b)
rotating stars
c)
colliding nebulae
d)
rotating disk of dust and gases
37.
Why is life unlikely on Venus?
a)
the surface temperature is too high
b)
the surface temperature is too low
c)
the surface is covered by ice
d)
there is not atmosphere
38.
The moon's highlands
a)
are smooth plateaus
b)
are older than the maria
c)
contain no craters
d)
are younger than the maria
39.
Europa, Io, Ganymede and Callisto are
a)
astronomers who discovered the Jovian planets
b)
moons of Jupiter
c)
scientists who have lived on the International Space Station
d)
moons of Saturn
40.
Who discovered Pluto?
a)
Mike Brown
b)
Neil Degrasse Tyson
c)
William Herschel
d)
Clyde Tombaugh
41.
Which of these burns up in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
asteroid
b)
meteor
c)
meteorite
d)
meteoroid
42.
Which of the following is not a main producer of food in the ocean?
a)
algae
b)
bacteria
c)
plants
d)
sharks
43.
Variations in air pressure cause
a)
snow
b)
rain
c)
clouds
d)
wind
44.
The greenhouse effect keeps Venus hot because the
a)
atmosphere contains free oxygen
b)
atmosphere is rich in carbon dioxide
c)
surface is free of sulfur compounds
d)
planet has a thick ozone layer
45.
Which planet rotates on its side?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
46.
The outer planets are also referred to as the
a)
Josiah planets
b)
Terrestrial planets
c)
Jovian planets
d)
Uninhabitable zone
47.
Physical, chemical and biological laws that operate today also operated in the geologic past.
a)
correlation
b)
uniformitarianism
c)
superposition
d)
cross-cutting relationships
48.
Fossils are
a)
the oldest layers of rock in a given area
b)
living creatures inside rocks
c)
remains or traces of once living things
d)
objects left behind by ancient cultures
49.
What most likely led to the extinction of dinosaurs?
a)
meteorite collision
b)
global warming
c)
ice age
d)
solar radiation shower
50.
The current geologic age is the
a)
Age of Flowering Plants
b)
Age of Mammals
c)
Age of Insects
d)
Age of Reptiles
51.
This type of fossil is said to "turn to stone".
a)
carbon films
b)
trace fossils
c)
petrified fossils
d)
casts
52.
An organism that was geographically widespread and abundant in the fossil record, but that existed for only a limited span of time.
a)
carbon films
b)
trace fossil
c)
petrified fossil
d)
index fossil
53.
Determines absolute age
a)
relative dating
b)
radiometric dating
c)
half-life
d)
isotopic dating
54.
An era is divided into
a)
epochs
b)
periods
c)
eons
d)
years
55.
Which technology is not used to study the ocean floor?
a)
submersibles
b)
iPhone
c)
satellites
d)
sonar
56.
Which of the following is not one of the four main ocean basins?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Arctic
d)
Aleutician
57.
A small underwater craft used for deep sea research.
a)
submersible
b)
sonar
c)
satellite
d)
rover
58.
Deep, extremely flat areas of the ocean floor.
a)
abyssal plain
b)
seamount
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
guyots
59.
The area where land and ocean meet.
a)
photic zone
b)
pelagic zone
c)
intertidal zone
d)
abyssal zone
60.
Huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surfaces of the ocean.
a)
gyres
b)
gyots
c)
density current
d)
upwelling
61.
Brings great concentrations of dissolved nutrients, such as nitrates and phosphates to the ocean surface.
a)
upwelling
b)
guyots
c)
gyres
d)
density currents
62.
On Earth, much of the sun's UV radiation is filtered out by the
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
ozone layer
c)
Coriolis effect
d)
magnetic field
63.
Which of the following is not a layer of the atmosphere?
a)
mesosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
lithosphere
d)
troposphere
64.
Water vapor in the air
a)
humidity
b)
condensation
c)
saturation
d)
precipitation
65.
Warm air moves into an area formerly covered by cooler air.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
66.
Warm air moves into an area formerly covered by cooler air.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
67.
Whirling tropical cyclones that produce sustained winds of at least 119 kilometers per hour.
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
tsunami
d)
thunderstorm
68.
Measured using the Fujita Intensity Scale
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Cyclone
d)
Thunderstorm
69.
Measured using the Saffir-Simpson Scale
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Thunderstorm
d)
Tsunami
70.
States that the Earth and other planets orbit the sun.
a)
Geocentric model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Ptolemaic system
d)
Copernican model
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