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Advanced Earth Science Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the elevation of point B? (Contour interval is 100m)
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
2.

Which letter has the most erosion occurring?

a)

A

b)

B

3.

unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts

a)

glacial drift

b)

stratified drift

c)

till

d)

glacier

4.
Which direction is the river flowing?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east 
d)
west
5.
Determine the contour interval
a)
10 m
b)
20 m
c)
50 m
d)
100 m
6.
Contour lines that are very far apart indicate the landscape is _____________
a)
gentle/gradual
b)
steep
c)
a forest
d)
a swamp
7.
What is this symbol?
a)
mountain
b)
depression or sinkhole
c)
cave
d)
railroad central
8.

A stream or river that joins the main river is:

a)

A tributary

b)

A confluence

c)

The mouth

d)

A Canyon

9.
V-shaped contour lines show a
a)
mountain top
b)
stream valley
c)
depression
d)
steep slope
10.
A _____ are depressions formed as stranded ice blocks melt in outwash.
a)
erratics
b)
eskers
c)
kettles
d)
drumlin
11.

Which letter is there more deposition occurring?

a)

A

b)

B

12.

What kind of river produces meanders like the ones in the image?

a)

Young

b)

Old

13.

On a straight river, the fastest flowing water is...

a)

at the surface

b)

to the left

c)

directly in the middle

d)

on the outside bend

14.

How should #4 be labeled?

a)

source

b)

watershed

c)

delta

d)

tributary

15.
The bold lines that appear on the map every 5th contour line with the exact elevation written on it is the ______________________
a)
Index Contour line
b)
Contour interval
c)
Relief
d)
Slope
16.

What type of glacier covers huge areas of land?

a)

alpine

b)

continental

c)

till

d)

moraine

17.

When energy levels drop in a river, which type of sediments are deposited first?

a)

Large, heavy sediments

b)

Small, very fine sediments

c)

Sand/silt sediments

d)

Pebbles and small rocks

18.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
19.

What river feature does this image show?

a)

Meander

b)

Oxbow Lake

c)

Tributary

d)

Headwaters

20.
A piece of sandstone changing color (from brown to rusty red) from exposure to water and air is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
21.
What does this image show?
a)
Oxbow Lake
b)
Headwaters
c)
Runoff
d)
Delta
22.
Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.
a)
forming new land features
b)
breaking down large rocks into smaller ones
c)
washing away beaches
d)
severely draining topsoil
23.
_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.
a)
Till
b)
Erratics
c)
Moraines
d)
Fjords
24.

Loops or curls in a river:

a)

meander

b)

delta

c)

floodplain

d)

tributary

25.

Deposition is when ...

a)

Sediments and materials are moved along the river.

b)

Sediments and materials are dropped along the river.

c)

Sediments and materials are suspended in the water.

d)

Sediments and materials are move into the ocean.

26.

What type of glacier forms in a mountainous area?

a)

Alpine

b)

continental

c)

till

d)

moraine

27.

On a meander, the fastest flowing part of the river is...

a)

the outside bend

b)

the inside bend

c)

the left hand side

d)

the middle

28.

What are sharp pyramid shaped peaks formed by alpine glaciers called?

a)

U-shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

29.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.

which type of moraine forms along each side of a glacier?

a)

medial moraine

b)

lateral moraine

c)

ground moraine

d)

terminal moraine

31.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #2?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
32.
A _____ glacier carves a V-shaped valley into a U-shaped valley.
a)
Valley
b)
Continental
c)
Mountain
d)
Plain
33.
The formation of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave as water mixed with carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid, which dissolves away the limestone, is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
34.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
35.
When a glacier is experiencing more melting than snow accumulation it is said to be in a period of _____.
a)
glacial drift 
b)
glacial retreat 
c)
glacial advance 
d)
o  glacial outburst 
36.

Melting glaciers means...

a)

more rain

b)

accelerating sea level rise

c)

more sun

d)

trouble for elephants

37.
Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
a)
Mechanical weathering 
b)
Wind weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Erosion weathering
38.
Which diagram represents mechanical weathering?
a)
G
b)
F
c)
H
d)
J
39.
How might a weathered mountain appear different than an unweathered mountain?
a)
Weathered mountain would be taller.
b)
Weathered mountain would be rounder and less jagged.
c)
Weathered mountain would be more jagged and less rounded.
d)
Weathered mountain would have no trees.
40.

Which letter has a higher velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

41.
A student hiking in a rock area on a mountain notices that wide, deep cracks have formed in some of the large rocks. Some of the cracks are so large that the rocks have broken apart. Which process most likely caused these rocks to crack and creak? 
a)
Erosion by wind
b)
Water freezing and thawing
c)
Erosion by fast-moving
d)
Sediments being deposited.
42.
Rocks along a riverbed that are smoothed from continuously moving water and sediment rubbing against them is an example of:
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
43.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
44.
Select the answer that shows the order of events a rock goes through.
a)
erosion, weathering, deposition
b)
weathering, erosion, deposition
c)
deposition, weathering erosion
d)
erosion, deposition, weathering
45.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical

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