WorksheetsES Midterm Review 2024 LT 1-20
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
In what type of rock are most fossils found?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
What is the name of the contact metamorphic rock found at A?
Slate
Sandstone
Quartzite
Marble
Compared to the oceanic crust, the continental crust is
more dense and mafic
more dense and felsic
less dense and mafic
less dense and felsic
Approximately which percentage of Earth's surface is exposed above water?
30%
50%
70%
90%
Which layer of Earth's interior is inferred to be composed of solid iron and nickel?
asthenosphere
stiffer mantle
outer core
inner core
The first S-Wave reaches a seismic station 22 minutes after an earthquake occurred. How long did it take the first P-Wave to reach the same seismic station?
8 minutes 50 seconds
10 minutes 00 seconds
12 minutes 00 seconds
12 minutes 50 seconds
Scoria is a type of rock that forms most directly from the process of
solidification
cementation
erosion
metamorphism
The element silicon (Si) is used in the production of cell phones. Which mineral could be a possible source of this silicon?
calcite
galena
halite
quartz
The San Andreas Fault, in the Western United States, is an example of a
transform plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
complex plate boundary
The San Andreas Fault, in the Western United States, is an example of a
transform plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
complex plate boundary
What is the location of point B?
1) Which one measures degrees above or below the equator?
longitude
latitude
2) Which of the following is true of longitude? Check all that apply.
The highest number is 90°, the North Pole.
The lines are parallel.
The lines touch at the north pole and the south pole.
The highest number is 180°, the International Date Line.
3) The lines on which set of views best represent Earth's latitude system?
4) What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the sunken ship?
20.5° S , 70° W
20.5° S. 70° E
20.5° N, 70° W
20.5° N, 70° E
6) What is the location of Lisianski Island?
26° N, 174° E
26° N, 174°W
26°S, 174°E
26°S, 174° W
7) New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located at approximately
74°05' N, 44°05 'W
73° 55' N, 44°10' W
44°10' N, 74°05' W
44°05' N, 73°55' W
9) What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver? (The shading represents time zones.)
10 am
noon
2 pm
3 pm
10) Which point on the diagram correctly locates 15° S and 30° W?
Z
Y
X
W
12) The 0° reference line for longitude is called the
Prime Meridian
Castle Prime
Equator
International Date Line
14) Which page of the ESRT would you look on to find New York State Cities?
Page 3
Page 8
Page 11
Page 16
What does this test measure
Density
Luster
Hardness
Cleavage
Lines that show areas that have the same elevation
Aging Lines
Check Out Lines
Contour Lines
Waiting Lines
Close contour lines indicate
steep slope
gradual slope
Scratching a mineral against a glass plate is a method of determining its __________.
color
hardness
streak
cleavage
Which mineral property is best illustrated by the following diagram?
hardness
streak
cleavage
density
Which mineral property is being tested in the following diagram?
density
luster
fracture
streak
choose the topographic map that aligns with the landform profile
Which of the following is located at a converging plate boundary?
Southwest Indian Ridge
Iceland Hotspot
Marianas Trench
Sandwich Plate
The movement of tectonic plates is inferred by many scientists to be driven by...
tidal motions in the hydrosphere
density differences in the troposphere
convection currents in the asthenosphere
solidification in the lithosphere
According to the plate tectonics theory, the Peru-Chile Trench and the Andes Mountains formed along the west coast of South America because the South American Plate...
collided with the Nazca Plate
collided with the North American Plate
slid away from the Nazca Plate
slid away from the North American Plate
At which plate boundary is one lithospheric plate sliding under another?
Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate
Pacific Plate and Indian-Australian Plate
Indian-Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate
Nazca Plate and Pacific Plate
The block diagram below shows the boundary between two tectonic plates.
divergent
convergent
complex
transform
Which cross section best represents the convection currents in the mantle beneath the Peru-Chile Trench?
what do the V's on a topographic map represent?
nothing
a river/stream
a cliff
a cave
What is the time in Boston when it is 11 am in San Diego?
8 am
2 pm
3 pm
noon
What is the approximate location of the Tasman Hot Spot in the Pacific Ocean
36oN 160oW
36oS 160oE
160oN 36oW
160oS 36oE
A seismic recording station located 4000 km from the epicenter of an earthquake received the first P-wave at 7:10:00 pm (h:min:s). Other information that could be determined from this recording was that the earthquake occured at approximately
7:03:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:12:40 pm
7:03:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:15:40 pm
7:17:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:12:40 pm
7:17:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:15:40 pm
Which mineral contains iron, has a metallic luster, is hard, and has the same color and streak?
A) biotite mica
B) kaolinite
C) galena
D) magnetite
Which mineral has a different color in its powdered form than its original form?
A) pyrite
B) kaomite
C) graphite
D) magnetite
The mineral mica breaks evenly along flat sheets mainly because of its
A) atomic arrangement
B) chemical composition
C) hardness
D) density
According to the Properties of Common Minerals Earth Science reference table, which mineral scratches dolomite and is scratched by olivine?
A) quartz
B) potassium feldspar
C) muscovite mica
D) galena
According to the ESRTS, which element is most abundant in the Earth's crust?
A) silicon
B) oxygen
C) nitrogen
D) hydrogen
What is the gradient along the straight line between points A and B?
10 ft/mi
20 ft/mi
25 ft/mi
35 ft/mi
A fast-moving river carries rocks downstream.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Sand is dropped when the wind stops blowing and forms sand dunes.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Fast running water causes rocks to hit one another breaking them into smaller rocks.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Four quartz samples of equal size and shape were placed in a stream. Which of the four quartz samples below has most likely been transported farthest in the stream?
Which event is an example of chemical weathering?
rocks falling off the face of a steep cliff
feldspar in granite being crushed into clay-sized particles
water freezing in cracks in a roadside outcrop
acid rain reacting with limestone bedrock
