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ESS Semester 1 Review D

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By studying Earth's past scientist can get a better idea of how Earth's systems work together.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which mass extinction resulted in an asteroid hitting present day Mexico and caused debris to block out the sun, decreasing global temperatures and creating a famine?

a)

Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction

b)

Triassic-Jurassic Extinction

c)

Permian-Triassic Extinction

d)

Late Devonian Extinction

e)

Ordovician-Silurian

3.

Using the figure, which layer is the youngest?

a)

I

b)

H

c)

B

d)

A

e)

E

4.

How long have modern humans existed compared to the geologic time scale?

a)

about 95% of Earth's history

b)

about 25% of Earth's history

c)

about 50% of Earth's history

d)

about 75% of Earth's history

e)

less than 2% of Earth's history

5.

How do you think scientists determine when an era begins and when it ends?

a)

Based on how scientists felt

b)

Based on land formations that developed

c)

Based on the species that lived and became extinct

d)

Based on the atmospheric conditions

e)

Based on the amount of years in each segment

6.

A specific sample of a radioactive isotope has a half-life of 100 years. If a sample contained 200 mg originally, how much is left after 300 years?

a)

100 mg

b)

200 mg

c)

50 mg

d)

12.5 mg

e)

25 mg

7.

Radioactive isotopes want to break down to become daughter isotopes in a process called?

a)

nuclear fusion

b)

nuclear fission

c)

radioactive decay

d)

radiometric dating

e)

radioactive correlation

8.

An indication there are layers of rock are missing in the strata sequence is called?

a)

Unconformity

b)

Principle of superposition

c)

Correlation

d)

Principle of cross-cutting relationships

e)

Catastrophism

9.

In an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary strata, the igneous intrusion will always be younger then the strata it intruded. This is a statement of what?

a)

The principle of superposition

b)

The principle of cross-cutting relationships

c)

The principle of intrusions

d)

The principle of uniformitarianism

e)

The principle of unconformities

10.

Earth is approximately how old?

a)

13.7 billion years old

b)

4.6 million years old

c)

4 billion years old

d)

4.6 billion years old

e)

2022 Years old

11.

A resource that can be replaced in nature at the rate close to its rate of use is called?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

nonreplaceable

d)

replaceable

e)

rapid resource

12.

When heat and pressure are applied to a sedimentary rock, it changes into which of the following?

a)

sedimentary rocks

b)

magma

c)

sediment

d)

metamorphic rocks

e)

igneous rocks

13.

When sediment undergoes lithification, it changes into which of the following?

a)

metamorphic rocks

b)

sedimentary rocks

c)

igneous rocks

d)

magma

e)

sediment

14.

Where does all energy directly or indirectly come from?

a)

the sun

b)

the water

c)

the wind

d)

fossil fuels

e)

foods

15.

Who is your Earth Science Teacher?

a)

Mr. Stevens

b)

Mrs. Schenkel

c)

Mrs. Skittles

d)

Mr. Stephens