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