Earth Science Final Exam

What is the source of Mr. McKim's super powers?

 The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of:

Which layer of the Sun is the visible surface and radiates most of the light we see?

 The driving force behind the movement of lithospheric plates is called:

     The Himalaya mountains & Mt. Everest were created by:

Pieces of one type of rock that are included into another rock when it forms are called:

The cooling and hardening of hot magma from inside the Earth forms

Fossils that occur only in rock layers of a particular geologic age are called

Which is true about the electromagnetic spectrum?

The Paleozoic is best represented by which life form?

A star that is moving away from Earth will shift towards what color?

 The term that describes lavas resistance to flow is:

The point of origin of an earthquake is called:

The Earth is approximately ____________ years old.

What is the final stage of our Sun?

 Which volcanic hazard is described as a super heated cloud of gas & ash? 

The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is _____________________.

Metamorphism is the result of what two variables?

We always see the same side of the moon because:

What is it called when shaking causes loose soil to take on the properties of a liquid

 At a divergent plate boundary, tectonic plates are:

Magma that cools rapidly close to the Earth’s surface, will form _____mineral grains (crystals)

The type of waves which can travel the fastest are:

The type of waves that can pass through solids but not liquids or gases are:

   Which type of volcanoes erupt violently with hardened lava flow and pyroclastic material?

Rocks are classified by:

In Radio Metric Dating, the older the rock sample is

The astronomer who built the first telescope was:

The energy emitted from an earthquake which travels through the earth is called:

According to the HR Diagram, which star is the brightest?

When the Moon is between the Sun & Earth,and the Moon’s shadow hits Earth, it is called a: