Worksheets1S Earth Science Final
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
On the summer solstice, the Sun’s rays strike the Earth at a 90° angle at the __.
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
2.
The tilt in the Earth’s axis is _____ degrees.
a)
90
b)
45
c)
23.5
d)
0
3.
Each time zone represents _____ degrees of the Earth’s surface.
a)
100
b)
24
c)
15
d)
4
4.
Between which two letters would the Northern Hemisphere’s fall occur? _____ and _____
a)
A and B
b)
B and C
c)
C and D
d)
D and A
5.
Between which two letters would the Northern Hemisphere’s winter occur? _____ and _____
a)
A and B
b)
B and C
c)
C and D
d)
D and A
6.
Between which two letters would the Southern Hemisphere’s summer occur? _____ and _____
a)
A and B
b)
B and C
c)
C and D
d)
D and A
7.
This structural zone of the Earth is brittle and broken into crustal plates.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Inner core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Mesosphere
e)
Outer core
8.
The least massive layer of the Earth, making up less than 1% of its mass.
a)
Core
b)
Crust
c)
Mantle
9.
How have scientists been able to infer the internal structure of Earth without being able to directly observe inside the Earth?
a)
Scientists analyze how earthquake waves move through Earth's interior.
b)
Scientists make educated guesses about Earth's internal structure based on previous hypothesis.
c)
Scientists use satellite radar and sonar technologies to map Earth's internal layers.
d)
Scientists study different types of rocks from many different locations on Earth's surface.
10.
Unlike the crust and the mantle, which are composed of rock, the Earth’s core is composed mostly of metal.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
This structural zone of the Earth is made of liquid iron that powers the Earth’s magnetic field.
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Inner core
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Mesosphere
e)
Outer core
12.
How does sediment that is closer to a mid-ocean ridge compare to sediment that is farther away?
a)
It is larger.
b)
It is thicker.
c)
It is older.
d)
It is younger.
13.
An example of a transform boundary is the
a)
San Andreas Fault in California.
b)
Nazca plate on the west coast of South America.
c)
Eurasian plate at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
d)
island arc of Japan.
14.
Which of the following was NOT a piece of evidence Wegener found to support his hypothesis?
a)
debris from glaciers in southern Africa
b)
mountains of similar age in North America and Scotland
c)
tracks from the continents plowing through ocean floor rock
d)
identical Mesosaurus fossils in South America and Africa
15.
The theory that explains why and how continents move is called
a)
continental drift.
b)
paleomagnetism.
c)
plate tectonics.
d)
sea-floor spreading.
16.
Cycle in which heated material rises and cooler material sinks
a)
asthenosphere
b)
subduction zone
c)
convection current
d)
lithosphere
17.
plates coming together
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
18.
plates pulling apart
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
19.
plates sliding past each other
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
20.
An earthquake’s _______ is directly above its __________.
a)
focus, epicenter
b)
epicenter, focus
21.
The Richter Scale measures earthquake ____________; The Mercali Scale measures earthquake _____________.
a)
magnitude, intensity
b)
magnitude, movement
c)
intensity, magnitude
d)
intensity, movement
22.
A seismic body wave that moves in a back and forth or compression movement
a)
Love Wave
b)
P (Primary) Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
S (Secondary) Wave
23.
A type of seismic body wave that travels only through solids.
a)
Love Wave
b)
P (Primary) Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
S (Secondary) Wave
24.
A type of seismic body wave that travels through solids, liquids, and gases.
a)
Love Wave
b)
P (Primary) Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
S (Secondary) Wave
25.
Earthquakes can occur in the Midwest.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Because they are nearer to people and property, surface waves do more damage than body waves.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The central opening in a volcano through which magma flows out onto the Earth's surface is called a
a)
caldera
b)
chamber
c)
vent
d)
dike
28.
If something has a high viscosity and no gas bubbles, it is very
a)
Thick and oozy
b)
Thin and oozy
c)
Thick and explosive
d)
Thin and explosive
29.
Molten magma rises because it is ________ than the surrounding rock.
a)
less dense
b)
more dense
c)
different
d)
cooler
30.
________is found below the Earth’s surface,________ is above it.
a)
Lava, magma
b)
Magma, lava,
31.
A high volcanic mountain composed of alternating layers of hardened, mafic lava and cinders.
a)
Cinder Cone
b)
Composite Cone
c)
Shield Cone
32.
A volcano with steep slopes (close to 40°) rarely more than a few 100 m high composed of layers of cinders.
a)
Cinder Cone
b)
Composite Cone
c)
Shield Cone
33.
More viscous, does not contain a lot of dissolved gases.
a)
Felsic Magmas
b)
Mafic Magma
34.
The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again by geological processes
a)
Bowen’s reaction series
b)
Rock cycle
c)
Crystal farming
35.
This is produced when magma (or lava) cools.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
36.
This is produced when existing rock undergoes heat and pressure.
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
37.
The name for this type of rock means “changed form.”
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
38.
Huge igneous rock structures have zones of weakness called
a)
layers.
b)
columns.
c)
fractures.
d)
joints.
39.
The process by which water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes and expands, and causes the rocks to split apart.
a)
Abrasion
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Ice Wedging
d)
Organic Activity
40.
The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.
a)
Abrasion
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Ice Wedging
d)
Organic Activity
41.
Common agents (or causes) of this type of weathering include gravity, running water, and wind.
a)
Abrasion
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Ice Wedging
d)
Organic Activity
42.
The process by which the nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide gases (i.e. NO, SO2) from burning fossil fuels combines with water in the air to make nitric, nitrous, and sulfuric acids that then chemically dissolve the minerals in rocks.
a)
Acid Precipitation
b)
Carbonation
c)
Hydrolysis
d)
Organic Acids
e)
Oxidation
43.
The process by which the metallic elements in rocks combine with oxygen forming metal oxide compounds.
a)
Acid Precipitation
b)
Carbonation
c)
Hydrolysis
d)
Organic Acids
e)
Oxidation
44.
The process by which carbon dioxide gas (i.e. CO2) combines with water to make carbonic acid that then chemically combines with the minerals in rocks to form carbonates.
a)
Acid Precipitation
b)
Carbonation
c)
Hydrolysis
d)
Organic Acids
e)
Oxidation
45.
The process by which water vapor expands, cools, and condenses into liquid water.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
46.
The process by which liquid water changes to water vapor (gas) which is then released into the atmosphere.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
47.
The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
48.
The process by which water falls from clouds onto the Earth’s surface.
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
49.
One of the three forms in which water flows on Earth.
a)
Ocean
b)
Wind
c)
River
d)
Water Vapor
50.
One of the three forms in which water is held on Earth.
a)
Ocean
b)
Wind
c)
River
d)
Water Vapor
51.
Wind ___________ evaporation and transpiration.
a)
increses
b)
decreases
c)
has no affect on
52.
Cooler temperatures ___________ the rate of evaporation.
a)
increses
b)
decreases
c)
has no affect on
53.
In the summer, evaporation and transpiration ____________.
a)
increses
b)
decreases
c)
has no affect on
54.
Desalination is a process by which ________ is removed from seawater.
a)
minerals
b)
pollution
c)
salt
d)
water
55.
A body of rock through which water can flow and in which water can be stored is called an
a)
aquifer
b)
groundwater
c)
saturation
d)
aeration
56.
Water beneath the Earth's surface is called
a)
aquifer
b)
groundwater
c)
saturation
d)
aeration
57.
The lower zone of groundwater in which all the particles are filled with water is called the zone of
a)
aquifer
b)
groundwater
c)
saturation
d)
aeration
58.
The more permeable a rock (or sediment) is, the_________ groundwater can move through it.
a)
slower
b)
faster
59.
The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores.
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
c)
Sorting
d)
Packing
60.
A large block of ice that breaks off of an ice shelf and drifts out into the ocean.
a)
iceberg
b)
icefield
c)
snowfield
d)
firn
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