Worksheetsearth science midterm
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which of these is a pure substance?
solid aluminum
the air
granite
whipped cream
for an object to have kinetic energy, it must be...
electrically charged
a solid
under tension
moving
few drops result from water...
melting
freezing
boiling
condensing
by definition a force is...
a push
a pull
a push and pull
a push or a pull
matter is defined as anything that...
can be seen and has density
is organic and uniform
occupies space and has mass
responds to gravity and has color
in which state of matter do the particles posses the most energy
gas
solid
plasma
liquid
which force(s) is/are significant in producing a snow avalanche?
gravity
friction
neither a or b
both a and b
an object's weight results from...
it mass
gravity
both a and b
neither a or b
which of these would not be considered a fluid
nitrogen gas in a tank
a bar of pure gold
liquid mercury
ocean water
boiling is a form of...
melting
freezing
vaporization
condensation
which of these is a field force?
compression
magnetism
friction
shear
a substance's state of matter is most directly affected by its....
electrical charge
field forces
atomic number
temperature
liters, cubic inches, quarts, and milliliters are all measures of....
volume
weight
density
mass
the first law of thermodynamics states that....
energy in the universe is continually coming into existence
energy in the universe is continually going out of existence
total energy in the universe
energy in the universe is both coming into and out of existence
what is operationally defined as " the ability to work"?
energy
potential
mechanics
thermodynamics
sweetened tea would be an example of a....
pure substance
condesnate
mixture
plasma
if a substance has a fixture (unchanging) volume but not a definite shape, it is in the state
plasma
liquid
gas
solid
if you are in charge of creating the route for a new hiking trail through a mountanious region, you should by using a map
geographic
contour
topographic
political
if you were standing at a point that has 0 latitude, you would be standing on
the equator
the north pole
the south pole
the tropic of cancer
the arrow on many maps points
south
north
to the prime meridian
to the equator
which of these would most accurately show the true shape of a continent?
a aerial map
a globe
an oblique view map
there is no difference.
a map of the united states that is shaded to show the ranges of the grey wolf and red wolf would be considered a map
geographic
political
topographic
thematic
which of these choices is true about any map that shows the entire world?
some direction exists somewhere in the map
land is always brown and the ocean is always blue
lines of latitude and longitude are always perpendicular
the map is always rectangular
what is highest possible number for a longitude reading?
45
90
180
360
the international date line passes through
the western pacific ocean
the eastern atlantic ocean
the center asia
none of these
a person who creates maps is called a....
geometer
map analyst
mapographer
cartographer
north, south, east, west are known as the directions
ordinal
equatorial
cardinal
polar
scientists believe that the earth's core is composed most
iron
aluminum
steel
copper
if the earth's axis was perpendicular to its orbital plane,
the equatorial zone would be cooler than it is
the polar zones would be warmer than they are
the zone between the equatorial region and the poles would be much broader
there would be wide, hot equatorial belt and very cold polar zones
what would happen if the earth orbited the sun beyond the habitability zone?
too little sunlight would reach the earth, stunting plant growth
carbon dioxide clouds would form
most water on the earth's surface would freeze over
all the above would occur
which planet's gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from earth?
venus
jupiter
mars
saturn
which of these layers of the earth is the thinnest?
asthenosphere
crust
mantle
core
which of these statements are true?
all renewable natural resources are biological natural sources
all renewable natural resources are non biological natural resources
some biological and some non biological resources are renewable
what property or properties can make a resource precious or valuable
its usefulness
how rare is is
both a and b
neither a or b
the earth's crust is
thicker under oceans than under the continents
thinner under oceans than under the continents
about the same thickness not matter where you measure it
constantly changing in thickness over time
what strange property of water helps animals survive cold winters in a pond
water sinks when it becomes a solid
water floats when it becomes a solid
water never becomes a solid
water becomes denser when it gets colder
which of these is a biological natural resource?
soil
seawater
sunlight
shrimp
who is considered to be the father of geology
alfred wegener
charles darwin
charles lyell
james hutton
the word geology literally means the study of the
earth
core
crust
ocean
among other things, the earths atmosphere protects us from
ozone
sunspots
solar wind
meteors
the earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as
continents
tectonic plates
geoshields
cores
which of the following is the least dangerous location in a large galaxy like ours?
in the dense galatic center
inside a dense, dusty spiral arm with lots of stars
in the space between the arms of the galaxy
inside a star cluster located between the arms of the galaxy
which of these questions would fall within the limits of historical geology?
what causes earthquakes
where can we look for new iron ore deposits
how thick is the earth's crust
how did the grand canyon form
a resource manager who is concerned with sustainable yields would be working with.......
a renewable source
a nonrenewable source
either a nonrenewable source or a renewable source
a polluted source
our seasons are most directly caused by......
the earth's tilt
the earth rotation
the earth's gravity
the earth's atmosphere
according to most secular geologists which of these was caused by a collision
the earth
the moon
both a and b
neither a or b
secular geologists believe pangaea was......
a single continental plate
first super continent
made of many continental plates
the global sea surrounding the last supercontinent
geologically the term stratum refers to
a long period of time
a rare fossil
a large plate of the earth's crust
a layer of rock
scientists who study layers of rocks and their relationships are working in a field called
tectonics
paleontology
stratigraphy
radiometry
which of the following is necessary for a glacial period to begin?
a gradual cooling of both continents and oceans
a rapid cooling of continents surrounded by very warm water
a rapid cooling of both continents and oceans
a gradual cooling of oceans surrounding warm continents
the flood described in the book of genesis......
affected only the people living in the middle east
marked the beginning of all civilizations in secular histories
lasted 40 days and 40 nights
was an exaggeration by ancient historians who described the black sea flooding in the mediterranean sea a long time ago
which one of the following is a creationary scientist who studied meteorology and proposed a hypothesis on how a single ice age could have occurred after the flood?
alfred wegner
john baumgardner
michael oard
tasman walker
a creationary scientist's explanation for what caused the extinction of the wooly mammoths includes all of the following except......
lack of food
plate tectonics
rising seas
dust storms
the bottom level of a diluvial geologic column would be......
the creation event
the flood
the lost world era
the new world era
geosynclines are......
the small folds of strata you see along roads cut through rock
large uplifted sections of rock forming structures called domes
associated with volcanoes
large sunken regions of rock many miles across
alfred wehner was a german meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the.....
principle of superposition
nebular hypothesis
catastrophic plate tectonics theory
continental displacement theory
if you were a geologist interested in studying the earth's most recently formed crust where would you go?
the rift at mid ocean ridge
a asthenosphere
the middle of a geosyncline
atop a glacier
sea floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of......
glaciers
synclines
the mantle
sediments
tectonic plates
contain only continets
contain only oceanic crust
may contain both continental crust and oceanic crust
make up a conceptual model for explaining the history of the earth's surface but are not real things
catastropic plate tectonics
has no experimental support for the theory
resulted in rapid movements of tectonic plates during a short amount of times
would have generated so much heat that the entire earth's crust would have melted
was described in genesis 7 and 8
an instrument that simply measures earth waves is.....
seismoscope
seismograph
seismometer
seismotracker
which of these can cause earthquakes?
slipping of a fault
eruption of a volcanoe
a landslide
all of these
which of these is an example involving the stress force known as tension?
the force of a rock exerts as it strikes a roadway after tumbling down a hill
a force a rock climber exerts on the rope as he rappels down a cliff
the sliding of two layers of rock across each other during a mudslide
the rolling of a rock along the bottom of a raging river
subduction would most likely be occurring at a boundary
convergent
divergent
normal
transform
most major faults in the united states are found in.....
coastal plains
inland prairies
mountain ranges
southwestern deserts
certain types of seismic waves travel
only on the earth's surface
through the earth but not the core
through the earth including the core
in all these ways
MMI measures....
wave speed
wave duration
damage
magnitude
one quake measures 6.0 and another 7.0 on the richter scale how does the second quake's intensity compare to that of the first?
it is slightly more intense
it is one damage level higher
it is 10 times more intense
it is about 32 times more intense
an instrument that both detects and records earth waves is a
seismmoscope
seismograph
seismometer
seismotracker
mountain landforms that are made of anticlines and synclines are
fold mountains
depositional mountains
basins
fault block mountains
most folded sedim entary rock strata are smoothly shaped this indicates that
the strata were folded slowly
the rocks forming the strata are quite ductile
the strata were still soft when they were quickly folded
they were deposisted that way
an eroded syncline,
the older exposed rocks lie to both sides of the fold
the older exposed rocks like along the center of the fold
the younger rocks lie deep underground out of view
the younger exposed rocks lie to both sides of the fold
a rift structure is often present at
a divergent plate boundary zone
a convergent plate boundary zone
a transverse fault zone
a uplifted zone
a plateau made of sedim entary rock was likely formed through the tectonic process of
glacitation
erosion
uplift
subsidence
the ability of wind and water to transport sediment is most directly related to
their direction
their depth or height
their speed
their composition
sand dunes can be formed by
wind deposition
water deposition
both a and b
neither a or b
which of these is not a primary cause of most depositional hills and mountains
glacier
uplifting
volcano
wind
the sediments carried by glaciers are called
moraines
eskers
drumlines
till
which of the following is usually considered to be the largest land form
messa
butte
pinnacle
plateau
which of the following does not belong with the other three
fault block
butte
pinnacle
messa
