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Unit 2 - Earth Science
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1
Define the following as renewable or non-renewable: solar energy
Non-renewable
Renewable
2
What forms at a divergent plate boundary on the oceanic crust?
a new ocean
mountains
volcano
mid ocean ridge
3
What is the theory that states that the Earth is divided into rigid plates that move relative to one another?
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Theory of Divergent Boundaries
Theory of Convergent Boundaries
Theory of Continental Drift
4
What does letter A in the picture represent?
outer core
crust
inner core
mantle
5
What does letter D in the picture represent?
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
6
What type of rock can be foliated or non-foliated?
sedimentary
metamorphic
sediment
igneous
7
Define the following as renewable or non-renewable: biomass
Non-renewable
Renewable
8
What scientist proposed that the continents were once part of a supercontinent?
Aldo Watson
Wegener Alfred
Alfred Wegener
Arnold Weston
9
Which of the following is NOT a karst characteristic?
Underground streams
Sinkholes
Caves
Volcanos
10
The Earth's metal interior is mainly nickel.
False
True
11
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons of division in the geological timescale?
mass extinctions
climate change
scientific development
catasrophies
12
If you are at an igneous rock, and you want to go to a metamorphic rock, what do you have to do?
weathering and erosion
melting and cooling
compaction and cementation
heat and pressure
13
When a mid ocean ridge is created, what process takes place on the ocean floor?
sea floor opening
formation of a volcano
sea floor spreading
volcanic eruption
14
Define the term: the tendency of a mineral to break along a smooth, flat surface
luster
fracture
color
cleavage
15
At a transform plate boundary crust is ______________.
created
neither created nor destroyed
destroyed
16
Define the term: the distinctive yellow of sulfur
hardness
color
streak
luster
17
As we go deeper into the earth, what TWO things increase?
Temperature and pressure
Pressure and iron
Iron and nickel
Materials and temperature
18
What kind of plate boundary is occurring in the picture?
transform
transvergent
divergent
convergent
19
Where do convection currents take place?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
20
What kind of plate boundary is occurring in the picture?
convergent
transvergent
transform
divergent
21
Define the term: the tendency of minerals to break with rough or jagged surfaces
streak
color
luster
fracture
22
Which is the oldest division of geological time?
eon
era
epoch
period
23
What is Mr. Flak's favorite fast food?
Mcdonald's
Wendy's
Chick fil a
Taco Bell
24
What is the approximate age of the Earth?
6.4 million
4.6 billion
4.6 million
6.4 billion
25
In this divergent plate boundary, what two types of crust are being pulled apart?
oceanic - oceanic
oceanic - continental
continental - oceanic
continental - continental
26
Define the term: a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
streak
fracture
hardness
color
27
Define the following as renewable or non-renewable: oil
Renewable
Non-renewable
28
Define the term: how light is reflected from a mineral
color
luster
hardness
cleavage
29
Define the following as renewable or non-renewable: natural gas
Non-renewable
Renewable
30
Why does Northern Indiana have rich soil for growing crops?
Pangea
The cold weather
Continental drift
The Wisconsin Glacier
31
All continents were once together in a super continent called what?
Panera
Pangea
Pongea
Panem
32
Define the following as renewable or non-renewable: coal
Non-renewable
Renewable
33
2 answers: If you are at an igneous rock what do you do to turn it into a sedimentary rock?
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
compaction and cementation
melting and cooling
34
Define the term: a color of a powdered mineral
streak
cleavage
luster
fracture
35
Which layer of the Earth contains liquid iron?
Crust
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
36
Define the following as renewable or non-renewable: wood
Renewable
Non-renewable
37
If you are at a sedimentary rock, what do you have to do to it to turn it into an igneous rock?
compaction and cementation
weathering and erosion
melting and cooling
heat and pressure
38
Define the following as renewable or non-renewable: wind energy
Non-renewable
Renewable
39
At a divergent plate boundary crust is ______________.
neither created nor destroyed
destroyed
created
40
If you have sediments, what do you have to do to it to get to a sedimentary rock?
weathering and erosion
heat and pressure
melting and cooling
compaction and cementation
41
What does letter C in the picture represent?
Inner Core
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
42
What kind of plate boundary is occurring in the picture?
divergent
transvergent
convergent
transform
43
What does letter B in the picture represent?
Inner core
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
44
The lithosphere floats on top of the
mantle
asthenosphere
mesosphere
crust
45
A non-renewable resource is something that is not easily replenished and takes millions of years to be created again.
False
True
