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WorksheetsFinal Study Guide #1-23
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 21mins
A suggested answer to a scientific question that has not been tested is called a(n)....
Hypothesis
Law
Question
Scientific Hypotenuse
What type of map uses contour lines to show differences in elevation?
Aviation
Historical
Topographical
Globe
Which of Earth’s 4 “spheres” contain all living things?
Bioshpere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Which of Earth’s 4 “spheres” include all the rocky/solid parts of Earth?
Biosphere
Geosphere
Hydropshere
Atmosphere
What is an element?
Earth, wind, and fire
Substance made up of 2 or more compunds
Contains only 1 atom
Simplest form of matter
What is a compound?
Substances made of one element
Substances made of two or more elements in a fixed ratio
Another name for an element
Mass divided by volume
What are the 5 defining characteristics of a mineral?
Luster, inorganic, solid, chemical composition, & specific crystal structure
Inorganic, solid, specific crystal structure, fixed chemical composition, & naturally occurring
Organic, liquid, fixed chemical composition, specific chemical composition, & naturally occurring
Solid, naturally occurring, inorganic, changing chemical composition, & no crystal structure
Which mineral ID property uses the Mohs scale?
Luster
Radioactivity
Hardness
Color
How do you calculate density?
Length x Width x Height
Weight divided by height
Volume x mass
Mass divided by volume
Which mineral ID property involves the irregular breakage of minerals?
Fracture
Crystal From
Cleavage
Hardness
Which mineral group is most commonly found in Earth’s crust?
Oxygen
Halogens
Silicates
Dilicates
Which type of rock forms when heat, pressure, and/or chemical reactions cause a rock to change?
Igneous
Sedimantary
Metamorphic
Lonely Rocks
What are two differences between extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks?
Grain size
How old they are
How quickly they get weathered
Where they formed/cooled
Color
What energy source drives the Earth’s Rock Cycle?
Stars
Earth's internal heat
Meteors
Oceans
What 2 processes “smash and glue” sediments together to form sedimentary rock?
Implementation
Lamentation
Cementation
Compaction
Lithificating
What is weathering?
Rock pieces/sediment being compacted and cemented together
Rock being gradually broken down into tiny pieces/sediments
Rock pieces/sediment being transported
Rock pieces/sediment being dropped off and accumulating
What are at least 3 factors that affect the rate of weathering in rocks?
Composition
Exposed surface area
Climate
Biological activity
Elevation
Select the examples of mechanical weathering.
Ice Wedging
Abrasion
Carbonation
Exfoliation
Hydrolysis
Select the examples of chemical weathering.
Root Growth
Carbonation
Exfoliation
Hydrolysis
Oxidation
Which process is defined as the transportation of earth materials from one place to another?
Lithification
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
What are the 4 main ingredients of soil?
Mineral matter, humus, oxygen, & rock
Mineral matter, water, air, & organic matter/humus
Earth, water, air, & organic matter/humus
Water, organic matter/humus, oxygen, & soil
What is at the very bottom of a soil profile?
B Horizon
A Horizon
C Horizon
Bedrock
Dirt
What is residual soil?
Parent material is the bedrock
Parent material has been carried from somewhere else and deposited
Parent material does not exist
Parent material is actually grandparent material
What is transported soil
Parent material does not exist
Parent material is the bedrock
Parent material has been carried from somewhere else and deposited
Parent material is old soil
In what type of environment would soil form the quickest?
Cool
Hot
Dry
Humid
Cold
