Earth Science Semester 1 Final Study Guide

Which of the following statements is true?

A(n)___________ is a push or a pull

force is applied to an object in the same direction as it moves,___ has been performed

Scientists now have the technology to predict earthquakes and warn people days in advance.

What is the highest possible number for a longitude reading?

Rayleigh waves and Love waves are both examples of

The earth’s orbit is best described as an ellipse.

The state of matter of a substance is generally determined by its________

the fastest body wave

a transform fault

The horizontal direction of a fault is its

The Richter scale goes from 1 to 10.

The earth’s crust is made up of large divisions known as

All types of rock, when under stress, respond in the same way.

Which of the following would most accurately show the true shape of a continent?

What would happen if the earth orbited the sun beyond the habitability zone?

Seismic waves travel

The earth is the only body in our solar system that has an atmosphere.

Most earthquakes are too gentle for people to feel.

a type of surface wave

Fire is a significant earthquake hazard in heavily populated areas.

A simplified image that models a part of the earth’s surface is called a(n)

This we know for certain: no human was present to view the earth’s ________

Secondary, smaller earthquakes that result from a major earthquake are called

Which planet’s gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth?

If you were standing at a point at 0° latitude, you would be standing on the

The most significant physical event in the earth’s history other than Creation was

The International Date Line passes through

the indicator of the energy released by an earthquake

The word geology literally means the study of the

why is the earth’s location in the Milky Way galaxy ideal for God’s image bearers?

Modern seismologists believe that faults and earthquakes are caused by tectonic forces.

map feature that expresses the ratio of two numbers that indicate the relative size and detail

Some types of seismic waves are unable to travel through the earth’s core.

Earth’s crust consisting of layers of rock

The last waves to reach distant seismographs are the S waves.

If you measure an object and find that it contains 38 g of matter, you have determined its?

North, south, east, and west are known as the __________ directions.

Which one is a thematic map

A crack in a rock where movement has occurred is called a(n)

The distance between two crests of a wave is its __________.

formation from planetesimals

An instrument that simply detects earth waves is a

Subduction would most likely be occurring at a ____ boundary.

Topographic maps use_________to connect points of equal elevation.

Which of the following questions would fall within the limits of historical geology?

How long did Noah and his family spend inside the Ark?

The Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale rates earthquakes on _______ not magnitude.

If the earth’s axis were perpendicular to its orbital plane,

Your weight is directly linked to the field force known as _________.

Which earthquake magnitude scale do geologists use to report to the public?

The precise latitude and longitude values of your location identify your geographic

Our seasons are most directly caused by the earth’s

a body wave that cannot travel through Earth’s core

Managing a renewable resource requires knowing how fast it can be replaced.

Which one is a geographic map

Some earthquakes occur along faults that are not tectonic boundaries.

How do geologists collect data to model the earth’s interior?

diluvial geologic time scale, the lowest stratum of the geologic column would represent

Seismologists need data from at least three seismic stations to pinpoint an earthquake’s

The study of the earth-shaping processes and the structures they form is called

Most major faults in the United States are found in

An instrument that both detects and records earth waves is a

Which one of the following terms does not belong with the rest?

All scientists believe that the earth is regular and predictable.

catastrophic plate tectonics

___________ is the source of energy within the sun.

According to secular view of earth, solar system universe, planet and stars are quite ordinary.

An ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called a(n)

a single Ice Age

The atomic number of an element tells you how many_______ are in its nucleus.

The plate tectonics theory can be explained within a young-earth worldview.

The very heavy mass or weight of standard seismometers readily moves as earthquake pass

The type of stress that is most significant in causing earthquakes is ______stress.

map that shows some kind of nongeographic data (like kinds of rock) on a map

Geologists determine the relative date of a rock layer by applying the principle of

map projection plane that touches the globe of the earth at either the North or South Pole

Young-earth creationists believe that the earth’s age is about

Which one is a topographic map

Which of the following can cause earthquakes?

Which one is a political map

Gravity and magnetic sensors can help define the shape of structures deep in the earth

The mantle material is denser than the core material.

Which of the following is not related to locating an earthquake?

a diluvial geologic time scale

the center of earthquake activity

multiple supercontinents ending with Pangaea

Earthquakes are most common