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ES Midterm Review 2024 LT 1-20

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

2.

What is the name of the contact metamorphic rock found at A?

a)

Slate

b)

Sandstone

c)

Quartzite

d)

Marble

3.
This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
4.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
6.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
7.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
8.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
9.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.

Compared to the oceanic crust, the continental crust is

a)

more dense and mafic

b)

more dense and felsic

c)

less dense and mafic

d)

less dense and felsic

11.

Approximately which percentage of Earth's surface is exposed above water?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

90%

12.

Which layer of Earth's interior is inferred to be composed of solid iron and nickel?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

stiffer mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

13.

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?

a)

8 minutes 50 seconds

b)

10 minutes 00 seconds

c)

12 minutes 00 seconds

d)

12 minutes 50 seconds

14.

Scoria is a type of rock that forms most directly from the process of

a)

solidification

b)

cementation

c)

erosion

d)

metamorphism

15.

The element silicon (Si) is used in the production of cell phones. Which mineral could be a possible source of this silicon?

a)

calcite

b)

galena

c)

halite

d)

quartz

16.

The San Andreas Fault, in the Western United States, is an example of a

a)

transform plate boundary

b)

divergent plate boundary

c)

convergent plate boundary

d)

complex plate boundary

17.

The San Andreas Fault, in the Western United States, is an example of a

a)

transform plate boundary

b)

divergent plate boundary

c)

convergent plate boundary

d)

complex plate boundary

18.
An INTRUSIVE igneous rock with large crystals is formed:
a)
When magma cools quickly. 
b)
At the bottom of the ocean. 
c)
When magma cools slowly, allowing time for crystals to grow. 
d)
At the top of a mountain. 
19.
Which will most likely form when movement along a plate boundary forces a landmass to be pulled apart? 
a)
volcanic island arc
b)
continental mountains
c)
continental rift
d)
oceanic trench 
20.
What feature is labeled B in Figure 9-1?
a)
trench
b)
ocean ridge
c)
Volcanic Island Arc
d)
Continental Volcanic Arc
21.
Use the latitude/longitude map below to answer the next few questions.

What is the location of point B?
a)
60° W, 120° N
b)
60° N, 120°E
c)
60° N, 120° W
d)
60° S, 120° N
22.
When looking at the hill on the right, which side of the hill is steeper? The right hand side or the left hand side?
a)
Right
b)
Left
23.
The hydrosphere covers approximately what percentage of Earth’s lithosphere?
a)
100%
b)
70%
c)
50% 
d)
25% 
24.
In sea-floor spreading the newest rock is found
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trench
c)
abyssal plain
25.

1) Which one measures degrees above or below the equator?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

26.

2) Which of the following is true of longitude? Check all that apply.

a)

The highest number is 90°, the North Pole.

b)

The lines are parallel.

c)

The lines touch at the north pole and the south pole.

d)

The highest number is 180°, the International Date Line.

27.

3) The lines on which set of views best represent Earth's latitude system?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

4) What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the sunken ship?

a)

20.5° S , 70° W

b)

20.5° S. 70° E

c)

20.5° N, 70° W

d)

20.5° N, 70° E

29.

6) What is the location of Lisianski Island?

a)

26° N, 174° E

b)

26° N, 174°W

c)

26°S, 174°E

d)

26°S, 174° W

30.

7) New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located at approximately

a)

74°05' N, 44°05 'W

b)

73° 55' N, 44°10' W

c)

44°10' N, 74°05' W

d)

44°05' N, 73°55' W

31.

9) What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver? (The shading represents time zones.)

a)

10 am

b)

noon

c)

2 pm

d)

3 pm

32.

10) Which point on the diagram correctly locates 15° S and 30° W?

a)

Z

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

W

33.

12) The 0° reference line for longitude is called the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Castle Prime

c)

Equator

d)

International Date Line

34.

14) Which page of the ESRT would you look on to find New York State Cities?

a)

Page 3

b)

Page 8

c)

Page 11

d)

Page 16

35.

What does this test measure

a)

Density

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

d)

Cleavage

36.
At which location is the altitude of Polaris approximately 42°?
a)
Niagara Falls
b)
Elmira
c)
Watertown
d)
Massena
37.

Lines that show areas that have the same elevation

a)

Aging Lines

b)

Check Out Lines

c)

Contour Lines

d)

Waiting Lines

38.

Close contour lines indicate

a)

steep slope

b)

gradual slope

39.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
41.

Scratching a mineral against a glass plate is a method of determining its __________.

a)

color

b)

hardness

c)

streak

d)

cleavage

42.

Which mineral property is best illustrated by the following diagram?

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

cleavage

d)

density

43.

Which mineral property is being tested in the following diagram?

a)

density

b)

luster

c)

fracture

d)

streak

44.

choose the topographic map that aligns with the landform profile

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.

Which of the following is located at a converging plate boundary?

a)

Southwest Indian Ridge

b)

Iceland Hotspot

c)

Marianas Trench

d)

Sandwich Plate

46.

The movement of tectonic plates is inferred by many scientists to be driven by...

a)

tidal motions in the hydrosphere

b)

density differences in the troposphere

c)

convection currents in the asthenosphere

d)

solidification in the lithosphere

47.

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...

a)

collided with the Nazca Plate

b)

collided with the North American Plate

c)

slid away from the Nazca Plate

d)

slid away from the North American Plate

48.

At which plate boundary is one lithospheric plate sliding under another?

a)

Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate

b)

Pacific Plate and Indian-Australian Plate

c)

Indian-Australian Plate and Antarctic Plate

d)

Nazca Plate and Pacific Plate

49.

The block diagram below shows the boundary between two tectonic plates.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

complex

d)

transform

50.

Which cross section best represents the convection currents in the mantle beneath the Peru-Chile Trench?

a)

b)

c)

d)

51.
What is the highest elevation on this map?
a)
Over 320 meters
b)
Over 450 meters
c)
Over 220 meters
d)
Over 380 meters
52.
When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation
a)
stays the same
b)
goes up or down
c)
disappears
d)
is below sea level
53.
How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
54.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
55.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
56.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
57.

what do the V's on a topographic map represent?

a)

nothing

b)

a river/stream

c)

a cliff

d)

a cave

58.

What is the time in Boston when it is 11 am in San Diego?

a)

8 am

b)

2 pm

c)

3 pm

d)

noon

59.

What is the approximate location of the Tasman Hot Spot in the Pacific Ocean

a)

36oN 160oW

b)

36oS 160oE

c)

160oN 36oW

d)

160oS 36oE

60.

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

a)

7:03:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:12:40 pm

b)

7:03:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:15:40 pm

c)

7:17:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:12:40 pm

d)

7:17:00 pm, and the S-wave arrived at this station at 7:15:40 pm

61.

Which mineral contains iron, has a metallic luster, is hard, and has the same color and streak?

a)

A) biotite mica

b)

B) kaolinite

c)

C) galena

d)

D) magnetite

62.

Which mineral has a different color in its powdered form than its original form?

a)

A) pyrite

b)

B) kaomite

c)

C) graphite

d)

D) magnetite

63.

The mineral mica breaks evenly along flat sheets mainly because of its

a)

A) atomic arrangement

b)

B) chemical composition

c)

C) hardness

d)

D) density

64.

According to the Properties of Common Minerals Earth Science reference table, which mineral scratches dolomite and is scratched by olivine?

a)

A) quartz

b)

B) potassium feldspar

c)

C) muscovite mica

d)

D) galena

65.

According to the ESRTS, which element is most abundant in the Earth's crust?

a)

A) silicon

b)

B) oxygen

c)

C) nitrogen

d)

D) hydrogen

66.

What is the gradient along the straight line between points A and B?

a)

10 ft/mi

b)

20 ft/mi

c)

25 ft/mi

d)

35 ft/mi

67.

A fast-moving river carries rocks downstream.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

68.

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

69.

Sand is dropped when the wind stops blowing and forms sand dunes.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

70.

Fast running water causes rocks to hit one another breaking them into smaller rocks.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

71.

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?

a)

b)

c)

d)

72.

Which event is an example of chemical weathering?

a)
  1. rocks falling off the face of a steep cliff

b)
  1. feldspar in granite being crushed into clay-sized particles

c)
  1. water freezing in cracks in a roadside outcrop

d)
  1. acid rain reacting with limestone bedrock

73.
In which type of climate would weathering happen the fastest to a rock?
a)
wet and warm
b)
dry and cold
c)
wet and cold
d)
dry and warm