Earth Science Final Exam Review

Red shift of light and cosmic background radiation are evidence of

A chunk of rock and ice orbiting the outer solar system to near the sun is a

What is the minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest particles of silt?

If a P-wave takes 7 minutes to travel to a seismic station, how long will it take the S-wave to arrive?

A streak of light seen when a space rock enters Earth's atmosphere and starts burning up is a

Sediments deposited directly by glacial ice is

Compared to the climate on the windward side of the mountain, the climate on the leeward side is most likely

A fault that cuts across an intrusion is

A rocky/metallic object orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter is a

Converging and rising air can be found at

A good index fossil is from an organism that lived for a

These rock layers show crustal movement because

Evidence of Earth's Rotation includes

Why aren't S waves detected at a location on the opposite side of the Earth from an epicenter?

What is the relative humidity when the dry bulb is 20oC and the wet bulb is 16oC?

The type of front shown below is a

The time between consecutive High Tides is approximately

Infiltration will decrease when

The symbol below is

An gap in the rock record due to erosion is a(n)

The Coriolis effect causes

Fossil evidence is used to

What does limestone become when it is affected by contact metamorphism?

A cP air mass is

Infiltration is greatest when

Sandstone that undergoes metamorphism becomes

Earth has summer because

Igneous rocks with a coarse, non vesicular texture formed

The diagram below shows a

The Cryptolithus lived at approximately the same time as the

The Northern Star is also called

What caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?

Which mantle hot spot is located on the African Plate?

What is the dominant form of erosion on an ocean shoreline?

The Earth is tilted on its axis at an angle of

Compared to oceanic crust, continental crust is

An mT air mass is

Water moving on the inside curve of a meander is moving

Ozone is beneficial to humans because it

Which current has a warming effect on the climate of southeast South America?

Permeability rate is lowest when the sediments are