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Earth Science Final Quiz!
Earth Science Final Quiz!
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Review for Earth science final/benchmark.
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1
True or False: Pangea was the first supercontinent.
False
True
2
Which scientist developed the first climate classification system?
Albert Einstein
Alfred Wegener
Tuzo Wilson
Wladimir Koppen
3
True or False: 13,000 years ago, West Springfield was under glacial Lake Hitchcock.
True
False
4
The Earth formed during the same time as the Big Bang.
False
True
5
The Earth formed during the ___________ period.
Triassic
Archean
Hadean
Jurassic
6
The dinosaurs went extinct ______________ years ago.
12,000
66 million
4.6 billion
450 million
7
A Russian team drilled all the way through the crust and into the Earth's mantle.
False
True
8
Which scientist first proposed the idea of continental drift?
Albert Einstein
Marie Curie
Alfred Wegener
Wladimir Koppen
9
True or False: Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.
True
False
10
We learned a lot in this class! Mr. Stamas is very proud of you!
False
True
11
If 100 gallons of water are flow past a point along a river in one minute, how many gallons pass that point in one hour?
6000 gallons
36000 gallons
60 gallons
600 gallons
12
Which of the following organisms is an autotroph?
giant sloths
cyanobacteria
homo sapiens
deer
13
What was the largest mass extinction in the history of the Earth?
the Cretaceous-Paleogene
the Triassic-Permian (or End Permian)
the late Devonian
14
Which two U.S. states experience the most earthquakes?
New York and Massachusetts
Connecticut and Rhode Island
Hawaii and Colorado
California and Alaska
15
Eukaryotic cells lack a cell nucleus.
True
False
16
An organism that performs photosynthesis uses ____________ and releases oxygen.
hydrogen
sulfur dioxide
nitrogen
carbon dioxide
17
Which of the following activities can damage a watershed?
planting new trees
removing pollution from the river
observing wildlife
building a city on it
18
Which was the first eon in the history of the Earth?
Jurassic
Archean
Proterozoic
Hadean
19
Many animals of the Quaternary period were larger than related species that exist today.
False
True
20
True or False: Dinosaurs existed during the Precambrian Eon.
True
False
21
Moving metal inside the Earth is responsible for the Earth's:
weight
size
magnetic field
gravitational field
22
In Earth science, rehabilitation is the process of:
helping older people.
returning land to its original condition.
building on and improving land for human activities.
helping injured people.