Earth Science 1st Semester Final Review

Question 1

If its 9:00 am where I am, what time will it be if I travel 15 degrees east?

Accepted Answer

10:00 am

Question 2

Why are S-Waves unable to travel through the outer core?

Accepted Answer

The Outer Core is Liquid

Question 3

What feature would most likely be at a Divergent Plate Boundary?

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Question 4

Why type of geologic feature would be found at a Transform Boundary?

Accepted Answer

Fault

Question 5

Which is an example of a bioclastic rock?

Accepted Answer

Limestone

Question 6

If the particle size is increasing then the rate of PERMEABILITY will....

Accepted Answer

increase

Question 7

Which sequence of change in rock type occurs as shale is subjected to increasing pressure?

Accepted Answer

shale, slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss

Question 8

What is the temperature at the mantle-outer core boundary?

Accepted Answer

5,000 C

Question 9

If the particle size is increasing then porosity will

Accepted Answer

stay the same

Question 10

What rock is metamorphised Limestone?

Accepted Answer

marble

Question 11

Name this rock

Accepted Answer

Gneiss

Question 12

What is the P-Wave travel time to an epicenter 5,000 km away?

Accepted Answer

00:08:20

Question 13

Which type of climate has the greatest amount of Frost Action?

Accepted Answer

wet, temperature alternates from below to above freezing

Question 14

What sedimentary rock has a particle size range of 0.1cm-0.01cm?

Accepted Answer

Sandstone

Question 15

What process would form the rock Granite?

Accepted Answer

melting and solidification

Question 16

If the difference in arrival times of the P n Swaves is 00:02:40 how far away is the epicenter?

Accepted Answer

1,600 km

Question 17

How many seismograph stations are needed to locate an epicenter?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 18

What type of geologic feature would be found at a Convergent Plate Boundary?

Accepted Answer

Ocean Trench

Question 19

Describe the Soil Permeability and land surface SLOPE that will allow the greatest Infiltration

Accepted Answer

Gentle slope and large particles

Question 20

What is the altitude of Polaris in Kingston NY?

Accepted Answer

42o

Question 21

What rock can phyllite morph into when exposed to increased heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

Schist

Question 22

If a station record the first P-wave from 4,000 km at 2:39 what time did the earthquake occur?

Accepted Answer

2:32

Question 23

The shape of a calcite mineral is the direct effect of the ...

Accepted Answer

internal arrangement of atoms

Question 24

If the particle size is increasing then capillarity will...

Accepted Answer

decrease

Question 25

Why does limestone bubble from acid rain?

Accepted Answer

Composed of Calcite

Question 26

Which state best describes the formation of an EXTRUSIVE igneous rock?

Accepted Answer

Lava solidifies rapidly, resulting in glassy texture

Question 27

What is the Contour Interval of this map?

Accepted Answer

100 ft

Question 28

Describe the mineral composition, color and density of an Igneous Basalt rock

Accepted Answer

Mafic, Dark color, and High density

Question 29

Calculate the gradient between C and D if the distance is 2 miles

Accepted Answer

250 ft/mi, O its steep cuz dem contour line close

Question 30

Which climate conditions normally produce the greatest amount of chemical weathering?

Accepted Answer

warm and moist

Question 31

What is the chemical composition of rock salt?

Accepted Answer

NaCl

Question 32

Who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Wegener

Question 33

What location has the lowest elevation?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 34

What layer of earth's interior has a pressure of 2.5 million atm?

Accepted Answer

Outer Core

Question 35

Which mineral scratches dolomite and is scratched by olivine?

Accepted Answer

Potassium Feldspar

Question 36

What direction does Fish Creek Flow?

Accepted Answer

East

Earth Science 1st Semester Final Review

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Earth Science 1st Semester Final Review

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