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WorksheetsEarth Science Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which planet's day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?
a)
Mercury
b)
Juptier
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
2.
Which event is cyclic and predictable?
a)
a volcano erupting above a subducting tectonic plate
b)
Jupiter�s apparent movement across the night sky
c)
an earthquake occurring at the San Andreas Fault
d)
an asteroid striking Earth�s surface
3.
The best evidence that Earth rotates on its axis is the changing
a)
phases of the Moon
b)
altitude of the noontime Sun from day to day
c)
apparent path of a Foucault pendulum
d)
velocity of Earth in its orbit
4.
Which star is cooler and less luminous than the Sun?
a)
Proxima Centauri
b)
Rigel
c)
Pollux
d)
40 Eridani B
5.
Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets have
a)
larger diameters
b)
higher densities
c)
shorter periods of revolution
d)
longer periods of rotation
6.
Which process was occurring during some of these stages that resulted in the formation of heavier elements from lighter elements?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radioactive Decay
c)
Convection
d)
Nuclear Fusion
7.
A sample of water and sediment was taken from a river. The substances were allowed to settle in a jar for three hours, as shown here. Which of these best explains why the stones are below the sand?
a)
the sand is less dense than the stones
b)
the water temperature is hot enough to melt sand
c)
sand particles dissolve
d)
the sand particles are more dense than the stones
8.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rocks and examples of their fossils. Which layer contains the oldest fossils?
a)
Layer 2
b)
Layer 4
c)
Layer 1
d)
Layer 3
9.
The part of the Earth that is liquid is the ...
a)
outer core
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
10.
How is Igneous rock formed?
a)
Cooled magma or lava
b)
Weathering and erosion
c)
Compaction and Cementation
d)
Heat and Pressure under the Earth's surface
11.
What is weathering?
a)
the break down of rock
b)
the transport of sediment
c)
a type of climate
d)
the aging of rock
12.
What does erosion do?
a)
Break down rock
b)
changes rock chemically
c)
changes sediment in rock
d)
moves broken pieces of rock, or sediment, from one place to another
13.
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
14.
Cold, dry air affecting the northern United States in winter often comes from
a)
maritime polar air masses.
b)
maritime tropical air masses.
c)
continental polar air masses.
d)
continental tropical air masses
15.
Instruments used to measure air pressure are called
a)
hygrometers
b)
thermometers
c)
barometers
d)
anemometers
16.
What percent of our atmosphere is made up of gases other than oxygen and nitrogen?
a)
20%
b)
10%
c)
5%
d)
1%
17.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
18.
Which moon phase is visible at position 4?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
19.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
20.
What is the most likely elevation of the mountain below?
a)
1550 meters
b)
1652 meters
c)
1500 meters
d)
1700 meters
21.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
23.
The diagram is an example of which of the following?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
24.
Water freezes at...
a)
73º K
b)
173º K
c)
273º K
d)
373º K
25.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
26.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
27.
Air masses are classified by which 2 characteristics?
a)
temperature and air pressure
b)
temperature and humidity
c)
air pressure and wind speed
d)
air pressure and humidity
28.
Which type of pressure system is pictured?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
d)
none
29.
Which set of conditions would produce the most runoff of precipitation?
a)
gentle slope and permeable surface
b)
gentle slope and impermeable surface
c)
steep slope and permeable surface
d)
steep slope and impermeable surface
30.
What type of weather would you expect from the pressure system pictured?
a)
clear
b)
cloudy
c)
hot
d)
stormy
31.
Which graph shows the effect of soil permeability on the amount of runoff in an area?
a)
Choice 1
b)
Choice 2
c)
Choice 3
d)
Choice 4
32.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
33.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
d)
Mineral
34.
Largest portion of the Geneses River in New York that flows through which landscape region?
a)
Ontario Lowlands
b)
Tug Hill Plateau
c)
Allegheny Plateau
d)
Saint Lewis Lowlands
35.
Which agents of erosion most likely formed Drumlins and the Finger Lakes in New York State?
a)
Moving Ice
b)
Running Water
c)
Wave Action
d)
Mass Movement
36.
Which New York landscape region is composed of horizontal sedimentary rocks at high elevations?
a)
Hudson Highlands
b)
Atlantic Coastal Plain
c)
Allegheny Plateau
d)
Taconic Mountains
37.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
38.
At which two locations in this stream is deposition normally dominant over erosion?
a)
A and D
b)
B and E
c)
C and E
d)
D and C
39.
This map shows some features along an ocean shoreline. In which general direction is the sand being moved along this shoreline by ocean currents?
a)
northeast
b)
southeast
c)
northwest
d)
southwest
40.
Name this plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
allegiant
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