Second Semester Earth Science Exam Review

a low-pressure zone caused by rising warm air

Which of these is an example of clastic sedimentary rock?

occur(s) when a warmer air mass is replacing a colder air mass

Which of these is an example of nonclastic sedimentary rock?

collects and transmits a variety of weather and sea data

often has an anvil-shaped top

a powerful, rotating storm that is likely to spawn a tornado

three-horned dinosaur

Which of these is an example of foliated metamorphic rock?

collects benthic organisms

a cave erodes through a narrow section of rock jutting out into the water

a layer of debris carried away from the terminus of a glacier, sorted & deposited by meltwater

a winding ridge or sorted sediments deposited by a meltwater stream flowing beneath a glacier

measures in degrees C or F

Which of these is an example of intrusive rock?

the alternating rise and fall of local sea level

a spit with a sharp bend

said to be the link between reptiles and birds

an unstable wave whose crest is falling forward

a fast, subsurface density current similar to an underwater mudslide or lahar

cloud-to-ground or cloud-to-cloud electrical discharge

a circular flow of currents within an ocean basin

the lowest part of a wave

a blast of cool air that comes just before the rain of a thunderstorm

squid-like animal with coiled, chambered shell

"extinct" fossil fish that was found to be still alive

measures ocean depths

glacial deposit ridges of till

long, streamline hills rising from ground moraines composed of glacial till

air from the land moves from the shore to the sea to displace the less denser air over water

porpoise-like marine reptile

they return surface waters to the east sides of the ocean basins

blow at an angle from the east toward the Equator and force surface waters west

measures in psi, Pa, and other units

Which of these is an example of extrusive igneous rock?

a strong, narrow surface current that carries water from the shore to the sea

collects pelagic organisms

early type of deep-sea submersible

a wave deposit that connects an island or a stack with the mainland

cold water rising to the surface

a glaciated valley that ocean water has entered

Which of these is an example of nonfoliated metamorphic rock?

constructed by William Beebe and Otis Barton

unsorted glacial sediments deposited when a glacier melts and retreats

a large body of air that has fairly uniform conditions

measures in kts

measures in percentages

large potholes in outwash plains and ground moraines

the boundary between two air masses

collects water at various depths

measures water clarity

a current resulting from waves breaking at an angle to the shore

measures density of liquids, measures per unit volume

short columns of rock separated by a water left behind

deposits of sediments left by a glacier

measures in compass degrees

measures in mm water

when a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass

collects layers of sediment from the ocean floor

a higher-than-usual tide occurring twice a month

large carnivore or scavenger

a line of violent thunderstorms along a cold front

what hurricanes are called in the Western Pacific

a steep, hollow excavation made by glacial erosion in a mountain

a lower-than-usual tide occurring twice a month

possible identity of Job's behemoth

small extinct marine invertebrate

a slender mountain peak eroded by glaciers from several sides