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Planet Earth Unit Review
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1
Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii, is an example of what type of volcano?
Pahoehoe
Shield
Composite
Cinder
2
Which is not used for mineral classification?
fracture
lustre
colour
weight
3
Which geologic time is closest to present day humans?
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
4
Which type of rock family is formed from heat and pressure?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
5
What is the Ring of Fire
A song by Johnny Carson
The outline of the Pacific plate where volcanoes are active
The bitter rival of the Bermuda Triangle
The outline of the Atlantic plate where volcanoes are active
6
What is rock made from?
crystals
fire
minerals
dust
7
If the film Jurassic Park 2 Stegosaurus's are seen. Why is this inaccurate?
Stegosaurus's were not that big
Stegosaurus's were from the Triassic period
Stegosaurus's were from the Paleozoic era
Stegosaurus's walked on their hind legs
8
Which is not a rock family?
limestone
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
9
Which geologic featured the first animals with backbones?
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Mesozoic
10
Which layer of the earth is liquid?
outer core
inner core
mantle
crust
11
Alfred Wegener came up with which theory?
erosion
continental drift
evolution
mid-Atlantic rift
12
Preserved organisms can be classified as
petrified remains
trace remains
coperlite
original remains
13
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of
glacier frost wedging
sea floor spreading
hot spots
volcanic interactions
14
What form of petroleum is found in the oil sands?
natural gas
coal
oil
bitumen
15
The bottom of the ocean is
full of sharks
smooth with sediment
mountainous
too deep to explore
16
What is an example of the biological evidence for continental drift?
similar rocks from mountains were found on other continents
formation of continents which seemingly "fit" together
similar fossils were found on separate continents
climate evidence based on coal deposits in unlikely places
17
Which is an example of Mechanical Weathering
moss growing on the side of a rock
a plant root growing between a rock
rocks rolling down a slope
acid rain
18
What scale measures the impact of earthquakes?
Mohs scale
Richard scale
Newton scale
Richter scale
19
Which mineral is considered to be the softest?
diamond
emerald
talc
calcite
20
The high point of the folded rock is called the
thrust fault
anticline
peak
syncline
21
The age of the earth is broken down into time scales. Which is not one of them?
Periods
Erins
Eons
Eras
22
Which is NOT a method of fossilization/preservation
Ice
Clay
Amber
Tar
23
Which of the following is NOT a type of seismic wave?
Primary wave
Focus wave
Secondary wave
Surface wave
24
Which type of fault creates the deepest earthquakes?
Transform fault
Reverse fault
Alaskan fault
Normal fault
25
Which geologic time had the first reptiles?
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Mesozoic
26
Which layer of the earth is the first one under the crust?
outer core
lower mantle
inner core
upper mantle
27
An opening in a volcano is called a
hole
top
vent
dormant
28
Which of the following is not part of a seismograph
pen
drum
scale
weight
29
What is a tsunami?
An earthquake underwater
An earthquake which creates a whirlpool
An earthquake underground
An earthquake which topples buildings
30
Which mineral is hardest?
apatite (5)
graphite (1.5)
topaz (8)
flint (7.5)
31
What city in Alberta is situated around the oil sands?
Fort Macleod
Leduc
Fort McMurray
Edmonton
32
When two plates collide and one is shoved under the other, it is called
subduction zone
composite collision
trench warefare
convection crater
33
Geologists think that tectonic plates are able to move because of
hot spots
gravitational pull from the moon
convection currents
divergent plates
34
Which magnitude of an earthquake is the most powerful
7.4
6.7
7.6
6.9
35
According to The Mohs Hardness Scale, 8.0 is the highest on the scale
True
False
36
The surface location directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the
mantle
source
origin
epicenter
37
Most volcanoes in the Ring of Fire occur at
divergent plates
subduction zones
focus points
hot spots
38
The theory of plate tectonics labels plates which push against each other as
divergent
insurgent
allegiant
convergent
39
what is sonar
self contained breathing apparatus
electrocardiogram device
silent cartography
underwater sound wave technology
40
What is it called when a volcano is not active?
secondary
sleeping
disruptive
dormant
41
How can we tell which mountains are "young"?
They are taller
They jagged
They are colder
They are smoother
42
What is NOT a way geologists can date a rock?
radiocarbon dating
relative dating
radiometric dating
take it out to a nice sea food dinner & NEVER CALL IT AGAIN
43
Which mineral is the hardest?
topaz
fluorite
apatite
gypsum
44
Intrusive rocks are formed when
sediments accumulate and compact in between two other rocks
frost wedging separates a rock into two
magma cools beneath the surface of the earth
lava cools above ground
45
Glaciers, gravity, wind and water are agents of what?
erosion
the rock cycle
mineral formation
continental drift
46
What is the most common type of mountain formation?
accordion mountains
fold mountains
fault block mountains
thrust faulting
