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Test Description: Review for Earth Science Final Exam
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The best indicator of an area's ancient environmental conditions and climates would be
A
type and distribution of fossils
B
present plant and animal life
C
banding patterns of metamorphosed rocks
D
amount of carbon-14 found in sedimentary layers
2) What statement about the species of animals and plants that lived on Earth in the the past is best supported by the fossil record?
A
Most were perserved in metamorphic rock.
B
Most appeared during the Cambrian Period.
C
Most lived on land.
D
Most became extinct.
3) Which event occured at the start of the Mesozoic Era?
A
the appearance of the reptile
B
the appearance of the dinosaur
C
the extinction of the armored fishes
D
the extinction of the mastodont
4) Studies of the rock record suggest that
A
humans first appeared at the time of the intrusion of the Palisades sill
B
the earliest humans lived at the same time as the dinosaurs
C
evidence of the existence of humans is present over much of the geologic past
D
the period during which humans have existed is very brief compared to geologic time
5) Why are radioactive materials useful for measuring geologic time?
A
The half-lives of most radioactive materials are less than five minutes.
B
Measurable samples of radioactive materials are easily collected from most rock types.
C
The ratio of decay products to undecayed material remains constant in sedimentary rocks.
D
The disintegration of radioactive materials occurs at a predictable rate.
6) The fossil record provides evidence that primitive humans were alive on Earth at the same time as the
A
armored fish
B
dinosaurs
C
mammoths
D
earliest birds
7) Shark and coral fossils are found in the rock record of certain land areas. What does the presence of these fossils indicate about those areas?
A
They were once covered by shallow seas.
B
They have undergone glacial deposition.
C
They were once covered by thick vegetation.
D
They have undergone intense metamorphism.
8) Most water vapor enters the atmosphere by the processes of
A
absorption and infiltration
B
radiation and condensation
C
evaporation and transpiration
D
conduction and convection
9) Which gas in the atmosphere has the most influence on day-to-day weather changes?
A
carbon dioxide
B
ozone
C
water vapor
D
oxygen
10) Which type of air mass contains the most moisture?
A
mT
B
cP
C
cT
D
mP
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