Earth Science Semester 1 Final Study Guide 2017

98% of the Earth's crust is made up of about how many minerals?

What do you the chemical reaction between a metallic mineral and oxygen?

What type of landform is this?

This is a barchan dune. Which dominat direction would the wind be blowing?

What makes titanium such a valuable ore?

New land that is build by a river depositing its load that they mouth of a river?

What do you call the original rock type that a metamorphic rock came from?

Drawing conclusions is the _____________ step in the scientific method.

Large relatively flat lands that have been raised above the surrounding area.

Why does a river take the path that it does?

Mountain created when crust pushed up by forces Earth forces? Rock breaks & forms jagged layers

When magma cools and hardens, which of the following does it form?

Type of sediment that allows ground water to move more freely because it is the most permeable?

A mound of till that is found at the end, side or in between glaciers.

Mass movement occurs very slowly, trees, powerlines, fences bend or move location unnoticeable

Cracks in rocks widen as water in them freezes and thaws, affect the surface of the Earth by...

A large area where all the water drains into one river at the areas lowest point?

A prediction about a problem that can be tested.

Chemical reaction with chemical compounds and H2O changing material into something different?

What type of cleavage does the mineral have in the image?

Igneous rock type cools of so quickly that mineral crystals are very small or not visible?

When lighter sediment has been blown away leaving a harder surface to walk or drive it.

Which is associated with an increase of chlorofluorocarbons in the environment?

What color is this igneous rock?

A naturally occurring, inorganic, solid made of elements or compounds of elements is call a

What type of cave feature is this image of?

If I had a glacier move 10 meters in 2 years, then how many meters per year did it move?

Lines that run perpendicular to the equator and parallel to the Prime Meridian are called ...

Which natural phenomenon occurs as a result of Earth rotating on its axis?

What causes an ore's price to go up or down?

Longitudinal line represents 0 degrees, runs through Greenwich Observatory near London.

What would you call a scientific guess based on experience and observations?

Which of the following words best fit the picture?

What do we call the color of the powder of a mineral that is left behind

A force that exists between all objects. This force is measured in Newtons.

Which weathering process was most likely involved in the destruction of this figure?

Atoms of the same type bond together to make what?

Which weathering process was most likely the cause shape of these rocks?

An object has a mass of 3g and a volume of 6L. Will it sink or float?

An object has a mass of 6g and a volume of 3L. Will it sink or float?

Glaciers that cover mountain valleys.

Select from the list, methods of sedimentary rock formation.

Which of the following igneous rock type descriptions, describes granitic rock?

What do you call the lines that connect points of equal elevation on a topographic map?

Choose the two most valuable minerals mined in Arizona.

What are the two ways to tell if a mineral has good to excellent cleavage?

Which soil pH level would be best for most plants?

How much space an object occupies?

Large squares found on some topographic maps. Have #s or letters that help pinpoint locations.

What type of landform is this?

How do sedimentary rocks form?

What type of cleavage does the mineral have in the image?

Map showing geological feature locations like rock units, bedding planes, faults, and folds?

How often does the Earth rotate around its axis?

A method of planting trees or building a structure to keep wind from transporting sediments.

Which part of a river would you see the most deposition?

2 u-shaped valleys perpendicular to one another. Waterfalls are common in these areas.