Earth Science EOS 1 Review

the atomic number of an element is the number of protons in an atom.

the era when the dinosaur lived is the:

all of the following are types of plate boundaries except:

the shape of the earth is called what

wisely using our limited natural resources is called deforestation

what type of model uses molded clay, soli, and chemicals to simulate a volcanic eruption?

all of the following are types of faults except:

a solid whose atoms, ions, or molecules are arranged in regular repeating pattern

earthquakes happen in what layer of the earth?

the process of land masses breaking apart is called:

p-waves are also called compression waves

the layer of "plastic" rock flows very slowly. convection happens here

in the picture below, the target on the right shows what?

These are locations on the earth's surface where seismic waves can't be detected

largest unit of geologic time is called an era

All of the following are types of stresses except

the lines on the earth that help us find our way around the world is called what

how many "great circles" does the earth have?

cretaceous-tertiary mass extinction is marked by the :

the san andreas fault is considered what type of fault

all of the following are physical properties of mineral except what

when molten rock cools outside the earth, causing the change to surrounding rocks

rocks that contain a large amount of silicon are called mafic rocks

what layer of the earth causes earth's magnetic field?

the diameter of the earth is bigger at the

the picture below shows what type of volcano

the maximum number of species that an ecosystem can handle with the existing resource is called what

a possible explanation for a scientific problem is called

an area on a fault where few earthquakes have happened recently, but strong ones have happened in the past is called

the element that makes up the largest amount of our atmosphere is what?

Placer mining is also called dredging

when 2 forces are equal is called balancestacy

the sudden return of deformed rock back to its undeformed shape is called inelastic rebound

uniformitarianism says that

one possible step in the scientific problem is call what?

this is a natural, inorganic solid that has a chemical composition, and set of physical properties

when atoms share electrons is called an ionic bond

a point on the surface, directly above the focus

all of the following are used to predict eruptions except:

all of the following are considered non-renewable resources except:

all of the following are ways metamorphic rocks are formed except

what are 3 basic layers of the earth?

Continental drift was first proposed by whom?

undeformed layer is older then the one above it. This idea is the :

our planet's magnetic field reverses about once every____years on average

in the food web, the organisms at the bottom of the food web are called consumers

what are the 4 branches of earth science

which of the following is not a "cycle" of earth

the scientist that will most likely study storms is a :

all of the following are earth's "sphere" except

all of the following are types of volcanoes except

mineral deposits from which metals and non-metals are mined profitably

s- waves can travels through solid rock

the acronym for the scientific method is what?

the independent variable is what?

the study of the earth and the universe around it is called what

The bending, tilting,and breaking of Earth's crust is called deformation

all of the following are parts of the rock cycle except what?

all of the following are ways sedimentary rocks are formed except:

the primary energy source for the earth is what?

all of the following are ways that magma forms except:

a dense mass of hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected from a volcano is called the pyroclastic flow

a volcanically active area on Earth's surface, away from tectonic plate boundaries is called