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Earth Science Semester Test Review
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Earth Science final exam review. With trivia and random questions too. 2014 Fall Term
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1
The part of the Earth that is liquid is the:
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
2
What Great Lake State has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic Seaboard?
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
3
The part of the Earth on which Tectonic Plates are able to move is called:
Subduction
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
4
What is the most snow Iowa has ever received?
65 inches
110 inches
89.5 inches
55 inches
5
What is Miss Greene's favorite Christmas movie?
Miracle of 34th Street
A Christmas Story
The Polar Express
Elf
6
Fossils can be:
All of the Above
Frozen
Petrified
Mummified
7
What is the coldest it has ever been in Iowa?
-55F
-100F
-47F
-63F
8
Which of the following is a problem with using wind energy?
Amount of land required for turbines
All of the above
Limited locations for turbines
Air pollution
9
Meteorology is the study of:
Meteorites
Maps
The Atmosphere
Meteors
10
Nuclear power uses a process called ____?______ to produce energy.
Fusion
Fission
Frationation
None of the Above
11
What does the "C" stand for in LCD?
Crystal
Color
Coolant
Cat
12
The last seismic waves to arrive are:
S Waves
Surface Waves
Body Waves
P Waves
13
What railway linked Moscow and Irkutsk in 1900?
AmTrak
The Orient Express
The Polar Express
Trans-Siberian Railway
14
The strongest earthquakes usually occur:
Near divergent boundaries
Along normal faults
Near convergent boundaries
Near transform boundaries
15
The ancient continent that contained all the landmasses is called:
Panthalass
Gondwana
Laurasia
Pangaea
16
What is the hottest it has ever been in Iowa?
105F
118F
102.9F
200F
17
A point whose latitude is zero degrees is located on:
Prime Meridian
Equator
North Pole
South Pole
18
Dung is a type of:
Geothermal Energy
Gasohol
Biomass
Not Energy!
19
The science that deals with fossils is:
Volcanology
Ecology
Paleontology
Seismology
20
Which of the following factors contribute to smog problems?
High Numbers of Automobiles
Mountains Surrounding Urban Areas
All of the Above
Lots of Sunlight
21
Of the following geologic time intervals which is the shortest?
Period
Epoch
Era
Eon
22
Which of the following produces the least pollution?
Solar Energy
Natural Gas
Petroleum
Nuclear Energy
23
Of the following, the one that is a renewable resource is:
Oil
Coal
Natural Gas
Trees
24
If an earthquake happens, the safest thing to do is:
Call Home
Get under a strong table or piece of furniture
Run out into the street
Crouch near a wall
25
Earth Science can be divided into 4 basic categories: astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, &:
Geography
Geology
Ecology
Geochemistry
