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WorksheetsEarth Science Final Review
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Reform
2.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
3.
This layer of Earth is the thickest part
a)
crust
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
inner core
4.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
5.
subduction zones in the ocean can create which features?
a)
islands
b)
volcanoes
c)
earthquakes
d)
all of the above
6.
When one plate sides under neath another, it _________ and the magma _________.
a)
hardens, sinks
b)
melts, sinks
c)
hardens, rises
d)
melts, rises
7.
The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
continent-to-continent convergent
c)
ocean-to-continent convergent
d)
transform
8.
Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Sedergent
d)
Transform
9.
Two tectonic plates collide at a _______ plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
10.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
11.
This landform can occur at a divergent plate boundary.
a)
ocean trench
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
tall mountains
d)
transform fault
12.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Mr. C the Slide Man
13.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere
14.
The rocks that make up the Earth are part of what sphere?
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
geosphere
d)
hydrosphere
15.
A alligator in a ocean is an example of the biosphere interacting with?
a)
Hemisphere
b)
geosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrosphere
16.
Which sphere of the Earth system includes tree, grasses, and squirrels?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
17.
The Geosphere is...
a)
All liquid water on Earth
b)
A 100km thick layer of gases
c)
frozen water on earth
d)
Earths entire solid body
18.
The thin envelope of gases forming Earth's outermost layer.
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
19.
The hydrosphere contains all the Earth's?
a)
water systems
b)
H2O
c)
Fishing boats
d)
Atmosphere
20.
All of the following belong to the hydrosphere except...
a)
clouds
b)
streams
c)
oceans
d)
glaciers
21.
An erupting volcano is an example of which 2 earth systems interacting?
a)
Hydrosphere Biosphere
b)
Geosphere Atmosphere
c)
Lithosphere Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere Atmosphere
22.
When a deer drinks water from a creek, which 2 earth systems are interacting?
a)
Atmosphere Biosphere
b)
Lithosphere Geosphere
c)
Biosphere Geosphere
d)
Biosphere Hydrosphere
23.
Polar Bears hunt seals on ice:
a)
Biosphere-Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
24.
A thunderstorm is a connection between:
a)
Biosphere-Atmosphere
b)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere-Biosphere
25.
The hydrosphere interacts with the biosphere by providing __________ to life.
a)
nutrients
b)
water
c)
soil
d)
lightning
26.
What is the lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
27.
What are the 2 most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide and nitrogen
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
nitrogen and hydrogen
28.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
29.
What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?
a)
land breezes
b)
mountain breezes
c)
global winds
d)
land breezes
30.
What is the name of the steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S?
a)
trade winds
b)
land breeze
c)
westerlies
d)
jet stream
31.
Steady winds that flow from east to west between 30*N latitude and 30*S latitude?
a)
jet stream
b)
breeze
c)
westerlies
d)
trade winds
32.
The curving of air to the right in the Northern hemisphere is caused by ___________ and is called the _________ effect.
a)
Earth's rotation...Coriolis
b)
Earth's revolution...Coriolis
c)
Earth's rotation...Doppler
d)
Earth's revolution...Doppler
33.
What is located at 0 degrees on Earth?
a)
Pole
b)
Doldrums
c)
Horse Latitude
d)
Polar Easterlies
34.
Which of these MOST likely causes winds to blow on Earth?
a)
Earth spins quickly, causing air to blow around.
b)
The gravity of Earth and the Moon push and pull the air.
c)
Warm air rises and cool air falls toward Earth's surface.
d)
Ocean waves push air onto the shore and across Earth's surface.
35.
Which is responsible for creating wind?
a)
wave action
b)
solar energy
c)
trees blowing
d)
gravitational force
36.
Which term describes a circulation of air or water that is caused by uneven heating?
a)
convection current
b)
conduction current
c)
radiation current
d)
emission current
37.
The ozone is in the stratosphere layer of the atmosphere. The purpose of the ozone is
a)
To generate heat for the earth
b)
To protect earth from the harmful solar radiation
c)
To produce weather
d)
To allow satellites to circle the earth
38.
Rain, sleet, hail, and freezing rain are all...
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
perspiration
39.
The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
atmosphere
40.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
warm front
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
41.
An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
wind sock
d)
rain guage
42.
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.
a)
thermosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
troposphere
43.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
44.
The age of a rock given as the number of years since the rock formed.
a)
relative age
b)
half-life
c)
absolute age
d)
radioactive decay
45.
The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks.
a)
relative age
b)
half-life
c)
absolute age
d)
radioactive decay
46.
The time it takes half of the atoms of a radioactive element to decay
a)
relative age
b)
half-life
c)
absolute age
d)
radioactive decay
47.
A type of fossil that provides evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.
a)
trace fossil
b)
mold fossil
c)
petrified fossil
d)
cast fossil
48.
One of three long units of geologic time between Precambrian and the present.
a)
evolution
b)
period
c)
geologic time scale
d)
era
49.
Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
a)
vertebrate
b)
carbon film
c)
invertebrate
d)
fossil
50.
A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history.
a)
index fossil
b)
half-life
c)
radioactive dating
d)
geologic time scale
51.
One of the units of geologic time into which geologists divide eras.
a)
era
b)
geologic time scale
c)
period
d)
uncomformity
52.
When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
53.
Particles of rock, sand, soil, plant and animal remains
a)
erosion
b)
sediment
c)
weathering
54.
When water, ice and wind move particles of rock and soil from one place to another
a)
sediment
b)
weathering
c)
erosion
55.
The force that attracts objects to each other
a)
erosion
b)
gravity
c)
glacier
56.
Erosion occurs when water, ice wind and gravity move __________________ of rock and soil from one place to another
a)
water
b)
waves
c)
particles
57.
Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes
a)
glaciers
b)
ice
c)
waves
58.
Water, wind, gravity, ice, plants are all part of this kind of weathering
a)
Chemical
b)
Mechanical
c)
Humid
59.
Roots break apart a side walk
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Physical weathering
60.
Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolves limestone
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Mechanical weathering
61.
The iron in the stones of the Grand Canyon turn the color of red
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
62.
Cycles of hot and cold temperatures with constant wind and water that cracks and breaks down rocks.
a)
deposition
b)
lithification
c)
physical weathering
d)
chemical weathering
63.
Only one of the following options has all examples of chemical weathering, choose the correct one.
a)
acid rain, carbonic acid, lichens, water, oxidation
b)
acid rain, plant roots, water, abrasion, animals
c)
carbonic acid, ice wedging, lichens, animals, oxidation
d)
lichens, water, acid rain, pressure, water
64.
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is called
a)
pyroclastic debris
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
lahar
65.
Volcanoes can also be found in areas called
a)
Lahars.
b)
Cold spots.
c)
mantles.
d)
Hot spots.
66.
Which of the following is not a type of volcano?
a)
Lahar
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite
d)
Shield
67.
Which of the following volcano is classified as a nonexplosive volcano?
a)
Lahar
b)
Cinder Cone
c)
Composite
d)
Shield
68.
This type of volcano is taller then it is wide and the explosive pyroclastic material falls close to the volcano vent?
a)
dome
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
d)
shield
69.
This type of volcano is the most violent, it has both lava flows and pyroclasitc material that can be alternating between eruptions?
a)
dome
b)
cinder cone
c)
composite
d)
shiled
70.
An area where magma is forced to the surface through a vent?
a)
sill
b)
volcano
c)
trench
d)
basin
71.
What is the area directly above the spot where the Earthquake actually occurs? (It is on Earth's surface.)
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Triangulation
72.
The Richter scale measures:
a)
the amount of radon gas released
b)
the movement of plates
c)
the strength of an earthquake
d)
the weight of tectonic plates
73.
An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?
a)
it probably happened in an area with no people
b)
it was a fast earthquake
c)
because it damaged a lot
d)
impossible to tell
74.
An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a
a)
seismogram
b)
focus seismic map
c)
focus
d)
seismograph
75.
How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 7 one on the Richter Scale?
a)
1 time bigger
b)
10 times bigger
c)
100 times bigger
d)
1000 times bigger
76.
What is the beginning point of an earthquake, where the first motion of an earthquake occurs?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
P Waves
d)
Deformation
77.
What type of fault is this?
a)
Normal
b)
Reverse
c)
Strike-slip
78.
The part of the earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle and is split into tectonic plates is the
a)
lithosphere
b)
crust
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
79.
The hottest layer
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
80.
The theory stating the continents were once joined in a large mass that broke apart.
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Pangaea
81.
The process for new oceanic lithosphere forming at mid ocean ridges
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Pangaea
82.
The theory that states that the Earth is divided into plates that float and move in slow, constant motion.
a)
Continental Drift
b)
Seafloor Spreading
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Tectonic Plates
83.
The circular pattern of heating, rising, cooling, sinking of magma in the mantle causing tectonic plates to move.
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Convection Currents
c)
Pangaea
d)
Subduction
84.
Which term describes a circulation of air or water that is caused by uneven heating?
a)
convection current
b)
conduction current
c)
radiation current
d)
emission current
85.
What is the main source of heat energy for weather on the earth?
a)
sun
b)
metals
c)
rain
d)
snow
86.
When a hurricane makes landfall, what is the greatest danger to residents?
a)
Excessive rain
b)
The eye of the hurricane
c)
The temperature drop
d)
the storm surge
87.
The ozone is in the stratosphere layer of the atmosphere. The purpose of the ozone is
a)
To generate heat for the earth
b)
To protect earth from the harmful solar radiation
c)
To produce weather
d)
To allow satellites to circle the earth
88.
Which of the following are used to study and forecast most weather-related events?
a)
Doppler radar
b)
satellites and satellite images
c)
weather maps
d)
all of the above
89.
Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
a)
humidity
b)
liquid
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
90.
Which of these can be used to describe the condition of the atmosphere
a)
temperature
b)
cloud cover
c)
wind speed
d)
All of these
91.
Rain that occurs on a certain day of the week is describing
a)
seasons.
b)
climate.
c)
weather.
92.
If it only rains one month out a year the climate would be described as
a)
mostly wet.
b)
mostly dry.
c)
neither wet or dry.
93.
Two factors to determine climate are
a)
precipitation and temperature.
b)
hurricanes and tornadoes.
c)
humidity and pressure.
94.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
95.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
96.
Tsunamis are most common in the ______________ ocean.
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
97.
The Earth rotates. This affects the direction of winds and currents. It is called the ___________________.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Climate
c)
Gulf Stream
98.
What causes deep currents?
a)
Differences in the density of ocean water.
b)
Strong winds.
99.
Upwelling is when deep ocean waters rise to the surface. Upwelling will occur if:
a)
The dep water is saltier than the shallower water
b)
The deep water is denser than the shallower water
c)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast away from the coast
d)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast towards the coast.
100.
How does climate generally change with elevation?
a)
Cooler with higher altitude
b)
Warmer with higher altitude
101.
Weather associated with high pressure is generally
a)
cloudy but dry
b)
unpreditable
c)
wet and cloudy
d)
dry and clear
102.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
103.
A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Surface Current
104.
These are long narrow tubes of air and moves the weather across the country from west to east
a)
Wind
b)
Jet stream
c)
Monsoon
d)
Westerlies
105.
This person studies the Earth's atmosphere and monitors and forecasts the weather
a)
Seismologist
b)
Meteorologist
c)
Volcanologist
d)
Geologist
106.
Climates are classified according to two major factors: ______________ and __________________.
a)
elevation and precipitation
b)
latitude and temperature
c)
elevation and latitude
d)
precipitation and temperature
107.
The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:
a)
subtropical westerlies
b)
polar westerlies
c)
trade winds
d)
polar winds
108.
Cool, sinking air at 30 degrees North create a pressure belt known as the:
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Doldrums
c)
Horse Latitudes
d)
Westerlies
109.
Warm, rising air at the Equator forms a calm, weak wind called the:
a)
Doldrums
b)
Trade Winds
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Westerlies
110.
Which global winds are found at the poles?
a)
Polar Westerlies
b)
Prevailing Easterlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Trade Winds
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