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EARTH SCIENCE UNIT TEST 1 REVIEW

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________ is the study of space.

a)

Meteorology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geophysics

d)

Geology

2.

______________ is the study of the lithosphere, or the actual solid earth

a)

Astronomy

b)

Geography

c)

Geophysics

d)

Geology

3.

_______________ is the study of the atmosphere surrounding the planet

a)

Astronomy

b)

Geology

c)

Geophysics

d)

Meteorology

4.

__________________ is the study of water on the earth.

a)

Hydrology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Geology

d)

Meteorology

5.

The_____________________is the solid part of the earth. It consists of the crust and the top part of the mantle.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geophere

6.

The ________________________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change in form.

a)

First Law of Thermodynamics

b)

Second Law of Thermodynamics

c)

Newton's Law

7.

The __________________________ states that all of objects tend to go to a state of rest or disorganization, called entropy.

a)

First Law of Thermodynamics

b)

Second Law of Thermodynamics

c)

Newton's Law

8.

What is the one thing science can NOT prove?

a)

Where people came from

b)

Where the earth came from

c)

Who God is

d)

Why the sky is blue

9.

What are the three defining principles of the Evolution Worldview?

a)

The universe and the earth are billions of years old.

b)

There is no power at work in nature except the natural things that we can see and test.

c)

God created the earth everything living thing on it.

d)

Life evolved from non-life.

10.

What three attributes of the earth show that the earth is uniquely designed to support life are:

a)

The earth has just the right mix of soil to allow plants to grow abundantly.

b)

The earth has just the right mass to give us the needed amount of gravity.

c)

It is just the right distance from the sun and has just the right rotation.

d)

The earth contains just the right elements including abundant water and just the right amount of oxygen.

11.

__________________is the study of rocks, magma, the earth’s core, and land formations.

a)

Geophysics

b)

Geography

c)

Physical Geology

d)

Astronomy

12.

_________________ is the study of the earth’s magnetic field.

a)

Astronoomy

b)

Geology

c)

Hydrology

d)

Geophysics

13.

____________________is the study of the minerals in the earth’s crust, moon rocks, and crystals

a)

Mineralogy

b)

Sedimentology

c)

Seismology

d)

Geophysics

14.

__________________ is the study of fossils.

a)

Archeology

b)

Astronomy

c)

Paleontology

d)

Geophysics

15.

____________________ is the study of the effects of humans on the earth’s environment.

a)

Paleontology

b)

Environmental Geology

c)

Physical Geology

d)

Seismology

16.

____________ are preserved indications of once living organisms

a)

Shells

b)

Graves

c)

Fossils

d)

Strata

17.

___________________ is the belief that all changes to the earth have been brought about by slow continuous processes we see today.

a)

Theistic Evolution

b)

Uniformitarianism

c)

Paleontology

d)

Archeology

18.

___________________________ are fossils that go through many layers of sedimentary rock.

a)

Sedimentary Fossils

b)

Ancient Fossils

c)

Multilayered Fossils

d)

Polystrate Fossils

19.

_____________________ is a view held by people who say they believe the Bible, and they also believe that the earth is billions of years old, and living things evolved from simpler organisms changed over these long ages.

a)

Evolution

b)

Theistic Evolution

c)

Theology

d)

Creationism

20.

The Latin phrase “Ex nihilo” means

a)

out of blue

b)

out of dust

c)

out of nothing

d)

out of touch

21.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four (4) features of the earth that are evidence of a world-wide flood:

a)

Fossils found in many layers of sedimentary rock all over the earth, even on the tops of mountains, in deserts, and even Antarctica.

b)

Water and mountains are still found all over the earth.

c)

There are large oil and coal deposits.

d)

We can still see evidence of in the glaciers remaining from the ice age the followed the global flood.

e)

Strata, which are many layers of different rock stacked on top of each other, which we see evidence of today.

22.

The three (3) dating methods mentioned in the textbook were

a)

Paleontology Dating

b)

Radiometric Dating

c)

Carbon-14 Dating

d)

Fossil Dating

23.

The dominant climate before the Genesis Flood was mostly

a)

cool and wet

b)

warm and tropical

c)

desert like

d)

rainy

24.

Creationists believe that all the sudden changes to the earth’s climate from the global flood resulted in

a)

an ice age

b)

a stone age

c)

volcanic activity

25.

There is evidence that the Ice Age covered _______% of the earth, including northern Europe, all of Canada, much of the northern US and parts of new Zealand.

a)

10%

b)

100%

c)

30%

d)

40%

26.

Summer temperatures were __________F cooler during the Ice Age than summer temperatures were after the Ice Age.

a)

10o-20o

b)

20o-40o

c)

30o-40o

27.

Why do creation scientists believe that the air temperature was cooler after the flood?

a)

Because all the volcanic ash released into the atmosphere blocking some of the sunlight.

b)

The tilt of the earth didn't allow the sun to provide enough warmth.

c)

There were also more clouds.

d)

The hours of daylight were less after the flood.

28.

During the Ice Age, the annual snowfall was up to ______ feet

a)

30

b)

50

c)

100

d)

80

29.

How long do creation scientists believe that the ice age lasted?

a)

less than 100 years

b)

less than 80 years

c)

less than 500 years

d)

less than 400 years

30.

A ___________________ is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. It forms from an accumulation of snow over many years, or even centuries.

a)

ice berg

b)

glacier

c)

glacial plain

d)

continental drift

31.

The ________________ is the area where all the snow from the previous winter melts along with some glacial ice.

a)

zone of wastage

b)

zone of melting

c)

zone of destruction

d)

snow zone

32.

The ________________________ is an area of a glacier where the amount of snowfall is more than the amount that melts on an annual basis.

a)

zone of wastage

b)

zone of accumulation

c)

glacial zone

d)

snow zone

33.

What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered in ice today? During the Ice Age about 30% of the earth’s surface was covered.

a)

80%

b)

30%

c)

25%

d)

10%

34.

__________________ occurs when the front edge of a glacier has descended into a body of water and the upward pressure of the water causes a piece of it to break off.

a)

Breakage

b)

Calving

c)

Ice Bergs

d)

Melting

35.

_____________ is the force that causes glaciers to move.

a)

Magnetism

b)

Motion

c)

Gravity

d)

Thermodynamics

36.

_______________ are scratch lines in the ground caused by a glacier moving over it.

a)

Zone of wastage

b)

Striations

c)

Lateral moraines

d)

Terminal moraines

37.

A _______________________ is the line of rocks and debris that a glacier has pushed in front of it.

a)

lateral moraine

b)

striation

c)

terminal moraine

d)

zone of wastage

38.

A _______________ is a line of rocks and debris that a glacier has pushed off to the sides of it.

a)

lateral moraine

b)

terminal moraine

c)

continental moraine

d)

destructive moraine

39.

A ________________ is an enormous boulder that has been moved by a glacier.

a)

glacial erratic

b)

glacial moraine

c)

glacial debris zone

d)

calving event

40.

A _____________ glacier is a giant sheet of ice that creates a relatively flat area that spreads out in all directions rather than flowing downhill. More than 95% of the glaciers today fall into this category.

a)

valley

b)

piedmont

c)

continental

d)

solid

41.

A _____________ glacier is a glacier that spreads down a valley.

a)

piedmont

b)

valley

c)

continental

42.

A ________________ glacier is the result of two or more glaciers moving down nearby valleys, combining and spreading out into a more flat area.

a)

valley

b)

piedmont

c)

continental

43.

What three major events contributed to significant changes on the earth?

a)

Creation found in Genesis 1-2

b)

People Laughing at Noah in Genesis 6

c)

The Fall of Man found in Genesis 3

d)

Global Flood found in Genesis 6-8

44.

What two conditions were necessary to bring about an ice age following the global flood found in Genesis?

a)

warmer temperatures

b)

cooler temperatures

c)

dryer winters

d)

wetter winters

45.

What type of science involves repeatable experiments and observations in the present?

a)

Environmental Science

b)

Observational Science

c)

Evolutionary Science

d)

Historical Science

46.

What type of science involves considering things in the past by using trustworthy historical documents and credible eyewitness accounts?

a)

Environmental Science

b)

Observational Science

c)

Uniformitarianism

d)

Historical Science

47.

Lines of latitude run __________ to _________.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

Up and Down

d)

Side to Side

48.

Lines of longitude run _______ to _______.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

Up and Down

d)

Side to Side

49.

The imaginary line on a map that sits at 0 degrees latitude is called the ______________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

50.

The imaginary line on a world map that is located at 0 degrees longitude is called the ____________________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer