WorksheetsEarth Science Final Exam
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Steam
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Atlantic Ocean steam
2.
What type of clouds are these?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Nimbostratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cumulus
3.
Water that flows over the ground surface instead of sinking in is called
a)
water table
b)
runoff
c)
watershed
d)
aquifer
4.
Coal, oil and gas are examples of
a)
Shell Fuels
b)
Bone fuels
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Sea fulels
5.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
6.
Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
7.
Which planets have zero moons?
a)
Uranus and Mercury
b)
Neptune and Mars
c)
Venus and Earth
d)
Mercury and Venus
8.
Different types of bushes are kept in a greenhouse to see which will produce the most flowers. The independent variable in this experiment is the
a)
greenhouse
b)
types of bushes
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
9.
What is the highest possible elevation of hill A?
a)
579 ft
b)
569 ft
c)
580 ft
d)
600 ft
10.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
11.
Which of the following is NOT true of minerals?
a)
They are liquids
b)
They are formed in nature
c)
They are inorganic
d)
They have crystalline structure
12.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
13.
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
14.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Mineral
15.
Mechanical weathering breaks down existing rocks by
a)
Changing them chemically, but not physically.
b)
Changing them physically, but not chemically.
c)
Changing them chemically and physically.
d)
Incorporating them into new rocks.
16.
Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.
a)
tornadoes
b)
tsunamis
c)
lightening
d)
hailstorms
17.
What are the fastest seismic waves?
a)
P waves
b)
T waves
c)
S waves
d)
Q waves
18.
Letter A represents which rule of relative dating?
a)
Superposition
b)
Crosscutting
c)
Inclusion
d)
Varve Count
19.
Choose the correct order of relative ages for the rock layers below, starting with the youngest, and finishing with the oldest layer.
a)
A, E, B, C, D
b)
A, B, C, D, E
c)
E, A, D, C, B
d)
E, D, C, B, A
20.
a sharp, pyramid shaped peak formed by glacial erosion
a)
horn
b)
arete
c)
moraine
d)
kettle
21.
This forms from a depression left by a glacier and fills with water.
a)
Moraine
b)
Prairie pothole
c)
Kettle Lake
d)
Fiord
22.
What is the name of the super continent proposed by Wegener?
a)
Eurasia
b)
Laurasia
c)
Pangaea
d)
Wegnea
23.
Harry Hess used what kind of technology to map the bottom of the ocean?
a)
Boat
b)
Meter Stick
c)
Radar
d)
Sonar
24.
German Scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
a)
Copernicus
b)
Hess
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Wegener
25.
What type of front does this symbol represent?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
26.
Identify the front shown in the diagram.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
27.
According to the symbol , what is the current temperature?
a)
75
b)
65
c)
23
d)
50
28.
Which is a point source for pollution?
a)
an urban runoff of fertilizers from an agricultural region
b)
storm sewer drains from the streets
c)
a smokestack of a coal-burning power plant
d)
acid precipitation
29.
What organism is responsible for building oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
a)
Humans
b)
Jellyfish
c)
Cyanobacteria
d)
Birds
30.
Which is the most recent era of time- the one that we are currently in?
a)
Mesozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian
31.
What phase comes AFTER this one?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Third Quarter
32.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
33.
What phase comes BEFORE this one?
a)
New Moon
b)
Third Quarter
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Full Moon
34.
During which Moon phase might a lunar eclipse be viewed on Earth?
a)
new Moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full Moon
d)
last quarter
35.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
36.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
37.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
38.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
39.
During which part of the lunar cycle can a lunar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
Third Quarter
40.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
When the sun is directly hitting the Tropic of Capricorn, what season is it in the Northern hemisphere?
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
42.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
43.
The diagram show layers of sedimentary rocks and examples of their fossils. Which layer contains the oldest fossils?
a)
Layer 1
b)
Layer 2
c)
Layer 3
d)
Layer 4
44.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Apatite
d)
Calcite
45.
What can scratch Talc?
a)
Gypsum
b)
Diamond
c)
Quartz
d)
All of them
46.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
47.
Galaxies that are moving away from us are _ shifting?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
green
48.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe is collapsing in toward a single point
49.
What was the program called to land on the moon?
a)
Gemini
b)
Mercury
c)
Atlantis
d)
Apollo
50.
How many GPS satellites orbit the moon
a)
Less than 24
b)
More than 24
c)
24
d)
None
51.
What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Water Table
c)
Precipitation
d)
Snow
52.
The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E
a)
Zone of Aeration
b)
Aquifer
c)
Surface water
d)
Water table
53.
a line joining points of equal air pressure
a)
isotherm
b)
millibar
c)
isobar
d)
barometer
54.
This weather instrument is a...
a)
anemometer
b)
barometer
c)
wind vane
d)
thermometer
55.
Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Warm Front
56.
What type of cloud is this?
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Nimbus
d)
Stratus
57.
Winds are named after the direction they are blowing
a)
to
b)
from
c)
at
58.
The average daily temperature over a long period of time is known as ______________.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Biome
d)
Atmosphere
59.
T2 - Free-swimming animals that can move throughout the water column are called
a)
algae.
b)
nekton.
c)
benthos.
d)
plankton.
60.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
61.
What happens at D
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
seafloor spreading
d)
sea mount
62.
Label F
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
63.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
64.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
65.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
66.
Why is the surface of Venus hotter than that of
Mercury?
a)
A. Carbon dioxide in Venus’s atmosphere efficiently traps heat radiating from its surface.
b)
A. Venus’s rapid rotation generates strong winds that heat the ground by friction as they blow.
c)
A. Clouds in Mercury’s atmosphere reflect sunlight back into space and keep its surface cool.
d)
A. Venus rotates more slowly so it bakes more in the Sun’s heat.A.
67.
Put the stages of Coal development in order from MOST RECENT to oldest
a)
peat, lignite, coal
b)
coal, lignite, peat
c)
lignite, coal, peat
d)
lignite, peat, coal
68.
What very important resource is mined from the sedimentary rock in Virginia's Easternmost region, the Appalachian Plateau region
a)
rubies
b)
bauxite
c)
copper
d)
coal
69.
Going in order from EAST to WEST what are the five Virginia Provinces?
a)
Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge
b)
Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, Piedmont
c)
Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
d)
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau
70.
When a river flows into a lake, the velocity of the water decreases. Which sediments will most likely be in the numbered locations?
a)
1. large gravel
2. sand grains
3. clay sized particles
2. sand grains
3. clay sized particles
b)
1. sand grains
2. large gravel
3. clay size particles
2. large gravel
3. clay size particles
c)
1. clay particles
2. sand grains
3. large gravels
2. sand grains
3. large gravels
71.
The moon has a stronger influence on Earth's tides than the sun because the moon —
a)
is denser than the sun
b)
has much more mass than the sun
c)
is much closer to Earth
d)
moves much faster relative to Earth
72.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
24
b)
12
c)
6
d)
48
73.
Layers of soil are also known as:
a)
Soil Profiles
b)
Soil Horizons
c)
Soil sheets
d)
Soil cores
74.
What U.S. President call for America send man to the moon?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Ronald Regan
75.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
76.
What was the first mission to land on the moon?
a)
Apollo 1
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 17
77.
What is the geocentric model of the universe?
a)
Earth is the center of the solar system
b)
The sun is the center of the solar system
78.
The solar system began as a...
a)
Nebula
b)
Supernova
c)
Black hole
d)
Planetesimal
79.
Which is not a rocky inner planet?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
80.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
81.
What type of stress causes these folds?
a)
compression
b)
shearing
c)
tension
82.
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
83.
Identify the soil horizon:
Subsoil reddish brown in color; made mostly of clay; rich in minerals and nutrients
Subsoil reddish brown in color; made mostly of clay; rich in minerals and nutrients
a)
O horizon
b)
A horizon
c)
B horizon
d)
C horizon
84.
Volcanoes that are NOT found at plate boundaries occur in the middle of plates in areas called ___________.
a)
hot spots
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
fissure volcanoes
d)
shield volcanoes
85.
Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....
a)
Silica
b)
Rock
c)
lava
86.
Pumice is a light colored rock that is full of bubbles. What do you know about it?
a)
it is mafic and cooled slowly
b)
it is felsic and cooled slowly
c)
it is mafic and cooled quickly
d)
it is felsic and cooled quickly
87.
Name the three fossil fuels
a)
coal, oil, biomass
b)
oil, natural gas, nuclear power
c)
oil, coal, natural gas
d)
biomass, solar, coal
88.
What is the movement of weathered materials called?
a)
erosion
b)
landform
c)
gravity
d)
surface
89.
Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?
a)
Piedmont
b)
Coastal Plain
c)
Valley and Ridge
d)
Blue Ridge
90.
At 30°S 135°E, what continent would you be located in?
a)
Australia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South America
91.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
92.
Contour lines that are very far apart indicate the landscape is _____________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
steep
c)
a forest
d)
a swamp
93.
0o latitude
a)
prime meridian
b)
tropic of cancer
c)
equator
d)
tropic of capricorn
94.
What is the height of Rock mountain on this map?
a)
1540 ft
b)
1640 ft
c)
1700 ft
d)
1440 ft
95.
Continental crust is made of
a)
granite
b)
basalt
c)
water
d)
sandstone
96.
What is the difference between the inner and outer core?
a)
The outer core is liquid, the inner core is solid.
b)
The inner core is liquid and the outer core is solid.
c)
The outer core is made of nickel and the inner core is made of iron.
d)
The outer core is hotter than the inner core.
97.
Earth's inner core is...
a)
a dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
b)
a layer of molten iron and nickel.
c)
a layer of hot rock.
d)
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
98.
What causes landslides?
a)
wind
b)
waves
c)
water
d)
gravity
99.
The removal of weathered material from one location to another is a destructive process called___________?
a)
Rounding
b)
Deposition
c)
Erosion
d)
Weathering
100.
A cut off meander
a)
waterfall
b)
flood plain
c)
meander
d)
oxbow lake
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