Exam Review - Earth Science Content

Animals and plant use recycled substances. Which substance is needed by plants to survive?

The use of radioactivity to determine the age of rocks or fossils is called 

A student hiking in the Davis Mountains noticed deep, wide cracks in some of the large rocks.

Select the list of fuels that is based on highest impact to lowest impact on global warming.

When ocean water evaporates and blows ashore, the most likely effect on the land nearby is 

If students were allowing a classroom model of the globe to rotate at the same rate as Earth, 

Which of the following best explains the cause of Earth's ocean tides?

One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the Sun than Earth.

Students observed that a soil sample drained water well and felt rough and scratchy. The sample

What scale predicts the potential threat posed by an asteroid impact?

Which statement correctly describes the theory of plate tectonics?

Which of the following objects in the universe is the largest?

At the southern tip of Texas, a delta has formed at end of the Rio Grande. What are the causes?

Which era saw the beginning of dinosaurs?

Which is these earth components refers to the solid earth?

What type of rock can be classified solely by the size of the crystals in the rock?

How old is the universe, according to currently accepted scientific evidence?

Which of the following is not part of the galaxy (Milky Way) that holds our solar system?

Which is the winter in the southern hemisphere colder than the northern hemisphere's winter?

The Himalayas, a folded mountain range, have formed at a 

Which usable alternative energy source is generated beneath the Earth's crust?

What type of solid has a definite chemical composition and fractures along regular planes?

Which of the following describes the law of superposition?

In which of the following eras does fossil evidence of life FIRST appear?

Which of the following layers comprises the Earth's plates?

Based on the diagram, which type of stars would be in class M and have the highest luminosity?

How would tilting the Earth directly opposite of its current position change the seasons?

How are igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks classified?

Tracking rainfall over a long period of time provides the most information about an area's 

Which is the correct layer order for Earth's layered atmosphere?