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Earth Science Midterm Review!
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Define the Rock Cycle
Only happens to igneous rocks
A process that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
Happens to only chemical rocks
A process that quickly changes rocks from one kind to another
2
A Renewable Resource means...
Always available or naturally replaced
Takes time to be replaced and be available
Not always available
None
3
What is weathering?
The creation of rock
The breaking down of rocks
The movement of shells
Movement of sediments
4
What are the soil horizons?
D, E, and F
1, 2, 3, and 4
O, A, B, and C
A, B, C, and D
5
Deforestation is
mining for resources
planting trees
good for the ecosystem
the removal of trees without replacing
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The Ring of Fire was created by-
Seismic activity in the Atlantic ocean
Tectonic plate movement in the lithosphere
Tectonic plate movement in the Indian Ocean
Tectonic plate movement under the Earth's mantle
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Metamorphic rock is...
A rock formed by heat and pressure.
A rock that falls from the sky.
A rock formed by cooling magma.
A rock formed by layers of sediments, compacted and cemented
8
Which is a nonrenewable resource
oil
grass
trees
coal
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What are convergent plate boundaries?
Plates that move apart
Plates the move together
Plates that move past each other
Plates that don't move around at all
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What is Plate Tectonics?
The theory of mountain formation
The theory of plates subducting under the mantle.
The theory of plates moving slowly over the mantle.
The theory of Pangaea
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Igneous rock...
falls from the sky.
formed by layers of sediments, compacted and cemented
formed by cooling magma.
formed by heat and pressure.
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What does the tilt of Earth do?
Changes how much of the Moon we see.
Creates shallow angles in summer.
Creates direct rays in winter.
It changes the angle the Sun's light hits the ground.
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What is Erosion
The process in which loam is made from soil,slit,and clay
The process in which sediment is deposited in a different place
The process in which rock is broken
The process in which sediment is moved from one place to another
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Name for the area of crust and upper mantle is...
lithosphere
asthenosphere
moho
isostasy
15
What is an earthquake?
a violent shaking
a lot of rain
a lot of wind
water everywhere
16
Define urbanization
The movement of people from cities to farms.
The movement of people from rural to urban areas.
The movement of people from urban to rural areas.
The movement of people from country to country.
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What causes earthquakes?
Earth's surface cracking into pieces
Giants' stomping
Sudden movements along fault lines
Cars breaking the Earth's service down
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Revolution
Takes 24 hours
Takes 365 days
Takes 1 day
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What are convection currents?
Circulations in the mantle that move the plates in the crust
Circulations in the core that move the plates in the crust
Currents in the water that condense and turn to ice
Boiling water in spaghetti that spins in circles
20
Oceanic crust is _________ than continental crust.
less dense
more dense
less hot
more hot
21
What is the earth's tilt at?
23.5 degrees
25.3 degrees
25 degrees
I have no clue.
22
Soil creep is the fastest type of mass movement.
False
True
23
What makes up soil?
dirt, clay, water, and mud
sediments, organic material (humus), air, and water
rocks and once-living things
organic material (humus) and water
24
Transform plate boundaries...
Slide or glide past each other
Move away from each other
Form mid-ocean ridges
Are when two plates collide
25
Define industrialization
Making things steam powered instead of horse and wind
the creating and introduction of new technologies
the action of becoming less industrial
Making things out of metal instead of wood
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A nonrenewable resource...
can't be readily replaced in a natural way
can't be replaced by the ocean
can't be manufactured by oil production
can be recreated by space technology
27
What is deposition?
Sediment being blown away
Fishing and catching a Goliath grouper
All of the answers
Sediment being dropped off
28
What are the largest particles of soil?
silt
soil
clay
sand
29
Continental crust is _________ than oceanic crust.
hotter
colder
thicker
thinner
30
A Mass Movement is...
is the process of breaking big rocks into little ones.
the change in appearance of by long exposure to air.
the movement of surface material or land caused by gravity.
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Rotation
Takes 365 days for a complete rotation
1 day for a complete rotation
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What are divergent plate boundaries?
Plates that move past each other
Plates that move together
Plates that move apart
Plates that don't move at all
33
Sedimentary rock is
A rock that falls from the sky.
A rock that formed by heat and pressure
A rock formed by cooling magma.
A rock formed by layers of sediments, compacted and cemented
34
What is a landslide?
the continents sliding down a hill
the Earth's tectonic plates shifting
sudden movement of snow and ice
sudden movement of loose rock and soil
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An example of a renewable resource?
Solar energy
Grass
Wind
Coal
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What is a volcano?
A quiet mountain
A mountain where lava is released on the Earth's surface
A cool thing
A massive shake of the Earth's surface
