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Geosystems Final Exam Review 2022-23
Geosystems Final Exam Review 2022-23
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1
In which Virginia province is coal a major resource?
Appalachian Plateau, #5
Piedmont, #5
Valley and Ridge, #4
Piedmont, #2
2
What is physical weathering?
The break up of rocks by physical processes, but no chemicals
The break up of rocks by physical procesesses and chemicals
3
Abrasion is
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
4
Where would you most likely find Metamorphic rock?
At a subduction zone
Inside a sinkhole
Inside vegetables
On the continental shelf
5
Oxygen was first added to Earth's atmosphere by
volcanic eruptions
meteorite impacts
cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
violent thunderstorms
6
The portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
Rift Valley
Rift
Slab Pull
Fault
7
The Coriolis Effect causes the path of wind to curve to the left in the ...
western hemisphere
northern hemisphere
eastern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
8
When two oceanic plate meet at a convergent boundary, the plate that subducts is
the younger one (the less dense one)
both subduct
the older one (the denser one)
9
Which statement is TRUE about the rock cycle?
Weathering only occurs in igneous rocks
It can only flow in one direction
It stops after metamorphic rocks form
It involves heat, pressure and cooling
10
What type of front is shown with the red bumps?
Warm Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
11
Which Virginia provinces is number 1?
Coastal Plain
Valley and Ridge
Blue Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
12
Define metamorphic rock
formed from evaportaion
formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
formed from intense heat and pressure
formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments
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What is watershed?
tidal mouth of a large river
the land from which surface water drains into body of water
level below which the ground is saturated with water
body of permeable rock that can contain groundwater
14
If the gradient of the river increases,
The amount of energy decreases
The amount of deposition increases
the speed of the water increases
The amount to erosion decreases
15
Where would erosion occur on this river?
B
A
16
At which ocean feature would the greatest amount of water pressure be exerted?
Trench
Abyssal Plain
Continental slope
Continental shelf
17
Which province of Virginia has caves?
Blue Ridge Province
Coastal Plain Province
Valley and Ridge Province
Karst Topography
18
The Coriolis effect is caused by the:
Earth's Orbit
Earth's Rotation
Earth's Gravity
Earth's Temperature
19
Which Virginia Province is the youngest?
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
20
How does the sun produce the energy that it radiates to EARTH
hydroelectric
burning fossil fuels
fission
fusion
21
What kind of weather will accompany this pressure system?
hurricane
fair, clear weather
cloudy skies,probably rain
tornadoes
22
Transfer of heat energy in a liquid or gas by circulation of currents in the substance
Radiation
Conduction
Climate
Convection
23
What is a delta?
sediment deposited at the river's mouth
path of a river through the environment
curve in a river
body of water formed when a meander is cut off
24
Carbonic acid is a mixture of:
Carbon and acid
Oxygen and hydrogen
Water and carbon dioxide
Calcite and quartz
25
How are caves formed?
They are underground bubbles
By ocean waves
By wind blowing underground
Slightly acidic groundwater dissolved the limestone
26
Where would deposition occur on this river?
A
B
27
Dissolution is
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
28
What are tributaries?
Another name for a stream
A type of bay
Small bodies of water that feed into a larger river
A muddy, swampy area at the mouth of a river
29
What is Weathering?
The process of carrying sediments
The process of dropping the sediments
The process of breaking down sediments
30
A continuum showing the range of electromagnetic radiation from shortest wavelength, to longest
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electromagnetic Fusion
Light Year
Emission Spectrum
31
Wind strength is dependent upon
amount of gravitation attraction
air pressure differences
horizontal movement of air
vertical movement of air
32
How does an increase in surface area affect the rate of weathering?
As the surface area increases, the rate of also increases.
As the surfaces area changes,the rate of change stays normal
As the surfaces area increases,the rate of change decreases.
33
What is a karst landscape?
It is a thick layered, compact rock..
It is a water basin area.
A heavily vegetated region.
It is formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks.
34
Karst is land dominated by what features?
Disappearing stream
Cave
Sinkhole
All of the above
35
Where will wind speeds be fastest?
C
B
A
36
Which of the following soil horizons is considered topsoil?
B
A
C
O
37
What kind of weather will accompany this front?
long, gentle rain
brief intense rain, and possibly thunderstorms
hurricanes
fair, clear weather
38
What is a watershed divide?
Where two streams or rivers meet
A mountain or ridge that separates two watersheds
The land between two rivers
Where water flows uncontrollably across the surface
39
How does the ocean effect San Francisco's climate?
it creates a moderating effect
it causes it to be colder
it causes it to be warmer
it makes it windier
40
Which of these causes the seasons?
Earth's axial tilt
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun
The rotation of the Earth on it's axis
The distance between the Earth and the Sun
41
Define sedimentary rock
formed from extremely hot groundwater
formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments
formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
formed from intense heat and pressure
42
Define igneous rock.
formed from precipitates in an evaporating solution
formed from intense heat and pressure
formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments
formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
43
A fossil will most likely be found in what type of rock?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Phaneritic
Sedimentary
44
Where are most divergent boundaries found?
mid-ocean ridges
within mountain ranges
at subduction zones
continental margins
45
Weathering and erosion both...
wash soil away
change the earth's surface
change rocks
move rocks
46
Massive stars are what BEFORE they go supernova?
Planetary Nebula
Black Hole
Red Giant
Red Supergiant
47
Oxidation is
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
48
If the gradient of the river decreases,
The amount to erosion increases
The amount of deposition increases
The amount of energy increases
the speed of the water increases
49
The amount of empty space between the grains of a rock is called
porousness
sponginess
permeability
porosity
50
Which Virginia provinces is number 5?
Blue Ridge
Valley and Ridge
Appalachian Plateau
Piedmont
51
What type of climate might a coastal area have if nearby currents are cold?
A warm, more humid climate.
The climate would not be affected.
A warm, dry climate.
A cooler climate.
52
Magma’s cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is called a _____________.
subduction zone
convection current
transform fault
convergent boundary
53
When the earth is between the sun and the moon, what type of eclipse do we have?
Lunar eclipse
Reflective eclipse
Solar eclipse
Intrusive eclipse
54
Frost Wedging is
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
55
What kind of weather will accompany this pressure system?
cloudy skies,probably rain
tornadoes
hurricane
fair, clear weather
56
What is chemical weathering?
The chemical change in the composition of a rock.
Abrasion.
Frost action.
A physical breakdown of rocks.
57
The Ozone layer is located in this part of the atmosphere
Ionosphere
Exosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
58
What is Erosion
Ms. Anderson moving rocks
Rocks braking away
Were sediments ends up
The moving of sediments
59
What is not one of the 3 pieces of evidence for the big bang?
Expansion of the universe
Composition of the universe
CMB
The sun is made on H and He
60
What are examples of Erosion?
Ice
Water
Gravity
Wind
61
Which 2 layers of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with increasing altitude?
stratosphere and thermosphere
stratosphere and mesosphere
troposphere and mesosphere
troposphere and stratosphere
62
An underwater volcanic mountain range on the ocean floor
ocean basin
continental margin
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
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What is Climate ?
Seasons
A Water Cycle
The short-term state of the atmosphere.
The Average pattern of weather for a particular region.
64
Apparent change in the wavelength of radiation or sound due to the motion of the source
Doppler Effect
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Nebula
Nuclear Fusion
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What type of front is shown with the blue triangles?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
66
Carbonic acid is responsible for the formation of:
Caves
Acid rain
Sinkholes
Florida
67
What kind of weather will accompany this front?
long, gentle rain
brief intense rain, and possibly thunderstorms
hurricanes
fair, clear weather
68
The place where 2 tectonic plates interact. Could be convergent, divergent, or transform.
Plate Boundary
Crust Boundary
Divergent Rift
Slab Pull
69
Which Virginia provinces is number 2?
Valley and Ridge
Piedmont
Appalachian Plateau
Blue Ridge
70
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
71
The sun is going to become a planetary nebula, and a white dwarf. True or False
False
True
