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WorksheetsReference Table Review New York State Earth Science
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If it is 12pm in NY, what time is it in California?
a)
9am
b)
10am
c)
2pm
d)
3pm
2.
On a test, you are given the following question: Which NY State landscape region is located at 44⁰ N and 75⁰ W?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
a)
Page 2
b)
Page 3
c)
Both page 2 and page 3
d)
Page 5
3.
Which NY State landscape region is located at 44⁰ N and 75⁰ W?
a)
Allegheny Plateau
b)
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
c)
Tug Hill Plateau
d)
Adirondack Mountains
4.
At which latitude would an observer on Earth find the altitude of Polaris to be 37 degrees?
a)
37 degrees North
b)
37 degrees South
c)
55 degrees North
d)
55 degrees South
5.
You are attempting to identify this index fossil. Which page of your Earth Science Reference Tables would you use?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
8
d)
13
6.
During which time period was this particular species alive and most abundant?
a)
Cambrian
b)
Ordovician
c)
Silurian
d)
Permian
7.
Index fossils are useful to geologists for correlating rocks because each species is widely distributed and became extinct after a _______________ geologic existence
a)
long
b)
short
8.
Which would be considered the best index fossil?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which two elements are most useful for the radioactive dating of recent organic remains?
a)
C14 and N14
b)
K40 and Ca40
c)
U238 and Pb206
d)
Rb87 and SR87
10.
A bone sample contains only 1∕4 of its original radioactive C14 content. How old is the bone sample?
a)
1 C14 half-life
b)
2 C14 half-lives
c)
4 C14 half-lives
d)
8 C14 half-lives
11.
A sample of wood found in an ancient tomb contains 25% of its original carbon-14. The age of this wood sample is approximately
a)
2,800 years
b)
5,700 years
c)
11,400 years
d)
17,100 years
12.
How old is a fossil that has radioactively decayed through 4 half-lives of carbon-14?
a)
5,700 years
b)
17,100 years
c)
22,800 years
d)
28,500 years
13.
On a test, you are given the following question: In which area of Earth's interior is the pressure most likely to be .75 million atmospheres?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
Which page of the Earth Science Reference Tables would you use to answer this question?
a)
Page 7
b)
Page 10
c)
Page 12
d)
Page 16
14.
In which area of Earth's interior is the pressure most likely to be .75 million atmospheres?
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Stiffer Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
15.
Which geologic event occurred most recently?
a)
deposition of sediments for rock layer A
b)
formation of the fault
c)
intrusion of the igneous material E
d)
cementation of sediments for rock layer D
16.
Which Paleozoic rock layer is the oldest?
a)
10
b)
9
c)
5
d)
1
17.
The remains of an early dinosaur can be found at reference point
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
On which page of your Earth Science Reference Table can you find information about the Rock Cycle in Earth's Crust?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
19.
Slate is formed by the
a)
deposition of chlorite and mica
b)
metamorphism of shale
c)
foliation of schist
d)
folding and faulting of gneiss
20.
The rock shown has a foliated texture and contains the minerals amphibole, quartz, and feldspar arranged in coarse-grained bands. Which rock is this?
a)
slate
b)
dunite
c)
gneiss
d)
quartzite
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