WorksheetsEarth Science Study Guide - Aiyanna Moses
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 29mins
In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable.
Constant Variable
Independent Variable
Experimental Group
Dependent Variable
The variables that stay the same in the experiment.
Constant Variable
Control Group
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
The variable that is observed or measured.
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Constant Variable
Experimental Group
In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment,
Constant Variable
Control Group
Experimental Group
Independent Variable
The variable that is manipulated or (or changed); the variable whose effect is being studied.
Constant Variable
Dependent Variable
Control Group
Independent Variable
The center of the Earth is full of iron-rich material (Iron-Nickel Alloy) and forms a what?
A solid sphere
A semi-liquid
Liquid rock
All of the above
A region of partially melted rock under the lithosphere is known as the
Magnetosphere
Asthneosphere
Outer core
Inner core
What layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone Layer?
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
A measure of water in the atmosphere is known as what?
Humidity
Barometric Pressure
Adiabatic Cooling
Super cooling
Look at the one on the right side. If you lived in the Southern Hemisphere, the diagram is showing which season.
Spring
Summer
Winter
Autumn
The process by which a gas such as water vapor becomes a liquid?
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
Sublimation
Mountains are created when
Two oceanic plates pull apart
Two continental plates collide
An oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate
Two continental plates pull apart
All of the following are terrestrial planets except
Earth
Neptune
Venus
Mars
An example of a Benthos organism is
Whale
Lobster
Clown fish
Dolphin
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located
at mid ocean ridges
near continents
near asia
far from mid ocean ridges
the only layer of the earth's interior that is liquid is the
mantle
Outer core
Inner core
crust
Scientists have observed that the continents move at speeds of a few centimeters per
century
decade
year
day
What is the driving force that causes the continents and tectonic plates to move?
earthquakes
volcanoes
Lunar gravity pulling the continents
Convection currents in the mantle
The image shows 4 rock outcrops from different continents. In each outcrop are several fossils. Out of the fossils labeled with a capital letter, which letter corresponds with an index fossil?
A
B
C
D
According to the Law of Superposition, rocks formed on the top layer are ______ than the rocks below.
Older
Younger
The same age
What type of fossil is formed when minerals replace the remains of an organism and they become like rock?
Petrified
Trace
Index
Mold
Where does the independent variable go on a graph?
A-axis
Y-axis
X-axis
B-axis
Which atmosphere layer prevents meteriods from reaching Earth's surface?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
What percentage of water on Earth is fresh?
3%
1%
25%
75%
According to the law superposition, which statement is supported by the diagram?
Layer C is the oldest
Layer B is younger than layer D
Layer C is older than layer A
Layer D is the youngest layer
which statement explains what similar fossils found on distant continents suggest about Earth's history?
Animals have evolved over time
The continents have moved over time
Earth's oceans had varying salt content through time
There have been many animals on Earth that are now extinct
Which evidence suggest that several mass extinctions have occurred during Earth's history?
Many fossils demonstrate that organisms have changed over time
Fossils provide information about water level and temperature
Fossils of the same species have been found on distant continents
Many fossils or organisms that are no longer living have been discovered
Convergent plate boundaries produce what?
Elastic
Compression
Tension
Shear
Divergent plate boundaries produce
Elastic
Tension
Compression
Shear
Transform plate boundaries produce
Tension
Shear
Elastic
Compression
The first step in forming sedimentary rocks is what?
Cementation and compaction
Pressure
Depostion
Erosion/Weathering
Intrusive Igneous rocks are formed by what?
Cooling air
Cooling lava
Cooling magma
Cooling water
The Jurassic Period is known as the age of what?
Fish
Dinosaurs
Invertebrates
Hominids
How many oceans are there on Earth?
4
5
3
1
Which of the following is repsonsible for increasing salinity in the ocean?
Evaporation
Sea ice formation
Neither of these answers
Evaporation and Sea ice formation
Sinking colder polar water moves slowly in deep water towards equator.
Turbidity currents
Surface currents
Deep currents
Eqatorial currents
All of the following are Gas Giants Except:
Saturn
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
What were the two gases produced from the Big Bang that lead to the birth of stars?
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Helium
Helium and Oxygen
Oxygen and Nitrogen
The theory that states that the Universe was created from a dense hot bubble and its explosion is known as
Creation
Astronomy
The Big Bang
Hyperextension
The process in which energy speeds up and compresses atoms to form new atoms is called?
Nuclear fusion
Molecules
Exhaust
The nitrogen cycel
What is the most catastrophic type of star death?
Red Giant
White Dwarf
Super Nova
Center Collapse
The middle portion of an H-R Diagram where moststars are placed is called the
Main sequence
super giants
white dwarfs
super novas
The H-R Diagram Graphs stars based off of
Light and color
Temperature and luminosity
Color and location to Earth
Size and Gases Produced
Which type of boundary occurs at X?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
Outer core, inner core, crust mantle
How do pressure and temperature change as you move toward the center of the Earth?
Pressure increase and temperature decreases
Both pressure and temperature decreases
Pressure decreases and temperature increases
Both pressure and temperature increase
The idea proposed by Alfred Wegener that explain the continental shapes and positions were indication that made them once a "supercontinent" is known as
Pangaea
Plate tectonics
Continental drift
sea floor spreading
Which of the following is NOT evidence for continental drift?
Fossils
Rock similarities
climate changes
fossil fuels
Tim believed that fertilizer will help a plant grow taller. He planted 2 pots with the same plant in each clay pot. Each plant received the same amount of water, the same amount of soil, the same amount of sunlight. In one pot, he added fertilizer. For five weeks, he measured and recorded the height of the plant in each pot. Which of the following is the dependent variable in this experiment?
plant height
Type of plant
water
fertilzer
Tori wanted to know if the amount of water would affect the time it takes for a bean seed to germinate. She placed 4 bean seeds in each cup, containing the same type of soil. They were placed on the same windowsill. Each cup was given different amounts of water. She recorded the amount of time it took for the seeds to germinate. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
number of bean seeds
Amount of water
amount of sunlight
time to germinate
What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?
3%
97%
25%
1%
The word Benthos means
"walking"
"bottom"
"wandering"
"swimming"
The word Planktos means
"walking"
"wandering"
"bottom"
"swimming"
The word Nekton means
"wandering"
"walking"
"Swimming"
"bottom"
All Terrestrial planets are
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
All of the Gas planets are
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Mercury
