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Earth Science Midterm
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what does this map show?
water
elevation
mountians
ranges
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1 kg =
10000 g
100 g
10 g
1000 g
3
when rock layers bend, but do not break, they form
earthquakes
faults
folds
fractures
4
what is e
river
church
building
ocean
5
What kind of map is this?
interval
topographical
elevation
water
6
plate tectonics is caused by
ocean currents
volcanism
air pressure
convection currents
7
All of the water on the earth makes up the
hydrosphere
biosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
8
magma that flows onto the earth's surface is called
sediment
igneous
lava
metamorphic
9
wind, waves, gravity, running water, and glaciers are agents of
volcanism
erosion
metamorphosis
weathering
10
any movement of magma on or within the earth's crust is
a sill
igneous intrusion
volcanism
an earthquake
11
a metamorphic rock that has mineral crystals arranged in bands is
foliated
nonclastic
unfoliated
clastic
12
rocks formed when melted minerals cool and harden are classified as
igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
molten rocks
lava rocks
13
A model or guide used to solve problems and get information is
collecting data
scientific method
hypothesizing
to much work
14
A long, V-shaped valley on the ocean floor is a
trench
rift valley
vent
subduction zone
15
information collected during an experiment is called
diagram
graph
data
table
16
what kind of map is this
globe
topographical
real life
flat
17
most earthquakes are caused by
faulting
fractures
convection currents
folding
18
A river with meanders would be classified as
old
young
abrasive
mature
19
the large landmasses of the earth are
continents
plains
trenches
mountians
20
when you state in advance how and when something will happen you are
predicting
observing
inferring
hypothesizing
21
When you state in advance how and when something will happen
predicting
hypothesis
questions
observation
22
a mountain formed by magma that pushes rock layers upward is a
dome mountain
volcano
fault block mountain
folded mountain
23
what is i?
building
contour lines
scale
numbers
24
what is line b?
middle
prime meridian
parallels
equator
25
an instrument that is used to detect and measure earthquakes is a
Richter scale
laser
seismogram
seismograph
26
The movement of the crustal plates at a fault is a cause of
hot spots
volcanoes
mountains
earthquakes
27
The type of rock that forms when existing rock is changed by heat or pressure is called
mineral
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
28
when you use known information to suggest a solution to a problem you are
predicting
researching
inferring
hypothesizing
29
the series of natural process by which rocks are slowly changed from one kind to another is
sedimentation
the rock cycle
petrology
classification
30
Alfred Wegener stated that the continents were once a giant landmass called
Tethys
Mount Vesuvius
Pangaea
the new world
31
Conglomerate and sandstone are examples of
minerals
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
32
What does an experiment test?
hypothesis
information
problems
data
33
what is a?
road
bridge
buildings
lake
34
underwater mountain chains are called
rift valleys
mid-ocean ridges
trenches
subductions zones
35
what are the lines called on this map?
elevation lines
contour lines
latitude lines
longitude lines
36
The grouping of things that are alike is the science of
petrology
biology
geology
classification
37
the distance of a place above or below sea level is its
latitude
longitude
elevation
equator
38
the continents and ocean floor are parts of the
biosphere
atmosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
39
plains plateaus and mountains are 3 kinds of
landforms
volcanoes
contours
earthquakes