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Earth Science Intro. Review
Earth Science Intro. Review
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Beginning of the year check of previous student knowledge.
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1
Which type of rock is formed from weathering and erosion?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Mineral
Igneous
2
Which word is a synonym for "spin"?
Revolve
Transpiration
Orbit
Rotate
3
Which type of breeze occurs at night?
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
4
Which layer of Earth is the thickest?
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
Inner Core
5
Which type of boundary is shown in the picture?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
6
How do we know about the inside of Earth?
water waves
earthquakes
We have been there
seismic waves
7
At which type of boundary is crust recycled or destroyed?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
8
Which layer of Earth is the densest?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
9
What do we call the breaking down of rocks?
Weathering
Deposition
Compaction
Erosion
10
Where is the
majority
of Earth's water?
Underground
Oceans
Frozen
Ponds, Rivers, Lakes
11
Which eclipse is seen below?
Solar
Lunar
12
What do we call the carrying away of rocks?
Deposition
Compaction
Erosion
Weathering
13
Which of the following is a part of soil?
Organic Material
Water
Air
Weathered Rocks
14
Where is underground water stored?
Aquifers
Rivers
Oceans
Plants
15
Which cools faster?
Land
Water
16
Which ocean floor feature is similar to a flat grassland?
Rift Valley
Sea Mounts
Abyssal Plain
Subduction Zone
17
What causes seasons?
Orbital Distance from the sun
Tilt of Earth
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
18
What is the name of the hypothesis that continents were once together, then broke and moved?
Seafloor spreading
Scientific Method
Asthenosphere
Continental Drift
19
Which is more dense?
Cold Air
Warm Air
20
What powers the water cycle?
Moon
Clouds
Sun
Plants
21
Which eclipse is seen below?
Solar
Lunar
22
Which type of breeze occurs during the day?
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
23
Which air mass is Dry and Cold?
Continental Polar
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
Continental Tropical
24
What type of rock is made from heat & pressure?
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Mineral
25
Which layer of Earth is liquid?
Mantle
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
26
Which word means the grinding down and wearing away of rocks?
Cementation
Gravity
Abrasion
Deposition
27
Which of the following is an agent of chemical weathering?
Ice
Plants
Weak Acid
Animals
28
At which type of boundary is crust created?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
29
What do you call melted rock BELOW Earth's surface?
lava
magma
30
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
Crystal Structure
Organic
Naturally Occuring
Solid
31
Which air mass is moist and warm?
Continental Tropical
Continental Polar
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Polar
32
What is the texture of extrusive igneous rocks?
Coarse Grained
Medium Grained
Fine Grained
33
What is the very top soil horizon called?
Bedrock
Topsoil
Organic Layer
Sub Soil
34
In which part of the water cycle does water change from
liquid
to
gas?
Precipitation
Runoff
Evaporation
Condensation
35
Which heats faster?
Land
Water
36
In which part of the water cycle does water change from gas to liquid?
Runoff
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
37
Which of the following is a cause of surface currents?
Changes in Density
The Coriolis Effect
Continental Deflection
Global Winds
38
What is the result of the Coriolis Effect
Curving of straight paths
Plate Tectonics
Melting of Ice
Deep Ocean Currents
39
Which type of front occurs when a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass?
Cold Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
Stationary Front
40
At which type of boundary does seafloor
spreading
occur?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
