Earth Science A

Which of the following means that it is rich in quartz and feldspar?

Which type of volcano forms at hot spots and divergent boundaries?

Between S, P, and L waves, rank them from fastest to slowest.

Classify gypsum

How does gas content in magma affect it's explosiveness? More gas = ?

Classify coal

Is short term or long term predictions more reliable?

Which crust is mafic, thin, and has a high density?

Which of the following is an example of a transform boundary?

What type of boundary is associated with sea floor spreading?

Which type of volcano is made of alternating pyroclasts and lava flows?

Classify dolostone

Classify rock salt

What resource currently produces most of the electricity in the United States?

The closer to the surface the focas/hypocenter is, the ? damage is caused

In what type of setting did coal originally form?

Scientists use what two waves to determine the distance to the epicenter?

What mineral resource forms by carbonization?

Identification

Identification

Classify fossiliferous limestone

What type of volcano has gentle slopes and is non-violent?

What feature occurs at a divergent boundary?

What is the Shadow Zone?

Solar energy that is stored in plants, sugar, and fossil fuels is called what?

Where is the epicenter in relation to the focas?

Which type of volcano is made almost entirely of lava flows?

What is the explosiveness and volcano type of high viscosity lava?

Does petroleum exploration and the finding of new petroleum reservoirs fit into conservation?

Identification

What type of volcano alternates between violent and non-violent eruptions?

True or false? Fault creep occurs along faults with little friction.

What is a negative impact of mining and burning fossil fuels?

Why was Wegener's theory rejected?

Which rock most likely formed in a high energy stream?

How many seismograph stations are required to locate the epicenter of an earthquake?

Rank the following rocks in order of high to low viscosity: Andesite, basalt, and rhyolite

What isotope is used in nuclear power plants?

rank shale, conglomerate, & sandstone in order from the highest to lowest energy of environment

Which type of volcano forms at subduction zones?

Which crust is felsic, thick, and has a low density?

Is it tsunami or tidal wave?

The accumulation and lithification of organic debris forms what type of rocks?

What is the rate of cooling of a rock formed from magma? What is its texture?

True or False? Renewable resources can be used again within a human lifetime.

What pyroclastic material is a product of only the most violent eruptions?

What are the two types of seismic waves that travel through the interior of the earth?

What is an example of seismic safe building designs?

Out of sandstone, shale, conglomerate, and limestone, which formed in the shallowest water?

Do nuclear power plants employ fission or fusion?

What does the Richter Scale measure?

What energy source uses water that has been heated by flowing through hot rocks?

How does silica content affect the viscosity and color of rocks? More silica = ? and ?

Which mechanical layer of the earth is cold and crunchy?

Where does pillow lava form?

Classify shale

Which is a precursor to earthquakes?

Which type of volcano forms anywhere there is volcanism?

How does silica content affect the viscosity and color of rocks? Less silica = ? and ?

Rocks that were formed from lithification were ? and ?

What does the Mercalli Scale measure?

What evidence do scientists use to determine the interior structure of the Earth?

What energy source forces water through turbines in a dam?

The farther away from the trench an earthquake occurs, the ? the earthquake

Which of the following means that it is rich in iron and magnesium?

What conditions are associated with burial metamorphism?

What theory is used to explain the cause of earthquakes?

On the Richter Scale what is considered to be a major earthquake?

What conditions are associated with contact metamorphism?

What is the rate of cooling for coarse-grained rock?

What volcanic hazard is the most life threatening?

Which rock formed from ions that precipitated out of warm, evaporating water?

What is the rate of cooling of a rock formed from lava? What is its texture?

Which rock most likely formed from particles that settled out of quiet, calm waters?

Classify conglomerate

How does the size of the pyroclasts relate to the distance they traveled?

Identification

Which of the following is a real-life example of a hot spot?

How can someone preserve and conserve our mineral resources?

Which is a product of petroleum?

What does vertical displacement on the sea floor cause?

Classify sandstone

Which mechanical layer of the earth causes plate movement and is soft and plastic-like?

What sub atomic particle is used to split the atoms of a nuclear power plant?

What are the two typical flow textures seen in lava flows

Where is the safest place to be during an earthqauke?

True or false? P waves tear through the material they travel through.

What type of rock can be the parent rock for metamorphic rocks?

Classify limestone

What is the main difference between a crater and caldera?

Which type of volcano is made up of unconsolidated pea-sized particles?

What is the explosiveness and volcano type of low viscosity lava?

Out of sandstone, shale, conglomerate, and limestone, which formed in the deepest water?

What is the rate of cooling for fine-grained rocks?

Which layer of the Earth produces Earth's magnetic field?

What is the driving force for plate tectonics?

What is the most important factor that affects the texture of an igneous rock?

What conditions are associated with regional metamorphism?

What is the preferred scale for measuring large earthquakes?

What type of tectonic forces causes a foliated texture in metamorphic rocks?

Does recycling fit into the category of resource/mineral conservation?

Are scientists able to consistently predict the size, location, and time of most earthquakes?

What causes most injuries during an earthquake?

How does gas content in magma affect it's explosiveness? Less gas = ?