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Midterm Earth Science Review
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1) Which represents the boundary that would create a mid-ocean ridge
A
moving side by side
B
moving apart
C
coming together
D
ducking under another plate
2) Which is not a result of the movement of tectonic plates?
A
earthquake activity
B
mid-ocean ridge
C
volcanic activity
D
karst topography, caves and caverns
3) plates moving side by side and creating earthquakes is an example of what boundary type?
A
subduction zone
B
transform fault boundary
C
divergent boundary
D
convergent boundary
4) when one plate ducts under the other at a convergent boundary it is called___
A
subduction zone
B
earthquake
C
transform fault boundary
D
divergent boundary
5) Water that freezes and expands causing the cracks to get larger known as ice wedging is a ___ type of weathering
A
mechanical / physical
B
erosion
C
karst topography
D
chemical
6) In a soil profile, which layer of soil is MOST affected by weathering?
A
C
B
B
C
A
D
Bedrock
7) What fossil fuel does the Appalachain Plateau region of Virginia give us?
A
wood
B
sand
C
coal
D
limestone
8) The formula for Density is____ (remember we LOVE density)
A
volume minus mass
B
mass times volume
C
volume plus mass
D
mass divided by volume
9) On a topographic map, the _____ the lines the steeper the slope.
A
farther apart
B
closer
C
more curved
D
straighter
10) The imaginary line on the globe that divides the North from the South is called ___
A
Prime Meridian
B
International Date Line
C
Longitude
D
Equator
11) On a topographic map the V's point ___ at a stream.
A
down
B
toward the east
C
toward the west
D
up
12) Hills on a topographic map are ____ and the elevation increases as they get smaller
A
straight lines
B
circles
C
hatchured lines
D
squares
13) In an experiment, the factor that YOU change on purpose is the ____
A
Independent variable
B
variable
C
dependent variable
D
constant
14) What is the order of the regions of Virginia from the WEST to the EAST?
A
Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge
B
Appalachain Plateau, Blue Ridge, Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont
C
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Ridge and Valley, Appalachain Plateau
D
Appalachain Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
15) Which wave in an earthquake travels faster?
A
P-wave
B
S-wave
C
Tsunamis
D
L-wave
16) The Epicenter of an earthquake is located _____
A
In the mantle of the earth that contains liquid rock
B
In the earth where the S-waves stop
C
In the earth where the energy is released
D
above the focus on the surface of the earth
17) What comes out of an explosive volcano?
A
water
B
lava
C
tephra
D
alternating layers of tephra and lava
18) What is the branch of Earth Science that studies the earth's surface and the processes that form and change it?
A
Meteorology
B
Astronomy
C
Geology
D
Oceanography
19) What is the scale that measures the strength of an earthquake by the amount of energy that is released?
A
Seismic wave
B
Richter scale
C
Modified Mercalli scale
D
Tsunamis
20) fossils found on different continents, rock structures on different continents, and the puzzle like fit of the continents all are evidence of ___
A
topographic maps
B
karst topography
C
seismic waves
D
plate tectonics
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