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EARTH SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW
EARTH SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW
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1
What does the "H" stand for in H
2
O?
Water
Helium
Hello.....it's me
Hydrogen
2
Examples of damage from an earthquake are
older buildings completely destroyed
explosions from broken electric and gas lines
3
A richter scale is used to measure the energy released by what?
Earthquake
Tornado
Hurricane
Volcano
4
When 2 lithosphere plates slide toward each other
Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
5
Seismic waves are caused by...
A waterspout
A tsunami
Sudden breaking of rock with the earth
Tectonic plates moving
6
How many elements are there?
Under 50
35
between 60 and 90
Over 100
7
This rock is formed when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure. What type is it?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
8
What is the ring of fire?
A circus act
A Johnny Cash song
A hurricane zone that forms a circle
Earthquake & volcano zone that almost forms a circle
9
An outline of the major divisions in Earth's history is called...
Geologic Time Scale
Natural Disaster Scale
Timeline
Geologic Calendar
10
Transform boundary is when lithosphere plates slide and grind past each other.
True
False
11
A test that helps to identify minerals containing calcium carbonate is called...
Mineral test
Acid test
Vitamin D test
Hardness test
12
An atom is the smallest part of an element that can be identified as an element.
True
False
13
Amount of matter in a given volume is called what?
Hardness
Density
Magnetism
Acid Test
14
Fill in the blank. Because of _____, other natural disasters will occur.
tornados
earthquakes
landslides
tsunamis
15
Carbon dioxide is made from oil.
True
False
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A compound is when 2 or more elements are chemically combined.
True
False
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What is a tsunami?
A big wave caused by a tornado
A big weather storm
A big wave caused from an earthquake
A hurricane in the water
18
What is sodium chloride?
sugar
salt
salt & pepper
19
BRAIN BREAK!!!!!!!!
Stand up and stretch
Breath in...
Do the flop
Breathe out....
20
What element(s) make up table salt?
sea salt
copper and boron
sodium chloride
oxygen and hydrogen
21
How a mineral's surface reflects light is known as...
Reflection
Luster
Hardness
Acid test
22
A landslide is a natural disaster.
False
True
23
Property of a mineral that relates to how much the mineral resists being scratched.
Softness
Streak
Hardness
Smoothness
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A naturally occuring, inorganic solid is known as a...
mineral
atom
vitamin
rock
25
Force or attraction, or repulsion, associated with magnets is known as Magnetism.
False
True
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How do you find out the streak of a mineral?
Color of the powder
How the mineral's surface reflects light
Break it apart
Amount of matter in a given volume
27
An element is a simple substance that can't be broken down by ordinary chemical means.
True
False
28
The crystalization of hot, melted rock or minerals is called
Igneous Rock
Rock Cycle
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
29
When tectonic plates move and cause a natural disaster, what is the natural disaster called?
Tornado
Tsunami
Earthquake
Hurricane
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31
When 2 lithosphere plates slide toward each other, it is called a _______ boundary.
Divergent
Transit
Convergent
Transform
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A natural process where rocks slowly change from one kind of rock to another kind of rock is...
Rock System
Rock Cycle
Life of a Rock
