Earth Science Semester 1 Final Review

Which of the following affects the largest area?

a depression formed when sediment builds up around a melting block of ice left behind by a glacier

What is saltation?

Which boundary is formed when plates collide?

An arete is a

the movement of any material down a slope

a broad area of sorted material deposited in front of a glacier

a group of loose rocks falling down a steep slope

Which of the following are agents of mechanical weathering?

An offshore column of rock that was once part of the mainland is called a

When wind blows sand and silt against rock, eventually wearing the surface away, it is called

An index fossil is used to date surrounding rock layers.

Intrusive rock is formed when magma cools above the Earth's surface

Hawaii sits on a hot spot.

When you are in a car on the open road when an earthquake occurs, you should take cover in a nearby ditch.

burrowing animals and plant roots contribute to this

What is Pangaea?

unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier

a sudden, rapid movement of rock and soil downslope

What causes erosion in mountain river valleys?

waves that travel in groups

a place where land and a body of water meet

Which of the following layers of the Earth are liquid?

a fast movement of a mass of mud or volcanic ash

Volcanoes can cause climate change by

the general term used to describe all material carried and deposited by glaciers

water that moves in a zigzag pattern along the beach

If you increase the surface area of a rock, it will weather more quickly.

Why do scientists use the geologic time scale?

The viscosity of lava describes how it flows.

A horn is a

till deposits produced when glaciers carry material to the front and sides of glacial ice

The color of the powder that a mineral leaves on a piece of white porcelain is called

What are the two criteria scientists use to classify rock?

A sandbar is

A hole cut into a rock at the base of a sea cliff is a

A hanging valley is

the removal of fine sediment by wind

A mark left by a dinosaur's tail is an example of a trace fossil.

a glacial deposit that has been sorted and layered by streams or meltwater