Earth Science FINAL Exam Review

How does energy from earthquakes travel?

Which weather change is most likely indicated by rapidly falling air pressure?

Which of the following processes will decrease salinity?

A disadvantage of using fossil fuels as an energy resource is ___.

What are the three main plate boundaries?

A ___ front brings fair to good weather.

Over what geologic feature was Hawaii formed?

Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate.

When water seeps into the cracks of rocks, freezes, and expands is called ___.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor in a biome?

What is the point between two celestial objects that they each orbit around?

Cold, dry air is associated with which type of air mass?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?

Which activity would be part of a logical plan for people to manage energy resources at home?

Non-renewable resources formed from buried remains of plants and animals that live long ago.

At what point is the Earth farthest from the Sun?

What does transpiration mean?

What is the curving of the path of winds due to the Earth's rotation called?

Which soil texture has the smallest particle size?

What is the change in orientation of our poles, shifting the seasons?

The water table is found at the boundary between ___.

On what day is the Earth at Perihelion?

Which two processes lead to cloud formation in rising air?

What powers the water cycle?

Which of the following is not considered a greenhouse gas?

An organism's unique survival strategy or role within a particular environment is called its __

What do we call water that contains elements of both freshwater and saltwater?

A large area characterized by its climate and plants and animals that live there is called a __

Process of positively restoring land after it has been used is called ___.

Resources that exist in limited amounts or is used faster than it is replaced are called ___.

The number and variety of organisms in a given area at a specific period of time is called ___.

Which of the following refers to the area of land where all of the water drains?

What is another name for a primary consumer?

The study of all interacting biotic and abiotic factors on Earth is a part of the ___.

What two atmospheric layers will have an increase in air temperature?

What is most responsible for the seasons on Earth?

Which type of volcano produces the most violet eruption and pyroclastic material?

Global circular-moving surface currents are called ___.

What gas makes up most of the atmosphere on Earth?

What is true about saltwater, as compared to fresh water?

Why is petroleum considered to be a non-renewable resource?

In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds around the center of a hurricane move ___.

What has the greatest influence on Earth's tides?

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a material is called ___.

What level of ecology studies various species in a given area?

What is responsible for continental drift?

at what point in earth's revolution is it moving the fastest?

Which is not an agent of chemical weathering?

The general surface wind circulation associated with a high pressure center is ___.

This rock is composed of other types of rocks that is subjected to high pressure and heat.

Which of the following contains a list of ALL renewable resources?

What are rock and soil deposited by streams called?

How does hydroelectric energy produce power?

This rock is formed quickly on the surface of the Earth.

Which type of wind system is found between 0 and 30 degrees north latitude?

Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for most weather and climate on Earth?

Zebra mussels were introduced to new ecosystems where they did not originate. This is called __

What percent of Earth's water is potable?

What are the two major sources of energy that power the Earth?

Which of the following does not make up soil?

Which of the following is a result of physical/mechanical weathering?

Which of the following is considered a renewable energy source?

This biome contains trees that lose its leaves, therefore enriching the topsoil.

Which is the best method of how the atmosphere is warmed?

What is the optimum climate for soil production and efficiency?

Which seismic wave is not able to travel through liquid material within Earth?

What do we call the edges of land next to oceans?

What is the most likely air mass system coming from Canada?

Which part of the hydrologic (water) cycle is working against gravity?

What is the outermost layer of the Earth?

Which of the following consists of the four main agents of erosion?

Runoff containing pesticides and fertilizer from neighborhood lawns is called ___.

Amount of dissolved salt in water is called ___.

A cold air mass overtaking a warm air mass and replacing it is called a ____.

What is true about land, as compared to water?

The length of the day is based on ___.

What is one advantage of wind energy?

Which model states that the sun is in the center?

What is formed at a divergent oceanic-oceanic boundary?

The exact spot on the surface where an earthquake is the most intense is know as the ___.

What is it called when the Sun and Moon's gravity work together to create super high/low tides?

The interaction of all of Earth's spheres is called a ___.

What happens most often at divergent boundaries?

The most biologically diverse biome, yet has poor soil is the ___.

How does the Sun's energy reach Earth?