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Earth Science Second Semester Quiz (Final)
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1
These two continents led to the suggestion that the were once together...like a puzzle.
N. America & Asia
South America & Africa
Australia & Africa
Australia & N. America
2
Which island has the most activity?
Maui
Oahu
Hawaii
Kauai
3
If magma has a high silica content, the viscosity would be...
Intermediate
Low
Unaffected
High
4
Where is the youngest rock?
B
D
A
C
5
Super-cooled ice pellets that fall and grow through cumulonimbus clouds are called...
Hail
Snow
Rain
Sleer
6
Which waves can only travel through solids?
Raliegh
Surface
Secondary (S waves)
Primary (P waves)
7
What causes lake effect snow on the southern and eastern shore of Lake Michigan?
(mP) across the Great Lakes
(mT) across the Great Lakes
(cT) across the Great Lakes
(cP) across the Great Lakes
8
A woolly mammoth found frozen in Siberia is an example of a...
Cast
Mold
Preserved Remains (Original)
Petrified Remains (Replace)
9
A dense cloud of super-heated gas and particles that rapidly comes down the side of a volcano.
Pyroclastic Material
Pyroclastic Flow
Lahar
Blocks and Bombs
10
Oldest to youngest
Stegosaurus, Trilobite, Mammoths
Mammoths, Stegosaurus, Trilobites
Stegasaur, Mammoth, Triobite
Trilobites, Stegosaurus, Mammoth
11
The time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay to a stable end product.
Absolute Time
Half Life
Strata
Key Bed
12
The Earth science students are smartest at...
West b/c Mr. Katzberger has a rockn' 5 o'clock shadow
Morton West
Morton East
East b/c Mr. Gonzales has hipster tendencies
13
Which is an example of how Mount Kilauea was formed?
2
3
1
1 and 2
14
Which magma is least explosive?
B
A
D
C
15
Tilt of the Earth is...
23.5
45
32.5
0
16
Vertically developed clouds that produce thunderstorms are called...
Cumulus
Cirrus
Altostratus
Cumulonimbus
17
The biggest problem with Wegener's continental drift theory was...
Fossil Records did not Match
Didn't Explain how Continents Moved
The "fit" between Africa and S. America
NO evidence
18
Point 3 is?
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Occluded Front
19
What type of plate boundary shows evidence of the sea floor spreading?
Divergent
Transform
KaPow
Convergent
20
What is the reason for the seasons? (It rhymes, admit it!)
Earth's Tilt
Distance from the sun
The moon's revolution
Continental Drift
21
Hurricane's energy comes from?
Lightning striking as the storm forms
The movement of cT air masses
The action of waves in warm ocean waters
Condensation of large amounts of ocean water
22
The San Andreas Fault in California is a...
Divergent Boundary
Collision Boundary
Convergent Boundry
Transform Boundary
23
Letter A is showing what type of front?
Stationary Front
Warm Front
Cold Front
Occluded Front
24
Continental tropical (cT) air masses can be characterized by...
Dry/Hot
Moist/Warm
Damp/Cold
Dry/Cold
25
Transform boundaries cause
Volcanic Mountains
Volcanic Islands
Earthquakes/Faults
Mid-Ocean Ridges
26
Which section shows ridge push?
2
None
3
1
27
How do scientist calculate the absolute age of rocks?
Radiometric dating
Law of superposition
Principle of embedded fragments
Studying Mold and Cast
28
What scale do scientist use most often today?
Seismic
Ricther
Epicenter Magnitude Scale
Moment Magnitude
29
The ring of fire surrounds...
African Plate
Pacific Plate
Arabian Plate
Antarctic Plate
30
The principle of cross cutting states that intrusions or faults are...
Younger than the rock it cuts
Same age as the rock it has eroded
Older than the rock it has melted
Older than the rock it cuts
31
Leading hypothesis for the dino extinction?
Over hunting by Neanderthals
Asteroid Impact
Separation of Pangaea into Laurasia and Gandwana
Eating Poisonous Plants
32
A mud flow that can result form water soaked volcanic ash/rock sliding rapidly down a volcano?
Pyroclastic Flow
Landslide
Lahar
Pillow Lava
33
THe shaking of the Earth's crust could create a...
Tsunami
Hurricane
Blizzard
Tornado
34
Where is slab pull?
A
D
C
B
35
Classification of clouds is based on?
Color and Form
Density and Color
Shape and Height
Height and Density
36
Why do oceanic plates subduct?
Less Dense
More Dense
Rift Valley
Folded Mountains
37
The matching of rock layers from an area to those of another is called?
Correlation
Nonconformity
Stratification
Walking the Outcrop
38
What is this thang?
Graptolite
Rock Lobster
Trilobite
Stromatolite
39
What should you do during a tsunami?
Live along coast that are not prone to earthquakes
Go uphill or into a large well built structure
Cancel Christmas
Dig a hole and hide
40
On a weather map, isobars that close together indicate...
Steep Altitudes
Gentle Breezes
Small differences in Air Pressure
Strong Winds
41
Age of Reptiles?
Archeozoic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
42
What is "B" pointing to?
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
Inner Core
43
Which is not associated wit a thunderstorm?
Tornado
Entering Warm Front
Entering Cold Front
Lightning
44
Magma most likely to form a basaltic lava plateau or shield volcano?
C
B
D
A
45
Which fault "runs" through the great state of Illinois?
San Andreas
Moab
Laguna Salada
New Madrid
46
A violent windstorm that forms a rotating column of air called a vortex is a...
Nor'easter
Hurricane
Tornado
Thunderstorm
47
Three stages of a thunderstorm?
Cumulonimbus dissipating Mature
Stratus Mature Dissipating
Cumulus Mature Dissipating
Mature Dissipating Cumulus
48
What is the most common cause of most major earthquakes?
Strain that builds up along the fault near plate boundaries
Meteor Impact
Collapse of a Cavern
Volcanic Eruption
49
Many of the volcanoes in the Hawaiian islands are extinct because?
The hot spot moved
The plate carrying the chain has moved away form the hotspot
The volcanoes are now below sea level
Subduction has ceased
50
How is magma different from lava?
Magma exist below the Earth's surface
Magma contains silica
Magma is associated with volcanoes
Magma solid/Lava liquid
51
What is the major cause for the most recent global warming?
Mammals Breathing
Burning Fossil Fuels
Dinos Breathing
Volcanoes
52
The point where calculations of three seismographs meet?
Focus
Arrival Time
Magnitude
Epicenter
53
Which is the oldest layer?
Conglomerate
Granite
Gneiss
Sandstone
54
Why are fires so dangerous during an earthquake?
Ruptured water lines may inhibit water use
All of the choices
EMS cannot respond to all calls
Underground gas lines can rupture
55
Which is youngest?
F
M
G
H
56
Plate tectonics helps explain...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
The Mantle and the Lithosphere
Volcanoes and the Mantle
Earthquakes and the Lithosphere
57
Liquefaction occurs when...
Earthquakes occur in the sea to destroy ships
Soil becomes loose and cannot support buildings
Water soaked mud slides downhill to bury buildings
Tsunami waves wash ashore
58
How old is the rock layer that contains allthree; graptolites, acanthodians, and amphibians?
450 mya
350 mya
300 mya
500 mya
59
In 1980 the U.S. had the largest eruption in U.S. history. What was the name of the volcano?
Yellowstone
Mount St. Helen
Mount Shasta
Mount Fuji
60
The Carboniferous period was responsible for producing...
Gold
Iron
Coal
Uranium
61
Oldest layer on the bottom and youngest on top is called...
Superposition
Original Horozontality
Stratification
Sedimentation
62
Which letter shows the seismic gap?
B
A
C
D
63
List smallest to largest...
Lapilli->Ash->Block/Bombs
Blocks/Bombs-> Lapilli
Ash-> Block/Bombs->Lapilli
Ash-> Lapilli-> Blocks/Bombs
64
How is possible to use a time travel graph to find an epicenter of an earthquake?Think Distance
S waves travel faster than P waves
P waves travel faster than S
L waves travel faster than S waves
P waves can travel through water
65
The Yellowstone caldera is an example of volcanic activity created over...
Subduction Boundary
Oceanic hot spot
Divergent Boundary
Continental hot spot
66
Where is mantle convection?
C
D
A
B
67
Section 3 is showing which of the following?
Transform Boundary: Oceanic Plate to Oceanic Plate
Divergent Boundary: Oceanic Plate to Continental Plate
Subduction Boundary: Oceanic Plate to Continental Plate
Subduction Boundary: Oceanic Plate to Oceanic Plate
68
A break or slippage in the lithosphere where movement has occurred is called a...
Epicenter
Fault
Focus
Earthquake
69
A series of smaller earthquakes after the original earthquake is called?
Tremblers
Aftershocks
Tsunamis
Micro-quakes
70
How can we infer that Earth's outer core is liquid?
Flow of heat in the lithosphere
Magnetic Polarity Flipping
Magma
Earthquake waves
71
How is a tornado warning different than a tornado watch?
Warning means tornado has been spotted
Warning indicates conditions for a tornado
Multiple vortex structure indicates a tornado
Single vortex can be easily seen
72
Most shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form...
Tectonic Plates
Islands
Canyons
Dikes
