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