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Earth Science Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About how long ago was Pangaea?

a)

2 million years

b)

5 million years

c)

100 billion years

d)

225 million years

2.

Who came up with the theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Harry Hess

c)

Alfred Wagener

d)

Robert Hancock

3.

About how fast do the plates move?

a)

There’s no way to tell

b)

1 to 2 miles per year

c)

10-12 inches per year

d)

2-3 centimeters per year

4.

What are the plates called that move toward each other?

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Attractive

d)

Convergent

5.

What are the plates called that rub in opposite directions?

a)

Divergent

b)

Transform

c)

Convergent

d)

Subduction

6.

What are the plates called that move away from each other?

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent

d)

Subduction

7.

What are the scientists called who study the Earth?

a)

Taxonomists

b)

Biologists

c)

Geologists

d)

Volcanologists

8.

What evidence do we have to support Continental Drift? (select all that are true)

a)

The continents seem to fit together

b)

Fossils were found where the organisms could not live

c)

Mineral deposits (like coal) were found on the edges of continents that fit together

d)

Old maps showing a supercontinent

9.

What is most likely to occur at transform boundaries?

a)

Rifts

b)

Only volcanoes

c)

Sea floor spreading

d)

Mainly earthquakes

10.

What is the inner core made of?

a)

Solid Iron and Nickel

b)

Molten (liquid) Iron and Nickel

c)

Solid Basalt

d)

Molten Basalt

11.

What is the outer core made of?

a)

Solid Iron and Nickel

b)

Molten (liquid) Iron and Nickel

c)

Solid Basalt

d)

Molten Basalt

12.

Earth’s lithosphere is broken into pieces called

a)

Plates

b)

Faults

c)

Trenches

d)

Rifts

13.

Which type of seismic wave arrives first at a seismogram?

a)

Surfaces waves

b)

L waves

c)

P waves

d)

S waves

14.

The point on the surface where the earthquake starts is called

a)

Epicenter

b)

Fault

c)

Focus

d)

Magnitude

15.

The instrument used to measure and record earthquakes is called

a)

Seismograph

b)

Crustometer

c)

Range meter

d)

Richter scale

16.

Layers of thin, runny lava that flow out of a volcano then cool will build a

a)

Shield volcano

b)

Composite volcano

c)

Stratovolcano

d)

Cinder volcano

17.

What is subduction?

a)

When an earthquake causes the ground to crumble

b)

When a volcano erupts inward

c)

When a tectonic plates slides under another plate

d)

When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other

18.

What type of seismic waves cause the most damage?

a)

Primary waves

b)

Secondary waves

c)

Surface waves

d)

Body waves

19.

What is molten rock that has formed within the Earth?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Volcano

d)

Plume

20.

_______ volcanoes are usually steep sided. They are formed from layers of ash & rock.

a)

Shield

b)

Cinder cone

c)

Active

d)

Dormant

21.

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

a)

Oceanic

b)

Continental

c)

Both

d)

Neither

22.

In geologic time, what are the divisions from largest to smallest?

a)

epochs, periods, eras, eons

b)

epochs, eras, eons, periods

c)

eons, eras, periods, epochs,

d)

periods, epochs, eras, eons

23.

The half-life of Carbon-14 is 5730 years.  How old would a bone be if it were found to have 50% Carbon-14 left?

a)

5730 years old

b)

11,460 years old

c)

17,190 years old

d)

22,920 years old

24.

What is NOT a reason that the atmosphere is important?

a)

it has many layers

b)

it contains gasses needed for living things

c)

it keeps our planet warm

d)

It protects the earth from radiation

25.

What percent of the atomosphere is Oxygen?

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

21%

d)

78%

26.

Within the troposphere, as altitude increases, temperature ___________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

there is no way to tell

27.

Which layer of the atmosphere has all of the weather?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

28.

The ________________  protects us from the UV rays of the sun.

a)

radiation layer

b)

cloud layer

c)

ozone layer

d)

reflective layer

29.

The atmosphere is divided up into layers based upon what?

a)

temperature shifts

b)

pressure levels

c)

electromagnitism

d)

air currents

30.

Name the layers of the Earth from the outside in.

a)

crust, outer core, inner core, mantle

b)

crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

c)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

d)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

31.

Which layer of the earth is believed to be the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

32.

What causes the movement of the Earth's crust?

a)

convection currents

b)

ocean waves

c)

lava

d)

earthquakes

33.

What is geologic time?

a)

time in rock years

b)

earth's history organized by major events

c)

earth's history organized by years

d)

earth's history organized by ice ages

34.

Which detecting station is farthest from the epicenter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

There's no way to tell.

35.

What is the delta t on this seismogram?

a)

42 seconds

b)

110 seconds

c)

0 seconds

d)

54 seconds

36.

Use the graph to find the distance to the epicenter if the delta t is 50 seconds.

a)

400 km

b)

490 km

c)

380 km

d)

510 km

37.

Use the graph to find the delta t if the distance to the epicenter was 600 km.

a)

42 seconds

b)

60 seconds

c)

62 seconds

d)

52 seconds

38.

In the diagram, which rock layer is probably the oldest?

a)

layer 1

b)

layer 2

c)

layer 5

d)

layer 6

39.

Based on the diagram, which process explains why less dense, hot magma rises to the surface to displace more dense, cooler magma?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

diffusion

d)

convection

40.

Which layer of Earth is composed primarily of solid iron & nickel?

a)

layer 1

b)

layer 2

c)

layer 3

d)

layer 4

41.

In which major layer of Earth is soil found?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer core

42.

Which feature would most likely be forming at converging continental tectonic plate boundaries?

a)

rift valley

b)

volcanic cone

c)

deep trench

d)

mountain

43.

Which type of volcano would be the least explosive?

a)

cinder cone

b)

shield volcano

c)

stratovolcano

d)

composite cone

44.

Earthquake activity in California is primarily caused by

a)

the lowering of aquifer levels.

b)

the interaction of tides with the coast.

c)

mining activity during the nineteenth century.

d)

plates grinding past each other along faults.

45.

Which of the following best describes Earth's tectonic plates?

a)

They move away from each other at the equator.

b)

They move because of convection currents in the mantle.

c)

They collide at midocean ridges.

d)

They form at subduction zones.

46.

According to this map, which of the following describes where volcanoes are most likely to form in the Ring of Fire?

a)

Volcanoes form in the middle of a tectonic plate.

b)

Volcanoes form below the surface of tectonic plates.

c)

Volcanoes form where tectonic plates meet other plates.

d)

Volcanoes form where earthquakes are least likely to occur.

47.

The youngest rocks on the ocean oor are typically located near what feature?

a)

a mid-ocean ridge

b)

a continental shelf

c)

an abyssal plain

d)

a subduction trench

48.

Which can most likely be concluded about the top layer of rock seen in an undisturbed cliff wall?

a)

The top layer is older than layers located farther down the cliff.

b)

The top layer is younger than layers located farther down the cliff.

c)

The top layer contains more fossils than layers located farther down the cliff.

d)

The top layer contains fewer fossils than layers located farther down the cliff.

49.

Based on the Law of Superposition, what can be concluded about fossils?

a)

Fossils give clues about past climate patterns.

b)

Fossils form from the hard parts of organisms.

c)

The oldest fossils are found in the lowest rock layers.

d)

The most recent fossils were advanced organisms.

50.

A scientist observes several different fossils in a rock layer. Based on this observation, which is the best conclusion?

a)

The fossils are composed of lava that cooled around several organisms.

b)

The fossils formed about the same time as the rock layer in which they were found.

c)

The fossils formed after heat and pressure changed the type of rock in the rock layer

d)

The fossils are composed of the same material as the organisms from which they formed.

51.

Which of these animals would most likely form a fossil?

a)

b)

c)

d)

52.

Which of the following layers of rock is most likely the youngest?

a)

the layer containing trilobites

b)

the layer containing shes

c)

the layer containing amphibians

d)

the layer containing dinosaurs

53.

HONORS ONLY

Isotope X has a half-life of 30 days. You originally had 8 grams of it. How much will be left after 90 days?

a)

6 grams

b)

4 grams

c)

2 grams

d)

1 gram