Earth Science Review Pt. 1

Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

Which allows scientists to investigate what Earth’s climate was like over the past 740,000 years?

What can be concluded from the data in the chart about when amphibians appeared?

Water that does not get absorbed into the ground and collects in rivers, streams, and oceans

How do estuaries help the oceans?

Examples of permeable materials include

An aquifer is....

Examples of Impermeable materials include

Large pieces of ice that drift with the ocean's currents

The rate of groundwater movement is most impacted by

Used to describe an area that drains into a large river

What percentage of water is found in the oceans?

_____surfaces (also known as porous or pervious surfaces) allow water to percolate into the soil to filter out pollution

When we use up too much ground water, causing the water pressure to decrease and thus causing a sinkhole.

What type of fossils help us learn about the activities of ancient creatures?

Bonus: The outer most layer of the earth's surface

Larger river basins are made up of many interconnected ....

Areas where geothermally heated water discharges through a planet's crust onto the surface discharging vital nutrients

Which type of rock layer are you most likely to find rocks that have different ages?

All of the following are examples of watersheds except

How is geothermal energy classified?

When we drill into glacial ice we use _________ to see how the earth was thousands of years ago.

Dinosaurs were most prevalent in which era?

Bonus: a giant landmass that existed over 250 million years ago

Which era did Pangaea break apart?

an area of land that drains into a small river or stream

Which of the following are not examples of wetlands?

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Living organisms that are able to swim and move independently of currents such as sharks or whales

Microscopic algae serves as the base for the ocean ____________________.

A scientist finds the bones of a dinosaur. What could help the scientist determine the approximate age of the dino bones

Circulating air/wind is deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the left in the Southern Hemisphere

Which best describes the characteristics of a river basin?

 Bonus: the electrons in the outermost shell, or energy level, of an atom

Which era was the Earth formed in?

Which would indicate the water in a lake is not safe for drinking?

Which era do we currently live in?

These types of fossils, of creatures that lived for a brief period, can help date the rock layers around it?

How would a large increase in the salinity of an estuary most likely affect the ecosystem of the estuary?

Which will most likely result if there is increased upwelling in a coastal area?

A Porous rock layer underground that is a reservoir for water

Where does ground water come from.

What property of water allows it to carry nutrients to other bodies of water?

What happens to water at the ocean’s surface as it moves from the equator toward the Arctic Ocean?

Which best describes uniformitarianism?

If a body of water has high turbidity levels, what can most likely be concluded?

Which is the best example of non-point source water pollution?

Where does condensation mostly happen?

Which supports the theory that some mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean?

Which gas is primarily responsible for global warming?

Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?

Aquatic environments with high levels of dissolved salt.

Which best determines the health of a lake used as a source of freshwater?

The area between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.

How might an El Nino weather pattern most likelyaffect North Carolina?

The area of permeable rock or soil that is totally filled with water

Which is the most accurate way of determining the age of a fossil?

a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean.

area where the water table is at, near or above the surface long enough during the year to suppport adapted plant growth

_____surfaces are solid surfaces that don't allow water to penetrate, forcing it to run off.

When the sun heats up the water on the earths surface and turns it into gas

The community of organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of water bodies such as starfish or shrimp

Earth’s ocean currents affect the world’s climate in a variety of ways, to include….

an increase in the concentration of a chemical in a biological organism over time, compared to the chemical's concentrat

According to the diagram, which of the following statements is true?

What effect does the water cycle have on the total amount of water on Earth?

What is one advantage of using a hydroelectric plant?

What is the basis of open ocean food webs and provides the majority of the world’s oxygen supply?

Which era was the first to be WELL REPRESENTED by fossils?

Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to earth is

The measure of dissolved salts in water.

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Which is a negative consequence of deforestation?

large sheets of ice that can extend for miles

The edge of a continent that lies under the ocean(We can walk on it)

Which era did we see an explosion of life in the oceans?

Process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from the bottom of an ocean basin or lake is brought to the surface

How can people be good stewards of water resources?

Which characteristic of water quality provides the most information regarding the health of a water system?

Which information can best help scientists determine if two different organisms are members of the same species?

Approximately how much of the Earth's Water is freshwater?

The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.

Most of the Earth's fresh water is trapped in...

Pollutants can do all of the following except...

the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, e

Bogs have lots of

Materials that are full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through

Ocean tides are most influenced by….

Salt in seawater comes from which of the following

caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground. As it moves, it carries away pollutants to water

Why is water from an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than water from other sources

Recycling processes, such as organic decay, and ocean currents supply marine organisms with which of the following

The variety of all living things on earth and their interactions with each other.

When we get information about aquifers we do what

A geologist identifies identical index fossils in rock layers from two different areas. Which is best supported by this?

Over use of aquifers can cause all of the following except

Which choice describes a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

Which is the best example of a point source water pollution?

transports nutrients, salts, sediments, and pollutants from watersheds to estuaries and the ocean?

Swamps have lots of

What is drawn up when water rises because of pressure with an aquifer?

which of the following correctly lists all of the rock layers that formed after the earthquake?

Which area of the ocean ecosystem is most likely to be independent of energy from sunlight?

The decay of uranium isotopes be used to provide what information about Earth’s history?

Which era did life first form on earth?

How are viruses similar to parasites?

Marshes have lots of

Bonus: Means safe to drink

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of

What do earthquakes tell scientists about the history of the planet?

microscopic plant organisms that live in watery environments, both salty and fresh and produce the majority of oxygen

all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and including water over the earth's surface