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Rocks/Ocean/Groundwater
Test Description: Review for Final Earth Science Exam
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following conditions creates Sedimentary rock?
A
Cementation
B
Deposition
C
All of the above
D
Erosion
2) Which of the following defines Metamorphic rock?
A
Rock created through erosion of other rocks
B
Rock created in the deep portion of the crust through chemical changes
C
Rock created through deposition of other rocks
D
Rock created by magma from volcanic eruptions
3) Which of the following describes igneous rock?
A
Rock created by magma from volcanic eruptions
B
Rock created in the deep portion of the crust through chemical changes
C
Rock created through erosion of other rocks
D
Rock created through deposition of other rocks
4) What is the term for the cracking of rock due to heating and cooling over time?
A
Cementation
B
Subsidence
C
Weathering
D
Deposition
5) What is the term for the formation of mountain ranges due to the collision of tectonic plates?
A
Subsidence
B
Uplift
C
Weathering
D
Deposition
6) Which processes are needed for sedimentary rock to be formed from metamorphic rock
A
Erosion and Deposition
B
Volcanic eruption
C
Melting and Solidification
D
Heat
7) What is the meaning of subsidence?
A
The rising of Earth's crust
B
The shifting of Earth's crust sideways
C
The sinking of Earth's crust
D
The moving of Earth's crust in any direction
8) When volcanic ash fall from the sky and lands on Earth, which of the following describes what is going on?
A
Erosion
B
Subsidence
C
Deposition
D
Weathering
9) What would cause stones in a stream to erode?
A
Gravity
B
Freezing and Thawing
C
Movement of ice
D
Flowing of water
10) When sediment is pushed together on a river delta, what term describes the rock that will form?
A
clastic
B
organic
C
extrusive
D
foliated
11) Which of the following describes rock formed from cooled lava on Earth's surface?
A
Intrusive igneous
B
Extrusive Igneous
C
Claustic Sedimentary
D
Foliated Metamorphic
12) What is the term for the level of groundwater?
A
Watershed
B
Floodplain
C
Water Table
D
Divide
13) Which type of soil holds the most water?
A
Low porosity
B
High porosity
C
High permeability
D
Low permeability
14) Which type of soil is the best for an aquifer?
A
High porosity, High permeability
B
Low porosity, High permeability
C
High porosity, Low permeability
D
Low porosity, Low permeability
15) Which of the following carries the most amount of water?
A
Channel
B
Stream
C
Tributary
D
River System
16) Which of the following has the highest density?
A
Warm water with Low salinity
B
Cold water with High salinity
C
Cold water with Low salinity
D
Warm water with High salinity
17) Which of the following describes convection currents?
A
When water loses heat to cooler water, the cooler water becomes more dense and sinks
B
When water loses heat it becomes denser and sinks
C
When water gains heat, it dissolves more solids/gases, gets denser and sinks
D
When water gains heat it becomes denser and sinks
18) Which of the following accounts for different levels of salinity in oceans?
A
Dumping of salt into oceans water near coastal cities
B
Changes in the density of ocean water
C
High Evaporation rates of the ocean's surface
D
Extraction of ocean water for desalination by coastal nations
19) Which 2 factors determine density of ocean water?
A
Temperature and Latitude
B
Salinity and Temperature
C
Latitude and Salinity
D
Latitude and Longitude
20) What forms from two oceanic plates pulling away from each other?
A
Trench
B
Continental Rise
C
Abyssal Plain
D
Mid-ocean ridge
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