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1
What is latitude?
The distance north or south from the equator
the distance east or west from the equator
2
What is a list of symbols used on a map and their explanations?
scale
contour line
legend
isogram
3
What is the science of making maps?
geology
geography
cartography
mapography
4
What is the numeric age of an object?
relative age
absolute age
varve
law of superposition
5
What is a compass rose?
a symbol on a map that shows cardinal numbers
a rose in the shape of a compass
A legend on a map that shows direction
a symbole on a map that shows cardinal directions
6
Who was the first to explain the effects of gravity?
Isaac Newton
Mohorovicic
Moho
7
Cubes, hexagonal prisms, and irregular masses are examples of what?
nonsilicate crystalline structures
geometric shapes
silicate crystalline structures
8
What is the study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth?
oceanography
astronomy
meteorology
Geology
9
What is it called when fossils form in dry places?
sedimentation
carbon filming
petrification
mummification
10
What is the height above sea level of an object?
elevation
contour line
scale
topography
11
What is a mineral that does not have silicon and oxygen?
silicate
isolated tetrahedral
nonsilicate
12
Howdo Earth scientists assume that the causes of natural events or phenomena can be determined?
using SI units
formulating incorrect theories
risking human life
careful observation and experimentation
13
What is the process that volume and porosity of sediment are decreased by sediment on top?
cementation
metamorphism
compaction
14
What does the shape of Earth most closely resemble?
oblate spheroid
approximate oval
perfect circle
perfect sphere
15
How are coal deposits formed?
burning hydrocarbons.
buried microorganisms in prehistoric oceans.
fluids moving through impermeable rock.
carbonization of plant remains.
16
Which is not a cycle that moves matter and energy between reservoirs?
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
carbon
Earth
17
What is the factor in an experiment that changes as a result of other factors changing?
dependent variable
independent variable
18
What is the closest average circumference of Earth?
4,000km
40,000km
74,000km
7,400km
19
What was the end of the Permian period marked by?
domination by dinosaurs
the extinction of reptiles
mass extinction
many new life-forms
20
What were the most common Precambrian fossils?
trilobites
cyanobacteria
brachiopods
marine worms
21
Two or more elements bonded together are called?
compound
ion
isotope
proton
22
What is the way a mineral reflects light?
color
streak
fracture
luster
23
What is a system of ideas that explain many related observations and is supported by evidence?
theory
controlled experiment
hypothesis
law
24
What are two types of chemical bonds?
ionic and coefficient
positive and negative
ionic and covalent
atomic and covalent
25
What is the attractive force between oppositely charged ionsthat result from transfer of atoms?
atomic bond
physical bond
ionic bond
covalent bond
26
What is the factor in an experiment that is manipulated?
dependent variable
independent variable
27
What is Earth the scientific study of?
human behavior
Earth and its universe
chemical equations
28
When are double chain silicates formed?
two singlechains of framework silicates bond to each other
two singlechains of tetrahedral link sharing oxygen atoms
29
What is longitude?
The angular distance east or west from the prime meridian
the angular distance north or south from the prime meridian
the linear distance east or west from the equator
30
Density, color, and boiling point are all examples of what
physical science
chemical properties
physical properties
chemical descriptors
31
Which of the following is not part of the compositional structure of Earth?
mantle
global ocean
core
crust
32
Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock feature?
ripple mark
<p>Mud crack</p>
stratification
<p>Delta</p>
33
What is it called when you split the nucleus of large atom into two or more smaller nuclei?
nuclear energy
nuclear fusion
nuclear fission
34
What does the 2 in CO
2
mean?
2 oxygen atoms
2 carbon dioxide atoms
2 carbon dioxide molecules
2 carbon atoms
35
What is amber?
tar that fossilizes insects
tree sap that fossilizes insects
dead bacteria that creates fossils
frozen organic matter
36
What is the mostly solid rocky part of Earth?
asthenosphere
lithosphere
geosphere
mesosphere
37
What is the process that changes one rock into another?
extrusions
rock cycle
Bowen's reaction series
intrusions
38
What are carbon films?
carbonized residue of plants and fish
carbonized bones of animals or fish
carbonized isotopes of organic material
carbonized trace fossils
39
What was the first periof of the Mesozoic Era?
jurrassic period
Tertiary period
Triassic period
cretaceous period
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Which is NOT an extrusion?
volcano
volcanic neck
lava flow
batholith
