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IA3 Review Semester 1 Exam
IA3 Review Semester 1 Exam
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Exam Review of Fossils, rocks, Minerals, water cycle, tides, ocean currents, Earth's Layers
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Is this weathering?
True
False
2
the top layer of soil
topsoil
soil
permeable
subsoil
3
What are the types of plate boundaries?
Converging, diverging, transform
Converge, diverge, transform
Convergent, divergent, transform
Converging, diverging, transforming
4
Mechanical or Chemical Weathering?
Mechanical
Neighter
Chemical
5
Chemical Weathering is...
Nail polish remover
A Type of oven
A phone
The erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc
6
The layer of the Earth's interior labeled A is?
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
7
what can convergent boundaries form
deep trenches
earthquakes
8
How are igneous rocks made?
heat and pressure
magma cools down
they can't be made
magma melts the rocks
9
Ocean water is
brackish
spring water
salt water
fresh water
10
Which seafloor feature is labeled "H"?
Slope
Mid-Ocean ridge
Trench
Seamount
11
What is the area called that encircles the rim of the Pacific Ocean?
Ring of Fir
Pacific Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire
Pacefic Ring of Fire
12
Compared to Earth's continental crust, Earth's oceanic crust is
thicker and less dense
thicker and more dense
thinner and less dense
thinner and more dense
13
where does seafloor spreading occur?
at divergent plate
near the ocean surface
at converge plates
on seamounts
14
Deep ocean currents are caused by differences in...
Temperature
Salinity
Density
Gravitational Pull of the Moon
15
What are the physical layers of the Earth's interior?
core, mantle, crust
core
inner and outer core, mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere
Inner and outer core, mantle, athenosphere, crust, lithosphere
16
Why are volcanoes associated with subduction zones?
When oceanic and continental plate subduct Magma rises.
They feel like it
No idea
When the rocks heat up fire from ground rises.
17
Which must occur first: weathering or erosion?
erosion, sediment must move before rocks break down
weathering, rocks must break down before sediment can move
18
transform boundary are what
two plates saidaing post each ather
when two plates meet
cooling magma
two plates sliding past each other
19
What are convergent plate boundaries?
Plates that move past each other
Plates that don't move around at all
Plates the move together
Plates that move apart
20
What cause density currents?
The moon's gravity
Differences in salinity
Differences in temperature and salinity
Differences in temperature
21
There are fossils of the same thing on different continents
I dont know
no
yes
uh
22
A layer of soil that differs in color and texture from those layers above it.
a soil flat
a soil ring
a soil striation
a soil horizon
23
Where do we find fossils?
no where
cars
mountains, lakes, forests
houses
24
magma that reaches the earth's surface
rock
laava
lava
magma
25
The water cycle is as known as the hydrologic cycle?
False
True
26
What powers the water cycle
The clouds
The sun
space
The earth
27
When erosion and deposition occur, what rock forms?
Sedimentary
Magma
Metamorphic
Igneous
28
Which of the following statement does not correctly describe subduction zones
Are zones where old seafloor descends into the crust &mantle
They are marked by the presence of deep-sea trenches
They are belts of deep-focus earthquakes
They are site where crustal plates are diverging
29
The layer of the Earth's interior labelled B. is?
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
30
What type of force creates subduction zones?
Shearing
Compression
Radiation
Tension
31
What is Plate Tectonics?
The theory of plates subducting under the mantle.
The theory of plates moving slowly over the mantle.
The theory of mountain formation
The theory of Pangaea
32
what is the water cycle
the water cycle is when water just goes up and back down.
the sun taking water from a ocean's and river's (ect.)
The sun evaporates some of the water from oceans, rivers ect
33
Transform boundary
Tectonic plate boundary
Strike-Slip Fault
It's a transformer
plates slide horizontally past one another in opposite directions
34
Which type of rock often contains fossils in it?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
35
Where do subduction zones occur?
In the Ocean
Between Tectonic Plates
Between Prairies and Forest
Between Nations
36
how is weathering different from erosion?
weathering breaking down and erosion is movement of sediment
weathering is movement
37
What is topography?
A landform made of flat or gently rolling land
Lines that form closed loops
The difference in elevation divided by the distance
The shape of the land
38
Define the water cycle.
The continuous movement of water in all its forms
The loss of water through the leaves of plants
A large mass of ice and snow moving on land
Water that flows over Earth’s surface
39
The basic motions of the ocean are waves, currents, and ......
tides
tradewides
trenches
hurricanes
40
How are plate tectonics and earthquakes related?
Moving plates
None of the above
Moving plates around fault lines that suddenly shakes earth.
Fault lines
41
how are sedimentary rocks made?
Weathering sand erosion
they aren't made they just exists
Minerals come together when sedimentation occurs.
Rocks fall off mountains
42
Because of seafloor spreading, where would the newest land be?
Convergent Plate Boundary
Emergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
43
What is a divergent boundary?
when the lithosphere collides with other plates
plates grind
plates move apart create seafloor spreading
plates move together subduction into mantle
44
The earth's inner core is mostly made of:
Magma
A little Nickel and mostly Iron
Diamonds and Bedrock
Mostly Nickel and a little Iron
45
What does the water cycle consist of ?
Stem, Seeds, Water, Light,Roots
Evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Water, Light, Chlorophyll, Soil
None of the above
46
Are igneous rocks the same as metamorphic rocks?
Yes
No
47
What does soil forming processes noticeable layers called?
Horizons
fertility
colluvium
topography
48
where are plate tectonics located
crust and upper mantle of the Earth
under LA
p waves
S waves
49
Erosion is..
build up
gradual wearing away
tearing pieces apart
50
Which example below best demonstrates weathering but NOT erosion?
Objects in a glacier rub against bedrock.
A statue's nose breaks off and falls to the ground.
Marble forms from limestone under high temps and pressure.
A boulder cracks as water freezes, thaws in surface's holes.
51
What are fossils the remains of?
all of them
organisms
plants
animals
52
These rocks are formed by other rocks that have been changed.
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
53
Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
ice
wind
water
fire
54
an example of a plate boundary
china
taiwan
San Andreas
turnip
55
Erosion happens by means of...
water, ice, or wind
fire, light, or plants
water, fire, or rocks
snow, ice, or cold
56
What are the 5 processes of the water cycle?
fresh water, glaciers, icebergs, salt water and rivers
rain, snow, sleet, hail and freezing rain
liquid water, solid ice, water vapor; clouds, runoff & rain
Precipitation;evaporation;condensation; transpiration;runoff
57
A Divergent boundary ___
Collides
Separates
58
What Causes Plate Tectonics?
Earthquakes
Convection
Volcanoes
Weather
59
ALL of the following are layers of soil, EXCEPT:
topsoil
bedrock
soilrock
subsoil
60
Students compare the fossils shown in layer A with those in layer C.
Fossils in layer A are younger than those in layer C
Fossils in layers A and C are the same age
Fossils in layer A are older than those in layer C
Fossils in layers A and C are younger than those in layer B
61
Earth's inner core is ______________ .
a layer of molten metal.
a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
a dense ball of solid metal.
a layer of hot rock.
62
What drives continental drift
Conduction curents
Concussion currents
Contusion currents
Convection currents
63
What is evidence of continental drift?
landforms and climate
similar fossil findings
all of the above
Continents look like they fit together
64
What is the Thickest Part of Earth's Crust?
Volcanic Crust
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
Pizza Crust
65
What is Continental drift?
IT meant that the Continents would soon drift into space
It is the explanation of Pangaea
IDK
Continental drift is the movement of the Earth's continents
66
What is not an element of the water cycle?
waterfall
condensation
evaporation
precipitation
67
Which zone of Earth's interior experiences convection?
mantle
core
crust
68
If there was no sun, would there be a water cycle?
No one can know for sure.
It depends.
No.
Yes.
69
Why are we reviewing for the IA3?
To help us study
To be prepared
To see what we know
All of the Above
70
Subduction
can cause fossils to appear on both sides of the Atlantic.
Is the result of a hot spot moving near a plate boundary.
occurs when oceanic plates diverge and form volcanoes.
occurs when one plate passes under another.
71
What Causes Earth's Magnetic Field?
The North and South Poles
The Mantle
The Iron in it's Core
All of the Magnetic Fields on Earth
72
Which of these does NOT create currents?
salinity
temperature
storms
wind patterns
73
Mechanical/Physical or Chemical Weathering
Neither
Mechanical-Physical
Chemical
74
What makes currents different?
All of the Above
Temperature
Density
Salinity
75
Transpiration is...
When no more of liquid can be absorbed
When rain,snow,sleet, or hail falls to the ground
When a plant absorbs water
When water goes from roots to small pores in a plant
76
molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
lava
magma
volcano
77
Fossils can tell us something about the what?
History/The Past
Pens
Pencils
Environment
78
The movement of lithospheric plates is due to ______ in the earth's interior.
Convergence
Compression
Convection
Conduction
79
The Earth's crust is:
the thin & outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
the portion of the Earth that is water
the central part of the Earth below the mantle
the layer of rock between Earth's core and mantle
80
Where does new seafloor form?
continental slope
ocean trench
abyssal plain
mid-ocean ridge
81
Subduction is
oceanic crust sinks beneath trenches
device that bounces sound waves off of objects
direct transfer of heat through solid material
process that continually adds new ocean floor
82
What are the large particles of soil?
silt
clay
sand
soil
83
What do fertile soil contain?
Minerals and hummus
Water and wind
Plant and animal
Nothing
84
Which ocean currents are caused by the force and direction of the wind?
The Gulf Stream
Deep Water and Surface Currents
Surface Currents
Deep Water Currents
85
Fossils are found in which of the following?
Metamorphic rock
Igneous Rocks
Seashells
Sedimentary rocks
86
Define: Deposition
Process by which sediment settle out water/wind carrying it
Process by which sediment settle out water/lava carrying it
Process by which sediment pressed together under own weight
Form when rock fragment squeezed together under own weight
87
How do plate tectonics
relate
to the
forming
of the
crust
of the Earth?
none of the above
triangle and circle
they push together and form a mountain
the plates are side by side
88
Unweathered hard rock that lies directly beneath the soil layers or beneath geological deposits
Rock
Parent Material
Stone
Bedrock
89
Which group has older fossils?
fish
reptiles
dinosaurs
amphibians
