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Earth Science Reference Table Review
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1
Compared with our Sun, the star Betelgeuse is
smaller, cooler and more luminous
smaller, hotter & less luminous
larger, hotter and less luminous
larger, cooler & more luminous
2
A stream flowing at a velocity of 100 centimeters per second can transport
Silt, but not sand, pebbles or cobbles
silt, sand, pebbles and cobbles
silt and sand but not pebbles or cobbles
silt, sand and pebbles but not cobbles
3
Which graph below shows the relationship between depth below Earth's surface & density?
4
3
1
2
4
How old is a bone that has 12.5% of the original amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining?
11,400 years
17,100 years
5,700 years
22,800 years
5
Which station model represents a location that is currently receiving precipitation?
4
2
3
1
6
If the air temp is 20°C and the relative humidity is 58% what is the dewpoint?
38°C
15°C
12°C
5°C
7
Which ocean current warms the climate of Northwestern Europe?
North Equatorial Current
North Atlantic Current
Canary Current
Labrador Current
8
A barometric pressure of 1021.0 mb is equal to how many inches of mercury?
29.88
30.25
30.15
30.50
9
Which ocean current transports warm water away from Earth's equatorial region?
California Current
Brazil Current
Falkland Current
Guinea Current
10
Which sedimentary rocks are clastic & consist of particles with diameters smaller than 0.006 cm
conglomerate & sandstone
siltstone & shale
bituminous coal & breccia
fossil limestone & chemical limestone
11
If the altitude of the ozone layer is 20 km above sea level, which temp. zone contains this?
troposphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
12
Which statement is supported by the Rock Cycle?
all sediments are lithified directly into sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rock can only be formed from igneous rock.
igneous rock is never melting of older rock & solid magma
Metamorphic rock forms from older rocks and heat/pressure.
13
Which column best represents the relative duration of the major intervals of geologic history?
3
1
4
2
14
Which of the following fossils could be found in rocks from the Middle Proterozoic Era?
graptolite
coelophysis
stromatolites
eurypterid
15
What is the relative humidity when the dry -bulb is 16°C and the wet-bulb is 14°C?
14%
80%
90%
13%
16
The inferred temperature and pressure of Earth's interior at a depth of 3,000km are approx:
1000°C and 1.0 mill atmospheres
1000°C and 0.5 mill atmospheres
5000°C and 3.0 mill atmospheres
5000°C and 1.5 mill atmospheres
17
Which mineral is hard enough to scratch calcite but is NOT hard enough to scratch amphibole?
olivine
fluorite
muscovite mica
graphite
18
Using the diagram, determine the type of metamorphic rock that is at Location A
phyllite
marble
slate
quartzite
19
What was the average rate of temperature change in degrees per hour between 6 a.m. and noon?
6°/hr
8°/hr
18°/hr
3°/hr
20
Which weather station model shows the highest relative humidity?
3
1
4
2
21
An air temperature of 30°C is equal to
74°F
-22°F
-2°F
86°F
22
The distance from this seismic station to the epicenter of the earthquake is approx:
1,600km
4,400km
5,600km
3,200km
23
The mineral wollastonite has a hardness of 4.5 to 5. Which mineral could easily scratch it?
gypsum
halite
talc
garnet
24
Using the sample images below, which sample's surface temp increased at the slowest rate?
copper pennies
water
basaltic sand
iron fragments
25
During which geologic time period did the great coal-forming forests exist?
Pennsylvanian
Devonian
Quaternary
Mississipian
26
Which geologic event occurred in NYS during the Late Proterozoic Period between 580-542 MYA?
Erosion of Grenville Mountains
Rifting and initial opening of Iapetus Ocean
Collision of N. America & Africa
Grenville Orogeny
27
The greatest atmospheric pressure occurs in the
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposhere
28
During this period, Pangea formed as a result of the collision of N. America & Africa:
Phanerozoic
Early Permian
Permian
Paleozoic
29
Based on the diagram which equation would you use to find the eccentricity of Earth's orbit?
eccentricity = 299,000,000 km - 5,000,000 km
eccentricity =5,000,000 km /299,000,000 km
eccentricity =5,000,000 km/ 299,000,000 km - 5,000,000 km
eccentricity =299,000,000 km/5,000,000 km
30
The surface bedrock at which location would contain an index fossil?
Old Forge
New York City
Ithaca
Albany
31
Which graph correctly shows the percentage of elements by volume in Earth's troposphere?
3
1
2
4
32
Which process most likely formed a layer of the sedimentary rock, gypsum?
melting of sand-sized particles
precipitation from seawater
solidification of magma
folding of clay-sized particles
33
How many joules are required to evaporate 1 gram of boiling water?
2594
335
4
2260
34
New York's Catskills are classified as which type of landscape region?
mountain
lowland
plain
plateau
35
What is the approximate gradient between point A & point B?
0.5 m/km
2.0 m/km
3.0 m/km
4.0 m/km
36
Which surface feature was produced by crustal movements at a transform plate boundary?
Tasman Hot Spot
Aleutian Trench
San Andreas Fault
East African Rift
37
In which of the following landscape regions would the oldest bedrock be found?
Adirondack Mountains
Tug Hill Plateau
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
38
Most of the bedrock found in NYS formed during which era?
Early Proterozoic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
39
Using the graph, determine the density of this material.
5.0 g/cm3
20.0 g/cm3
1.0 g/cm3
10.0 g/cm3
40
A bone that originally contained 200g of C-14 now has 25g. How many half-lives have passed?
1
2
3
4
41
Which two characteristics do all Jovian planets have in common?
large diameters & low densities
large diameters & high densities
small diameters & low densities
small diameters & high densities
42
Which of the following is NOT found in Plagioclase Feldspar?
Al
Na
Pb
Si
43
Which characteristic of the planets increases as the distance from the Sun increases?
period of revolution
period of rotation
eccentricity of orbit
equatorial diameter
44
What is the approximate gradient from Point A to Point B on the map?
50 feet per mile
75 feet per mile
25 feet per mile
100 feet per mile
45
A P-wave arrived at 7:32PM from an earthquake 4000km away. What time did it occur?
7:32 p.m.
7:25 p.m.
7:20 p.m
7:39 p.m.
46
Geologic time is subdivided into a number of time unites called periods on the basis of
rock types
rock thickness
fossil evidence
radioactive dating of rocks
47
Around 251 mill. years ago a mass extinction occurred. Which of the following became extinct?
eurypterids
mammoths
Trilobites
dinosaurs
48
According to the graph, what is the half-life of this isotope?
200 years
100 years
150 years
300 years
49
Which IG rock is dark, cooled rapidly & is made of plagioclase feldspar, olivine, & pyroxene?
gabbro
Rhyolite
Obsidian
scoria
50
A high air-pressure, dry climate belt is located at which Earth latitude?
0°
15°N
30°N
60°N