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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
All of the above
B
Erosion
C
Deposition
D
Cementation
2) Which of the following defines Metamorphic rock?
A
Rock created in the deep portion of the crust through chemical changes
B
Rock created by magma from volcanic eruptions
C
Rock created through deposition of other rocks
D
Rock created through erosion of other rocks
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 deposition of other rocks
D
Rock created through erosion of other rocks
4) What is the term for the cracking of rock due to heating and cooling over time?
A
Subsidence
B
Cementation
C
Weathering
D
Deposition
5) What is the term for the formation of mountain ranges due to the collision of tectonic plates?
A
Deposition
B
Uplift
C
Weathering
D
Subsidence
6) Which processes are needed for sedimentary rock to be formed from metamorphic rock
A
Melting and Solidification
B
Heat
C
Volcanic eruption
D
Erosion and Deposition
7) What is the meaning of subsidence?
A
The sinking of Earth's crust
B
The rising of Earth's crust
C
The moving of Earth's crust in any direction
D
The shifting of Earth's crust sideways
8) When volcanic ash fall from the sky and lands on Earth, which of the following describes what is going on?
A
Deposition
B
Weathering
C
Subsidence
D
Erosion
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
extrusive
B
organic
C
foliated
D
clastic
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
Water Table
B
Divide
C
Floodplain
D
Watershed
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
Stream
B
Channel
C
River System
D
Tributary
16) Which of the following has the highest density?
A
Cold water with High salinity
B
Warm water with Low salinity
C
Cold water with Low salinity
D
Warm water with High salinity
17) Which of the following describes convection currents?
A
When water gains heat, it dissolves more solids/gases, gets denser and sinks
B
When water loses heat it becomes denser and sinks
C
When water gains heat it becomes denser and sinks
D
When water loses heat to cooler water, the cooler water becomes more dense and sinks
18) Which of the following accounts for different levels of salinity in oceans?
A
Changes in the density of ocean water
B
Extraction of ocean water for desalination by coastal nations
C
Dumping of salt into oceans water near coastal cities
D
High Evaporation rates of the ocean's surface
19) Which 2 factors determine density of ocean water?
A
Temperature and Latitude
B
Latitude and Salinity
C
Latitude and Longitude
D
Salinity and Temperature
20) What forms from two oceanic plates pulling away from each other?
A
Mid-ocean ridge
B
Abyssal Plain
C
Trench
D
Continental Rise
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