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WorksheetsEarth Science 2022 Spring Final Exam Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 41mins
Earthquakes happen at fault zones which are usually found near:
meteor crater
plate boundaries
ice caps
rivers
What is the name of the fault in our area?
San Andreas
Pollo Loco
New Madrid
El Sombrero
The sudden return of deformed rock to its original shape is called.
Big Bang
Elastic Rebound
Stress Fault
Unstrainification
Most Focus points are within how many kilometers from the crust?
10
35
53.6
70
What is the point on the Earth's surface directly over the focus called?
triangulation
overfocus
epicenter
fault
How do body waves and surface waves differ?
body waves go into the earth surface waves do not
surface waves go into the earth body waves do not
they are exactly the same there is no difference
surface waves can go through the inner core but body waves can’t
What do P-waves do as they pass through each layer of the Earth’s interior?
stop
bend
sing
nothing at all
Which of the following gets to the outer core but then stops?
P- Wave
S wave
Love Wave
Rayleigh wave
The diagram represents a _________________ fault.
normal
reverse
strike slip
slipknot
What type of fault is pictured and what type of stress produces it?
reverse, compression
normal, tension
strike slip, shear
normal, compression
Which of the following is not a common side effect of earthquakes?
tsunamis
landslides
fire
tornados
Surface waves are the most damaging because they are the ____________.
fastest
slowest
cooest
softest
Why would the same earthquake do more damage here than in California?
our soil is more dense
our soil is less dense
the planet hates us
because of tsunamis
What is the name of the machine that measures and records seismic waves?
Richter scale
VEI
seismograph
seismic hammer
What is the record produced by the seismograph called?
Richter scale
seismogram
Mercalli Scale
Fujita scale
The moment magnitude increases in released energy by a factor of:
10
100
2
32
How do high elevations affect the temperature of a climate?
they can’t
temperature rises with increased altitude
temperature drops with increased altitude
temperature rises with decreased altitude
What is is best explanation for the earth’s continents beings significantly older than its ocean floors?
the sea floors are constantly being recycled at ocean trenches
continents can not be subducted
most new rock being made in world is at the ocean ridges
all of these contribute to the explanation
Predict what would happen if North America were to collide with Asia.
North America would subduct beneath Asia
Both landmasses would be pushed upward and form mountains in between them
Volcanoes would erupt all along the boundary between them
Both landmasses would fracture into pieces
What would result if large continental glaciers forming over most of the world's continents
the continents would sink into the mantle and ocean floors would rise
the continents and ocean floors would sink into the mantle
the continents and ocean floor would be uplifted by the mantle
the continents would be uplifted and the ocean floors would sink into the mantle
Compared to solar eclipses, lunar eclipses:
last longer
are shorter in length
are visible to a smaller portion of the world
are harmful to look at
The part of the Electromagnetic spectrum that can be divided into colors is called?
visible light
infraredultra violet
infrared
x-ray
What is the cause of most major earthquakes?
collapsing caves
meteor impacts
plate boundaries
stampedes
How does air pressure affect a climate’s moisture?
high pressure makes wet climates
high pressure makes dry climates
low pressure makes dry climates
it doesn’t
The phases of the moon are caused by:
earth’s rotation
the moon’s rotation
the earth’s revolution
the moon’s revolution
The strength of gravity between two objects depends on:
their mass and distance from each other
their density
their mass and volume
their speed year length
When a continent becomes folded in a large scale what will the anticlines of the folds become?
Grabens
Valleys
Mountains
Trenches
Which of these is evidence that the earth revolves around the sun?
change of the stars positions (parallax) throughout the year
The location of the north star
The Coriolis effect on the winds and ocean currents
The direction of sunrise and sunset
Volcanoes in the middle of a plate such as Hawaii and Yellowstone are caused by;
a stress fault
a hot spot
a plate boundary
a transform fault
At a subduction boundary which plate will go downward?
the fastest one
the lightest one
the densest one
the thickest one
In coastal areas during the day warm air rises off of the land and cool air from over the ocean moves in to take its place, what would cause this?
advection
gravity
magnetic field
convection
Which layer of the earth is the smallest?
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
Where does the energy that influences Earth's climates come from?
the core
nuclear reactors
the sun
super novas
Mineral in lava rocks can show the direction of the Earth's __________ when they formed.
polarity field
gravitational field
magnetic field
force field
Which of the following is evidence for Sea Floor Spreading?
fossils of dinosaurs
shapes of the continents
magnetism of the ocean floor
climate change
Why are the polar regions of the earth cooler than the rest of the planet?
increased in solar energy
higher elevations
smaller ice caps
less direct sunlight
Earth’s atmosphere is mostly:
argon
carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
In a convection current what type of material moves upward?
bright
dense
low density
smelly
Which is a cause of Earth’s seasons?
Earth’s distance from the sun
the energy output of the sun changing
the tilt of Earth’s axis
the moon blocking out sunlight
Magma rises toward the surface of the earth because it:
contains a lot of silica
is moves from high to low pressure
is moves from low to high pressure
is colder than its surroundings
Which of the following is not true about the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
Iceland is located above it
Hawaii is located above it
new rocks are forming there
it is a divergent boundary
Which of the following is false?
Earth spins on its axis
earth has a circular orbit
earth moves around the sun
earth’s axis is tilted
This happens in response to stress when rocks are not flexible
faulting
eroding
convection
If the dark region of the moon is growing each night then the moon is:
waxing
eclipsed
waning
in a shadow
Half of the moon is always lit by the sun, that part of the moon is always facing the:
earth
north
sun
west
Which type of strain happens when rocks are ductile (bendable/stretchable)?
Faulting
Folding
Tension
Shear
Which of the following has rings?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
all of these have rings
Which planet is the third form the sun?
Mars
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
Which of the following is located at an Uplifting (collision) boundary?
Iceland
Hawaii
Yellowstone
the Himalayas
Which of the following describes the asthenosphere?
Rigid and solid
semi- solid
fluid and hot
gaseous and cold
Which of the following creates the Aleutian islands of Alaska?
Subduction
Divergent
convergent
transform fault
What is the isostatic response to deposition?
Uplift
Shear
Tension
Sinking
Which of the following describes the lithosphere?
Rigid and solid
fluid and hot
semi- solid
gaseous and cold
What is the isostatic response to glaciers going away?
Uplift
Shear
Compresion
Sinking
Which spectrum is used to study the hot gases of a star?
continuous
absorption
emission
rainbow
What causes earthquakes in southern California?
Reality Television
San Andreas fault
New Madrid fault
A Subduction Boundary
How do andesitic and basaltic magma differ?
andesitic magma is less viscous
andesitic magma does not cause explosions
basaltic magma never hardens
basaltic magma does not causes explosions
What trend does each of the lines on this graph show?
increase in temperature with depth
decrease in pressure with depth
decrease in temperature with depth
increase in pressure with decreased depth
Which line shows the greatest increase in temperature with depth?
A
B
C
Which line show the largest change in pressure?
A
B
C
Which line shows the least changes in temperature with depth?
A
B
C
Which line show the least change in pressure?
A
B
C
The deepest part of the ocean is the
Tonga Trench
Galathea Trench
Challenger Deep (Mariana Trench)
Kuril-Kamchatka Trench
According to this graph which star is the brightest?
the sun
Capella
Betelgeuse
Sirius A
What causes deep sea trenches to form?
divergent boundaries
hot spots
mass wasting
subduction boundaries
What is the relationship between plate boundaries and volcanism?
Most of the world's volcanoes are found far from plate boundaries.
Plate boundaries have no relationship to volcanism.
Most volcanoes are caused by the conditions present at plate boundaries
Plate boundaries are just as likely to have volcanoes as all other locations on Earth.
In the diagram which of the following arcs would represent where the planet would be moving the slowest in its orbit,
AB
CD
EF
Compared to solar eclipses, lunar eclipses:
last longer
are shorter in length
are visible to a smaller portion of the world
are harmful to look at
Which of the following is not a part of the current planet definition?
size
shape
dominating its area in space
orbiting the sun directly
The part of the Electromagnetic spectrum that can be divided into colors is called?
visible light
ultra violet
infrared
x-ray
Why does a subducting ocean plate melt into magma?
it has less pressure
it has more pressure
it is hotter than surrounding mantle
it has water in it acting as a flux
Why does the moon have more impact craters on it than the earth?
the moon is a larger target to hit
the moon has no erosion or atmosphere
the moon has stronger gravity
the moon has a strong magnetic field
What shape do planetary orbits have?
square
circle
ellipse
octagon
Which of the following is not one of the three types of stress?
Strain
Shear
Compression
Tension
The strength of gravity between two objects depends on:
their mass and distance from each other
their density
their mass and volume
their speed year length
Climates at mid latitude are known for having these.
seasons
ice caps
monsoons
earthquakes
In which month is the earth closet to the sun?
January
April
September
July
Evidence for the Big Bang Theory comes from:
fossils
the Doppler Effect
alien artifacts
the Richter scale
What do all tropical climates have in common?
ice caps
dryness
warm temperatures
seasons
How can plate tectonics change climates on Earth?
by changing area’s latitude
by causing volcanoes to erupt
by changing elevations
all of these contribute to climate change
Why do the polar ice caps not melt away every summer?
they do
they receive no light in summer
ice reflects almost all of the solar energy
the penguins fan the ice to keep it cool
The sun and all of its planets formed from a:
black hole
nebula
white dwarf
nova
