wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Earth Science Q1 EQE Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many arcseconds are there in a degree?

(a)  

2.

Which of the reference lines for mapping the Earth run from North to South but measure East to West?

(a)  

3.

What is the latitude of the Equator?

(a)  

4.

What is another term for Latitude?

(a)  

5.

What is the Tropic to the North of the Equator?

(a)  

6.

Which type of azimuthal projection uses a light source from infinity?

(a)  

7.

What is the shape of the map resulting from an azimuthal map projection?

(a)  

8.

Which part of the Earth is the most distorted in a 1-standard parallel cylindrical map?

(a)  

9.

What is the Mercator map mainly used for?

(a)  

10.

What 3D shape was used for the Dymaxion map projection?

(a)  

11.

What is the landform labeled 4?

(a)  

12.

What is the landform indicated by the number 5?

(a)  

13.

What do the dashed lines in a topographical map mean?

(a)  

14.

What landform has overlapping contour lines?

(a)  

15.

What landform is landform is found between 2 peaks?

(a)  

16.

What theory describes the deformation of rocks that result in earthquakes?

(a)  

17.

Which of the materials from the strike-slip experiment models the ability of rocks to bend and store energy?

(a)  

18.

Which of the materials from the strike-slip experiment models the high friction between rocks?

(a)  

19.

What is the effect of lower weight in the strike-slip experiment model?

a)

more movement

b)

less movement

20.

What is the effect of adding sandpaper in the strike-slip experiment model?

a)

more movement

b)

less movement

21.

What is the term used for the fractures in the Earth's crust?

(a)  

22.

Which of the following does not describe an earthquake?

a)

Ground shaking

b)

Vibration of the Earth

c)

Rapid release of energy

d)

Ground opening

23.

Which of the following sequences happens to rocks that describe how an earthquake happens?

a)

Deformation - Breaking - Spring Back

b)

Breaking - Deformation - Spring Back

c)

Spring Back - Deformation - Breaking

d)

Spring Back - Breaking - Deformation

24.

What type of faults occur in areas experiencing compression stress only?

a)

Normal

b)

Reverse

c)

Strike-Slip

d)

Oblique

25.

What type of stress occurs at a strike-slip fault?

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shearing

26.

What is the point inside the crust where the earthquake happens?

(a)  

27.

Which wall moves up at a reverse fault?

a)

hanging wall

b)

foot wall

28.

What is the point on the surface of the Earth above the hypocenter of the earthquake?

(a)  

29.

What kind of fault is in the graphic?

(a)  

30.

What kind of stress is experienced in this graphic?

(a)  

31.

What kind of fault can be found in this photo?

(a)  

32.

What kind of stress caused the fault on the photo?

(a)