WorksheetsSpring 2022 Earth Science Midterm
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Planets that are closest to the Sun are identified as
low-density jovian planets
low-density terrestrial planets
high-density jovian planets
high-density terrestrial planets
During which geologic period did plants and animals first appear in land environments?
cambrian
ordovician
silurian
devonian
Which event is an example of chemical weathering?
rocks falling off the face of a steep cliff
feldspar in granite being crushed into clay-sized particles
water freezing in cracks in a roadside outcrop
acid rain reacting with limestone bedrock
Which agent of erosion is most likely responsible for the deposition of sandbars along ocean shorelines?
glaciers
mass movement
wave action
wind action
The largest sediment particles that can be transported by a stream traveling at a velocity of 200 centimeters per second are
silt
cobbles
pebbles
sand
Which mineral is mined for its iron content?
Hematite
Galena
Fluorite
Talc
Quartz and halite have different crystal shapes primarily because
Light reflects from crystal surfaces
Energy is released during crystallization
Of impurities that produce surface variations
The internal arrangement of atom
Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?
weathering and erosion
compaction and cementation
heat and pressure
melting and solidification
