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WorksheetsEarth Science Fall Semester Final Exam Review (Part 2)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Compared to a landscape that develops in a cool, dry climate, a landscape that develops in a warm, rainy climate will most likely weather and erode...
slower, so the landforms are more angular
slower, so the landforms are more rounded
faster, so the landforms are more angular
faster, so the landforms are more rounded
The map below shows coastal features of a portion of Long Island, New York. Point A represents a location on a landscape feature that resulted from wave action and longshore currents.
On which landscape feature is point A located?
(a)
Which layer appears to be the least resistant to weathering?
A
B
C
D
In New York State, the Marcellus shale is generally found in which type of landscape region?
Plains
Plateau
Mountains
Lowlands
In which landscape region are New York State’s Finger Lakes primarily located?
(a)
Why did these caverns and sinkholes form?
The bedrock chemically reacted with acidic groundwater.
This type of bedrock contained large amounts of oxygen and silicon.
Glacial deposits altered the shape of the bedrock.
Crustal uplift formed gaps in the bedrock.
Which graph best indicates the general relationship between soil particle size and the amount of water retention by a permeable soil?
Which statement best describes the porosity that was found for these three samples?
A had a greater porosity than B and C.
B had a greater porosity than A and C.
C had a greater porosity than A and B.
All three samples had the same porosity.
The streambank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the streambank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving
(a)
What is the approximate minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest particles of sand?
1.0 cm/s
0.7 cm/s
0.3 cm/s
0.1 cm/s
Identify the name of the depositional feature labeled C.
(a)
Which erosional agent is most likely sandblasting this rock formation?
wind
waves
running water
moving ice
These parallel scratches were most likely caused by
ocean waves
running water
movement of glacial ice
sandblasting by wind
Which compass direction did the advancing ice come from to form these drumlins?
(a)
Water is poured through four columns of differing sediment size. Which column will have the greatest permeability?
Column A
Column B
Column C
Column D
Water was poured into each tube of sediment and the time it took for the water to infiltrate to the bottom was recorded, in seconds. Which data table best represents the recorded results?
Which table correctly matches each letter with the process it represents?
Which list best identifies the agent of erosion that primarily determined the shape of each valley?
both photographs- glacier
both photographs- river
photograph A- river; photograph B- glacier
photograph A- glacier; photograph B- river
What is the approximate minimum stream velocity needed to keep a 6.4-cm-diameter particle in motion?
(a)
These tubes are placed in water up to the level of line XY to demonstrate capillarity. After one hour, the height of the water above line XY will be highest in which tube?
(a)
Identify one geologic feature that was most likely produced by plate interaction at point A.
(a)
Identify the type of plate boundary represented in the cross sections.
(a)
What are the inferred pressure and interior temperature at the boundary between Earth’s outer core and inner core?
3.1 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6300°C
3.1 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6700°C
3.6 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6300°C
3.6 million atmospheres pressure and an interior temperature of 6700°C
Earth’s interior at a depth of 3500 kilometers is believed to be...?
liquid at a temperature of approximately 4900°C
solid at a temperature of approximately 4900°C
liquid at a temperature of approximately 5400°C
solid at a temperature of approximately 5400°C
Which tectonic plate boundary is best represented by this diagram?
Nazca Plate and Pacific Plate boundary
Scotia Plate and South American Plate boundary
Juan de Fuca Plate and North American Plate boundary
Antarctic Plate and Indian-Australian Plate boundary
Which diagram best represents the polarity of the magnetic field preserved in the ocean-floor bedrock found on both sides of the Mid-Indian Ridge?
Between which two tectonic plates does this type of plate boundary exist?
Nazca Plate and South American Plate
Eurasian Plate and Indian-Australian Plate
North American Plate and Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate and North American Plate
Which mantle hot spot is at a plate boundary like the one shown in this diagram?
Hawaii Hot Spot
Yellowstone Hot Spot
Galapagos Hot Spot
Canary Hot Spot
What are the names of the major tectonic plates X and Y?
X = Eurasian Plate;
Y = African Plate
X = Eurasian Plate;
Y = Arabian Plate
X = Indian-Australian Plate;
Y = African Plate
X = Indian-Australian Plate;
Y = Arabian Plate
Which type of plate boundary is represented at point A?
divergent
convergent
transform
complex
Mesosaurus is a reptile that has been extinct for nearly 300 million years. Fossil remains of this animal have been found in both South America and Africa. Which statement explains the location of these fossils on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean?
South America and Africa were once connected.
Mesosaurus crossed land bridges with early humans.
Adaptations resulted in identical species in different ecosystems.
The reptile changed into a marine organism and swam the Atlantic Ocean.
Earth’s crustal bedrock at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is composed mostly of...?
basalt, with a density of 2.7 g/cm3
basalt, with a density of 3.0 g/cm3
granite, with a density of 2.7 g/cm3
granite, with a density of 3.0 g/cm3
Which table best represents the characteristics of the continental crust and the oceanic crust?
Which table correctly shows the interior temperature, melting point, and state (phase) of matter of the materials located 4000 kilometers below Earth’s surface?
In which diagram do the arrows show the relative directions of plate movement at this type of plate boundary?
Which location most likely has the youngest bedrock?
A
B
C
D
Which type of tectonic plate boundary is found between the South American Plate and the Scotia Plate?
transform
convergent
divergent
complex or uncertain
Which geologic feature is composed of the youngest crustal bedrock?
Peru-Chile Trench
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Adirondack Mountains
San Andreas Fault
Which cross section best represents the magnetic field pattern west of the Mid-Atlantic ridge?
State the names one of the crustal plates that are diverging at Iceland.
(a)
