Physical Science A Final Exam Practice

What determines whether a volcano erupts quietly or explosively?

Which city saw decrease in temperature?

A mineral with a hardness of 3 CANNOT be scratched by a

Intense heat/pressure or contact with hot fluids can modify a pre-existing rock to form a(an)

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called ____.

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a mineral?

What changes are involved when mud turns into sedimentary rock and then into metamorphic rock?

Volcanoes that erupt quietly have what type of magma?

A cloud is a dense, visible mass of

Which region usually has temperatures cooler than temperatures near the equator?

Igneous rocks with coarse grains are formed

What is a break in a rock mass along which movement occurs?

Rocks are said to have a cycle because they:

The tendency of a mineral to split along smooth flat surfaces is called ____________.

The least useful property for mineral identification is ___ because it can often be misleading.

Round, solid pieces of ice more than 5 millimeters in diameter fall as

The largest type of intrusive igneous feature is a

Composite volcanoes are produced by

What is the name of the location within Earth where an earthquake begins?

The ozone layer is located in the

Which equipment is used to measure wind speed?

The heat that drives mantle convection comes from the gradual cooling of Earth's interior and

Stress in Earth's crust is caused by

The two layers that make up the lithosphere are the

Which of the following is a weather system with a center of low pressure

New ocean crust is formed along

Which city is most likely experiencing cloudy skies?

The symbol for Front C in Figure 24-1 represents a(n)

In a low pressure system, the air is in the process of

What causes the magma inside a volcano to rise toward the surface?

The amount of energy released by an earthquake is measured on the

The presence of bubbles on limestone during an acid test indicates the presence of

A sequence of horizontal layers consists of sandstone, granite, & limestone. The granite is

Wind is created as air moves

P waves

The way a mineral reflects light is called ____.

A series of processes in which rocks continuously change from one type to another is called

Plates slide past each other and crust is neither created nor destroyed at a

What gas makes up about 78% of dry air?

The most dense layer of Earth is found

Why was Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift originally rejected by geologists?

Which city is most likely experiencing an increase in temperature and more humid weather?

What is a minerals hardness?

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are found near a(an)

Rocks are classified as

Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic by:

Geologists have inferred that Earth's outer core is liquid because

Forces that shape Earth's surface can be divided into

What conclusion can be drawn about sedimentary rocks based on water and the sediment size?

What type of front forms when two unlike air masses form a boundary, but neither is moving?

Most weather takes place in the

The area where magma collects inside a volcano before an eruption is called

The important factor affecting the texture of igneous rock is:

A subducting oceanic plate

A cold front forms when a cold air mass

The color of a powder left by a mineral is called _____.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an anticyclone?

As altitude increases,

Hypothesis that continents move slowly and were once joined into supercontinent is called

Identify which process destroys and recycles crust.

Fossils are NEVER found in

To which of the three groups of sedimentary rocks does limestone belong?

The three main layers of Earth's interior are the

Lines on a weather map that connect points that have the same air pressure are called

The weather forecaster reported an area of high pressure over a region. Describe the weather.

Naturally occurring, inorganic solid w/ crystal structure & characteristic chemical composition

Shales and other rocks that water cannot pass through are said to be:

A steep-sided volcano formed entirely of ash and cinders is a

All rocks contain

A description of the pattern of weather over many years is a region's

Which of the following forms of precipitations falls as a liquid?

What is the usual direction of weather systems across the United States?

The study of Earth's composition, structure, and history is called