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Earth Systems SLO Review 6-9
Earth Systems SLO Review 6-9
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Why are few, if any fossils found in section B?
Few people havelooked for them
The organisms thatlived there were too small to fossilize
Fossils don’t form inigneous and metamorphic rock
Nothing lived thereat any time
2
Maritime Polar
D
A
B
C
3
Equator 0°
A
C
D
B
4
Doldrums or subtropical lows
D
A
B
C
5
Non-conformity
Z
Y
X
W
6
Why might global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes?
Drought increases
Sea level rises
Greenhouse gassesincrease
Ocean temperaturesincrease
7
The three necessary ingredients for thunderstorm formation are:
lifting mechanism,mountains, ocean
deserts, mountains,clouds
stability, moisture,heat
moisture, liftingmechanisms, instability
8
What is the most dangerous effect of a hurricane, causing up to 90% of all hurricane deaths?
Waves
Storm Surge
Wind
Tsunamis
9
Northeast Trade Winds
A
B
C
D
10
Near which city would you expect to find dinosaur fossils?
Macon
Atlanta
Dalton
Columbus
11
How have scientists determined the beginning and end of geologic eras?
typesof rocks
radioactivedating
volcanicevents
majorchanges in life forms based on fossils
12
Prevailing Westerly Winds
D
A
B
C
13
Which of the following may decrease temperatures by reflecting sunlight back into space?
volcanic activity
global warming
sea level change
orbital change
14
Which location illustrates the angle of incoming solar radiation at the Equator?
Cannot be determined
C
B
A
15
You can recognize that this “eye” shaped structure is a dome and not a basin because
A dome has the oldest rock layers exposed in thecenter
A dome has theyoungest rock layers exposed in the center
A basin has the oldest layers of rock at thecenter
Center of a dome isat a lower elevation than the edges
16
Summer
C
D
A
B
17
Describe the current weather at this location.
Warm, cloudy andrainy
Cold, cloudy andrainy
Warm, clear and dry
Cold,clear and dry
18
Which statement best explains why City A has a cooler climate than City B?
City B is influencedby a warm ocean current
City B has a longersummer
City A receives lesssolar insolation
City A receives lesssolar insolation
19
What labeled area is experiencing the greatest winds?
Cannot be determined
A
B
C
20
The form of energy that drives hurricanes is called:
Convection
Latent Heat
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
21
Why are radioactive substances useful for measuring the absolute age of a rock?
Theratio of parent to daughter isotopes is the same in rocks
Thehalf-lives of radioactive substances are all very short
Samplesof radioactive substances are easy to collect .
Radioactivematerials in rocks decay at a predictable rate
22
Based on the data in the table, what season is it in the
northern hemisphere
?
Fall
Summer
Winter
Spring
23
A strong El Nino is associated with:
Wet winters in theSoutheastern US
Wet winters in theNorthern US
Changes intemperature but not precipitation ev
Dry winters in theSoutheastern US
24
Continental Tropical
B
A
C
D
25
The burning of fossil fuels releases large amounts of ____ into the atmosphere?
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
calcium carbonate
sulfur dioxide
26
Which of the following affects the angle at which the sun's rays hit Earth?
Longitude
Sea Level
Weather
Latitude
27
Spring
B
D
C
A
28
Which combination of climate factors generally results in the coldest temperatures?
Low Latitude-Low elevation
High Latitude-low elevation
high latitude-high elevation
High elevation-Low latitude
29
Using the geologic map shown, which rock was the last to form?
2
1
3
4
30
Earth’s three major climate zones are
polar, tropical, andrain forest
polar, savanna, andrain forest
tundra, temperate,and tropical
tropical, temperate,and polar
31
Which of the following factors related to Earth’s orbit does NOT affect climate?
Precession
Eccentricity
Rotation
Tilt
32
Which location illustrates the angle of incoming solar radiation at Anchorage, Alaska?
A
C
Cannot be determined
B
33
During which geologic time span could this "game" have occurred?
Cenozoic
Precambrian
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
34
The changes in the fossil record from the Precambrian to the Cenozoic provide evidence of
radioactive decay
volcanism
evolution
solar radiation
35
At the end of which geologic era did the greatest mass extinction occur?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
36
Line "A-B" shown on the map indicates a:
Weather Line
Front
Plate Boundary
Hurricane
37
Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?
anintact dinosaur tooth
acarbonized imprint of a leaf
aspider in amber
abird's footprint
38
A fossil is present through many rock layers and then suddenly leaves the fossil record due to:
superposition
uniformitarianism
lateral contunuity
extinction
39
The temperature & precipitation chart shown would be for which climate zone?
Tundra
Savanna
Desert
Rain Forest
40
Tornadoes are usually produced by which type of weather?
Tsunamis
Thunderstorms
Nor'easters
Blizzards
41
Which happened First?
C
B
A
D
42
Which is most important in interpreting past environments from layers of sedimentary rocks?
typeand distribution of fossils
findingrock layers that have not been metamorphosized
understandingthat younger rock layers are at the bottom
measuringthe thickness of each rock layer in a sequence
43
If 70% of all fossil leaves are smooth and 30% are toothed, the past temperature was between
20- 25 C
15- 20 C
25- 30 C
10 - 15 C
44
According to the chart, trilobites probably lived in what environment?
Tundra
Forest
Ocean
Desert
45
According to Darwin's theory of evolution, differences between species may be the result of
the transmission of acquired characteristics
the disuse of body structures
mutagenic agents
natural selection
46
Angular Unconformity
Z
X
Y
W
47
Which happened last?
X
W
Y
Z
48
Why do Trilobite fossils from different time periods show small changes in their appearance?
thegradual disintegration of radioactive substances
avariety of geological processes
periodsof destruction of the geological record
evolutionarydevelopment
49
The image shows rocks that are similar, but are separated by a valley- this illustrates
Law of Lateral Continuity
Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships
The Law of Original Horizontality
Uniformatarianism
50
North Pole 90°N
A
D
C
B
51
Heavy monsoon rains usually occur in India during:
January, when windsblow toward high pressure
July, when winds blowtoward high pressure
July, when winds blowfrom the ocean
January, when windsblow from the land
52
Which ocean current warms the climate of northwestern Europe?
West Wind
Labrador
Gulf Stream
Canary
53
Almost all fossils are discovered in
Igneous rock
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
granite
54
Paraconformity
X
Z
Y
W
55
What type of pressure system is influencing the weather at this location?
Cannot determine
Low
High
Medium
