Physical Science A Final Exam Practice

All rocks contain

Hypothesis that continents move slowly and were once joined into supercontinent is called

Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic by:

Igneous rocks with coarse grains are formed

The three main layers of Earth's interior are the

A series of processes in which rocks continuously change from one type to another is called

New ocean crust is formed along

Naturally occurring, inorganic solid w/ crystal structure & characteristic chemical composition

The way a mineral reflects light is called ____.

Which city is most likely experiencing an increase in temperature and more humid weather?

What changes are involved when mud turns into sedimentary rock and then into metamorphic rock?

What determines whether a volcano erupts quietly or explosively?

Most weather takes place in the

To which of the three groups of sedimentary rocks does limestone belong?

The weather forecaster reported an area of high pressure over a region. Describe the weather.

The color of a powder left by a mineral is called _____.

What is the name of the location within Earth where an earthquake begins?

Shales and other rocks that water cannot pass through are said to be:

The largest type of intrusive igneous feature is a

A cloud is a dense, visible mass of

Volcanoes that erupt quietly have what type of magma?

Which city saw decrease in temperature?

Which of the following is a characteristic of an anticyclone?

What type of front forms when two unlike air masses form a boundary, but neither is moving?

A description of the pattern of weather over many years is a region's

Fossils are NEVER found in

A subducting oceanic plate

The heat that drives mantle convection comes from the gradual cooling of Earth's interior and

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a mineral?

Composite volcanoes are produced by

The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are found near a(an)

Rocks are classified as

The study of Earth's composition, structure, and history is called

The presence of bubbles on limestone during an acid test indicates the presence of

The amount of energy released by an earthquake is measured on the

The least useful property for mineral identification is ___ because it can often be misleading.

Which region usually has temperatures cooler than temperatures near the equator?

The area where magma collects inside a volcano before an eruption is called

What is the usual direction of weather systems across the United States?

What causes the magma inside a volcano to rise toward the surface?

The most dense layer of Earth is found

Forces that shape Earth's surface can be divided into

A steep-sided volcano formed entirely of ash and cinders is a

Identify which process destroys and recycles crust.

A sequence of horizontal layers consists of sandstone, granite, & limestone. The granite is

The symbol for Front C in Figure 24-1 represents a(n)

The ozone layer is located in the

Intense heat/pressure or contact with hot fluids can modify a pre-existing rock to form a(an)

What is a break in a rock mass along which movement occurs?

Round, solid pieces of ice more than 5 millimeters in diameter fall as

Which city is most likely experiencing cloudy skies?

Lines on a weather map that connect points that have the same air pressure are called

The two layers that make up the lithosphere are the

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

Which of the following forms of precipitations falls as a liquid?

What is a minerals hardness?

What conclusion can be drawn about sedimentary rocks based on water and the sediment size?

Which equipment is used to measure wind speed?

P waves

As altitude increases,

Why was Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift originally rejected by geologists?

Geologists have inferred that Earth's outer core is liquid because

Wind is created as air moves

The tendency of a mineral to split along smooth flat surfaces is called ____________.

In a low pressure system, the air is in the process of

A cold front forms when a cold air mass

Which of the following is a weather system with a center of low pressure

The important factor affecting the texture of igneous rock is:

What gas makes up about 78% of dry air?

A mineral with a hardness of 3 CANNOT be scratched by a

Rocks are said to have a cycle because they:

Plates slide past each other and crust is neither created nor destroyed at a

Stress in Earth's crust is caused by

A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called ____.