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Earth Science Reference Table Review
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1
What is the most abundant element in the earth's crust?
Hydrogen
Aluminum
Oxygen
Calcium
2
Which size sediment particles will still be transported by the stream?
silt and clay only
clay only
sand, silt, and clay only
pebbles, sand,silt, and clay
3
A mass extinction of many life-forms occurred on Earth (250 m),which life form became extinct?
trilobite
dinosaurs
mammoths
eurypterids
4
Name the New York State Fossil
Condor
Mucrospirifer
Phacops
Eurypterus remipes
5
Which numbered layers most likely formed at the same time?
1 and 6
2 and 8
3 and 5
4 and 7
6
On what page do you find a diagram of the rock cycle?
Page 7
Page 3
Page 6
Page 9
7
Which 2 temperature zones of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with altitude?
stratosphere and thermosphere
troposphere and mesosphere
troposphere and stratosphere
mesosphere and thermosphere
8
What mineral has a chemical formula NaCl?
Halite
Pyrite
Calcite
Galena
9
What's inferred to be the main source of free oxygen that first entered Earth’s atmosphere?
radioactive decay of rocks containing oxygen
melting of glacial ice into hydrogen and oxygen
oxygen-producing organisms
meteorite impacts releasing oxygen
10
Name the three temperature scales listed on page 13
Fahrenheit, Jules, Kelvin
Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Grams
Celsius, Jules, Kelvin
Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Celsius
11
What is the approximate temperature of the Earth at a depth of 3,000 km?
1,000°C
2,000°C
5,000°C
6,000°C
12
How much heat energy is released during the freezing of water?
2400J/g
330 J/g
2260 J/g
334 J/g
13
What is the geological period of bedrock found in the Finger Lake region on New York State?
Silurian
Ordovician
Devonian
Cambrian
14
Near which two latitudes are most of Earth’s major deserts located?
0° and 90° N
30° S and 60°S
60°S and 60°N
30°N and 30°
15
Which group of organisms has the shortest record of life on Earth?
eurypterids
birds
graptolites
placoderm fish
16
Most rocks that form from fragmental rock particles are classified as
clastic sedimentary
chemical sedimentary
extrusive igneous
intrusive igneous
17
What is the approximate altitude of Polaris at Syracuse, New York?
43°
90°
47°
76°