Earth Science - FINAL Review

Nearly half of the electrical power plants in the United States use this fuel

The settling out of materials from a solution to form inorganic non clastic rocks is called _______

sediments that could turn into sedimentary rocks someday are

A geologists who works in petrology would be interested mainly in

Which common metal was worth more per ounce than gold ?

Which of the following is NOT a term related to a volcano's activity?

Which of the following is NOT a native mineral?

Sea - floor spreading is thought to be driven by the movement of ______

The best conductor of electricity is _____

The greatest need for good science is _____

Vertical is to dike as horizontal is to ____

The longest and most extensive mountain system on the earth is the ____

Seismic waves travel

A rock that is often light enough to float in water is ______

A carat is a unit of _____

which of the following typically comes FIRST in the science process?

Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the rest?

Mineral salts are more properly called ____

For an object to have kinetic energy, it must be___

The eruption of ____ was the largest volcanic event in recorder history

Which organisms make up the base or first step of the food chain around black smokers deep within the ocean?

How do geologists collect data to model the earth's interor?

The process by which a crystal grows is called ____

What is the name for the study of fossils?

The horizontal direction of a fault is its ____

The flood described in the book of Genesis

Most folded sedimentary rock strata are smoothly shaped, indicating that

Some forms of coal have been properly classified as

An ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called a (n) _____

Flood basalts or basalt traps are

Creationists and secular scientists can have the same information but come to different conclusion because of what data?

What is the major difference between a fault and a joint ?

A layer of loose pyroclasts materials and ash covering the ground is called ______

For an object to have kinetic energy, it must be ____

A mineral rated as 1 on the hardness scale is ____

Rayleigh waves and Love waves are both examples of____

Among other things, the earth's atmosphere protects is from _____

Which of the following was created first in the young - earth story ?

stone arches are most directly related to _____

Who developed the system used today to classify organisms?

Which of the following volcanic structures is the most common?

Which of the following would you expect to have the greatest relief?

secondary, smaller earthquakes that result from a major earthquake are called _____

Sounds that are caused by waves too slow for the humans ear to detect are ____

Looking at a volcano from a distance, its most recognizable feature is its _____

sweetened tea would be an example fo a ______

An instrument that simply detects earth waves is a _____

Batholiths and laccoliths are both types of _____

The earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as ______

Which earthquake magnitude scale do geologist use to report to the public?

Which of the following does NOT belong with the other three?

Fossils do NOT include ______

A scientist who studied the classification and origin of all types of rocks is called a ____

Which plant's gravity is most responsible for keeping asteroids away from Earth?

Which of the following is common example of nonaffiliated metamorphic rock?

The mountain with the highest elevation in the world is _____

Mountain landforms that are made of anticlines and synclines are _____

Which particle is in the nucleus of every atom?

What is the ability to do work?

A scientist who specializes in studying deep ocean sediments would properly be called a (n)

Which of the following tests most likely could be used to identity a rock?

According to a young earth view during which period would you expect to find the greatest number and variety of fossils?

A god example of a hydrothermal circuit is

If a substance has a constant volume but changes shape, it is a _____

According to the old earth - rock cycle, which of the following was the starting material in the cycle?

According to young - earth geologists, the original igneous rocks

A rapid downhill movement of hot, solid, volcanic particles suspended in steam is a ____

Geologists believe that the earth's crust interior temperature is the highest in the ____

Petrified wood forms by a process called ____

Most secular and young - earth geologists accept place tectonics theory, but they usually disagree on _____

Fault - block mountains like the Sierra Nevada range, are bounded by one or more ____ faults

Rocks formed from bits and pieces of eroded rocks are called _____ rocks

The largest types of plutons are _____

What is NOT true about a hypothesis?

Which of the following lists is in correct order from smallest to largest?

The work of good science involves _______

Which of the following is usually considered to be the largest landform?

Which kind of sedimentary rock is most useful as a construction material?

When the population of a species begins to shrink due to having more deaths than births it is possibly headed towards __

The commandment to study and use the earth and its resources for God's glory and man's benefit is called ____

The depression found at the top of most volcanic cones is called a ___

Subduction would most likely be occurring at a ___ boundary.

Rock altered by heat from an igneous intrusion, such as a sill or a dike, has experienced _____ metamorphism

Which of the following observations of the solar system give(s) us clues about its history?

According to most secular - geologists, which of the following was caused by collision?

Lava with the highest silica content usually

What is the name of the longest strike - slip fault in southern California?

Tectonic plates

Which of the following methods is the most common for obtaining minerals and ores?

Which of the following is NOT related to locating an earthquake?

Which of the following is NOT an example of applying the Creation Mandate?

What kinds of volcanoes would a young - earth geologist consider active on the basis of a biblical view?

Which of the following statements describes a typical young - earth geologists view of volcanoes?

The types of minerals that are most likely to found in placer deposits are ____ minerals

A scientific model ___

The depression found at the top of most volcanic cones is called a _____

Which of the following is a biological natural resource?

Which of the following tests would provide the best example of a mineral's color?