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2023 8th Grade Geology Unit 1
2023 8th Grade Geology Unit 1
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Why are all maps distorted?
Maps have to be stretched to make a globe into a flat surface.
There are too many continents.
They are not measured accurately when they are drawn.
It looks cool.
2
The worldview of naturalism says that there is no need for God.
False
True
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What is the prime meridian ?
imaginary lines that divide the northern and southern hemisphere
moderate temperature neither wet nor dry
the average weather for a period of time
imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemisphere
4
The Outer core is solid
False
True
5
On a topographic map, the closer the contour lines the
flatter the land
steeper the slope
gentler the slope
lower the elevation
6
What is a half-life?
The amount of time needed for half of a radioactive material to decay.
When the radioactive material has lived half of its life.
The time it takes for the radioactive material to decay to 0%.
The time it takes to create a stable isotope.
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Earthquake waves are called
seismic waves
divergent waves
convergent waves
wave amplitudes
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what is the mantle made of
liquid iron and nickel
liquid rock
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Vulcanology and Seismology are branches of:
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Geology
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What kind of map would a seismologist use to study earthquake patterns?
road map
tectonic
topographical
meteorlogical
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Tropic of Capricorn
a latitude line that locates the northern tropics
a longitude line that locates the southern tropics
a latitude line that locates the southern tropics
a longitude line that locates the northern tropics
12
The study of the relationship between organisms and the environment
geology
oceanography
astronomy
environmental scienc
13
The Tropic of Cancer is...
a longitude line that locates the northern tropics
a latitude line that locates the southern tropics
a latitude line that locates the northern tropics
a longitude line that locates the southern tropics
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Region of mantle below the lithosphere.
isostasy
asthenosphere
moho
lithosphere
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the inner core is solid
True
False
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Which time zone to we live in?
Central
Pacific
Mountain
Eastern
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The Core has two layers Inner and Outer
False
True
18
Which projection type?
conical
cylindrical
azimuthal
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What is Theism ?
God does not exist and was made up.
God exisits and has an effect on the world
The rule that every sentence must have a "the" in it.
The belief that aliens are secretly ruling the planet.
20
P waves travel through
all of these
solids
liquids
gases
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P waves and S waves are the same
True
False
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What is oceanography?
The study of oceans
The study of the Earth's oceans
The study of water
I wasn't paying attention
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Widely spaced contour lines indicate a...
River
Steep slope
Gentle slope
Hill
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Mantle
The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
contains the crust and top part of the mantle; these are the plates that mo
contains the crust and top part of the mantle; these are the plates that mo
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What causes the magnetosphere?
Liquid iron
Solar radiation
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What does seismology mean?
The study of the earthquakes that travel through Earth
The mantel of earth
The investigation of earthquakes
27
True or false p waves are the fastest
False
True
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the boundary between the mantle and the crust
MoHo
asthenosphere
lithosphere
core boundary
29
What is the point of the magnetosphere?
to keep out aliens
to repel other planets from colliding with us
to prevent the death star from destroying the earth
to protect the earth from solar winds
30
Varves tell geologists the absolute age of rocks in the same way that ______?
A calendar does.
Your maturity level tells your age.
A plant fossil does.
Tree rings do for trees.
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the crust is a thin and harder outer surface
True
False
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S waves travel through solids.
False
True
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Rigid of crust and upper mantle.
asthenosphere
moho
isostasy
lithosphere
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Where are cylindrical maps most distorted?
Prime Meridian
High Latitudes
Equator
Low Latitudes
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What is meteorology?
Study of weather
A related word to the atmosphere
Study of meteors
Study of space
36
What are contour lines based on?
borders
snow fall
tree rings
elevation
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What is astronomy?
The study of space
The study of rocks
The study of substances
The study of life
38
How many time zones are there
24
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I don't know
0.24
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What does a topographical map do?
It shows water.
It shows how high and low land is.
It shows land.
It is made of chocolate.
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What direction does the prime meridian run?
East and West
North and South
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Which region of the crust sinks deeper into the mantle?
oceanic
polar
continental
the mozzerella portion
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Outer Core
a fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick
His Leg
outside of a rubber ball
composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core
43
The Magnetosphere causes
Rain
Clouds
Lightning
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
44
Carbon-14 dating measures the amount of _______ in a substance.
Carbon -12
silicon
carbon-14
oxygen
45
What state of matter is the outer core?
Liquid
Gas
Solid
46
All maps have some type of distortion.
True
False
47
oceanic crust is _________ than continental crust.
more dense
more hot
less dense
less hot
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the magnetosphere protects us from solar wind
True
False
49
The Prime Meridian and the Equator do not meet
True
False
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What does Indirect Observation mean?
I don't know
The process of analyzing data that you cannot see directly
Something
The process of collecting data that you can see
51
The Prime Meridian is on what measurement?
Latitude
Longitude
52
The tropic of cancer is (blank) of the equator?
East
West
North
South
53
The magnetosphere helps us to us a compass
True
False
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Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
core
crust
mantle
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A __________ studied Earth’s interior through indirect observation.
Geology
Scientists
Meteorologists
Geologists
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Which layer of the earth is studied by direct observation?
crust
core
mantle
