Earth Science Review 2

Which limestone is classified as inorganic?

Approximately how many degrees does Earth rotate on its axis over a five-hour period

The study of fossil evidence suggests that humans

Which rock layer in outcrop II best correlates with layer X in outcrop I?

Which substance given off by a volcano is most likely to cause global cooling following a large volcanic erruption?

The texture of gneiss indicates that the bedrock

The table below shows the times of high tides and low tides for coastal location. How much time between high tides?

Which surface would most likely have the greatest permeability as each area receives the same amount of rainfall?

Which type of surface material absorbs and reradiates the greatest amount of energy?

What is the approximate percentage of Earth's surface that is covered by the hydrosphere?

The subtropical jet streams in the atmosphere about 10 km above the surface. In which layer of the atmosphere is it?

Which remains could be dated using this radioactive isotope?

The star Arcturus has a surface temperature of 4560 K and a luminosity of 170. What type of star is it classified as?

Compared to path D, the amount of energy reaching Earth's surface following path B is likely

Which location is closest to a zone of rifting?

One group of organisms that existed on Earth before 550 million years ago was

What most likely caused the major devastation along the flat coastal areas of Japan as a result of this earthquake?

At the end of which geologic time period were South America and Africa joined together and south of the equator?

An air temperature of 30 C is equal to

What is occurring at the Southeast Indian Ridge?

The image below shows the near-Earth asteroid Itokawa. Which surface feature would be created if Itokawa hit Earth?

Which agent of erosion is primarily responsible for the formation of Matagorda Island?

Which arrows represents reflected insolation?

The map shows a weather variable recorded at the same time across the US. Which weather variable is it most likely.

In which location is chemical precipitation probably greatest based on these climate conditions?

The north end of Earth's axis of rotation points towards

The calorimeter demonstrates the transfer of heat through the metal bar from

The terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets because the terrestrial planets are

A mudslide is most likely to occur on a hillslope having soil that is

A primary difference between sedimentary and nonsedimentary rocks is that

Which mineral has cleavage in two directions and is commonly used to manufacture ceramics

Which group of living organisms survived all five major mass extinctions?

Which geologic feature is formed by this process?

Eurypterus fossils are most likely found in surface bedrock near

Which type of tectonic plate boundary is represented in the cross section

A mixture of rounded pebbles and sand were deposited in a river. These sediments were compacted and cemented to form

The altitude of Polaris as seen by an observer on Mount Marcy would be approximately

Fossils of tropical marine origin are found in the Hudson Mohawk lowlands region of NYS. This provides evidence that NYS

The geologic feature indicated by the letter A is

Which mineral contains the two most abundant elements by mass in Earth's crust?