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WorksheetsEarth Science Reference Table
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How old is a bone that has 12.5% of the original amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining?
a)
5,700 years
b)
11,400 years
c)
17,100 years
d)
22,800 years
2.
According to the graph, what is the half-life of this isotope?
a)
100 years
b)
150 years
c)
200 years
d)
300 years
3.
The surface temperature of which sample increased at the slowest rate?
a)
water
b)
basaltic sand
c)
copper pennies
d)
iron fragments
4.
The average rate of temperature change, in Fahrenheit degrees per hour, between 6 a.m. and noon was
a)
6 °/h
b)
8 °/h
c)
3 °/h
d)
18 °/h
5.
What is the density of this material?
a)
1.0 g/cm3
b)
5.0 g/cm3
c)
10.0 g/cm3
d)
20.0 g/cm3
6.
How many joules are required to evaporate 1 gram of boiling water?
a)
4
b)
334
c)
2260
d)
2594
7.
Which pie graph correctly shows the percentage of elements by volume in Earth's troposphere?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
New York State’s Catskills are classified as which type of landscape region?
a)
mountain
b)
plateau
c)
lowland
d)
plain
9.
The surface bedrock at which location is most likely to contain this fossil (Bothriolepis)
a)
Ithaca
b)
Old Forge
c)
Albany
d)
New York City
10.
Which ocean current warms the climate of northwestern Europe?
a)
North Atlantic Current
b)
North Equatorial Current
c)
Canary Current
d)
Labrador Current
11.
Which surface feature was produced by crustal movements at a transform plate boundary
a)
East African Rift
b)
Tasman Hot Spot
c)
Aleutian Trench
d)
San Andreas Fault
12.
Which list correctly classifies each rock type?
a)
1 - Sedimentary
2- Metamorphic
3 - Igneous
b)
1 - Sedimentary
2 - Igneous
3 - Metamorphic
c)
1 - Metamorphic
2 - Igneous
3 - Sedimentary
d)
1 - Igneous
2 - Metamorphic
3 - Sedimentary
13.
A stream flowing at a velocity of 100 centimeters per second can transport
a)
silt, but not sand, pebbles, or cobbles
b)
silt and sand, but not pebbles or cobbles
c)
silt, sand, and pebbles, but not cobbles
d)
silt, sand, pebbles, and cobbles
14.
Which igneous rock is dark colored, cooled rapidly on Earth's surface, and is composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, olivine, and pyroxene
a)
Obsidian
b)
Rhyolite
c)
Gabbro
d)
Scoria
15.
Which sedimentary rocks are clastic and consist of particles that have diameters smaller than 0.006 centimeter?
a)
conglomerate and sandstone
b)
siltstone and shale
c)
bituminous coal and breccia
d)
fossil limestone and chemical limestone
16.
Which process most likely formed a layer of the sedimentary rock, gypsum
a)
precipitation from seawater
b)
folding of clay-sized particles
c)
solidification of magma
d)
melting of sand-sized particles
17.
The metamorphic rock at location A is most likely
a)
marble
b)
quartzite
c)
phyllite
d)
slate
18.
During which geologic time period did the coal-forming forests exist?
a)
Devonian
b)
Quaternary
c)
Mississippian
d)
Pennsylvanian
19.
Evidence indicates that 251 million years ago a mass extinction of many life-forms occurred on Earth. Which form of life became extinct at this time?
a)
Trilobites
b)
Dinosaurs
c)
Mammoths
d)
Eurypterids
20.
Which group of organisms has the shortest record of life on Earth?
a)
eurypterids
b)
birds
c)
graptolites
d)
placoderm fish
21.
The Palisades sill intruded as North America began the process of separating from Africa and Europe as Pangaea was breaking apart. Approximately when did these events occur?
a)
65 mya
b)
299 mya
c)
200 mya
d)
400 mya
22.
The inferred temperature and pressure of Earth's interior at a depth of 3,000 kilometers are approximately
a)
1000°C and 0.5 million atmospheres
b)
5000°C and 1.5 million atmospheres
c)
1000°C and 1.0 million atmospheres
d)
5000°C and 3.0 million atmospheres
23.
The distance from this seismic station to the epicenter of the earthquake is approximately
a)
1,600 km
b)
3,200 km
c)
4,400 km
d)
5,600 km
24.
If the air temperature is 20°C and the relative humidity is 58%, what is the dewpoint?
a)
5°C
b)
12°C
c)
15°C
d)
38°C
25.
An air temperature of 30°C is equal to
a)
–22°F
b)
–2°F
c)
74°F
d)
86°F
26.
A barometric pressure of 1021.0 millibars is equal to how many inches of mercury?
a)
29.88
b)
30.15
c)
30.25
d)
30.50
27.
Which weather station model shows the highest relative humidity?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Which station model represents a location that is currently receiving some form of precipitation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.
The altitude of the ozone layer near the South Pole is 20 kilometers above sea level. Which temperature zone of the atmosphere contains this ozone layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
30.
A high air-pressure, dry-climate belt is located at which Earth latitude?
a)
0°
b)
15° N
c)
30° N
d)
60° N
31.
Compared with our Sun, the star Betelgeuse is
a)
smaller, hotter, and less luminous
b)
larger, hotter, and less luminous
c)
larger, cooler, and more luminous
d)
smaller, cooler, and more luminous
32.
Which characteristic of the planets in our solar system increases as the distance from the Sun increases?
a)
equatorial diameter
b)
period of rotation
c)
eccentricity of orbit
d)
period of revolution
33.
Which two characteristics do all Jovian planets have in common?
a)
small diameters and low densities
b)
large diameters and low densities
c)
small diameters and high densities
d)
large diameters and high densities
34.
Which mineral is hard enough to scratch calcite but is not hard enough to scratch amphibole?
a)
muscovite mica
b)
olivine
c)
fluorite
d)
graphite
35.
Which of the following elements is not found in Plagioclase Feldspar?
a)
Na
b)
Al
c)
Si
d)
Pb
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