Earth Science Midterm Review

What type of rock is andesite?

Heat and pressure form which rock

What tectonic feature formed the Hawaiian islands?

At  depth of 4,000 what would be the pressure inside earth?

How do you know where the steepest slope is located on a topographic map?

Mafic rocks contain greater amounts of 

A P wave arrives at 01:12:36.  An S wave arrives at 01:14:38.  What is the epicenter distance?

Why does oceanic crust subduct?

What happens to the pattern of magnetism at the mid Atlantic ridge?

What causes marine fossils to be found at high elevations?

Since Denver’s longitude is 105° W and Utica’slongitude is 75° W, sunrise in Denver occurs

Which statement explains the apparent sinking of a sailboat as it moves away?

If I live in Massena NY, at what angle can I see Polaris?

The P wave arrives at 12:42:10.  What was origin time if P wave travel time was 2 minutes?

It is 2 p.m. on the prime meridian, What time is it at 30 degrees East?

fossil remains found in South America will most likely also be found in

Which element is most abundant in all spheres of earth?

S waves do not travel through

What is the altitude of Polaris at the North pole?

What type of boundary is the San Andreas fault?

This theory suggests the continents were once joined

To get to the mantle we would drill through oceanic crust rather than continental because

To find gradient, divide the contour interval difference by the

Mineral properties are based on

Which atmospheric temperature zone is located between 17 km & 35 km above Earth’s surface?

What elements make up the core?

Which zone of the atmosphere has increasing temperatures?

Which interior layer of the earth is liquid?

At which depth below is the boundary between Earth's outer core and stiffer mantlelocated?

Name a fine grained extrusive igneous rock

Mountain building is associated with

Earth's internal heat is the source of energy that

Which evidence supports sea floor spreading?

Where are earthquakes most likely to take place?

After a volcanic eruption, what would cause temperature to cool?

One difference between breccia rock & conglomerate rock is that the particles in a breccia are

The recrystallization of unmelted material under high temperature and pressure produces

The shape of the Earth is called

What is the most abundant gas in the troposphere?

Which property of mica causes it to peel into sheets?

Cities on the same meridian have the same

Which statement is an inference?

Which two features are commonly found at divergent plate boundaries?

How far does a P wave travel in 9 minutes?

What is the range of pressure inside Earth where rock has a density range of 9.9 to12.2

Which seismic wave cannot pass through a liquid?

Scratching a rock on a glass plate helps determine what property?

If Earth's rate of rotation increases, the length of one day will be

Which rock is composed of the mineral halite that formed when seawater evaporated?

Which mineral is mined for its iron content?

How do you know the direction of river flow on a topographic map?

Most of the hurricanes that affect the east coastof the United States originally form over the

all the water on earth is called the 

Inferences of Earth's interior is based on

Where is the atmosphere is most water vapor found?

From space the apparent shape of the earth is

What type of boundary exists between the Nazca plate and the South American plate?

Earth's internal heat or convection currents are responsible for

The igneous rock gabbro most likely formedfrom molten material that cooled

The Adirondacks are classified as mountains b/c of high elevation & bedrock that consists of

Which rocks can contain fossils?

What is the amount of space an object occupies?