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Semester 1 Earth Science Final Review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the common errors that might occur during an experiment?

a)

Not enough factors changed

b)

Data not collected accurately

c)

Too many trials

d)

More than one factor changed

e)

Not enough trials

2.

What format is a hypothesis written in?

a)

Answers the question

b)

Yes/No statements

c)

"If the DV, then the IV"

d)

If the IV, then the DV"

3.

What are all of the parts of a complete conclusion?

a)

Restate the Original Hypothesis

b)

Hypothesis Supported or Not Supported?

c)

Provide Data as Proof

d)

Answer the Testable Question

4.

Testable Question : Which brand of dish soap has bubbles that last the longest? What is the IV?

a)

Brand of dish soap

b)

Amount of time bubbles last

5.

Testable Question : Does the mass of the paper airplane affect how far it will fly? What is the DV?

a)

Distance airplane travels

b)

Mass of paper airplane

6.

Testable Question : Does wearing a helmet reduce the number of head injuries in skate boarders? What is the IV?

a)

Wearing a helmet or not

b)

Number of head injuries in skate boarders

7.

Testable Question : Will different temperatures affect how many popcorn kernels pop? What is the DV?

a)

Temperature of pot

b)

Number of popcorn kernels popped

8.

Testable Question : How much water can different brands of paper towels absorb? What is the IV?

a)

Amount of water

b)

Brand of paper towel

9.

Testable Question : Will a toy car travel different distances according to the mass of the car? What is the DV?

a)

Mass of car

b)

Distance car travels

10.

What type of projection is being shown?

a)

Conic Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Gnomonic Projection

11.

What type of projection is being shown?

a)

Conic Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Gnomonic Projection

12.

What type of projection is being shown?

a)

Conic Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Gnomonic Projection

13.

Which type of map scale is being shown?

a)

Graphic Scale

b)

Fractional Scale

c)

Verbal Scale

14.

Which type of map scale is being shown?

a)

Graphic Scale

b)

Fractional Scale

c)

Verbal Scale

15.

Which type of map scale is being shown?

a)

Graphic Scale

b)

Fractional Scale

c)

Verbal Scale

16.

The boundaries of time zones correspond __________.

a)

roughly to lines of longitude

b)

roughly to lines of latitude

c)

exactly to lines of longitude

d)

exactly to lines of latitude

17.

"Meridian" is another name for ___________.

a)

Lines of Latitude

b)

Lines of Longitude

18.

Conic Projections are most likely used by __________.

a)

a ship captain

b)

a meterologist

c)

a pilot

d)

a geologist

19.

Mercator Projections are most likely used by __________.

a)

a ship captain

b)

a meterologist

c)

a pilot

d)

a geologist

20.

What type of map is being shown?

a)

Topographic Map

b)

Geologic Map

c)

Contour Lines

d)

Contour Intervals

21.

What type of map is being shown?

a)

Topographic Map

b)

Geologic Map

c)

Contour Lines

d)

Contour Intervals

22.

Which of the following are processes of mechanical weathering?

a)

Ice Wedging

b)

Exfoliation

c)

Oxidation

d)

Acid Precipitation

23.

Which of the following are processes of chemical weathering?

a)

Ice Wedging

b)

Exfoliation

c)

Oxidation

d)

Acid Precipitation

24.

What are the factors that affect the rate of weathering?

a)

Surface Area

b)

Rock Type and Composition

c)

Climate

d)

Topography

25.

What are the two agents of mechanical weathering?

a)

Pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

e)

Acid Precipitation

26.

What are the four agents of chemical weathering?

a)

Pressure

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

e)

Acid Precipitation

27.

What areas are most affected by mechanical weathering?

a)

Dry and Cold

b)

Humid and Warm

28.

What areas are most affected by chemical weathering?

a)

Dry and Cold

b)

Humid and Warm

29.

As surface area increases, the rate of weathering __________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the Same

30.

Erosion caused by _______________ changes beaches and lakes

a)

Glaciers

b)

Ice

c)

Waves

31.

Which event is an example of erosion?

a)

Snow falls during a storm

b)

Rocks slide down a hill slide

c)

A plant grows on a sandy beach

32.

Which size rock will weather the fastest

a)

A large rock

b)

A small rock

c)

A medium sized rock

33.

What increases the amount of wind erosion?

a)

Limited amounts of rain

b)

Increased amount of rain

34.

What process of erosion resulted in the Dust Bowl during the 1930's?

a)

Deflation

b)

Abrasion

c)

Deposition

d)

Suspension

35.

What are the two processes of wind erosion?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Deflation

c)

Loess

d)

Dunes

36.

What are the two processes of wind deposition?

a)

Abrasion

b)

Deflation

c)

Loess

d)

Dunes

37.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

Ventifact

b)

Deflation

c)

Dune

d)

Loess

38.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

Ventifact

b)

Deflation

c)

Dune

d)

Loess

39.

What is a force that works to pull material downslope?

a)

Gravity

b)

Water

c)

Climate

d)

Deposition

40.

What acts as a slippery agent to reduce friction between soil grains?

a)

Oil

b)

Water

c)

Butter

d)

Gravity

41.

Where do all mass movements occur?

a)

Slopes

b)

Plains

c)

North America

d)

Oceans

42.

Soil with vegetation allows __________ water to infiltrate than soil without vegetation.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same amount

43.

What are the conditions that affect runoff water?

a)

Slope

b)

Soil Composition

c)

Rate of Precipitation

d)

Vegetation

44.

How are materials carried in streams?

a)

In Suspension

b)

Bed Load

c)

In Solution

45.

Carrying capacity depends on which two factors?

a)

Velocity

b)

Amount of Water

c)

Slope

d)

Temperature

e)

Soil Composition

46.

In a meander, the water on the outside ________________?

a)

Erodes the Stream Bank

b)

Deposits Sediment

47.

In a meander, the water on the inside ________________?

a)

Erodes the Stream Bank

b)

Deposits Sediment

48.

What land feature is an example of a stream that has experienced rejuvenation?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Mount Rushmore

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Great Plains

49.

What is the never-ending, natural circulation of water through Earth’s systems?

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Nitrogen Cycle

50.

What layer does #9 represent in the diagram?

a)

Zone of Aeration

b)

Water Table

c)

Zone of Saturation

51.

What layer does #10 represent in the diagram?

a)

Zone of Aeration

b)

Water Table

c)

Zone of Saturation

52.

What layer does #11 represent in the diagram?

a)

Zone of Aeration

b)

Water Table

c)

Zone of Saturation

53.

What are the two types of water a raindrop could become after it falls on land?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Runoff

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Walk Off Water

54.

Early mapmakers thought continents might have moved based on their observations of

a)

magnetism

b)

rock and fossil evidence

c)

matching coastlines

d)

earthquakes and floods

55.

Most scientists at the time rejected Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift because he

a)

had collected little evidence to support his hypothesis

b)

would not state his hypothesis publicly

c)

insisted that Earth's axis of rotation had changed

d)

couldn't explain how or why the continents moved

56.

Fossils of aquatic reptiles found in freshwater rocks suggested to Wegener that these reptiles

a)

swam great distances between continents

b)

probably did not cross the oceans

c)

once lived in Earth's oceans

d)

ate plankton

57.

Coal beds in Antarctica indicated to Wegener that this continent was

a)

always cold

b)

inhabited by penguins

c)

once located close to the equator

d)

once beneath the ocean

58.

What evidence was used to support Wegener's hypothesis of Continental Drifting?

a)

Rock Formations

b)

Fossils

c)

Climate

d)

Cloud Formations

e)

Migration Patterns

59.

What does topography describe?

a)

The elevations and features of a surface

b)

The geologic make-up of a surface

c)

The distribution, arrangement, and type of rocks in an area

60.

What does the topography of the ocean floor consist of?

a)

Ocean Ridges

b)

Deep Sea Trenches

c)

Rift Valleys

d)

Volcanic Mountain Ranges

61.

Where is new ocean crust created?

a)

Ocean Ridges

b)

Deep Sea Trenches

62.

Where is ocean crust destroyed?

a)

Ocean Ridges

b)

Deep Sea Trenches

63.

Rock samples taken near ocean ridges are _______ than rock samples taken near deep sea trenches

a)

older

b)

newer

64.

Rock samples taken near deep sea trenches are _______ than rock samples taken near ocean ridges

a)

older

b)

newer

65.

Where are most divergent boundaries found?

a)

on the seafloor

b)

on continents

c)

along coastlines

d)

at subduction zones

66.

What happens along a divergent boundary on the seafloor?

a)

Continental mountain ranges form

b)

New ocean crust forms

c)

Oceanic plates are subducted into the mantle

d)

Ocean basins become smaller

67.

Which of the following features forms when two oceanic plates converge?

a)

magnetic reversal patterns

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

subduction zones

d)

rift valleys

68.

Which of the following landforms results from divergence of continental crust?

a)

a mountain range

b)

a rift valley

c)

a deep-sea trench

d)

a long fault

69.

Which of the following best describes what happens when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?

a)

A deep sea trench and an island arc form

b)

Both plates become fractures and a series of long faults form on the surface

c)

Both plates crumple and a folded mountain range with many volcanoes can form

d)

A trench and a mountain range with many volcanoes can form

70.

Which feature is associated with a continental-continental plate boundary?

a)

a subduction zone

b)

a mountain range

c)

a deep sea trench

d)

a volcano

71.

What is true about the process of convection?

a)

Hot material rises to the top

b)

Cold material falls to the bottom

c)

Hot material falls to the bottom

d)

Cold material rises to the top

72.

Why does cold matter sink to the bottom during convection?

a)

Increases in density as it cools

b)

Decreases in density as it cools

73.

Why does warm matter rise to the top during convection?

a)

Increases in density as it warms

b)

Decreases in density as it warms

74.

In which layer of earth does convection occur?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

75.

At which type of boundary does Ridge Push occur?

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

76.

At which type of boundary does Slab Pull occur?

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

77.

Convection currents in the mantle cause

a)

movement of the crust

b)

movement of the outer core

c)

movement of the mantle

d)

movement of the inner core

78.

When magma reaches Earth's surface it is called _______.

a)

intrusive

b)

a batholith

c)

rock

d)

lava

79.

Volcanoes that form far from plate boundaries form as the result of _______.

a)

volcanic bombs

b)

hot spots

c)

divergent plate boundaries

d)

cinder cones

80.

When does magma form?

a)

when volcanoes erupt

b)

when temperature are hot enough to melt rock

c)

when grains have been compacted together

d)

when new minerals form due to chemical changes in the rock

81.

Why does magma move up to and through Earth's crust?

a)

It is less dense than surrounding rock

b)

It is cooler than crust

c)

It is more dense than surrounding rock

d)

It is more viscous that ocean water

82.

Why type of texture do most plutons have?

a)

intermediate grained

b)

coarse grained

c)

fine grained

d)

pegmatitic

83.

Most volcanoes form

a)

at hot spots

b)

at plate boundaries

c)

in the middle of continents

d)

in the center of ocean plates

84.

_______ forms where plates move apart.

a)

Hot spots

b)

Divergent volcanism

c)

Subduction zones

d)

Convergent volcanism

85.

When magma reaches Earth's surface, it is called

a)

a vent

b)

a pyroclastic flow

c)

lava

d)

calderas

86.

What type of volcano is represented in this diagram?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite Volcano

87.

What type of volcano is represented in this diagram?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite Volcano

88.

What type of volcano is represented in this diagram?

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite Volcano