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WorksheetsSS Earth Science CAP Review
Total questions: 152
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents
Geological Time
Erosion
Subduction
Continental Drift
Plate Boundary
On a seismograph reading, which is the first wave to arrive at the station?
Primary Waves
Surface Waves
Seconday Waves
A plate moving along a fault often causes...
an earthquake
a hurricane
a tornado
Which layer of the earth is the thinnest?
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
What is a long-term weather pattern, including temperature, precipitation and wind?
Prescription
Forecast
Weather
Climate
How is a cloud formed?
Angels
Warm air rising from bodies of water which then condenses and forms around tiny bits of dust.
Yeah, no idea...
Air consists of what balance of gases?
Oxygen (72%), Carbon Dioxide (12%), Nitrogen (6%), and others
Oxygen (49%), Nitrogen (30%), Carbon Dioxide (10%), Sulfur (8%), and others
Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), and others.
What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?
Moisture
Humidity
Temperature
Precipitation
List the layers of the atmosphere in order... from the ground up...
Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere
Mesophere, Troposphere, Stratosphere
Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
What is caused by air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure?
clouds
hurricanes
wind
anemometrics
What is a boundary that separates warm, moist air masses from colder, drier air masses?
air line
front
breeze boundary
friction
What type of cloud has a feathery, wispy appearance and are highest in the sky?
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
What are clouds that form in a layer or sheet which can be low and cover the entire sky?
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
What is a period of below average rainfall?
Dry out
Aarid time
Drought
What is a hurricane?
Forms over warm ocean water and weakens over land eventually.
Large, severe, tropical storm lasting over a week with incredibly high winds.
Spins counter-clockwise around an eye.
All of these.
In which layer of the atmosphere do organisms live?
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Where is heat and pressure the greatest in the Earth?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
Which layer of the earth flows with convection currents allowing the plates on top of it to move?
asthenosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere
hemisphere
Volcanic activity is most likely to be found at which type of plate boundary?
transform
convergent
divergent
transvergent
What is the youngest item in the image?
A
B
C
D
E
Which point on the map has the highest elevation?
A
B
H
E
Plates slide past one another at _____.
Subduction zone
Transform boundaries
Convection currents
Divergent boundaries
______ are formed when two continental plates collide.
Mountain ranges
Volcanoes
Strike slip faults
Rift valleys
A _______ forms where two oceanic plates collide.
Transform boundary
Hot spot
Subduction zone
Rift valley
Scientists speculate that all the continents were once joined as one supercontinent called _______________.
Laurasia
Pangea
Panthalassa
Europa
Huge masses of rapidly moving air found high above the Earth’s surface is called:
gyres
currents
jet streams
upwellings
The second broadest category of geologic time is______________?. The Cenozoic is one of them.
era
eon
epoch
period
What are the names of ALL parts of the geologic time scale in correct order from broadest to narrowest?
era, period, eon
eon, era, period, epoch
era, eon, epoch, period
eon, era, epoch, period
What are the three eras of the Phanerozoic?
Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
Cambrian, Triassic, Paleogene
The longest time unit in the geological time scale is the ________
era
eon
period
epoch
Which of the following was marked by the appearance of hard parts?
beginning of the Cenozoic
end of the Mesozoic
end of the Precambrian
beginning of the Cretaceous
What is true about eras?
They are measured in billions of years
Examples are Paleocene and Oligocene
The are measured in ten to hundreds of million years
Their names are based on life-forms
According to scientists, the Earth is approximately this many years old.
4.6 billion
13.7 billion
7.0 billion
5.0 billion
3.4 million
According to this Principle, geologic processes that occur today are similar to those that have occurred in the past.
Uniformitarianism
Superposition
Original Horizontality
Lateral Continuity
Cross-Cutting Relationships
According to this Principle, in undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rocks are on the bottom.
Superposition
Original Horizontality
Lateral Continuity
Cross-cutting Relationships
Uniformitarianism
According to this Principle, sediments are deposited in large, flat sheets.
Original Horizontality
Superposition
Lateral Continuity
Cross-Cutting Relationships
Inclusion
According to this Principle, if one geologic feature cuts across another feature, the feature that it cuts across is older.
Cross-Cutting Relationships
Superposition
Original Horizontality
Lateral Continuity
Inclusion
rock layers beneath an eroded surface are at an angle to that surface
The Phanerozoic EON included the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic ERAS. Phanerozoic means:
"middle life".
"no life".
"visible life".
"after life".
The Phanerozoic EON included the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic ERAS. Mesozoic means:
"middle life".
"no life".
"visible life".
"after life".
The unit of time named for a geographic are or characteristic fossil is the
Era
Period
Eon
Epoch
These are the second longest units of geologic time. Eons are divided up into these.
eras
periods
epochs
unconformities
These are the smallest main unit of geologic time. Periods are broken up into these.
epochs
eons
eras
unconformities
What is the dewpoint when the dry bulb temperature is 20°C and the relative humidity is 17%?
– 5°C
– 2°C
11°C
15°C
Which weather station model indicates the greatest probability of precipitation?
Liquid water sometimes turns into ice when it comes in contact with Earth's surface. Which present weather symbol on a station model represents this type of precipitation?
What is the relative humidity if the dry-bulb temperature is 16°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 10°C?
45%
33%
14%
4%
Which station model shows an air temperature of 75°F and a barometric pressure of 996.3 mb?
The weather station model shown to the left indicated that winds are coming from the...
southeast at 10 knots
northwest at 10 knots
southeast at 20 knots
northwest at 20 knots
The weather map to the left shows a portion of an air-pressure field at Earth's surface. Isobars show air pressure in millibars.
At which location is windspeed greatest?
A
B
C
D
Which graph best shows the general relationship between air pressure and altitude?
Sea breezes take place during the ________ because the warmer land temperature results in a warmer air mass above the land compared to the cooler air mass over the surface of water.
day
night
What is the main cause of winds?
amount of trees
the moon's gravity
amount of animals
uneven heating of Earth's surface
A cool breeze is blowing from the ocean towards the land during the day. This is called a
land breeze
trade wind
sea breeze
easterly
The Coriolis Effect influences wind direction around the world due to the ______ of Earth cause the winds to curve.
tilt
shift
height
rotation
The jet stream ___________ (select all that apply)
flows from west to east
a high speed air current current
helps form weather fronts
Burning fossil fuels and deforestation both contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases.
true
false
At the equator and at 600 latitude, warm air rises creating a windless area known as the...
doldrums
horse latitudes
westerlies
polar easterlies
Winds that blow from 300 latitude to the equator are called...
westerlies
polar easterlies
trade winds
horse latitudes
Cooler air sinks at 300 latitude causing a windless area known as...
doldrums
horse latitudes
polar easterlies
westerlies
Earth's rain-forests are located along these areas of low pressure at the equator and 600
Horse Latitudes
Doldrums
Westerlies
Easterlies
Warm rising air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.
high, rain
low, rain
high, clear skies
low, clear skies
Cool sinking air causes___________ pressure, resulting in ___________.
high, rain
low, rain
high, clear skies
low, clear skies
The North and South poles are considered...
Rainforests
Deserts
Doldrums
Westerlies
Winds always blow from areas of _________ pressure to areas of _________ pressure.
high, high
low, low
low, high
high, low
What are the characteristics of a alto-cumulus cloud?
small, white and puffy, middle level cloud
low, puffy, produce rain
high, looks like cotton balls bunched together
fluffy clouds, flat on the bottom
Energy that travels at incredible speed through the universe:
Sound Energy
Light Energy
Electrical Energy
Mechanical Energy
Light energy that bounces off objects:
Refraction
Repetition
Reflection
Lens
The bending of light rays when they pass through a substance:
Reflection
Refraction
Image
Mirror
Which bands of electromagnetic radiation are blocked from reaching Earth's surface by our atmosphere?
visible light
radio waves
x-ray
gamma rays
Which word best describes how light reacts when passing from air through water?
refraction
reflection
reconstroction
retraction
What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?
the shape of the planets' orbits
the movement of the moon
the center of the solar system
What did Newton believe to be true about motion?
There are many different types of motion
All motion is the same
Motion is not proportional to forces enacted on an object
Everything is in constant motion until a force stops it
What does the Big Bang Theory tell us
About the popular television show.
the entire universe was once condensed in the form of primeval atom, or a dense mass.
how the universe began.
Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?
How our planets and moons formed
How our universe began
How the sun turns hydrogen into helium
How fast light travels through space
Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.
Red Shift
Wave Length
Spectrum
Microwave
As galaxies move away from our galaxy
a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum
(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is
called _____________.
redshift
blueshift
unshift
blackshift
About how long ago did our solar system start to form?
About 5 million years ago
About 14 million years ago
About 5 billion years ago
About 14 billion years ago
What is known as the age of a rock or fossil described in comparison to that of another rock or fossil.
Relative Age
Absolute Age
Parent Isotope
Half-LIfe
Which term is defined as the process of determining the age of an object using the half-life of one or more radioactive isotopes?
Radioactive Decay
Carbon-14
Absolute Dating
Radiometric Dating
Which of the following terms is defined as the length of time needed for half of the atoms of a sample of radioactive isotope to decay?
Absolute Age
Half-life
Parent Isotope
Relative Age
Which of the following terms BEST matches the definition: the geologic principle that states that in horizontal layers of of sedimentary rock, each layer is older than the layer above it and younger than the layer below it.
Radioactive Dating
Law of Superposition
Half Life
Law of Uniformitarianism
Which is defined as the geologic principle that states the same geologic processes that operate today operated in the past to
Law of Superpostion
Relative Dating
Geology
Law of Uniformitarianism
What is the second step to assign relative age of rocks at different locations?
Choose index fossils
Compare locations
Determine relative age
What is the first step for fossils to form?
Sediment hardens into rock formins
Remains become buried in sediment
Organism dies and leaves remains
What is the second step for fossils to form?
Sediment hardens into rock formins
Remains become buried in sediment
Organism dies and leaves remains
What is the process of determining relative age?
Carbon Copying
Relative Dating
Cloning
Creating new layers of rock
What causes a gap in the geological record?
Bad Weather
Unconformity
New layers of rock
Relative dating
What is a principle that something has to be in existence before something can happen to it
Cross Cutting Relationship
Law of Superposition
Principle of Original Horizontality
Intrusion
