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Semester 1 Final Exam

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a subduction CONVERGENT plate boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which of these is a DIVERGENT plate boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which of these is a TRANSFORM plate boundary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Mt Everest is the result of ___________________ plate boundary

a)

subduction convergent

b)

collision convergent

c)

transform

d)

divergent

5.

___________________ is when one plate gets forced under another plate because it is more dense

a)

subduction

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

shield volcano

d)

plate divergence

6.

On the ocean floor in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, lava is oozing out due to a ________________ plate boundary

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

subduction

7.

An example of a transform plate boundary is __________________

a)

the San Andreas Fault

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Hawaii volcano

d)

Mid-ocean Ridge

8.

_____________________ is very deadly due to explosiveness and large mountain like size

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Composite Volcano

c)

San Andreas Fault

d)

San Bernardino mountains

9.

____________________ is NOT deadly but produces a large amount of slow moving lava.

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Composite Volcano

c)

San Andreas Fault

d)

None of these because all volcanoes are very deadly

10.

Mt. St.Helens volcano in Washington state that erupted in 1980 is __________________

a)

a composite volcano

b)

a shield volcano

c)

a volcano on the San Andreas Fault

d)

a volcano that caused dinosaurs to go extinct

11.

Which of the following was in the Earth's first atmosphere ?

a)

Methane and Oxygen

b)

Ammonia and Nitrogen

c)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

d)

Methane and Ammonia

12.

The Earth's first atmosphere when the the Earth was just formed had no Oxygen in it.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

IDK

13.

The ozone layer is made of __________ oxygen atoms bonded together.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

too many to count

14.

Today's atmosphere is made mainly of __________________ gas

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

water

15.

In our air, the oxygen makes up about ________ of the total air.

a)

10%

b)

27%

c)

21%

d)

78%

16.

There is about ___________ of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in our air.

a)

4%

b)

less than 1%

c)

50%

d)

37%

17.

Which of the following is NOT a cause for a tsunami?

a)

shallow earthquake

b)

the movement of a large part of oceanic crust

c)

the movement of a large amount of sea water

d)

the pull of tides due to gravity on a large ocean

18.

A tsunami wave looks a lot like _________________

a)

a large wave that a surfer may ride on.

b)

a swirling whirlpool

c)

a wall of flood water filling in low areas

d)

a sharknado

19.

Tsunamis are very large due to the large amounts of wind pushing them along and increasing their size in the open ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The speed of a tsunami when its in the open ocean _________________________

a)

slows down to 30-40 mph

b)

continues at whatever speed it started, usually around 60-70 mph

c)

speeds up to faster than a jet airplane at over 500 mph

d)

cannot be measured by scientists

21.

When tsunami waves move across an open ocean they ____________________

a)

are only a couple feet tall and barely detectable

b)

huge steep walls that overturn ships

c)

very slow

22.

The Sun's energy reaches Earth through ____________

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

methane

23.

What part of the Earth gets the most direct, hottest sunlight?

a)

North pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Equator

d)

Southern United States

24.

Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a)

carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

Methane

c)

oxygen (O2)

d)

Water vapor

25.

When greenhouse gases increase then the temperatures in Rialto will get hotter.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Heat movement through __________________ is when fluids like water or air move due to temperature and density changes.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

27.

Which of the following is NOT an electromagnetic wave?

a)

radio waves

b)

microwaves

c)

Xrays

d)

tidal waves

e)

visible light

28.

Which category does 'sand and gravel' belong

a)

mineral resources

b)

energy resources

c)

living resources

29.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource

a)

mineral resource

b)

energy resource

c)

living resource

d)

factory resource

30.

______________ are resources that can be replaced by nature quickly

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

c)

mineral

d)

petroleum

31.

Which of the following is NOT an example of renewable resource

a)

sunlight

b)

air

c)

water

d)

oil

32.

Fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas) are used a lot because they are cheap and easy to get out of the Earth

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which of the following is not a non-renewable resource?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

petroleum

d)

sand and gravel

e)

geothermal

34.

About __________ of the heat loss from a person is through their skin.

a)

40%

b)

60%

c)

75%

d)

90%

35.

Three times as many people die on extremely hot days than on normal days

a)

True

b)

False

36.

When carbon dioxide (CO2) levels go up than the amount of heat wave days also go up.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Which area would best be described as arid?

a)

forest

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

river valley

d)

desert

38.

Which of the following describes warm ocean temperatures and wet, rainy winters for California?

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Mi Primo

d)

Tu Tio

39.

Everything that is alive, (plants, animals, people) are based on carbon atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only plants are based on carbon atoms

40.

Things from carbon can be made of _______________

a)

solids and liquids

b)

solids and gas

c)

liquids and gas

d)

solids, liquids, and gas

41.

Below the Earth's surface, carbon can be found in the form of __________________

a)

limestone

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

diamonds

e)

ALL of these

42.

Which of the following is NOT an example of organic material?

a)

apple tree

b)

mosquito

c)

science teacher

d)

cell phone

43.

Where can carbon dioxide CO2 NOT be found?

a)

ocean water

b)

atmosphere

c)

trees

44.

Carbon atoms continually move around the planet, from inside the Earth to the air and even through ocean water.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Carbon atoms can move around quickly or take ___________ to move around.

a)

weeks

b)

days

c)

hundreds of years

d)

millions of years

46.

When living things die they get broken down into basic atoms in a process called ___________________

a)

decomposition

b)

deposition

c)

photosynthesis

d)

extraction

47.

An area that has stored carbon atoms for a very long time is called a ______________

a)

resource

b)

release agent

c)

source

d)

sink

48.

A good way to get carbon out of our air which will help slow down global warming is to _______________________

a)

drive cars slower

b)

turn off lights

c)

grow plants

d)

conserve water

49.

Ocean circulation transports ______________ from the Equator to the North Pole and South Pole.

a)

salt

b)

heat

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

nutrients

50.

The ________________ currents get moved mainly by wind.

a)

surface

b)

deep water

c)

Australian

d)

river

51.

Heat or thermal changes as well as salinity (salt) changes move the ____________________ currents

a)

surface

b)

deep water

c)

Australian

d)

glacier

52.

Some rubber duckies were found 15 years after they traveled around the world on ocean currents.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Nutrients from the North Pole oceans get pushed to the surface through a process called _________________

a)

upwelling

b)

downwelling

c)

surfacewelling

d)

Northpolewelling

54.

The movement of surface ocean water to deeper depths is called ______________________

a)

upwelling

b)

downwelling

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

wind

55.

El Nino happens every 2-7 years when the ocean temperatures get warmer.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

idk

56.

___________________ occurs when rocks in the crust are squeezed together

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

strike-slip fault

d)

san andreas

57.

The force that pulls rocks and crust apart is _________________

a)

compression

b)

shear

c)

tension

d)

anticline

58.

An upcurved fold that resembles a frown is called _______________

a)

syncline

b)

anticline

c)

monocline

d)

San Andreas Fault

59.

Reverse faults occur when there is a ___________________ force on the rocks

---> <---

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

shear

d)

complex

60.

The San Andreas Fault is a good example of a _________________________

a)

normal fault

b)

reverse fault

c)

strike-slip fault

61.

When rocks break the result is a crack called a _______________

a)

fault

b)

fold

c)

syncline

d)

deformation

62.

What part of a river is closest to the ocean?

a)

upper course

b)

middle course

c)

lower course

d)

race course

63.

What part of the river moves the fastest?

a)

upper course

b)

middle course

c)

lower course

d)

They all move at the same speed

64.

What part of the the river has the largest boulders in it with sharp angular edges?

a)

the part in the mountains

b)

the part that is just leaving the mountains

c)

the flatter part moving towards the ocean

d)

big boulders are found equally in all parts of the river

65.

Which of the following is NOT usually found in the UPPER course of a river?

a)

waterfalls

b)

rapids

c)

steep slope

d)

meanders

66.

In the UPPER course of a river (in the mountains), what shape valley does the river cut into the hillside?

a)

"S" shape

b)

"U" shape

c)

"L" shape

d)

"V" shape

67.

Waterfalls slowly move backward as the hard cap rock breaks off.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

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.

a)

glacier

b)

ox-bow lake

c)

ox-bow river

d)

ox-bow delta

69.

Which of the following would NOT likely be found on the lower course of a river?

a)

flood plain

b)

meanders

c)

natural levees

d)

waterfalls

70.

A levee is

a)

a reservoir lake to store excess water

b)

built to hold back river flood water

c)

another word for flood plain

d)

found in the middle of an estuary