Earth Science Final Exam Review

A footprint in sandstone is an example of a ___

In the present day, what is the most valuable non-living commodity obtained from sea floor?

Records indicate sea level has ___ since 1870

A span of time where no sedimentary rock layer exists is called a ____.

The first fully land-based animals were __.

This is when waves reach shallow water and are bent to become parallel to the shore.

Ozone is concentrated in the ___.

The largest daily range in tides occurs with ___.

Relative humidity measures__

When a mass of cold air collides with a mass of warm air, what happens?

The atmosphere acquires most of its energy from__.

When an area is experiencing several consecutive days of constant weather it is probably__

The sun's effect on tides is less than the effect of the ___.

____ is a way to recognize that rocks had been deformed

Precambrian rocks _____.

The tropic of cancer and tropic of capricorn were identified as ___.

The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward the deep ocean is __

An important tool in understanding the actual numerical dates of geologic events is ___.

The Coriolis effect deflects surface ocean currents to the _ in the Northern Hemisphere.

This is the daily variations that occur in a specific location

Catastrophism is ______

Gondwanaland ________ from South America, Africa, Australia, Antartica, India, and China.

Density in sea water is determined by___

The most precise instrument for measuring wind speed is ___