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WorksheetsFinal Semester Exam 2019
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which characteristic of rocks does radioactive decay measure?
absolute age
lateral continuity
Relative age
unconformity
Which characteristic is unique to metamorphic rock?
it can form from erosion
it can form from parent rocks
it can form from lithification
it can have a layered appearance
Which is the last step in the formation of sedimentary rock?
cementation
deposition
compaction
erosion
Which idea explains Earth's history by examining present conditions on land?
absolute age dating
catastrophism
relative age dating
uniformitarianism
Which is a copy of a dead organism when its impression fills the mineral deposits or sediments?
carbon film
cast
mold
trace fossil
Which half life correctly describes the pie chart?
one half life
two half lives
three half lives
four half lives
Based on what you know about the Mohs hardness scale and mineral hardness, which mineral would make a good sandpaper?
fluorite
quartz
gypsum
talc
What can you learn from a mineral's chemical formula?
composition
crystal structure
texture
hardness
Which process is necessary in order for granite to undergo weathering and erosion?
cementation
compaction
deposition
uplift
A rock that has many layers, is flat, and comes apart easily is most likely which type?
igneous
granite
metamorphic
sedimentary
A break that occurs along a smooth, flat surface.
fracture
cleavage
atom
optical property
To break along uneven, curved or irregular surfaces
fracture
cleavage
magnetism
streak
Which animals dominated the Mesozoic Era?
dinosaurs
fish
mammals
amphibians
Which is likely contributed to the extinction that marks the end of the Mesozoic Era?
global warming
a meteorite collision
an ice age
none of the above
What are the many divisions in the geological timeline based on?
changes in the fossil record every billion years
sudden changes in the fossil record
gradual changes in the fossil record
changes in the fossil record every million years
Which were the first organisms to inhabit land environments?
plants
amphibians
reptiles
trilobites
The trilobite fossil represents an organism that lived during the Cambrian period. What distinguishes this organism from organisms that lived in earlier times?
It had hard parts
it lived on land
it was a reptile
it was multicellular
Which was not associated with the Mesozoic Era?
Archaeopteryx
Plesiosuars
Pteerosaurs
Tiktaalik
Which is true for the beginning of the Cenozoic Era?
Mammals and dinosaurs lived together
Mammals evolved first
dinosaurs killed mammals
dinosaurs were extinct
How long did the precambrian time period last?
0.5 bya
3.5 bya
4.0 bya
4.25 bya
Which did not occur in the Paleozoic Era?
appearance of mammals
development of coal swamps
evolution of invertebrates
formation of Pangea
Which is known as the age of invertebrates?
Early Cenozoic
Early Paleozoic
Early Mesozoic
Late Precambrian
Students collected and recorded the pH of four samples of rainwater. In the information below, which sample is the most acidic?
Rain Sample 1 is 3.3
Rain Sample 2 is 4.7
Rain Sample 3 is 5.5
Rain Sample 4 is 4.3
1
2
3
4
How do bogs differ from marshes and swamps?
bogs produce no peat
bogs need hot water
bogs rarely dry out
bogs are nutrient rich
How does the reduction of ice and snow on Earth's surface affect climate?
land and water absorb more solar radiation
sea levels decrease because more moisture enters the air
air becomes drier because more water runs off the surface
global temperatures cool as more of the sun's heat is absorbed.
Which characteristic of soil is a determination of softness or hardness of the soil?
consistency
fertility
infiltration
temperature
Which type of wetland is characterized by run off, low oxygen content, and nutrient levels?
swamp
bog
marsh
wetland
What is the name given to the area shown in the picture representing water flowing toward a larger body of water?
aquifer
down flow
runoff
watershed
Which is a source of biomass energy?
sunlight
wind
uranium
wood
Most of the volcanic activity on Earth occurs
along midocean ridges
along transform plate boundaries
at hotspots
Hot spot volcanoes always...
appear at plate boundaries
erupt in chains
form above mantle plumes
remain active
The Richter Scale registers the magnitude of an earthquake by determining the...
amount of energy released by the earthquake
amount of ground motion measured by the given distance from the earthquake
descriptions of damage cased by the earthquake
type of seismic waves produced by the earthquake
Some buildings and homes are heated by energy produced from an alternative to fossil fuels. Which of these is an example of a building or home heated using an alternative energy source?
a home heated by energy generated by a hydroelectric dam
a building that has emergency electric generators that run on gasoline
a home heated by energy produced from a coal power plant in a city
a building that has furnaces powered by natural gas.
Hawaii is different from most volcanoes because
it happens at "hot spots" in a plate
it happens at transform boundaries
it happens in winter
it happens under water
Which of the following properties makes a light wave different form all mechanical waves?
a light wave slows down in a vacuum
a light wave is able to transmit energy
a light wave exists as a transverse wave
a light wave can travel without a medium
Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the ______of a wave.
wavelength
wave speed
frequency
energy
What causes the refraction of a wave?
the density of the medium changes the speed
the amount of the medium changes the direction
the color of the medium changes the speed
The wavelength of sound wave is 30m. The frequency is 7 hz. What is the wave speed?
210 m/s
21 m/s
4.29 m/s
.23 m/s
An engineer in a moving train blows the train's horn. The train is moving from a person standing on ground. Compared to the frequency of the sound tat the engineer hears. The person standing on the ground hears a sound wtih
a higher frequency
more variation in tone
greater amplitude
a lower frequency
What part of the ear amplifies sound by increasing vibrations
outer ear
middle ear
inner ear
If the energy carried by a wave increases, which other wave property also increases?
amplitude
medium
wavelength
wave speed
Which statement about waves is false?
waves transfer matter
waves can change direction
waves can interact with each other
Waves can transfer energy to matter
Which describes how concave lenses and convex lenses differ?
concave lenses are flat on both sides. Convex lenses are curved on both sides
concave lenses are curved on both sides. convex lenses are flat on both sides
concave lenses are thicker in the middle. convex lenses are thinner in the middle
concave lenses are thinner in the middle. convex lenses are thicker in the middle
Green light has a wavelength of 0.00000052 meters. The speed of light is 30,000,000 m/s. What is the frequency of the green light?
1.73 hz
2 hz
5.7 hz
300 hz
If the angle of incidence of a ray striking a plane mirror is 50 degrees, what is the angle of reflection?
40 degrees
50 degrees
100 degrees
140 degrees
