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Earth Science Semester Quiz
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1
THe most famous Geyser in North America
Bucking Ham Fountain
Caesars Palace Fountain
Old Faithful
Beehive Guyser
2
Largest waterfall near Chicago?
Niagara Falls
Bridalveil Falls
Morton Rock Falls
Angel Falls
3
How often does Ice Ages occur?
Once Every Billion Years
Once in Earth's History
Thousands of Years Apart
Never Has Occurred
4
The Great Lakes were formed by what?
Volcanic Eruptions
Continental Glaciers
Erosion
Plate Tectonics
5
Geothermal energy is used by?
Using Ocean Tides
Gathering Wind
Collecting Falling Water
Underwater Steam and Hot water
6
Suspension, solution and ______________ are all means of how a river transports sediments.
Bed Load
Discharge
Base Level
Stream Piracy
7
What is the possible consequence of building in a floodplain (Besides being a MORON).
MEanders
Glacial Growth
Creates Ox Bow Lakes
Property Damage
8
Chemical Weathering...
Broken into smaller pieces
Gets smoother due to abrasion
Gets Bigger
Changes into a different substance
9
Egypt was once covered by seas. What was the primary material used to build the pyramids?
Dolemite
Sandstone
Calcite
Limestone
10
During the last ice glaciers moved as far south as?
Texas
Illinois
Wisconsin
Florida
11
Do you need luck to pass this test?
No
Pass
Uh No
Standard
12
Which is a fossil fuel?
Ozone
Coal
Wood
Uranium
13
What is the largest drainage basin in the U.S.
Colorado Drainage Basin
Columbia Drainage Basin
Nile Drainage Basin
Mississippi Drainage Basin
14
The area of land that flood water may cover is called?
Floodplains
Meanders
Natural Levees
Ox Bow Lakes
15
Drawback of solar energy?
Expensive Equipment
Solar Energy is Expensive
Can't be converted to electricity
Causes Pollution
16
Purpose of the Ozone Layer?
Removes pollution from atmosphere
Protect from sun's heat
Oxygen Production
Protection from Solar Radiation
17
The major source of the Earth's energy is...
Solar E
Tidal E
Wind E
Geothermal E
18
Earth is a system because...
Uuuuuuuuh No
Each part make up a whole
Because it has water
It just is
19
Evidence of life from a previous geologic time, preserved in rock is called...
Batholith
Fossil
Pluton
Deformity
20
Sedimentary rock is formed through...
Heat and Pressure
Cementation and Compaction
Cooling Magma/Lava
21
Which is not considered a RATE of weathering?
Climate
Surface Exposure
Composition of Rock
Speed of Air Hitting Rock
22
Rusting os also called...
Hydrolosys
Oxidation
Plants
Frost Wedging
23
The rich Illinois soil was actually transported in from?
Canada and Wisconsin
California
New Hampshire
Michigan and Ohio
24
Phytoplankton (contains chlorophyll) removes carbon dioxide by...
Magic
Aerobic Resporation
Photosynthesis
ATP Production
25
An igneous created BENEATH the surface is...
Extrusive Igneous
Sedimentary
Intrusive Igneous
Metamorphic
26
Metamorphic rock is formed through...
Cementation and Compaction
Heat and Pressure
Cooling of Magma/Lava
27
When it rains, which part of the water cycle is occurring?
Runoof
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
28
Which type of sedimentary rock is made from fragments of other rocks?
Chemical
Clastic
Igneous
Organic
29
Potholes form because of which type of weathering?
Plants
Hydrolosys
Frost Wedging
Oxidation
30
In the rock cycle, rocks are classified by...
How they are made
Grain Size
Color
Mineral Composition
31
Balance in the water cycle means....
Precipitation is equal to evaporation
Precipitation only occurs over the oceans
The water that evaporates remains in the atmosphere
32
An open container allowing matter and energy to move freely is an example of which system?
Closed
Open
33
Which is an example of carbon interacting with the atmosphere
Carbon is stored in rocks like coal
Humans release carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels
Humans inhale carbon dioxide
Carbon is dissolved in the ocean
34
A mineral is...
Definite Chemical Composition
Liquid
Mixture
Man-Made
35
What causes mass movement?
Gravity
Upward Expansion
Wind
Water
36
Which is the C horizon?
Fragmented Rock
Superficial Soil
Humus
Parent Rock
37
Stratified rock demonstrates...
Metamorphic Rock
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
38
What place on Earth would have more mechanical weathering that chemical?
Polar Ice Cap
Swamps
Rainforest
Grassland
39
Abrasion occurs when...
Solid pieces combine
Plant roots break sidewalks
Solid pieces wear down other solid pieces
Ice breaks rocks
40
Mountains are a part of which system?
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
41
Fan shaped deposits that form at the mouth of a river?
Bed Load
Levees
Delta
Tributary
42
Largest source of air pollution?
Solid Waste Disposal
Industrial Processes
Transportation
Power Plants
43
Quartz is the...
The hardest common mineral
The hardest mineral
Essential for life
Make Diamonds
44
When magma cools slowly, the crystals in the rock will be?
Pourous
Large
Small
Non-Exsistent
45
What is the most common feature of regional metamorphic rock?
Ripples
Foliation
Bedding
Spotting
46
What is the continental divide?
where continents meet
Where glaciers form
The separation of drainage basins
Where deltas form
47
Petroleum forms from...
Radioactive Sediments underground
Plant material buried in seas years ago
Plant material collected in swamps millions of years ago
48
How can enter the atmosphere?
CO2 Dissolving in the Oceans
Photosynthesis
Phytoplankton
Burning Fossil Fuels
49
The loosening of boulders by glaciers
Wastage
Plucking
Tull
Abrasion
50
Which is not an example of erosion?
waves moving sand on the beach
glaciers carrying boulders
Wind shaping sand dunes
Oxidation of a substance
51
Lava (Rock) interacting with animals (Life) would be an example of...
Biosphere with Atmosphere
Hydrosphere with Geosphere
Geosphere with Biosphere
Atmosphere with Hydrosphere
52
Which is a renewable resource?
Iron
Petrolium
Cotton
Coal
53
When ice freezes it becomes how much bigger?
25%
20%
15%
10%
54
Metamorphic rock is formed through...
Heat and Pressure
Cementation and Compaction
Weathering of parent rock
Cooling of magma and Lava
55
The ability of soil to grow plants is called?
Salinization
Soil Fertility
Soil Go Grow
Soil Depletion
56
The process in which water vapor becomes water droplets is called...
Evaporation
Precipition
Runoff
Condensation
57
The hazards of mass movements are?
All of the Above
Loss of Life
Reshaping the Land
Destruction of Property
58
The removal and transprort of materials by natural agents
Erosion
Landslide
Weathering
Mass Movement
59
A damn produces which type of energy?
Solar
Wind
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
60
When a plant loses water through its leaves, it's called...
Transporation
Evaporation
Precipitation
61
What type of glacier created the features of Illinois?
Mountain Glacier
Continental Glacier
Alaska Glacier
Valley Glacier
62
A rock that does not allow water to pass through it is said to be...
Groundwater
Porosity
Permeability
Impermeable
63
If soil has a lot of holes and gaps in it, what type of porosity would it have?
High Porosity
Highly Impermeable
Low Porosity
Least Impermeable
64
What was the valuable mineral that people sought in California in 1849?
Iron
Silver
Gold
Nickel
65
All of these are caused by human climate change except?
Increase Glacial Formation
Species Extintions
Drought
Rising Sea Level
66
How does carbon interact with the geosphere?
Animals exhale carbon dioxide
Carbon is stored in rocks, like coal
It's dissolved in the oceans
Carbon release carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels
67
What is a natural Sinkhole?
A depression in the Earth caused by lack of minerals
A depression caused by lack of water
A depression in the earth cuased by the addition of rock
A depression in the earth caused by erosion of rock/mineral
68
A submarine underwater would best describe which system?
Closed
Open
69
Suspension in a river is mad up of...
Coarse sand, dirt and rocks
Rocks and Boilders
Leaves sand and Clay
Clay, silt and fine sand
70
Greenhouse gases do what?
Helps form clouds
Increase rain
Deflects radiation into space
Maintains/Increases Earth's Heat
