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WorksheetsEarth Science Fall 2019 Final Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
The technical name for the shape of the Earth.
Oblate Spheroid
Oblong Spheric
Obtuse Circle
A perfect sphere
The outermost layer of the Earth in the 5-layer system.
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Mesosphere
Inner Core
The layer directly below the lithosphere:
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Octosphere
Hydrosphere
Everything is attracted to everything because of:
Gravity
Condensation
Coalescence
Preciptiation
Sphere of the Earth that is made of water:
geosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
Sphere of the Earth that is made of rock:
geosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
The layer directly below the mesosphere:
outer core
asthenosphere
lithosphere
inner core
Which of these is farthest from the equator?
30N, 80W
15N, 135W
10S, 45E
20S, 170W
Which of these is NOT a mineral?
Ice
Coal
Gold
Silver
Minerals:
Must be solid
Can be solid or liquid
Must be liquid
The slower lava cools,
the larger the crystals that form.
the smaller the crystals that form.
Rocks that are light in color are:
mafic
felsic
intermediate
T or F. Rocks can turn into any other rock type.
T
F
Which of these is the worst way to identify minerals?
color
density
luster
streak
Which era is the longest?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Comparing the age of rock layers without using numbers is:
relative dating
absolute dating
correlative dating
radioactive dating
Any break in the geologic record is a(n):
unconformity
incongruity
disconformity
superpositionality
What geologic principle says the oldest rock is at the bottom?
superposition
original horizontality
crosscutting relationships
none of these!
The % of the parent isotope (old/original material) remaining after 2 Half Lives.
50%
25%
12.5%
6.25%
The present is the key to the past is the definition of:
Uniformitarianism
Plate tectonics
Artificial Selection
Sedimentation
Wegener could not explain:
How continents moved
Where continents moved
Whether or not pangea was real
The oldest ocean floor:
Is located closest to the midocean ridge.
Is located farthest from the midocean ridge.
What type of fold looks like this?
Syncline
Anticline
Monocline
In an anticline fold, the oldest rock:
Is at the surface
Is in the center of the fold
Relative dating means dating your relatives.
True
False
The lowest layer in a rock column is the oldest due to the:
Law of Crosscutting Relationships
Law of Superposition
Law of Motion
Law of Gravity
The Earth is flat.
True.
False.
