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Earth Science Fall 2019 Final Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The technical name for the shape of the Earth.

a)

Oblate Spheroid

b)

Oblong Spheric

c)

Obtuse Circle

d)

A perfect sphere

2.

The outermost layer of the Earth in the 5-layer system.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Inner Core

3.

The layer directly below the lithosphere:

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Octosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

4.

Everything is attracted to everything because of:

a)

Gravity

b)

Condensation

c)

Coalescence

d)

Preciptiation

5.

Sphere of the Earth that is made of water:

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

6.

Sphere of the Earth that is made of rock:

a)

geosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

atmosphere

7.

The layer directly below the mesosphere:

a)

outer core

b)

asthenosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

inner core

8.

Which of these is farthest from the equator?

a)

30N, 80W

b)

15N, 135W

c)

10S, 45E

d)

20S, 170W

9.

Which of these is NOT a mineral?

a)

Ice

b)

Coal

c)

Gold

d)

Silver

10.

Minerals:

a)

Must be solid

b)

Can be solid or liquid

c)

Must be liquid

11.

The slower lava cools,

a)

the larger the crystals that form.

b)

the smaller the crystals that form.

12.

Rocks that are light in color are:

a)

mafic

b)

felsic

c)

intermediate

13.

T or F. Rocks can turn into any other rock type.

a)

T

b)

F

14.

Which of these is the worst way to identify minerals?

a)

color

b)

density

c)

luster

d)

streak

15.

Which era is the longest?

a)

Precambrian

b)

Paleozoic

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Cenozoic

16.

Comparing the age of rock layers without using numbers is:

a)

relative dating

b)

absolute dating

c)

correlative dating

d)

radioactive dating

17.

Any break in the geologic record is a(n):

a)

unconformity

b)

incongruity

c)

disconformity

d)

superpositionality

18.

What geologic principle says the oldest rock is at the bottom?

a)

superposition

b)

original horizontality

c)

crosscutting relationships

d)

none of these!

19.
What is the half-life of iodine-131?
a)
32 days
b)
8 days
c)
16 days
d)
24 days
20.

The % of the parent isotope (old/original material) remaining after 2 Half Lives.

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

12.5%

d)

6.25%

21.

The present is the key to the past is the definition of:

a)

Uniformitarianism

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Artificial Selection

d)

Sedimentation

22.

Wegener could not explain:

a)

How continents moved

b)

Where continents moved

c)

Whether or not pangea was real

23.

The oldest ocean floor:

a)

Is located closest to the midocean ridge.

b)

Is located farthest from the midocean ridge.

24.

What type of fold looks like this?

a)

Syncline

b)

Anticline

c)

Monocline

25.
Squeezing rock until it breaks is what stress?
a)
tension
b)
compression
c)
shearing
26.
A fault caused by rocks moving together
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
slip strike fault
27.

In an anticline fold, the oldest rock:

a)

Is at the surface

b)

Is in the center of the fold

28.

Relative dating means dating your relatives.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The lowest layer in a rock column is the oldest due to the:

a)

Law of Crosscutting Relationships

b)

Law of Superposition

c)

Law of Motion

d)

Law of Gravity

30.

The Earth is flat.

a)

True.

b)

False.