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