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ESS: Review for Final Exam (Cumulative)
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Which pair of groups appeared at about the same time in the fossil record?
mammals and dinosaurs
fish and reptiles
reptiles and amphibians
reptiles and dinosaurs
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the idea that any of the major rock types can change to another type
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igneous rock that hardens underground
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When a mineral glows in the dark after ultraviolet light is turned off.
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When did amphibians first appear in the fossil record?
Devonian period
Triassic period
Tertiary period
Precambrian time
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Without plate tectonics, the Hawaiian islands would be
like they are now, but all islands would be the same age.
much older than they are now.
much the same as they are today.
one gigantic volcano.
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rocks that have been changed by heat and/or great pressure
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solar eclipse
D
B
C
A
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the unit of time of radioactive decay
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Plate boundaries where plates are moving apart are called
spread
convergent
divergent.
volcanic
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this molten rock hardens underwater
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atoms of an element with different numbers of neutrons
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The main hazard from an effusive volcanic eruption is usually
pyroclastic flows.
lava flows
geysers.
volcanic gases.
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how old something is compared to something else
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6
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When stressed rock returns to its original shape during an earthquake, it does so b/c rock is
a mixture of minerals
organic
plastic
elastic
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How scientists think the solar system began.
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These waves can travel through the Earth’s outer core.
surface waves
p-waves
s-waves
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when sediments are held together by minerals from ground water
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A crack in Earth’s crust along which movement has occurred is known as
fissure
a custal crack
a seismic wave
a fault
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The Earth __ around the sun.
rotates
revolves
rocks
spins
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The way a mineral reflects light.
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Vesuvius, Mt. Fuji, and Mt. St. Helens are examples of
composite cones
cinder cones
shield cones
giant fossilized aliens
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crescent moon phase
C
A
E
B
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What sedimentary rock is almost all calcite?
marble
limestone
schist
sandstone
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always found near a volcanic island arc
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the process of matching distant rock layers
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2
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5
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The shape of Earth’s orbit is
oval
elliptical
variable
circular
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neap tide
A
D
B
E
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Which of the following is not associated with volcanoes?
subduction zones
rift valleys
faults
hot spots
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What’s the first characteristic one would use to classify a metamorphic rock?
color
texture
minerals
foliation
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What type of eclipse would be seen on the part of Earth that was in the moon’s umbra?
partial lunar
total solar
total lunar
partial solar
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Which are the fastest waves?
s-waves
p-waves
surface waves
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Most, but not all, minerals are
compounds
elements
mixtures
solid
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The color of a powdered sample of a mineral.
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one of these runs right down the middle of every mid-ocean ridge
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new moon phase
B
C
D
A
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When a mineral glows in a different color under ultraviolet light.
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5
2
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says that older rocks are under younger rocks
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10
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When a mineral breaks along smooth, flat planes.
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Impurities often cause this property to vary in different samples of a mineral.
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these are used to match up rock layers of similar age
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Liquefaction occurs because
the ground melts during an earthquake.
landslides loosen the soil.
soil particles are suspended in groundwater there is an EQ
people sink into the ground and their pets betray them
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When did dinosaurs first appear in the fossil record?
Permian period
Triassic period
Cambrian period
Jurassic period
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any process that breaks up rocks into pieces
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quarter moon phase
B
A
D
C
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These waves cause the most damage to buildings.
p-waves
s-waves
surface waves
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An observation that tells us that a star or galaxy is moving away.
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The only way to directly measure the distance to stars.
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This property can be seen when looking through clear calcite.
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Which is an example of a volcanic island arc?
Hawaiian islands
the Aleutians of Alaska
the Florida Keys
Mt. St. Helens.
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Where do the stars most like our sun plot on the H-R diagram?
lower left
upper left
center
upper right
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How we know when a sound or light source is moving.
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13
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lunar eclipse
B
E
D
A
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the process that creates new ocean floor
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For an organism to be preserved as a fossil, what is most important?
the organism is common and widespread
the organism has carbon in it
the organism is protected from bacteria and fungus
the organism is quickly buried by lava
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The minimal number of seismographs needed to locate an earthquake is
three
four
two
one
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tilted sedimentary rocks didn’t form that way
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90% of all stars would plot in this region of an H-R diagram.
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When did mammals first appear in the fossil record?
Mesozoic era
Devonian period
Quaternary period
Cenozoic era
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Volcanoes made of layers of pyroclastics and layers of hardened lava are
layered cones.
composite cones.
cinder cones
shield cones
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rock made almost entirely of plant remains, and used as fuel
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Gamma rays, ultraviolet, radio, and x-rays are most like
sound
light
nuclear energy
plasma
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the world’s longest geographic feature, located at divergent plate boundaries
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layer of Earth made of molten metal
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9
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The hardest mineral on the Mohs scale is
quartz
diamond
gypsum
talc
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layering in metamorphic rocks
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