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Earth Science Midterm Review
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Review questions to study for the upcoming midterm.
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1
Soil is an example of a biological resource.
True
False
2
A nuetron has (a) ______ charge.
Big OR Small
Neutral / No
Negative
Positive
3
How does matter change from one form to another?
Coldness
Mass
Temperature
Oxygen
4
What are the four states of matter?
Liquid, Plasma, Air, Fire
Solid, Gas, Liquid, Plasma
Solid and Liquid
Gas and Plasma
5
GIS maps can help people by ______
Predicting weather patterns
Helping respond to emergencies
Firing atomic bombs to specific parts of the globe to glorify God
Assessing the structure of an atom
6
What is a worldview and what is it based on?
The overall perspective that we use to see and interpret the world
What you believe about the most important things in life
Presuppositions
The way the world views different things
7
Examples of a nuclear change include:
Crushing from extreme pressure
Beta Particles
Atoms can emit one or more particles
Burning from extreme heat
8
Christians do science to fulfill the ________
Scripture
Creation Mandate
Nucleus
Bible
9
What does the Creation Mandate command?
God made people to have dominion over the Earth and we should fill it
Everything in the world is created from atoms and always will be
We should study the Earth to discover the best ways to use it
God made the world for Himself and we are for His entertainment
10
Examples of a chemical change include:
A gas is produced not by evaporation
Atoms can emit a gamma ray
Bending
An explosion of sound or light
11
The Law of Conservation of Energy states that ______
Energy can't be created or destroyed
Matter can't be created or destroyed
It is illegal to destroy energy
In every physical and chemical change, matter is conserved
12
God is our savior and we don't need Him.
False
True
13
Energy is a force that acts on an object as it moves through a distance.
False
True
14
Examples of a physical change include:
A permanent color change
Dissolving
Crushing
A temperature change
15
One type of force is ______
Field Force
A push or a pull
The atmosphere
Contact force
16
How does Earth Science help declare God's glory?
Finding out why God made the world
By studying His creation and discovering the best ways to use it
By finding resources needed to develop vaccines
It declares God's glory by proving the Bible is true
17
A compound is a pure substance.
False
True
18
Where is the nucleus of an atom found?
In the middle; has a positive charge
At the center
Circling around the center
In the middle; has a negative charge
19
Work is on an object when it changes its energy.
False
True
20
You can measure matter by an object's ______
Temperature
Weight
Energy
Mass
21
The Creation Mandate states that we should create churches to worship God.
False
True
22
Everything in existence wasn't made from the Big Bang.
False
True
23
One renewable resource is:
Books
People
Water
Cars
24
A secular worldview is based on the Bible.
True
False
25
The three main parts of GIS are ______
The ability to put data into layers which can be easily controlled
Trained users who analyze and plot the data to make maps
Computerized geographic data
Programs, hardware, and data storage systems used to display information
26
Mapmaking is modeling because ______
It divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere
Both mapmaking and modeling can save lives
A map is a simplified image that is a model of part of the Earth's surface
People who make maps or models are called cartographers
27
There are three states of matter.
True
False
28
A nonrenewable resource has an unlimited supply, BUT can run out at times or be hard to obtain.
False
True
29
GIS stands for ______
Geographic Information System
Good In Side
Geography Is Super
Geographical Info Speculations
30
Which of the following are parts of an atom?
Proton / Electron
Nucleus
Rings around the atom that electrons us as a track
2-5 Ions
31
Thematic maps use contour lines to show elevations on a map above some standard height.
True
False
32
God made the Earth for humans to have dominion over.
True
False
33
Standard map features include:
The size and shape of continents
A legend/key, a map scale, a title, oriented North
Topographic, Political, and Geographic information
Equatorial, Polar, and Oblique projections
34
An element is ______
An atom with fewer electrons than protons
A pure substance made of one kind of atom
An atom with more electrons than protons
Two elements' atoms bonding to create an element
