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Earth Science Semester Quiz
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Metamorphic rock is formed through...
Cooling of Magma/Lava
Cementation and Compaction
Heat and Pressure
2
The removal and transprort of materials by natural agents
Weathering
Erosion
Landslide
Mass Movement
3
What is the most common feature of regional metamorphic rock?
Ripples
Bedding
Spotting
Foliation
4
When it rains, which part of the water cycle is occurring?
Precipitation
Condensation
Runoof
Evaporation
5
Phytoplankton (contains chlorophyll) removes carbon dioxide by...
Aerobic Resporation
Photosynthesis
ATP Production
Magic
6
Fan shaped deposits that form at the mouth of a river?
Tributary
Delta
Bed Load
Levees
7
Largest source of air pollution?
Transportation
Industrial Processes
Solid Waste Disposal
Power Plants
8
Abrasion occurs when...
Ice breaks rocks
Plant roots break sidewalks
Solid pieces combine
Solid pieces wear down other solid pieces
9
When a plant loses water through its leaves, it's called...
Precipitation
Transpiration
Evaporation
10
Purpose of the Ozone Layer?
Protection from Solar Radiation
Removes pollution from atmosphere
Protect from sun's heat
Oxygen Production
11
Do you need luck to pass this test?
Maybe?
Uh No
No
Hell yea
12
Suspension, solution and ______________ are all means of how a river transports sediments.
Base Level
Stream Piracy
Bed Load
Discharge
13
Suspension in a river is made up of...
Coarse sand, dirt and rocks
Rocks and Boilders
Clay, silt and fine sand
Leaves sand and Clay
14
Metamorphic rock is formed through...
Cooling of magma and Lava
Weathering of parent rock
Cementation and Compaction
Heat and Pressure
15
Potholes form because of which type of weathering?
Plants
Frost Wedging
Hydrolosys
Oxidation
16
Which type of sedimentary rock is made from fragments of other rocks?
Chemical
Organic
Igneous
Clastic
17
Which is
NOT
considered a RATE of weathering?
Speed of Air Hitting Rock
Composition of Rock
Climate
Surface Exposure
18
What is the largest drainage basin in the U.S.
Mississippi Drainage Basin
Colorado Drainage Basin
Nile Drainage Basin
Columbia Drainage Basin
19
Evidence of life from a previous geologic time, preserved in rock is called...
Batholith
Deformity
Pluton
Fossil
20
THe most famous Geyser in North America
Bucking Ham Fountain
Beehive Geyser
Old Faithful
Caesars Palace Fountain
21
Which is a renewable resource?
Cotton
Coal
Petrolium
Iron
22
Earth is a system because...
several parts make up a whole
It just is
Uuuuuuuuh No
Because it has water
23
How can carbon enter the atmosphere?
Phytoplankton
CO2 Dissolving in the Oceans
Photosynthesis
Burning Fossil Fuels
24
An igneous created BENEATH the surface is...
Sedimentary
Extrusive Igneous
Intrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
25
What is a natural Sinkhole?
A depression in the Earth caused by lack of minerals
A depression in the earth caused by erosion of rock/mineral
A depression in the earth cuased by the addition of rock
A depression caused by lack of water
26
Stratified rock demonstrates...
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
27
What was the valuable mineral that people sought in California in 1849?
Gold
Iron
Silver
Nickel
28
When ice freezes it becomes how much bigger?
10%
25%
15%
20%
29
What type of glacier created the features of Illinois?
Alaska Glacier
Mountain Glacier
Continental Glacier
Valley Glacier
30
All of these are caused by human climate change except?
Rising Sea Level
Increase Glacial Formation
Species Extintions
Drought
31
Greenhouse gases do what?
Helps form clouds
Increase rain
Maintains/Increases Earth's Heat
Deflects radiation into space
32
The area of land that flood water may cover is called?
Ox Bow Lakes
Floodplains
Meanders
Natural Levees
33
How does carbon interact with the geosphere?
Carbon release carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels
Carbon is stored in rocks, like coal
It's dissolved in the oceans
Animals exhale carbon dioxide
34
An open container allowing matter and energy to move freely is an example of which system?
Closed
Open
35
A mineral is...
Liquid
Man-Made
Definite Chemical Composition
Mixture
36
The Great Lakes were formed by what?
Continental Glaciers
Volcanic Eruptions
Plate Tectonics
Erosion
37
When magma cools slowly, the crystals in the rock will be?
Pourous
Large
Small
Non-Exsistent
38
Rusting is also called...
Oxidation
Frost Wedging
Plants
Hydrolosys
39
Lava (Rock) interacting with animals (Life) would be an example of...
Geosphere with Biosphere
Biosphere with Atmosphere
Atmosphere with Hydrosphere
Hydrosphere with Geosphere
40
The rich Illinois soil was actually transported in from?
Michigan and Ohio
New Hampshire
Canada and Wisconsin
California
41
The process in which water vapor becomes water droplets is called...
Precipition
Evaporation
Condensation
Runoff
42
In the rock cycle, rocks are classified by...
How they are made
Grain Size
Color
Mineral Composition
43
Sedimentary rock is formed through...
Cooling Magma/Lava
Heat and Pressure
Cementation and Compaction
44
Chemical Weathering...
Gets smoother due to abrasion
Gets Bigger
Broken into smaller pieces
Changes into a different substance
45
What is the continental divide?
Where glaciers form
where continents meet
The separation of drainage basins
Where deltas form
46
The hazards of mass movements are?
Loss of Life
Destruction of Property
Reshaping the Land
All of the Above
47
What is the possible consequence of building in a floodplain (Besides being a MORON).
Property Damage
Creates Ox Bow Lakes
Glacial Growth
MEanders
48
Egypt was once covered by seas. What was the primary material used to build the pyramids?
Dolemite
Calcite
Sandstone
Limestone
49
Drawback of solar energy?
Causes Pollution
Solar Energy is Expensive
Expensive Equipment
Can't be converted to electricity
50
How often does Ice Ages occur?
Never Has Occurred
Once Every Billion Years
Once in Earth's History
Thousands of Years Apart
51
Which is the C horizon?
Fragmented Rock
Superficial Soil
Humus
Parent Rock
52
Which is a fossil fuel?
Uranium
Coal
Ozone
Wood
53
What causes mass movement?
Wind
Water
Gravity
Upward Expansion
54
Balance in the water cycle means....
Precipitation only occurs over the oceans
Precipitation is equal to evaporation
The water that evaporates remains in the atmosphere
55
A submarine underwater would best describe which system?
Closed
Open
56
Mountains are a part of which system?
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
57
A rock that does not allow water to pass through it is said to be...
Groundwater
Porosity
Permeability
Impermeable
58
Geothermal energy is used by?
Collecting Falling Water
Underwater Steam and Hot water
Gathering Wind
Using Ocean Tides
59
What place on Earth would have more mechanical weathering that chemical?
Polar Ice Cap
Swamps
Grassland
Rainforest
60
Which is an example of carbon interacting with the atmosphere
Humans inhale carbon dioxide
Carbon is stored in rocks like coal
Carbon is dissolved in the ocean
Humans release carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels
61
Which is not an example of erosion?
Wind shaping sand dunes
glaciers carrying boulders
Oxidation of a substance
waves moving sand on the beach
62
The major source of the Earth's energy is...
Wind E
Solar E
Geothermal E
Tidal E
63
If soil has a lot of holes and gaps in it, what type of porosity would it have?
Least Impermeable
Low Porosity
High Porosity
Highly Impermeable
64
A dam produces which type of energy?
Hydroelectric
Solar
Wind
Geothermal
65
Quartz is the...
The hardest common mineral
The hardest mineral
Essential for life
Make Diamonds
66
The ability of soil to grow plants is called?
Soil Go Grow
Soil Depletion
Soil Fertility
Salinization
67
Petroleum forms from...
Plant material collected in swamps millions of years ago
Radioactive Sediments underground
Plant material buried in seas years ago
