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WorksheetsSemester 1 Final Exam
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 44mins
Which of these is a subduction CONVERGENT plate boundary?
Which of these is a DIVERGENT plate boundary?
Which of these is a TRANSFORM plate boundary?
Mt Everest is the result of ___________________ plate boundary
subduction convergent
collision convergent
transform
divergent
___________________ is when one plate gets forced under another plate because it is more dense
subduction
mid-ocean ridge
shield volcano
plate divergence
On the ocean floor in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, lava is oozing out due to a ________________ plate boundary
convergent
divergent
transform
subduction
An example of a transform plate boundary is __________________
the San Andreas Fault
Mt. Everest
Hawaii volcano
Mid-ocean Ridge
_____________________ is very deadly due to explosiveness and large mountain like size
Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
San Andreas Fault
San Bernardino mountains
____________________ is NOT deadly but produces a large amount of slow moving lava.
Shield Volcano
Composite Volcano
San Andreas Fault
None of these because all volcanoes are very deadly
Mt. St.Helens volcano in Washington state that erupted in 1980 is __________________
a composite volcano
a shield volcano
a volcano on the San Andreas Fault
a volcano that caused dinosaurs to go extinct
Which of the following was in the Earth's first atmosphere ?
Methane and Oxygen
Ammonia and Nitrogen
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Methane and Ammonia
The Earth's first atmosphere when the the Earth was just formed had no Oxygen in it.
True
False
IDK
The ozone layer is made of __________ oxygen atoms bonded together.
2
3
4
too many to count
Today's atmosphere is made mainly of __________________ gas
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Oxygen
water
In our air, the oxygen makes up about ________ of the total air.
10%
27%
21%
78%
There is about ___________ of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in our air.
4%
less than 1%
50%
37%
Which of the following is NOT a cause for a tsunami?
shallow earthquake
the movement of a large part of oceanic crust
the movement of a large amount of sea water
the pull of tides due to gravity on a large ocean
A tsunami wave looks a lot like _________________
a large wave that a surfer may ride on.
a swirling whirlpool
a wall of flood water filling in low areas
a sharknado
Tsunamis are very large due to the large amounts of wind pushing them along and increasing their size in the open ocean.
True
False
The speed of a tsunami when its in the open ocean _________________________
slows down to 30-40 mph
continues at whatever speed it started, usually around 60-70 mph
speeds up to faster than a jet airplane at over 500 mph
cannot be measured by scientists
When tsunami waves move across an open ocean they ____________________
are only a couple feet tall and barely detectable
huge steep walls that overturn ships
very slow
The Sun's energy reaches Earth through ____________
radiation
convection
conduction
methane
What part of the Earth gets the most direct, hottest sunlight?
North pole
South Pole
Equator
Southern United States
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
carbon dioxide (CO2)
Methane
oxygen (O2)
Water vapor
When greenhouse gases increase then the temperatures in Rialto will get hotter.
True
False
Heat movement through __________________ is when fluids like water or air move due to temperature and density changes.
radiation
convection
conduction
Which of the following is NOT an electromagnetic wave?
radio waves
microwaves
Xrays
tidal waves
visible light
Which category does 'sand and gravel' belong
mineral resources
energy resources
living resources
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource
mineral resource
energy resource
living resource
factory resource
______________ are resources that can be replaced by nature quickly
renewable
non-renewable
mineral
petroleum
Which of the following is NOT an example of renewable resource
sunlight
air
water
oil
Fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) are used a lot because they are cheap and easy to get out of the Earth
True
False
Which of the following is not a non-renewable resource?
coal
oil
petroleum
sand and gravel
geothermal
About __________ of the heat loss from a person is through their skin.
40%
60%
75%
90%
Three times as many people die on extremely hot days than on normal days
True
False
When carbon dioxide (CO2) levels go up than the amount of heat wave days also go up.
true
false
Which area would best be described as arid?
forest
tropical rain forest
river valley
desert
Which of the following describes warm ocean temperatures and wet, rainy winters for California?
El Nino
La Nina
Mi Primo
Tu Tio
Everything that is alive, (plants, animals, people) are based on carbon atoms.
True
False
Only plants are based on carbon atoms
Things from carbon can be made of _______________
solids and liquids
solids and gas
liquids and gas
solids, liquids, and gas
Below the Earth's surface, carbon can be found in the form of __________________
limestone
oil
coal
diamonds
ALL of these
Which of the following is NOT an example of organic material?
apple tree
mosquito
science teacher
cell phone
Where can carbon dioxide CO2 NOT be found?
ocean water
atmosphere
trees
Carbon atoms continually move around the planet, from inside the Earth to the air and even through ocean water.
True
False
Carbon atoms can move around quickly or take ___________ to move around.
weeks
days
hundreds of years
millions of years
When living things die they get broken down into basic atoms in a process called ___________________
decomposition
deposition
photosynthesis
extraction
An area that has stored carbon atoms for a very long time is called a ______________
resource
release agent
source
sink
A good way to get carbon out of our air which will help slow down global warming is to _______________________
drive cars slower
turn off lights
grow plants
conserve water
Ocean circulation transports ______________ from the Equator to the North Pole and South Pole.
salt
heat
carbon dioxide
nutrients
The ________________ currents get moved mainly by wind.
surface
deep water
Australian
river
Heat or thermal changes as well as salinity (salt) changes move the ____________________ currents
surface
deep water
Australian
glacier
Some rubber duckies were found 15 years after they traveled around the world on ocean currents.
True
False
Nutrients from the North Pole oceans get pushed to the surface through a process called _________________
upwelling
downwelling
surfacewelling
Northpolewelling
The movement of surface ocean water to deeper depths is called ______________________
upwelling
downwelling
Coriolis Effect
wind
El Nino happens every 2-7 years when the ocean temperatures get warmer.
True
False
idk
___________________ occurs when rocks in the crust are squeezed together
compression
tension
strike-slip fault
san andreas
The force that pulls rocks and crust apart is _________________
compression
shear
tension
anticline
An upcurved fold that resembles a frown is called _______________
syncline
anticline
monocline
San Andreas Fault
Reverse faults occur when there is a ___________________ force on the rocks
---> <---
compression
tension
shear
complex
The San Andreas Fault is a good example of a _________________________
normal fault
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
When rocks break the result is a crack called a _______________
fault
fold
syncline
deformation
What part of a river is closest to the ocean?
upper course
middle course
lower course
race course
What part of the river moves the fastest?
upper course
middle course
lower course
They all move at the same speed
What part of the the river has the largest boulders in it with sharp angular edges?
the part in the mountains
the part that is just leaving the mountains
the flatter part moving towards the ocean
big boulders are found equally in all parts of the river
Which of the following is NOT usually found in the UPPER course of a river?
waterfalls
rapids
steep slope
meanders
In the UPPER course of a river (in the mountains), what shape valley does the river cut into the hillside?
"S" shape
"U" shape
"L" shape
"V" shape
Waterfalls slowly move backward as the hard cap rock breaks off.
True
False
When a river meander gets so bendy that the bends touch each other and cut off a section of the river then a ______________________ is formed.
glacier
ox-bow lake
ox-bow river
ox-bow delta
Which of the following would NOT likely be found on the lower course of a river?
flood plain
meanders
natural levees
waterfalls
A levee is
a reservoir lake to store excess water
built to hold back river flood water
another word for flood plain
found in the middle of an estuary
