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A Review For Earth Science part I
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The process of identifying earth's history through fossils is called:
archaeology
carbon dating
Relative dating
carbon footprints
2
What do the colors of igneous rocks represent?
The mineral composition
How much Iron is in it
The place of the volcano
The age of the rock
3
In a lake, water may evaporate from varying minerals to form:
metamorphic
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
andesite rocks
4
Igneous rocks have:
have distinguished layers
made from heat and pressure
a course and grainy texture
are made from cement
5
Which of these are all continental plates?
African, Carolina, Philippine
South American, North American, Scotia
Nazca, Juan De Fucan, North American
Arabian, Antarctic, African
6
They soft solid layer above the mesosphere is the:
geosphere
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
atmosphere
7
Cooling of the rocks form the core form:
rhyolite rocks
metamorphic rocks
two of the three rocks described
basalt rocks
8
True or False: The midwest US region has experienced earthquake activity
False
True
9
An island would form from:
two oceanic diverging plates
converging plates
two oceanic converging plates
One oceanic and one continental converging plates
10
When Sedimentary Rocks undergo heat and pressure they become:
metamorphosis
Igneous rocks
basalt rocks
metamorphic rocks
11
In our eroision lab, when we tested the force of the rain, what variable did we change?
The height of the rain storm
The size of the hill
How vegetation influenced erosion
The slope of the hill
12
A strike-Slip fault movement that causes earthquakes are cause from:
transforming faults
divergent
The San Andreas
Converging oceanic plates
13
The movement of land that does not directly create or destroy nearby formations are called:
transforming movments
diverging
converging
Mountains
14
The cool rigid layers of the earth's mantle is called:
mesosphere
lithosphere
outer core
asthenosphere
15
The only fault movement that only moves horizontally are:
normal faults
reverse faults
transform faults
thrust faults
16
From the following four plates, which of these is not an oceanic plate?
Phillippine
Eurasia
Nazca
Carolina
17
A Reverse Fault is similar to a:
Strike-Slip Fault
Normal Fault
diverging fault
Thrust Fault
18
A converging fault that forces one plate up is called a:
Both Answers are converging faults that force one plate up
Normal Fault
Thrust Fault
Only one of the answers shown
19
How are earthquakes and volcanos similar
involve plate movement
involve magma coming out of the land
Involve only the mesosphere movement
Creates new land all the time
20
Of the three mantles, which layers do we consider the tectonic plates?
mesosphere
Core
asthenosphere
lithosphere
21
The Core of the earth composes of what fraction of the earth?
2/3
1/3
2/5
1/2
22
Oceanic plates can:
observe diverging and converging movements
observe transforming and converging movement
observe diverging movement only
observe only converging movement
23
What numbers on the richter scale would indicate a high degree of damage?
7
3.4 or less
5
9 or above
24
Which of the following is not an oceanic plate:
Bismarc plate
Juan De Fuca Plate
Pacific Plate
Fiji
25
What layer of the earth influences our magnetic field?
Mesosphere
Core
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
26
How are the activity of earthquakes measured?
the richter scale
P-waves
all three are methods/measurements for earthquake activity
S- Waves
27
The Fault movement from an earthquake that forces a plate down is known as a:
thrust fault
strike-slip fault
normal fault
converging fault
28
Which of the following is an examples of plates diverging?
the formations of ocean mountain ridges
a continental plate pushing toward an oceanic plate
the formation of mountains
the formation of an island
29
The layer of the mantle that is closest to the core is:
asthenosphere
mesosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
30
True or false: rhyolite rocks are sedimentary rocks.
False
True
31
Basalt Rocks are usually found in areas where volcanos are formed from:
converging oceanic plates
converging continental plates
diverging contiental plates
Diverging oceanic plates
32
Organic Rocks may be a type of:
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic rock
Basalt Rock
33
How many layers of the mantle are there?
2
1
5
3
34
Diverging oceanic plates most likely form:
mid-ocean mountains
valleys
islands
costal volcanos
35
The effect of weathering on a sedimentary rock would cause it to form into a:
igneous rock
metamorphic
sediments
rhyolite
36
Which types of rocks are igneous rocks?
cement and rhyolite and granite
granite and sandstone
rhyolite, andesite, basalt and granite
granite, rhyolite and limestone
37
What is a thrust fault
a continental plate
A converging fault in the ocean when one plate is forced up
oceanic plate
a converging fault when one plate is forced down
38
From the innermost layer to the outer, name the layers of the earth:
inner, meso, outer, astheno, litho, meso
inner c, outer c, astheno, litho, meso
litho, astheno, meso, outer c, inner c
inner c, outer c, meso, astheno, litho
39
From the following four plates, which of these is not a continental plate?
Eurasia
Bismarc
North American
Scotia
40
What metal is most likely found in the earth's core?
Potassium
Copper
Magnesium
Iron
41
Rocks held by cement are known as:
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary and claustic rocks
Sedimentary rocks
42
High heat and pressure can form:
Metamorphic rocks
none of the above
basalt rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
43
For a sedimentary rock to form right into an igneous rock it must:
melting and cooling
heat/pressure and weathering
experience heat and pressure only
heat/pressure, melting, cooling
44
From the following four plates, which of these is not a continental plate?
Balsca
Eurasia
South American
North American
45
Thrust/Reverse faults in an earthquake show:
Converging Vertical movement only
Diverging movement
Diverging horizontal movement only
Converging Vertical and horizontal movement
46
A reverse fault is defined as:
transforming plates
a converging fault that pushes one plate up
a diverging plate that pushes up a plate
a movement that occurs in the ocean
47
Andesite and Rhyolite Rocks are formed in:
converging oceanic and continental plates
Diverging oceanic plates
converging oceanic plates
two of the three answers
48
The volcanoes on the coastal regions may be formed from:
oceanic converging plates
Diverging continental plates
only continental plates
continental and oceanic plates colliding
49
Which layer of the mantle influences tectonic plate movement?
mesosphere
asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Two of the three
50
How might volcanos benefit the earth?
Biodiversity (create a new environment)
create igneous gems
there are none
Cleans the air