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Midterm Review Part 1

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sphere includes all of the liquid water on the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

2.

Which sphere includes all of the solid water on the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

3.

Which sphere includes all of the living organisms on the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

4.

Which sphere includes all of the rocks, soil, and lava on the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

5.

Which sphere includes tigers, trees, and turkeys on the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

6.

Which sphere includes volcanoes, mountains, and islands on the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

7.

Which sphere includes all of the air and gases on the Earth?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

8.

Which sphere includes the crust, mantle and core?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Cryosphere

9.

Which of these can be found in the geosphere?

a)

clouds and the sky

b)

trees and bushes

c)

rocks and mountains

d)

icebergs and snow

e)

lakes and oceans

10.

Which of these can be found in the hydrosphere?

a)

clouds and the sky

b)

trees and bushes

c)

rocks and mountains

d)

icebergs and snow

e)

lakes and oceans

11.

Which of these can be found in the cryosphere?

a)

clouds and the sky

b)

trees and bushes

c)

rocks and mountains

d)

icebergs and snow

e)

lakes and oceans

12.

Which of these can be found in the atmosphere?

a)

clouds and the sky

b)

trees and bushes

c)

rocks and mountains

d)

icebergs and snow

e)

lakes and oceans

13.

Which of these can be found in the biosphere?

a)

clouds and the sky

b)

trees and bushes

c)

rocks and mountains

d)

icebergs and snow

e)

lakes and oceans

14.

When you drink a glass of water, which two sphere interact?

a)

hydrosphere and biosphere

b)

biosphere and atmosphere

c)

atmosphere and geosphere

d)

geosphere and cryosphere

e)

cryosphere and hydrosphere

15.

When you breathe air in and out, which two sphere interact?

a)

hydrosphere and biosphere

b)

biosphere and atmosphere

c)

atmosphere and geosphere

d)

geosphere and cryosphere

e)

cryosphere and hydrosphere

16.

When oxygen in the air reacts with iron in rocks, which two sphere interact?

a)

hydrosphere and biosphere

b)

biosphere and atmosphere

c)

atmosphere and geosphere

d)

geosphere and cryosphere

e)

cryosphere and hydrosphere

17.

When a glacier pushes rocks down a mountain, which two sphere interact?

a)

hydrosphere and biosphere

b)

biosphere and atmosphere

c)

atmosphere and geosphere

d)

geosphere and cryosphere

e)

cryosphere and hydrosphere

18.

When an iceberg melts in the ocean, which two sphere interact?

a)

hydrosphere and biosphere

b)

biosphere and atmosphere

c)

atmosphere and geosphere

d)

geosphere and cryosphere

e)

cryosphere and hydrosphere

19.
Ice wedging is what type of weathering?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
20.
Acid precipitation is what type of weathering?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
21.
Oxidation is what type of weathering?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
22.
Abrasion is what type of weathering?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
23.
Exfoliation is what type of weathering?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
24.
Plant and animal action cause what type of weathering?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
25.
Landslides cause what type of weathering?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
26.
When rocks change composition and appearance
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical weathering
27.
When rocks change appearance but not composition
a)
physical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
28.
When rocks dissolve to form caves
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical weathering
29.
When rocks break down into smaller pieces
a)
physical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
30.
the process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
31.
the process by which eroded material is dropped
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
32.
These are formed by erosion
a)
canyons and valleys
b)
beaches and sandbars
c)
deltas and alluvial fans
33.
These are formed by erosion
a)
sea arches and bays
b)
beaches and sandbars
c)
deltas and alluvial fans
34.
These are formed by deposition
a)
beaches and sandbars
b)
canyons and valleys
c)
sea arches and bays
35.
These are formed by deposition
a)
deltas and alluvial fans
b)
canyons and valleys
c)
sea arches and bays
36.
States that geologic processes that happened in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
a)
uniformitarianism
b)
catastrophism
c)
trace fossils
d)
fossil record
37.
Fossils of tracks, burrows, and dung are considered
a)
trace fossils
b)
regular fossils
c)
unusual fossils
d)
fossil record
38.
All of the fossils that have been discovered on Earth
a)
fossil record
b)
trace fossils
c)
regular fossils
d)
unusual fossils
39.
What is the correct order of these rocks, from old to young?
a)
C, H, E, G, A, F, D, B
b)
C, H, E, D, A, G, F, B
c)
C, A, H, E, D, G, F, B
d)
B, F, G, A, D, E, H, C
40.
Determining whether an object or event is older or younger than other objects or events
a)
relative dating
b)
absolute dating
c)
uniformitarianism
d)
catastrophism
e)
trace fossils
41.
the principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks
a)
law of superposition
b)
law of crosscutting
c)
uniformitarianism
d)
catastrophism
42.
the bending of rocks that can happen when rock layers are squeezed together
a)
folding
b)
fault
c)
intrusion
d)
unconformity
43.
a break or crack in Earth’s crust where rocks can move
a)
fault
b)
folding
c)
unconformity
d)
intrusion
44.
igneous rock that forms when magma is injected into rock and then cools
a)
intrusion
b)
folding
c)
fault
d)
unconformity
45.
a break in the geologic record that is made when rock layers are eroded
a)
unconformity
b)
folding
c)
fault
d)
intrusion
46.
a fault or a body of rock, such as an intrusion, must be younger than any feature or layer of rock that the fault or rock body cuts through
a)
law of crosscutting
b)
law of superposition
c)
uniformitarianism
d)
catastrophism
47.
the principle that states that all geologic change occurs suddenly
a)
catastrophism
b)
uniformitarianism
c)
trace fossils
d)
fossil record
48.
catastrophies occur
a)
suddeny
b)
slowly
c)
gradually
d)
occasionally
49.
which of these is NOT a segment of geologic time?
a)
millenium
b)
eon
c)
era
d)
epoch
e)
period
50.
the divisions of the geologic time scale are based on
a)
events and fossils
b)
regular periods of time
c)
uniformitarianism
d)
catastrophism
51.
The oldest time period
a)
precambrian time
b)
paleozoic era
c)
mesozoic era
d)
cenozoic era
52.
All life is found in the ocean at the start
a)
paleozoic era
b)
mesozoic era
c)
cenozoic era
d)
precambrian time
53.
Dinosaurs existed during this time period
a)
mesozoic era
b)
cenozoic era
c)
precambrian time
d)
paleozoic era
54.
The current time period
a)
cenozoic era
b)
precambrian time
c)
paleozoic era
d)
mesozoic era

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