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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
banding patterns of metamorphosed rocks
C
amount of carbon-14 found in sedimentary layers
D
present plant and animal life
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 appeared during the Cambrian Period.
B
Most became extinct.
C
Most were perserved in metamorphic rock.
D
Most lived on land.
3) Which event occured at the start of the Mesozoic Era?
A
the appearance of the reptile
B
the extinction of the mastodont
C
the appearance of the dinosaur
D
the extinction of the armored fishes
4) Studies of the rock record suggest that
A
the period during which humans have existed is very brief compared to geologic time
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
humans first appeared at the time of the intrusion of the Palisades sill
5) Why are radioactive materials useful for measuring geologic time?
A
Measurable samples of radioactive materials are easily collected from most rock types.
B
The disintegration of radioactive materials occurs at a predictable rate.
C
The half-lives of most radioactive materials are less than five minutes.
D
The ratio of decay products to undecayed material remains constant in sedimentary rocks.
6) The fossil record provides evidence that primitive humans were alive on Earth at the same time as the
A
armored fish
B
mammoths
C
dinosaurs
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 thick vegetation.
B
They were once covered by shallow seas.
C
They have undergone intense metamorphism.
D
They have undergone glacial deposition.
8) Most water vapor enters the atmosphere by the processes of
A
evaporation and transpiration
B
radiation and condensation
C
absorption and infiltration
D
conduction and convection
9) Which gas in the atmosphere has the most influence on day-to-day weather changes?
A
oxygen
B
ozone
C
carbon dioxide
D
water vapor
10) Which type of air mass contains the most moisture?
A
mT
B
cP
C
cT
D
mP
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