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Earth Science Review
Test Description: Aug 2019
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The approximate age of the universe is estimated to be
A
4.6 billion years
B
4.6 million years
C
13.8 billion years
D
13.8 million years
2) The mass extinction of the dinosaurs, approximately 65.5 million years ago, is inferred by most scientists to have been caused by
A
earthquakes occurring along crustal plate boundaries
B
the occurrence of a major ice age
C
a large energy surge from the surface of the Sun
D
an impact event occurring on Earth’s surface
3) 1 Water is returned from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere by
A
condensation and transpiration
B
evaporation and precipitation
C
condensation and precipitation
D
evaporation and transpiration
4) Which type of sediment sample normally has the greatest permeability rate?
A
sorted pebbles
B
unsorted sand
C
unsorted pebbles
D
sorted sand
5) The presence of which atmospheric condition will most likely result in clear skies in Binghamton, New York
A
high-pressure center
B
increasing wind speed
C
dewpoint equal to air temperature
D
high humidity
6) Which changes in air temperature and atmospheric pressure will normally be recorded by a weather balloon when it is released at Earth’s surface and rises through the troposphere?
A
an increase in air temperature and a decrease in atmospheric pressure
B
an increase in both air temperature and atmospheric pressure
C
) a decrease in air temperature and an increase in atmospheric pressure
D
) a decrease in both air temperature and atmospheric pressure
7) In the spring, when snow cover on the land melts, the water will most likely infiltrate Earth’s surface where that land surface is
A
still frozen with a gentle slope
B
still frozen with a steep slope
C
no longer frozen with a gentle slope
D
no longer frozen with a steep slope
8) Which gas is most effective in absorbing incoming harmful ultraviolet radiation in Earth’s stratosphere before that radiation reaches Earth’s surface?
A
ozone
B
hydrogen
C
) nitrogen
D
oxygen
9) The major cause of monsoon rains in India and southeast Asia is seasonal
A
shifts in ocean currents
B
changes in the energy radiated from the Sun
C
shifts in the prevailing wind belts
D
changes in worldwide atmospheric temperatures
10) Oxygen in Earth’s early atmosphere was first produced during the Precambrian from
A
cyanobacteria in Earth’s oceans
B
volcanic activity along plate boundaries
C
volcanic activity along plate boundaries
D
evaporation of ocean water
11) Which life-form existed on Earth for the shortest period of time?
A
dinosaurs
B
placoderm fish
C
trilobites
D
ammonoids
12) During the late Silurian epoch, very salty seas extended from New York State to Michigan. These environmental conditions resulted in the formation of halite layers. At the same time, Eurypterus remipes lived in nearby environments. Both the halite la
A
small geographic area and in a short geologic time
B
large geographic area and in a short geologic time
C
large geographic area and in a long geologic time
D
small geographic area and in a long geologic time
13) Which surface ocean current transports cool water to lower latitudes?
A
West Greenland Current
B
East Australia Current
C
Peru Current
D
) Gulf Stream
14) Which land surface characteristics produce the greatest amount of absorption of insolation at Earth’s surface?
A
dark color and smooth texture
B
dark color and smooth texture
C
dark color and rough texture
D
light color and smooth texture
15) The planetary surface winds and air currents near Earth’s equator are usually
A
converging and rising
B
diverging and sinking
C
converging and sinking
D
diverging and rising
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