Quick Review in Earth Science
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- Q1
Oceanic crust is thicker than continental crust.
BOTH
FALSE
MAYBE
TRUE
30s - Q2
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
30s - Q3
Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?
mantle
crust
outer core
inner core
30s - Q4
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
Island Arc
Flat land
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Mountain range
30s - Q5
What geologic feature/event would you most likely find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
Mountain
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Island Arc
Rift valley
30s - Q6
Smaller pieces of rock or detritus would combine to form a(n) _____.
Contact metamorphic rock
Igneous rock
Clastic sedimentary rock
Regional metamorphic rock
30s - Q7
Most of the liquid fresh water on Earth is stored underground in _____.
aquifers
rivers
estuaries and marshes
dams
30s - Q8
When a plant loses water through the leaves, it is _____.
evaporating
sweating
transpiring
breathing
30s - Q9
Which of the following resources is a fossil fuel?
All the answers are correct.
Uranium
Wood
Coal
30s - Q10
What are energy resources that are not easily replenished by the environment known as?
Chemical
Non-renewable
Renewable
Eolic
30s - Q11
The deeper rocks are in the earth, the _____ it has to be to melt them because _____ keeps them in a solid state longer.
colder; greater pressure
colder; less pressure
hotter; greater pressure
hotter; less pressure
30s - Q12
What is the name of the Earth's outermost, 60-mile-thick, layer?
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
30s - Q13
What does 'horizon A' refer to in regards to soil?
Subsoil
Bedrock
Topsoil
Sand
30s - Q14
What gas makes up the majority of our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Argon
Oxygen
30s - Q15
What percentage of the earth's atmosphere does O2 comprise?
21%
50%
10%
75%
30s