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Earth Science Mid Term Review Part 2
Test Description: Beginning of Year to Mid Year Part 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What are the instruments that record vibrations in the ground called?
A
seismographs
B
the Richter Scale
C
seismograms
D
seismachines
2) The idea that an earthquake will occur where it hasn't for awhile is known as what?
A
a gap analysis
B
area forecasting
C
the missing zone
D
the gap hypothesis
3) What effect does wind and water have on mountains?
A
They do not affect mountains.
B
They create new mountains.
C
They weather and erode mountains.
D
They build up mountains.
4) If a volcano has a lot of silica there will be more trapped gasses. Which word will describe this type of volcano?
A
bubbly
B
average
C
calm
D
violent
5) Crater Lake in Oregon is a great example of which of these?
A
caldera
B
lava plateau
C
valley
D
shield volcano
6) What is known as an area of deep cracks at a divergent boundary?
A
magma void
B
hot spot
C
subduction zone
D
rift zone
7) What do we call comparing the age of objects or events to one another?
A
relative dating
B
area adjustments
C
using unconformities
D
age placement
8) If sediment is not depositied for a while, it is called which of these?
A
intrustions
B
nondeposition
C
erosion
D
sediment loss
9) Which of these processes establishes an object's age in years?
A
relative dating
B
radio wave dating
C
isometric dating
D
absolute dating
10) What is another term for an unstable isotope?
A
son isotope
B
sibling isotope
C
parent isotope
D
daughter isotope
11) Which best describes an organism being preserved in amber?
A
sap from a tree traps and surrounds an organism, it hardents and the organism is preserved inside
B
large blocks of ice preserve large organisms and bones
C
minerals come in and fill the pores of an organism, taking the organism's shape
D
organisms get trapped between rock and are preserved
12) If Earth's history were one year long, when did humans arrive?
A
November 1
B
November 30
C
December 1
D
December 31
13) Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
A
oil
B
wind
C
natural gas
D
uranium
14) What is the first step in coal formation?
A
swamp plants decay and form peat
B
organic matter is placed under heat and pressure
C
hard coal forms
D
soft coal forms
15) Reducing waste and reusing natural resources is called what?
A
observation
B
reservation
C
conservation
D
preservation
16) Electricity produced by moving water is called what?
A
biomass energy
B
nuclear energy
C
geothermal energy
D
hydroelectricity
17) What percentage of Earth is covered with water?
A
50%
B
10%
C
90%
D
70%
18) About how much of Earth's fresh water is frozen and not available for use?
A
two thirds
B
one quarter
C
one half
D
all
19) What do we call a lake created behind a dam to store water?
A
drainage basin
B
modified lake
C
reservoir
D
kettle lake
20) Which layer of the ocean is warmest and least dense?
A
deep water
B
thermocline
C
mesocline
D
surface layer
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