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Earth Science Midterm Review!
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1
As depth beneath Earth’s surface increases, what happens to the temperature and pressure?
Temperature increases and pressure decreases
Temperature and pressurestay the same
Both temperature and pressure increase
Both temperature and pressure decrease
2
Volcanic activity on Earth’s surface most likely results in the formation of which of these?
chemical sedimentary rock
extrusive igneous rock
clastic sedimentary rock
intrusive igneous rock
3
What is located beneath soil layers?
lava
humus
clay
bedrock
4
Rock that is weathered rock deposited in layers is what kind of rock?
lava
sedimentary
igneous
metamorphic
5
Limestone, under extreme heat and pressure, forms marble. What type of rock is marble?
sedimentary
metamorphic
magma
igneous
6
What current geological theory states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere constantly move?
sea-floor spreading
subduction
continental drift
plate tectonics
7
Acid rain slowly dissolves statues and buildings. This a good example of __________?
chemical weathering
erosion
biological weathering
mechanical weathering
8
What is the movement of soil from one place to another by wind, water, or gravity?
land degradation
weathering
habitation
erosion
9
Which statement correctly describes information contained in the fossil record?
Fossil record reveals a history of environmental change.
provides paleontologists with record of changes inorganisms
contains information on majority of organisms that lived
more information on soft body organisms than on hard body
10
Moving from the core outward, what happens to the the materials that make up the Earth?
They become more gaseous
They become less dense
They become more dense
They become more liquid
11
Some think continents were once joined in a single supercontinent. What was it called?
Pangaea
Gondwana
Laurasia
Panthalassa
12
Determine what sequence of events occurred in the rock layers shown below.
Rock layers folded, then an intrusion cut through the layers
An intrusion formed, then rock layers formed around it
Bottom layerformed, intrusion formed, then other rock layers
Layers formed, then an intrusion cut through some layers
13
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
wind
natural gas
wood
sunlight
14
Why particular animals fossils found in southern Africa & South America but nowhere else?
The fossils evolved intodifferent organisms.
The climate changed andbecame much colder.
In the past, they were part of the same continent.
In the future, they will be part of the same continent.
15
Mt. Everest in the Himalayas grow 5 cm per year. What type of boundary explains this growth?
transform boundarybetween two continental plates
convergent boundary between a continental and oceanic plate
convergent boundarybetween two continental plates
divergent boundarybetween two oceanic plates
16
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
water
coal
oil
natural gas
17
Which type of plate collision formed volcanic mountains like the Andes found in South America?
continental-oceanic plates collide
oceanic-oceanic platesmove apart
continental-continental plates collide
oceanic-oceanic platesslide past each other
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Which situation would cause earthquake activity to stop?
Divergent plates moveapart
Transform plates slippast each other in opposite directions
Convergent platescollide
Plates are not in motion
19
Which type of rock weathers to form sediment?
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
all rock types
20
The process of subduction can occur at what kind of plate boundary?
convergent
divergent
at both convergent and transform boundaries
transform
21
How can the Earth’s inner core be described?
it is a layer of hot rock
It is a layer of liquid metal
It is a dense ball of solid metal
It is a layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
22
Which of the following statements is true about compositional layers?
Oceanic crust is Earth’sthinnest and least dense
The mantle is Earth’sthickest and densest.
Continental crust isEarth’s thinnest and densest.
The inner and outer core is Earth’s thickest and densest.
23
Stone Mountain was exposed at Earth’s surface by the combination of which two processes?
weathering and deposition
uplift and erosion
erosion and deposition
deposition and uplift
24
What is the process of sediment dropping and coming to rest?
compaction
erosion
weathering
depostion
25
What action between two plates form mid-ocean ridges?
The plates diverge.
The plates converge.
The plates sink back toward the mantle.
The plates slide past each other.
26
Which of the following is evidence used by Wegener to support his continental drift theory?
landforms, fossilevidence, human remains
landforms, climatechange, human remains
fossil evidence, climate change, landforms
fossil evidence, humanremains, climate change
27
How does recycling minerals reduce the impact of mining on the environment?
It reduces the number of mining accidents.
It creates more unusable land.
It reuses mineral resources that have already been mined.
New minerals are discovered.
28
Which of the following properties describes soil’s ability to supply nutrients?
infiltration
soil structure
soil texture
soil fertility
