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Earth Science Semester 1 Finals Review
Earth Science Semester 1 Finals Review
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Review for Semester 1 Earth Science NHS
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1
What type of fossils are important for scientists to help tell the age of a rock?
Fractured
Index
Melted
2
In an undisturbed sample, where would the oldest rock be found?
at the top
at the bottom
In the middle
below the sediment layer
3
Which is NOT true about Minerals?
They have a definite chemical composition
They are always Solid
They are Alive
They are formed naturally
4
What is the most reliable way to identify a mineral?
Crystal shape
Color
Streak
Luster
5
Minerals are always...
Gas
Liquid
Solid
Purple
6
Fossil Fuels are also known as hydrocarbons, this name explains the presence of...
Oxygen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Water
7
How do Igneous rocks form?
Rocks gets squeezed together
Lava melts rock
Rocks turns into sediment
Magma cools
8
Radioactive decay is helpful to find the age of a sample because?
It happens at a constant rate
It happens suddenly then stops
It never changes the sample
It happens at a random rate
9
What would a mineral with a metallic luster look like?
Dull
Shiny
Waxy
10
Natural Gas, Peat, coal, and Oil are all examples of?
Nonrenewable Resources
Renewable Resources
Alternative Energy
Biomass
11
Where is the Epicenter of an earthquake located?
Above the surface but below the Focus
At the surface directly above the Focus
Underground directly below the Focus
12
Silicon and Oxygen are the...
Most common elements in Earth's crust
Gases that make up the atmosphere
Least common elements in Earth's crust
13
Due to the principle of crosscutting relationships we know that anything affected by a fault is
Younger than the fault
Older than the fault
14
Based on the Law of Superposition, what is the oldest layer of this cake?
Pink (middle)
Red (bottom)
Frosting (top)
Purple (top)
15
The magnetic pattern of rocks on both sides of a mid-ocean ridge is?
Unable to be measured
The same
The opposite
16
Where does Coal form?
In hot, dry Deserts
In cold, dry areas
In Swampy, rainy climates
17
What happens when 2 Ocean plates come together?
The older crust sinks by sudbduction
The younger plate sinks by subduction
Both plates push up to create mountains
18
Which of the following contains energy that has been stored for the longest time period?
Wood
Field crops (corn, beans)
Hydroelectric
Coal
19
How do we find the location of an earthquake?
Figure the Seismic Gap
Throw darts at a map
Plot Earthquake Epicenters
20
SInce Pangaea broke apart 200 mya, how has the Atlantic Ocean changed?
It has stayed the same
It has raised up
It is Larger
It is smaller
21
The air we breathe is mostly what gas?
Unleaded
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
22
When half of a radioactive sample decays this is called?
Half-time
Half-there
Half-death
Half-Life
23
Carbon, sunlight, water, and trees are all examples of?
Biomass
Nonrenewable resources
Fossil Fuels
Renewable resources
24
Who proposed the Theory of Continental Drift?
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Alan Werner
25
According to the Principle of Inclusions, we know the age of the fruit bits in fruitcake are...
Older than the rest of the cake
Younger than the rest of the cake
26
Vents, Craters, and Calderas are all associated with?
Earthquakes
Surface Mining
Volcanoes
27
What is an example of a Transform Fault boundary in the United States?
New Madrid, Missouri
San Andreas, California
Wabash Valley Fault zone
28
Where is the youngest part of the ocean floor found?
Along a deep sea trench
Near mid-ocean Ridges
Close to shore
29
What is the most common group of Minerals? (hint: The picture is of a mineral in this group)
Sulfates
Carbonates
Silicates
Halides
30
Which word explains that when 2 plates come together the oldest plate sinks under the other?
Subduction
Spreading
Divergent
Transform
31
Intrusive means?
Made of rock
In the Earth
Outside the Earth
Not from Earth
32
This type of rock is glued together by minerals.
Dissolved
Unsorted
Clastic
33
Carbon Dating is used to measure when a recent animal died, what would it work on?
An ancient Fish
a rock just out of a volcano
A dinosaur
An Egyptian Mummy
34
Limestone under heat and pressure turns into Marble, what is this process called?
Infiltration
Erosion
Metamorphism
Hydration
35
Where does the most damage from an earthquake occur?
Under the Focus
At the focus
Directly above the Focus
36
What kinds of geologic features would you find at Divergent (spreading) boundaries?
Deep Sea Trenches
Mid-ocean Ridges
Folded Mountains
