stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Earth Science Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Earth Science Review
Earth Science Review
56 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
137 plays
#earthscience #science #earth #review
Flashcards
56 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
56
Answers
1
Is lava above or below ground?
below
above
2
A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago
Pangaea
Ammonite
Wegener
Archyopteryx
3
The presence of the same ________ on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.
fossils
rocks
neither fossils nor rocks
both fossils and rocks
4
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
Cleavage/Fracture
Fluorescence
Streak
Smell
5
Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics?
Climate Patterns in Rocks
Mountains
Fossils
Sand Erosion
6
Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
Convergent
Transform
Plate
Divergent
7
the height above sea level
landform
topography
elevation
relief
8
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
normal
convergent
divergent
transform
9
Time to review past chapters... Ready?
Yes
Yes
10
What is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral?
density
luster
color
streak
11
What mineral is used for pencils?
Quartz
Magnetite
Graphite
Galena
12
The theory of seafloor spreading was first proposed by __________.
Benjamin Franklin
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
Thomas Edison
13
Which of the following is likely to form where two tectonic plates push toward each other?
Rift valley
Ocean shoreline
Mid-ocean ridge
Mountain range
14
Earthquakes in California are related to tectonic plates because they are the result of -
two tectonic plates pulling away from each other.
two tectonic plates sliding past each other.
tectonic plates being weathered over time.
tectonic plates melting as they slide into the mantle.
15
Which layer of the Earth is the most dense?
inner core
crust
outer core
mantle
16
Which would be the result of two continental tectonic plates moving away from each other?
Mid-ocean ridge
Volcanoes on land
Mountain range
Rift valley
17
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth’s layers?
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
18
A flat area or land. (low elevation, low relief)
Ocean
Peninsula
Island
Plain
19
A subduction zone is formed...
at every type of divergent plate boundary
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
at every type of convergent plate boundary
at transform boundaries
20
What does the biosphere contain?
rocks
water
air
living things
21
Sedimentary rocks contain sediments that have been deposited into...
cementation
coal
shale
layers
22
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
Reform
23
What does inorganic mean?
Something that is living
Something that was never living
24
The theory of continental drift was first proposed by __________.
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
25
The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart & the continents "drifted" away
True
False
26
Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth
increases
goes up or down depending on the layer
stays the same
decreases
27
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
Lithosphere
Continental crust
Asthenosphere
Oceanic crust
28
How many continents are there in the world?
4
7
6
5
29
The movement of Earth's crust along plate boundaries produces
earthquakes
All of these options.
volcanoes
mountains
30
The _________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
31
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
Outer Core
Mantle
Lithosphere
Inner Core
32
The ________ measures how hard a mineral is.
Hallett Scale
Curly Scale
Miller Scale
Mohs Scale
33
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
magma, lava, crystals
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
34
Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.
transform
divergent
convergent
detergent
35
The ocean is part of which of Earth's systems?
atmosphere
hydrosphere
geosphere
biosphere
36
_______currents carry heat from the hot inner core to the cooler outer mantle and back again.
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
River
37
When minerals dissolve & glue particles of sediment together into 1 mass, the process is called
Cementation
Pressure
Compaction
Imprint
38
What type of plate boundary is this?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Plate
39
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
New crust is underwater where it sinks
40
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's
streak
cleavage
fracture
luster
41
Which type of plate boundary would cause mountains to form?
Reform
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
42
What affects the strength of gravity between two objects?
both the mass and the distance between two objects
the mass of the objects
the distance between the objects
the density of the objects
43
What is Pangaea?
the name of an ancient fossil
the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
The name of a German Scientist
another name for continental drift
44
What mineral is salt?
quartz
halite
calcite
sulfur
45
Which rock type generally has fossils?
minerals
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
46
What type of plate boundary is this?
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
Plate
47
Alfred Wegener was not taken seriously as an Earth scientist because he was a meteorologist
True
False
48
What is the longest chain of mountains in the world?
mid-ocean ridge
subduction
sea-floor spreading
plate boundary
49
The softest mineral on the Moh's Hardness scale and is the main ingredient in baby powder: ____
gypsum
feldspar
talc
kaolinite
50
Mountains are created when....
Two continental plates collide
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
Two continental plates pull apart
Two oceanic plates pull apart
51
What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
deep-sea diving
sonar
satellites
submarines
52
The thin envelope of gases forming Earth's outermost layer that we need to breathe.
Hemisphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
53
A tectonic plate is ____.
what cavemen ate dinner on
the Earth
pieces of Earth's crust
an underground mountain
54
What describes the outer core?
solid
liquid
viscous
gas
55
Minerals can be identified by their hardness. What is the hardest mineral?
quartz
talc
corundum
diamond
56
Which layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
