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Earth Science final exam review. With trivia and random questions too. 2014 Fall Term
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1
The last seismic waves to arrive are:
Surface Waves
Body Waves
S Waves
P Waves
2
What does the "C" stand for in LCD?
Color
Cat
Coolant
Crystal
3
If an earthquake happens, the safest thing to do is:
Get under a strong table or piece of furniture
Crouch near a wall
Run out into the street
Call Home
4
What is Miss Greene's favorite Christmas movie?
Elf
Miracle of 34th Street
The Polar Express
A Christmas Story
5
What is the hottest it has ever been in Iowa?
102.9F
118F
105F
200F
6
Which of the following produces the least pollution?
Solar Energy
Natural Gas
Petroleum
Nuclear Energy
7
The part of the Earth that is liquid is the:
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
8
The strongest earthquakes usually occur:
Along normal faults
Near divergent boundaries
Near transform boundaries
Near convergent boundaries
9
The science that deals with fossils is:
Seismology
Volcanology
Paleontology
Ecology
10
Of the following geologic time intervals which is the shortest?
Era
Eon
Epoch
Period
11
Fossils can be:
Mummified
All of the Above
Petrified
Frozen
12
Of the following, the one that is a renewable resource is:
Trees
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
13
Nuclear power uses a process called ____?______ to produce energy.
None of the Above
Fusion
Frationation
Fission
14
What is the coldest it has ever been in Iowa?
-47F
-55F
-63F
-100F
15
Dung is a type of:
Biomass
Gasohol
Geothermal Energy
Not Energy!
16
Which of the following factors contribute to smog problems?
Mountains Surrounding Urban Areas
All of the Above
Lots of Sunlight
High Numbers of Automobiles
17
What railway linked Moscow and Irkutsk in 1900?
The Polar Express
Trans-Siberian Railway
AmTrak
The Orient Express
18
Earth Science can be divided into 4 basic categories: astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, &:
Ecology
Geography
Geochemistry
Geology
19
The ancient continent that contained all the landmasses is called:
Panthalass
Laurasia
Gondwana
Pangaea
20
A point whose latitude is zero degrees is located on:
Equator
North Pole
Prime Meridian
South Pole
21
Meteorology is the study of:
Meteorites
Maps
Meteors
The Atmosphere
22
The part of the Earth on which Tectonic Plates are able to move is called:
Asthenosphere
Subduction
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
23
What is the most snow Iowa has ever received?
55 inches
89.5 inches
65 inches
110 inches
24
Which of the following is a problem with using wind energy?
All of the above
Amount of land required for turbines
Limited locations for turbines
Air pollution
25
What Great Lake State has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic Seaboard?
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
