WorksheetsEarth Science Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Based on the picture, what type of front is present?
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
No front - After a warm front
d)
No front - After a cold front
2.
If it is 12pm in NY, what time is it in California?
a)
9am
b)
10am
c)
2pm
d)
3pm
3.
On a test, you are given the following question: Which NY State landscape region is located at 44⁰ N and 75⁰ W?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
a)
Page 2
b)
Page 3
c)
Both page 2 and page 3
d)
Page 5
4.
At which latitude would an observer on Earth find the altitude of Polaris to be 37 degrees?
a)
37 degrees North
b)
37 degrees South
c)
55 degrees North
d)
55 degrees South
5.
You are attempting to identify this index fossil. Which page of your Earth Science Reference Tables would you use?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
13
6.
During which time period was this particular species alive and most abundant?
a)
Cambrian
b)
Ordovician
c)
Silurian
d)
Permian
7.
Index fossils are useful to geologists for correlating rocks because each species is widely distributed and became extinct after a _______________ geologic existence
a)
long
b)
short
8.
Which would be considered the best index fossil?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which two elements are most useful for the radioactive dating of recent organic remains?
a)
C14 and N14
b)
K40 and Ca40
c)
U238 and Pb206
d)
Rb87 and SR87
10.
A bone sample contains only 1∕4 of its original radioactive C14 content. How old is the bone sample?
a)
1 C14 half-life
b)
2 C14 half-lives
c)
4 C14 half-lives
d)
8 C14 half-lives
11.
A sample of wood found in an ancient tomb contains 25% of its original carbon-14. The age of this wood sample is approximately
a)
2,800 years
b)
5,700 years
c)
11,400 years
d)
17,100 years
12.
How old is a fossil that has radioactively decayed through 4 half-lives of carbon-14?
a)
5,700 years
b)
17,100 years
c)
22,800 years
d)
28,500 years
13.
On a test, you are given the following question: In which area of Earth's interior is the pressure most likely to be .75 million atmospheres?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
a)
Page 7
b)
Page 10
c)
Page 12
d)
Page 16
14.
In which area of Earth's interior is the pressure most likely to be .75 million atmospheres?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Stiffer Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
15.
Which geologic event occurred most recently?
a)
deposition of sediments for rock layer A
b)
formation of the fault
c)
intrusion of the igneous material E
d)
cementation of sediments for rock layer D
16.
Which Paleozoic rock layer is the oldest?
a)
10
b)
9
c)
5
d)
1
17.
The remains of an early dinosaur can be found at reference point
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
On which page of your Earth Science Reference Table can you find information about the Rock Cycle in Earth's Crust?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
19.
Slate is formed by the
a)
deposition of chlorite and mica
b)
metamorphism of shale
c)
foliation of schist
d)
folding and faulting of gneiss
20.
The rock shown has a foliated texture and contains the minerals amphibole, quartz, and feldspar arranged in coarse-grained bands. Which rock is this?
a)
slate
b)
dunite
c)
gneiss
d)
quartzite
21.
The surface temperature of which sample increased at the slowest rate?
a)
water
b)
basaltic sand
c)
copper pennies
d)
iron fragments
22.
The average rate of temperature change, in Fahrenheit degrees per hour, between 6 a.m. and noon was
a)
6 °/h
b)
8 °/h
c)
3 °/h
d)
18 °/h
23.
How many joules are required to evaporate 1 gram of boiling water?
a)
4
b)
334
c)
2260
d)
2594
24.
Which pie graph correctly shows the percentage of elements by volume in Earth's troposphere?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
Which ocean current warms the climate of northwestern Europe?
a)
North Atlantic Current
b)
North Equatorial Current
c)
Canary Current
d)
Labrador Current
26.
How old is a bone that has 12.5% of the original amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining?
a)
5,700 years
b)
11,400 years
c)
17,100 years
d)
22,800 years
27.
According to the graph, what is the half-life of this isotope?
a)
100 years
b)
150 years
c)
200 years
d)
300 years
28.
What is the density of this material?
a)
1.0 g/cm3
b)
5.0 g/cm3
c)
10.0 g/cm3
d)
20.0 g/cm3
29.
New York State’s Catskills are classified as which type of landscape region?
a)
mountain
b)
plateau
c)
lowland
d)
plain
30.
The surface bedrock at which location is most likely to contain this fossil (Bothriolepis)
a)
Ithaca
b)
Old Forge
c)
Albany
d)
New York City
31.
Which surface feature was produced by crustal movements at a transform plate boundary
a)
East African Rift
b)
Tasman Hot Spot
c)
Aleutian Trench
d)
San Andreas Fault
32.
Which list correctly classifies each rock type?
a)
1 - Sedimentary
2- Metamorphic
3 - Igneous
b)
1 - Sedimentary
2 - Igneous
3 - Metamorphic
c)
1 - Metamorphic
2 - Igneous
3 - Sedimentary
d)
1 - Igneous
2 - Metamorphic
3 - Sedimentary
33.
A stream flowing at a velocity of 100 centimeters per second can transport
a)
silt, but not sand, pebbles, or cobbles
b)
silt and sand, but not pebbles or cobbles
c)
silt, sand, and pebbles, but not cobbles
d)
silt, sand, pebbles, and cobbles
34.
Which igneous rock is dark colored, cooled rapidly on Earth's surface, and is composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, olivine, and pyroxene
a)
Obsidian
b)
Rhyolite
c)
Gabbro
d)
Scoria
35.
Which sedimentary rocks are clastic and consist of particles that have diameters smaller than 0.006 centimeter?
a)
conglomerate and sandstone
b)
siltstone and shale
c)
bituminous coal and breccia
d)
fossil limestone and chemical limestone
36.
Which process most likely formed a layer of the sedimentary rock, gypsum
a)
precipitation from seawater
b)
folding of clay-sized particles
c)
solidification of magma
d)
melting of sand-sized particles
37.
The metamorphic rock at location A is most likely
a)
marble
b)
quartzite
c)
phyllite
d)
slate
38.
During which geologic time period did the coal-forming forests exist?
a)
Devonian
b)
Quaternary
c)
Mississippian
d)
Pennsylvanian
39.
Evidence indicates that 251 million years ago a mass extinction of many life-forms occurred on Earth. Which form of life became extinct at this time?
a)
Trilobites
b)
Dinosaurs
c)
Mammoths
d)
Eurypterids
40.
Which group of organisms has the shortest record of life on Earth?
a)
eurypterids
b)
birds
c)
graptolites
d)
placoderm fish
41.
The Palisades sill intruded as North America began the process of separating from Africa and Europe as Pangaea was breaking apart. Approximately when did these events occur?
a)
65 mya
b)
299 mya
c)
200 mya
d)
400 mya
42.
The inferred temperature and pressure of Earth's interior at a depth of 3,000 kilometers are approximately
a)
1000°C and 0.5 million atmospheres
b)
5000°C and 1.5 million atmospheres
c)
1000°C and 1.0 million atmospheres
d)
5000°C and 3.0 million atmospheres
43.
The distance from this seismic station to the epicenter of the earthquake is approximately
a)
1,600 km
b)
3,200 km
c)
4,400 km
d)
5,600 km
44.
If the air temperature is 20°C and the relative humidity is 58%, what is the dewpoint?
a)
5°C
b)
12°C
c)
15°C
d)
38°C
45.
An air temperature of 30°C is equal to
a)
–22°F
b)
–2°F
c)
74°F
d)
86°F
46.
A barometric pressure of 1021.0 millibars is equal to how many inches of mercury?
a)
29.88
b)
30.15
c)
30.25
d)
30.50
47.
Which weather station model shows the highest relative humidity?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
48.
Which station model represents a location that is currently receiving some form of precipitation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.
The altitude of the ozone layer near the South Pole is 20 kilometers above sea level. Which temperature zone of the atmosphere contains this ozone layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
50.
A high air-pressure, dry-climate belt is located at which Earth latitude?
a)
0°
b)
15° N
c)
30° N
d)
60° N
51.
Compared with our Sun, the star Betelgeuse is
a)
smaller, hotter, and less luminous
b)
larger, hotter, and less luminous
c)
larger, cooler, and more luminous
d)
smaller, cooler, and more luminous
52.
Which characteristic of the planets in our solar system increases as the distance from the Sun increases?
a)
equatorial diameter
b)
period of rotation
c)
eccentricity of orbit
d)
period of revolution
53.
Which two characteristics do all Jovian planets have in common?
a)
small diameters and low densities
b)
large diameters and low densities
c)
small diameters and high densities
d)
large diameters and high densities
54.
Which mineral is hard enough to scratch calcite but is not hard enough to scratch amphibole?
a)
muscovite mica
b)
olivine
c)
fluorite
d)
graphite
55.
Which of the following elements is not found in Plagioclase Feldspar?
a)
Na
b)
Al
c)
Si
d)
Pb
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