Earth and Life Science Reviewer

Landforms Answer Key
1.
An area of new land at the mouth of a river, formed from sediments carried by the river is called
the
a. epicenter
b. delta
c. topography
d. fault
2.
A hill of sand, made and shaped by the wind is a
a. jetty
b. sand dune
c. sinkhole
d. delta
3.
A body of water with land on all sides
a. peninsula
b. ocean
c. island
d. lake
4.
A very flat land with grass and very few trees
a. plain
b. desert
c. hill
d. valley
5.
Land that has water around three sides of it
a. island
b. valley
c. peninsula
d. ocean
6.
have fairly level surfaces but surfaces but stand high above sea level, often found near
large mountain ranges.
a. Prairies
b. Plateaus
c. Valleys
d. Loess
7.
A piece of land that is surrounded by water is a/an
a. peninsula
b. bay
c. island
d. plain
8.
A butte is:
a. a large mass of slow moving ice
b. rock carried by wind, water or ice
c. body of water partly enclosed by land
d. a narrow-topped hill with very steep clifflike sides
9.
What landform has a peak?
a. Hill
b. Plateau
c. Mountain
d. Valley
10.
What is the landform or body of water called that is partly enclosed by land (
and is usually smaller than a gulf)?
a. estuary
b. fjord
c. bay
d. island
Erosion and Deposition Answer Key
1.
Erosion and deposition are likely to happen when the land does not have trees or
plants.
a. True
b. False
2.
Rivers deposit large amounts of material when they flown into the ocean.
a. True
b. False
3.
is the process that lays down (drops) sediment in a new location.
a. Erosion
b. Deposition
c. Weathering
d. Meandering
4.
The process of moving pieces of soil or rock by mechanisms including gravity, wind,
water, ice plants or animals its called:
a. deposition
b. erosion
c. landslide
d. weathering
5.
When pound against cracks in rocks on the shore they erode, and
pieces of rocks break off and are carried away. The shoreline erodes, forming new
landforms, such as .
a. mudslide; rivers
b. lakes; ponds
c. waves; beaches
6.
The rapid downhill movement of large amount of rock and soil is called a(n):
a. erosion
b. landslide
c. avalanche
d. earthquake
7.
A large deposit of material from a river into the ocean forms an area called a
a. peninsula
b. delta
c. dune
d. beach
8.
In deserts, wind deposits grains of sands in mounds called:
a. dunes
b. deltas
c. peninsulas
d. islands
9.
Large amount of snow and ice that fall rapidly down a mountain is called a(n):
a. landslide
b. avalanche
c. erosion
d. deposition
10.
How can people help control erosion?
Answers will vary - People can grow plants, farmers can build hilly steps or
terraces, and along the seashore people can build barriers to stop large
waves from carrying away sand from the beach.
Precipitation Answer Key

1.
Precipitation can come in the form of snow, rain and hail.
a. True
b. False
2.
Hail is precipitation consisting of pellets of ice.
a. True
b. False
3.
Precipitation is any form of water that falls from the sky.
a. True
b. False
4.
Precipitation that falls in form of balls of ice is called .
a. hail
b. rain
c. snow
5.
The at the Earth's surface determines the form of precipitation.
a. water cycle
b. condensation
c. temperature
6.
Precipitation consisting of generally transparent frozen or partially frozen raindrops

is called .
a. hail
b. sleet
c. rain
d. snow
7.
is water vapor in the atmosphere that has frozen into ice crystals and
falls to the ground in the form of flakes
a. Sleet
b. Rain
c. Snow
d. Hail
8.
A is billions of tiny drops of water that condensed from the air.
a. rain
b. cloud
c. water cycle
d. snow
9.
Which of the following forms when supercooled raindrops freeze on contact with
solid objects near the Earth's surface?
a. freezing rain
b. hail
c. sleet
d. snow
10.
is water condensed from vapor in the atmosphere and falling in drops

from clouds.
a. Rain
b. Sleet
c. Hail
d. Snow
Grade 11Tectonics
In oceanic-continent convergence, the lower density continental plate is
subducted beneath the oceanic plate.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Atmosphere
What type of air pressure is caused by warm air rising in a hurricane?
a. low
b. occluded
c. stationary
d. high
Grade 11Environmental Science

is the systematic study of our environment and our proper
place in it.
a. Agriculture
b. Environmental science
c. Biodiversity
d. Sustainability

Which is not a primary use of dams?
a. recreation
b. electricity generation
c. flood control
d. agricultural uses
Grade 11Volcanoes
What is a volcano island?
a. Volcano whose summit rises above sea level.
b. Occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another.
c. Rounded underwater rise of low elevation
Grade 11Tectonics
What do we call the point where an earthquake starts?
a. epicenter
b. target
c. focus
d. fault

Where was the first modern tidal power plant built?
a. New York City, New York
b. London, England
c. La Rance, France
d. Toyko, Japan
Grade 11Oceanography and Hydrology

Which cycle illustrates the path of water through the environment?
a. nitrogen cycle
b. carbon cycle
c. phosphorus cycle
d. hydrologic cycle

Environmental Scientists study interactions between
a. animals and their environment.
b. humans and their environments.
c. humans and animals.
d. animals and their habitats.
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What is a resource that can be replaced relatively quickly by natural
processes?
a. nonrenewable resources
b. depleted resources
c. material resources
d. renewable resources
Grade 11Earth's Layers

What is the core made of?
a. Iron
b. Aluminum
c. Steel
d. Iron and Nickel
e. Both a and c

Oceanic crust is and dense than continental crust.
a. wider/less
b. thinner/more
c. thinner/less
d. wider/more
e. None of the above

A trench occurs when
a. One tectonic plate moves under another.
b. Sediment moves to the bottom of the ocean.
c. The bottom of the ocean collapses.
Grade 11Atmosphere
What do we call a large thunderstorm that has rotation in it?
a. hurricane
b. super cell
c. cold front
d. blizzard
Grade 11Tectonics
The theory explaining that the Earth's outer shell is composed of many
moving segments is called the theory.
a. primordial ooze
b. tectonic plate
c. gradualism
d. lithosphere
Grade 11Minerals
Color is unreliable for identifying a mineral because
a. most minerals have similar colors.
b. small amounts of other elements affect color, but weathered surfaces will
reveal color.
c. small amounts of other elements affect color, and weathered
surfaces may hide color.
d. most minerals are virtually colorless.

Who wrote the essay, "The Tragedy of the Commons"?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Garrett Hardin
c. Jimmy Carter
d. Charles Darwin

The philosophy that says that humans have a unique responsibility to
manage, care for, and improve nature is called
a. Ecology
b. Environmentalism
c. Stewardship
d. Biocentric preservation
One of the major goals of environmental science is to
a. Manage existing environmental problems.
b. Understand and solve environmental problems.
c. Create more environmental problems.
d. Find problems and observe until they reach a critical level.
Grade 11Rocks
The chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances is called oxidation.
a. True
b. False
Overfishing and certain other methods are depleting some fish populations.
a. True
b. False

When a large fraction of the resources have been used up, it is considered to
be what?
a. wasted
b. depleted
c. gone
d. extinct

The earliest evidence of tidal power use is from
a. 300 A.D.
b. 900 B.C.
c. 1700 A.D.
d. 900 A.D.
Grade 11Historical Geology

What do we call the event that led to the appearance of many new types of
living things like sponges, seaweed, jellyfish, and algae?
a. The Great Awakening
b. Cambrian Explosion
c. The Big Bang
d. Cambrian Eruption

Which of the following statements provides a reason for the widespread use
of fossil fuels?
a. Fossil fuels are a renewable source of energy
b. Fossil fuels are readily available and inexpensive
c. Fossil fuels are not harmful to the environment
d. all of the above

In societies, which of the following would NOT be a good way to solve
environmental problems?
a. planning
b. organizing
c. considering the scientific evidence
d. fighting each other
Grade 11Soil
What is the chief threat to soil?
a. erosion
b. pests
c. destructive plant life
d. deposition

If fossil fuels are still forming today, why are they considered nonrenewable
resources?
a. Fossil fuels are broken down by processes faster than they form.
b. We are depleting fossil fuel much faster than they form.
c. The fossil fuels being formed today are deep under the ocean, where they
cannot be reached.
d. The only fossil fuels being produced are methane hydrates, which we cannot
use yet.
Grade 11Atmosphere
What is it called when there are winds of different speeds under a storm?
a. acceleration zone
b. wind differential
c. hail zone
d. wind shear

Oceanic crust is than continental crust.
a. thicker
b. thinner

The seas are still rising. Many researchers believe the cause is
a. glaciers getting bigger
b. lower temperatures on Earth's surface
c. ocean water getting more dense
d. global warming

The study of how living things interact with their surroundings is
a. applied science
b. environmental science
c. anthropology
Grade 11Atmosphere
About 20% of the Earth's atmosphere is this gas.
a. oxygen
b. nitrogen
c. carbon dioxide
Grade 11Tectonics
The theory explaining that the Earth's outer shell is composed of many
moving segments is called the theory.
a. lithosphere
b. primordial ooze
c. tectonic plate
d. gradualism
Grade 11Geology
A geochemist is a person who specializes in the chemistry
of .
a. the atmosphere
b. rocks, minerals, and soils
c. living things
d. tornadoes

What was happening to Pangaea during the Jurassic Period?
a. Still forming
b. Hadn't formed yet
c. Starting to break apart
d. Was long gone by then

Which of the following continents did NOT make up the super continent of
Gondwana?
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. Antarctica
d. Australia

In William Lloyd's original pamphlet on "The Tragedy of the Commons," what
was the resource he was concerned with?
a. cattle and sheep
b. farmers' fields
c. common grazing land
d. common crops
Grade 11Volcanoes
Volcano eruptions can be eliminated.
a. True
b. False

What is the subject of Hardin's essay?
a. overpopulation
b. cattle and grazing
c. pollution
d. abuse of freedom

In which epoch did marsupial mammals appear?
a. Paleocene
b. Eocene
c. Miocene
d. Holocene

Which statement about aqueducts is correct?
a. aqueducts designed as open canals can lose a lot of water
through evaporation
b. aqueducts are a modern invention
c. aqueducts do not divert water from lakes
d. aqueducts do not affect the amount water remain in rivers

Which of the following is almost certain to happen as our Earth's climate
changes?
a. the moon will increase its gravitational pull
b. humans will run out of fossil fuels to use
c. the ocean will dry out
d. average global temperatures will rise

The seas are still rising. Many researchers believe the cause is
a. global warming
b. glaciers getting bigger
c. the ocean water getting more dense
d. lower temperatures on Earth's surface

Acid rain, ozone, and smog are all examples of .
a. primary pollutants
b. secondary pollutants

Oceanic crust is continental crust.
a. thicker than
b. thinner than
c. the same thickness as

About how long ago was the Earth formed?
a. 4.5 million years
b. 45 million years
c. 4.5 billion years

In which era did the dinosaurs live?
a. Precambrian
b. Paleozoic
c. Mesozoic
d. Cenozoic

What is the nickname that the Devonian Period has been given?
a. Age of Amphibians
b. Age of Fish
c. Age of Reptiles
d. Age of Birds
Grade 11Rocks
Due to different combinations of materials, rocks will weather at different
rates. For example, a marble headstone will weather faster than a granite
headstone.
a. True
b. False

Wind, solar and water are examples of resources.
a. nonrenewable
b. fossil fuels
c. budding
d. renewable
Grade 11Volcanoes
Where did the study of volcanology begin?
a. Mt. Kilimanjaro
b. Mt. Denali
c. Mt. St. Helens
d. Mt. Etna

In Hardin's essay, resources are used up until what point?
a. they get too expensive
b. society collapses
c. they run out and can no longer be found
d. technology finds a solution

The study of how living things interact with their surroundings is:
a. applied science.
b. surround sound.
c. environmental science.
d. anthropology.

The contains both the crust and the upper mantle.
a. asthenosphere
b. lithosphere
c. atmosphere
d. mesosphere
Grade 11Tectonics
At an active continental margin
a. earthquakes keep sediment on the continental shelf
b. continent shelves are very wide
c. continental shelves are under unusually deep water
d. sediment disappears into a trench
Grade 11Volcanoes
An island arc is a string of volcanic islands formed when two tectonic plates
diverge.
a. True
b. False

The is the least dense layer of the earth.
a. core
b. mantle
c. ocean
d. crust

Environmental change occurs wherever humans have
a. hunted.
b. grown food.
c. settled.
d. all of the above.

Most of the energy we use comes from a group of natural resources
called .
a. nuclear energy
b. fossil fuels
c. oil reserves
d. radiation
Garret Hardin published an essay concerning the use of resources and the
environment entitled:
a. The Environment and Society
b. The Tragedy of the Commons
c. Society and resources
d. Our Environment

One major goal of environmental science is to give practical solutions to
environmental problems.
a. True
b. False

These land masses are formed when island arcs migrate to land and is
added to the continent.
a. accreted terranes
b. island arcs
c. atolls
d. seamounts
Grade 11Atmosphere
Tornadoes are violent windstorms that take the form of a rotating column of
air called a vortex.
a. True
b. False

What percentage of living things on land died out during the extinction at the
end of the Permian Period?
a. 65%
b. 75%
c. 85%
d. 95%

What was Australopithecus?
a. type of kangaroo
b. type of saber-toothed cat
c. type of early human
d. type of possum
Grade 11Atmosphere
Air pressure as you go higher up in the atmosphere.
a. increases
b. decreases

The process by which CO2CO2 dissolves in water and is released from water
to the atmosphere is known as
a. photosynthesis
b. respiration
c. diffusion
d. sedimentation
The most significant impact on climate change that humans have made is in
the amount of greenhouse gases that we have
released into the atmosphere.

What is one example of indirect evidence that scientists rely on to find
climate changes that occurred in the past?
a. examining the rings of a tree trunk
b. measuring the height of a tree
c. counting the leaves on a tree branch
d. studying the roots of a tree

The following human activities have contributed to climate change except
which one?
a. taking a cruise to the Bahamas
b. boating on the Long Island Sound
c. taking the ferry to Connecticut
d. paddling a canoe up the Peconic River

What percentage of living things in the oceans died out during the extinction
at the end of the Permian Period?
a. 65%
b. 75%
c. 85%
d. 95%
Grade 11Atmosphere
Air pressure is measured with a
a. thermometer
b. isobar
c. hygrometer
d. barometer
Grade 11Atmosphere
The inner layer of the atmosphere that extends about 11 miles above sea
level and contains most of the planet's air.
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. hydrosphere
d. biosphere
Grade 11Minerals
An inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical composition, an orderly
internal structure and a characteristic set of physical properties is a/an:
a. element
b. mineral
c. radioactive waste
d. nuclear fusion

is used to describe the wise management of natural
resources.
a. Conservation
b. Biodiversity
c. Global warming
d. Biological magnification

When we discuss our environment we are referring to
a. all conditions in the world.
b. only interactions that affect human life.
c. only conditions that cause negative effects on our health.
d. primarily interactions that harm the atmosphere.
e. the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life
Grade 11Atmosphere
The greater the difference in air pressure, the greater the wind speed.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Atmosphere
Air pressure is not an important factor in weather forecasting.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Atmosphere
The layer of the atmosphere 11-30 miles above sea level. Its lower portion
contains ozone.
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. hydrosphere
d. biosphere
Soil, wood, sand, and charcoal are all examples of fossil fuels.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Atmosphere
A/an is an immense body of air that has consistent temperature and moisture.
a. sea breeze
b. tornado
c. mountain breeze
d. air mass
Grade 11Atmosphere
winds are those that are strongly influenced by the Earths terrain (mountains,
vegetation, or bodies of water).
a. Global
b. Local
Grade 11Atmosphere
Clouds are formed by the motion of air.
a. upward
b. downward
c. side to side
Grade 11Atmosphere
Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

The consists of Earth's liquid water, water in ice form and water vapor in the
atmosphere.
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. hydrosphere
d. biosphere
Grade 11Atmosphere
What is the eye wall of a hurricane?
a. location in a hurricane where the most damaging winds/rain is found
b. the calm part of the hurricane
c. the part of the hurricane with the slowest winds
d. a hurricane that does not exceed 119 kilometers per hour
Grade 11Atmosphere
Which one of the following abbreviations would be used to describe a maritime tropical air
mass?
a. mE
b. mP
c. mT
d. cT
Grade 11Atmosphere
winds are really large air masses that are created mainly as a result of the earths
rotation, the shape of the earth and the suns heating power.
a. Global
b. Local

Fossil fuels such as coal and oil are nonrenewable because of the years
needed in order to replace.

The rate at which plants or other producers use photosynthesis to make more plant material
(biomass).
a. Net primary productivity
b. Gross primary productivity
c. Carbon cycle rate
d. Pyramid of energy flow

Erosion leads to an increase in CO2CO2 in the atmosphere because plants are not present to
use CO2CO2.
a. True
b. False

Which of these is an example of a non-renewable resource?
a. trees
b. water
c. coal
d. grass

The hottest year ever recorded in terms of average global surface temperature was 2014 .

The layer of the earth that contains most of the earth's mass is the
a. crust
b. mantle
c. core
d. asthenosphere
Name one thing you could do to reduce air pollution.
answers will vary - take public transportation, bike, drive fuel-efficient cars
Grade 11Minerals
Ore minerals do not contain elements.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Atmosphere
What force holds the atmosphere to the Earth?
a. centrifugal force
b. gravity
c. radioactive decay
d. atmospheric pressure
Grade 11Minerals
These are the two main groups that all minerals can be classified into.
a. Crystalline and Noncrystalline
b. Quartz and Granite
c. Igneous and Metamorphic
d. Silicate and Nonsilicate

Two types of are renewable and non-renewable.
a. sustainable uses
b. smog
c. environmental resources
d. aquaculture

Oceanography is science that deals with our planet's
oceans and seas, including marine life.

How do we refer to organic materials which can store sunlight in the form of
chemical energy?
a. biosynthetics
b. biomass
c. bioresources
d. biologics

Which of the following is an example of a brownfield?
a. an active coal-burning power plant
b. a capped landfill currently being used to collect solar energy
c. a gas station that has closed temporarily to replace a leaking underground
storage tank
d. an abandoned paint factory where chemicals have leached into the
soil and groundwater
e. an office building undergoing asbestos remediation prior to being converted
into condominiums

is a resource that is particularly valuable for the food they
contain.
a. Land
b. Oceans
c. Forests
d. Air
Grade 11Rocks
The rock below most likely formed though and its major
mineral component is .
a. crystallization, calcite
b. precipitation, quartz
c. deposition, calcite
d. metamorphism, quartz

Water is a resource.
a. renewable
b. non-renewable
Grade 11Rocks
Look at the two rock samples below.
Which statement is true for both rocks?

a. Both samples exhibit foliated texture.
b. Both samples were formed intrusively.
c. Both samples were formed organically.
d. Both samples are mafic in composition.

The arctic ecosystem at the North and South Poles
depends on the marine ecosystem because food comes from the ocean.

As distance from the mid-ocean ridge increases, sediment thickness
a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays the same
Grade 11Minerals
To be a part of the oxide mineral group the mineral must contain this.
a. Oxygen
b. Osmium
c. Carbon
d. Silicon
Grade 11Rocks
The type of metamorphism this rock undergoes occurs due to the pressure
and heat from the movement of one tectonic plate against another.
a. Concrete Metamorphism
b. Contact Metamorphism
c. Tectonic Metamorphism
d. Regional Metamorphism
Grade 11Atmosphere
Wind is a result of horizontal differences in air pressure.
Grade 11Minerals
The chemical formulas of 5 minerals are listed below. Write the letter on the
line that matches each chemical formula to its correct mineral group.
A. carbonate B. silicate C. oxide D. sulfate E. sulfide
C Fe2O3Fe2O3
E CuSCuS
D CaSO4CaSO4
B KAlSi3O8KAlSi3O8
A CaCO3CaCO3
Grade 11Atmosphere
About how many thunderstorms happen annually around the world?
a. 1 million
b. 300
c. 16 million
d. 3 million

The densest layer of the Earth is
a. The crust because rotational forces throw heavy materials to the
outside.
b. The crust because the collisions of tectonic plates create tremendous
pressures that increases density.
c. The core because molten iron sank to the center in the early Earth.
d. The mantle because it is the thickest layer.
Grade 11Rocks
Which of the following is least permeable?
a. silt
b. clay
c. sand
d. gravel
e. hummus
Grade 11Atmosphere
Global winds are really large air masses that are created mainly
as a result of the earths rotation, the shape of the earth and the suns
heating power.
Grade 11Atmosphere
Name for a hurricane that forms in the western Pacific Ocean.
a. Hurricane
b. Storm Surge
c. Eye
d. Eye Wall
e. Typhoon
Grade 11Atmosphere
Cyclones are pressure centers
a. high
b. low
s speculate were lost from the Earth's primordial atmosphere, shortly after it
formed?
a. nitrogen and oxygen
b. hydrogen and helium
c. oxygen and hydrogen
d. carbon dioxide and oxygen
Grade 11Atmosphere
The earth's atmosphere has had major stage(s) in its evolution.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four

Throughout sedimentation, extreme pressure leads to the conversion of soft
tissues to fossil fuels and conversion from skeletons
to limestone .
Grade 11Earth Science

Earth science is the study of the Earth and its surrounding universe.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Minerals
To be placed into the sulfide mineral group the mineral must have this.
a. Silicon
b. Carbon
c. Sodium
d. Sulfur
Grade 11Rocks
Rock that is composed of rounded gravel-sized fragments, or pebbles.
a. Marble
b. Breccia
c. Granite
d. Conglomerate
Grade 11Atmosphere
What happens to hurricanes when they move over land and why?
They lose energy because there is

less moisture to feed the hurricane

A narrow passage of water joining two larger bodies of water is a
a. lagoon
b. straight
c. peninsula
d. bay
Grade 11Geology
Geology, is the study of the universe or the world beyond our Earth's
atmosphere.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Atmosphere
Tornadoes are associated with
a. cyclones
b. anti-cyclones
Grade 11Rocks
Of the rocks listed below, which type would most likely have formed feature
M on the diagram?
a. shale
b. basalt
c. schist
d. quartzite
Grade 11Rocks
A geologist excavates an alternating sequence of light and dark shales.
Which is the most likely depositional environment for the rock sequence?
a. fluvial
b. marine
c. alluvial
d. lacustrine

An increase in which of the following would most likely decrease the
concentration of gases in seawater?
a. salinity
b. pressure
c. wind speed
d. wave turbulence
Grade 11Minerals
Aluminum is made from which ore?
a. Hematite
b. Bauxite
c. Cinnabar
d. Malachite

This is a 1 to 2 kilometer deep, several kilometers wide, land from which
splits many segments of the oceanic-ridge crust
a. continental shelf
b. mid-oceanic ridge
c. oceanic crust
d. rift valley

a. erosion
b. pests
d. decay
Grade 11Atmosphere
What is air pressure?
The pressure exerted by the weight of the air above.
Grade 11Atmosphere
What are the three stages of hurricane, in order?
Tropical disturbance , Tropical storm ,

and Hurricane
Grade 11Minerals
The main component found in glass is
a. Water
b. Lime
c. Sodium Oxide
d. Silica

Life along the floor of the mid-ocean ridges depends on
a. sunlight
b. black smokers and chemosynthesis
c. photosynthesis
d. all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a coastal feature?
a. archipelago
b. plateau
c. strait
d. peninsula

The lowest of high tide and the highest of low tide
is called neap tides (least extreme tides)

The highest of high tide and the lowest of low tide
(2 extremes) is called spring tide.
Grade 11Atmosphere
The atmosphere helps support life on earth by:
a. providing oxygen
b. protecting from solar radiation
c. regulating the temperature
d. all of the above

A seamount is a(n)
a. Volcano whose summit rises above sea level.
b. Ancient volcano whose summit has been cut off by erosion.
c. An elevated part of the ocean floor, possibly an underwater volcano.
d. Rock column located near the coast formed by erosion.

This long, narrow depression is formed when the sinking tectonic plate drags
the sea floor downward.
a. island arc
b. volcano
c. oceanic trench
d. rift valley

The densest layer of the Earth is
a. the crust because rotational forces throw heavy materials to the
outside.
b. the crust because the collisions of tectonic plates create tremendous
pressures that increases density.
c. the core because molten iron sank to the center in the early Earth.
d. the mantle because it is the thickest layer.

List three examples of both renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Renewable resources are solar, geothermal, and wind.
Nonrenewable resources are coal, natural gas , and oil.

Continental crust is
a. denser and more rigid than oceanic crust
b. floats on top of the oceanic crust
c. thicker than oceanic crust
d. younger than the oceanic crust
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The atmosphere helps support life on earth by:
a. providing oxygen
b. protecting from solar radiation
c. regulating the temperature
d. all of the above
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have been called the "lungs" of the earth.
a. Land
b. Air
c. Oceans
d. Forests
Grade 11Minerals
Gypsum is a 2 on Mohs hardness scale, while Topaz is an 8.
Can Gypsum scratch Topaz? Yes/No
Explain your answer.
No, Topaz is much harder compared to Gypsum according to
Mohs hardness scale.
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Which set of rocks would most likely be formed from the eruption of material
from a fissure vent?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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This Earth science studies forces and processes that produce weather:
a. astronomy
b. meteorology
c. geology
d. oceanography
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Molten rock and gas under very high pressure that can reach extremely high
temperatures is called magma.
a. True
b. False
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Energy from what source drives the atmosphere and hydrosphere?
a. sun
b. radioactive decay
c. primordial coalescence
d. chemical reactions

This is a chain of islands formed from volcanoes.
a. accreted terranes
b. seamount
c. island arcs
d. continental crust

Higher salinity vapor pressure and evaporation
rate.
a. decreases, decreases
b. decreases, increases
c. increases, increases
d. increases, decreases

Atolls may be described as
a. coral reefs paralleling a nearby coastline
b. a flat-topped submerged seamount
c. a coral reef surrounding a lagoon
d. coral reefs separated by the mainland by a shallow lagoon

If not properly managed, can pollute water wastes and can
damage local aquatic ecosystems.
a. pollutants
b. acid rain
c. invasive species
d. aquaculture
Grade 11Minerals
A mineral that continues to glow after a ultraviolet light has been turned off
has this property.
a. Radioactivity
b. Lightning Activity
c. Fluorescence
d. Phosphorescence

Sandstone is found in which geospheric layer?
a. crust
b. mantle
c. core
d. hydrosphere

What part of the hydrosphere penetrates the geosphere?
a. sandstone
b. magma
c. groundwater
d. mantle

Tidal waves occur every 6 hours or there are 4 tides per
day (2 low, 2 high)

The lithosphere is the outermost, cool, hard and strong layer of the
a. core
b. mantle
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere

a. erosion
b. pests
d. decay
Grade 11Rocks
A guyot is a new volcano with a summit that has been cut off by erosion and
then submerged.
a. True
b. False

How is the processes that produce coal and oil different?
Coal is made in swamps. Oil is made in oceans.
Grade 11Atmosphere
What do scientists speculate that shortly after our planet formed, was lost
from its early atmosphere?
a. its early nitrogen
b. volatile compounds such as hydrogen and helium
c. clouds
d. oxygen

The oceanic crust is composed primarily of what kind of stone?
a. iron oxide
b. limestone
c. granite
d. basalt
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Anti-cyclones are pressure centers.
a. low
b. high

Hutton's observations of the nature of the development of sandstone would
be an example of:
a. tectonic plate theory
b. catastrophism
c. the carbon cycle
d. gradualism
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The Earth's atmosphere is made up 78% of
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Argon
d. Carbon Dioxide
Grade 11Atmosphere
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the loss of Earth's early
atmosphere?
a. solar winds
b. the molecules were light and vaporized
c. it were absorbed through the earth's crust
d. it "boiled off"
Grade 11Atmosphere
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the loss of our early atmosphere?
a. solar winds
b. the molecules were light and vaporized
c. it was absorbed through the earth's crust
d. it "boiled off"
Grade 11Minerals
Describe why ore minerals are important.
economically useful to humans - often mined for metals

The rise and fall of Earth's oceans on the coasts is called tides

Environmental Scientists study how we use our natural resources, the
pollution that occurs in our environment, and the health of the plants and
animals on our planet.
a. True
b. False

ocean surface is home for many ocean organisms
including plankton.
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a. core
b. mantle
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere
is a resource that provides space for cities and suburbs and raw
materials for industry.
a. Forest
b. Oceans
c. Land
d. Air

Match the terms of column A to column B
Column A
a. infiltration
b. transpiration
c. evaporation
d. condensation
e. water table
f. hydrosphere
g. run-off
Column B
1. Water vapor becomes liquid
2. The upper level of underground water
3. Surface water
4. Water percolates or seeps into the soil
5. plants lose water from their leaves
6. All the earth's water
7. Liquid water becomes water vapor
a. 4
b. 5
c. 7
d. 1
e. 2
f. 6
g. 3

This Earth science studies how human activities, such as oil spills, affect
Earth's oceans:
a. astronomy
b. meteorology
c. geology
d. oceanography
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The measure of the heat energy of the gases in the air is called .
temperature

The amount of sunlight does not determine which organisms can live in each
layer of the ocean.
a. True
b. False

The region located at a depth of 6,600 to 20,000 feet and covering the
ocean floor is the Abyssal Plain.
a. True
b. False
Grade 11Atmosphere
Explain how the jet stream can affect air travel in North America.
Planes flying into the jet stream (West) can lag because of the
force of the wind. Planes flying with the jet stream (East) are
helped along by the force of the wind.
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Island arcs form along
a. subduction zones
b. rapidly spreading mid-ocean ridges
c. transform faults
d. wide continental shelves

The oceanic crust is composed mainly of what kind of stone?
a. iron oxide
b. limestone
c. granite
d. basalt

Atolls may be described as
a. coral reefs parallel to a nearby coastline
b. a flat-topped submerged seamount
c. a coral reef surrounding a lagoon
d. coral reefs separated by the mainland by a shallow lagoon

Continental crust is
a. denser and more rigid than oceanic crust
b. floats on top of the oceanic crust
c. thicker than oceanic crust
d. younger than the oceanic crust

Barrier islands are stable places to build homes and hotels.
a. True
b. False

Name the two types of global change
thinning or depleting of the ozone layer and global warming

Seamounts
a. are a special type of oceanic trench
b. are volcanoes that form on the ocean floor
c. form only in the Pacific ocean basin
d. are submarine canyons found near Australia
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The Earth's atmosphere is made up 78% of
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Argon
d. Carbon Dioxide

The Earth's heat originated from
a. gravitation coalescence
b. the sun
c. radioactive decay
d. all of the above

Which organisms live in the deep areas of the ocean floor?
a. Decomposers
b. Filter feeders
c. jellyfish
d. a and b
a. core
b. mantle
c. geosphere
d. hydrosphere

About 10,000 years ago, Earth's seas were than they are today.
a. higher
b. lower
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Sandstone is found in which geospheric layer?
a. crust
b. mantle
c. core
d. hydrosphere

Charles Darwin theorized
a. that volcanic islands sink over time
b. that lagoons are round
c. that reefs are made from coral
d. that seamounts move away from the mantle plume

Why are protective structures erected in the waters off the coastlines?
a. to protect homes
b. to protect ports
c. both of the above
d. none of the above

What are other names for hydrothermal vents?
a. Magma centers
b. Lava bars
c. Geothermal vents or smokers

The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward
the deep ocean is termed
a. continental slope
b. continental rise
c. continental shelf
d. submarine canyon
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The Earth receives energy from
a. the Sun.
b. radioactive decay.
c. entropy.
d. answers a. and b. only.

The ocean surface is home for many ocean organisms
including plankton.

The principle that states geologic changes occur over long periods of time is:
a. the threshold theory
b. catastrophism
c. gradualism/uniformitarianism
d. the feedback mechanism

The oceans cover of the earth and contain of the
hydrosphere
a. 71%, 97.5%
b. 97.5%, 71%

Hutton's observations of the nature of the development of sandstone would
be an example of:
a. tectonic plate theory
b. catastrophism
c. the carbon cycle
d. gradualism

The vastness of geologic time means:
a. events can change suddenly
b. events which occur slowly can become significant
c. improbable events occur regularly
d. b. and c. but not a.

The principle that states geologic changes occur over long periods of time is:
a. catastrophism
b. gradualism/uniformitarianism
c. the feedback mechanism
d. the threshold theory

The Earth is about how old?
a. 4,600 years old
b. 460,000 years old
c. 4,600,000 years old
d. 4,600,000,000 years old

are formed by wind blowing sand into piles.
a. Longshore bars
b. Spits
c. Sand dunes
d. Barrier islands

This is the continuous submarine mountain chain that encircles the globe
a. The Mid-Oceanic Ridge system
b. The Subduction system
c. The Continental Margin
d. The Sea Valley Floor
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A continental margin occurs where continental and oceanic crust
are firmly joined together.
a. passive
b. active
c. stable

The oceans cover of the earth and contain of the
hydrosphere
a. 71%, 97.5%
b. 97.5%, 71%
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Buildings can be made earthquake proof.
a. True
b. False

This type of sampling allows the study of the sediment layers of the ocean
a. rock dredging
b. dragging
c. sea floor drilling
d. scraping
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A continental margin occurs where continental and oceanic crust
are firmly joined together.
a. passive
b. active
c. stable

When molten lava comes into contact with seawater, it produces a rock type
called
a. basalt dike
b. pillow basalt
c. gabbro
d. manganese nodule

This remote sensing device's signal can penetrate through layers of rock and
give a picture of the layering of the oceanic floor
a. echo sounder
b. seismic profiler
c. magnetometer
d. microwave radar

This device uses sound waves to map the sea-floor topography
a. echo sounder
b. seismic profiler
c. magnetometer
d. microwave radar

The topography of the ocean floor is
a. lacking any significant features
b. less varied than that of the continents
c. as varied as that of the continents
d. cannot be compared to the topography of the continents

What is the continental margin?
a. Underwater extension of the continent.
b. Ancient volcano with a cut off summit by erosion.
c. Volcano whose summit rises above sea level.

A geologic change which occurs over a long period of time is called:
a. gradualism
b. uniformitarianism
c. catastrophism
d. either a. or b.

Seamounts
a. are a special type of oceanic trench
b. are volcanoes that form on the ocean floor
c. form only in the Pacific ocean basin
d. are submarine canyons found near Australia

The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward
the deep ocean is termed
a. continental slope
b. continental rise
c. continental shelf
d. submarine canyon

Large storm waves pick up sediments and them wherever waves
and currents move more slowly.
a. erode
b. deposit

Island arcs form along
a. subduction zones
b. rapidly spreading mid-ocean ridges
c. transform faults
d. wide continental shelves
The source of black sand beaches is .
a. sandstone
b. limestone
c. shell
d. lava rock

a. gradualism
c. catastrophism
d. either a. or b.

The continental shelf is an underwater extension of the continent.
a. True
b. False

Terrigenous sediment is
a. derived directly from land
b. from the mid-ocean rift valley
c. produced by the abyssal plains
d. composed of mud and the remains of tiny plants and animals

Waves move in deep water.
a. slower
b. faster

Barrier islands are a good place to build homes and hotels.
a. true
b. false

How deep is the continental slope?
a. 2,000-5,000 ft.
b. 660-6,600 ft.
c. 200-2,200 ft.

Wide, sandy beaches are the result of loose sediments
carried the shore by waves.
a. onto
b. away from
c. out to sea from
d. to the headlands from

a. gradualism
c. catastrophism
d. either a. or b.

A small change which causes multiple larger changes is termed a:
a. gradualistic change
b. change by uniformitarianism
c. threshold effect
d. feedback mechanism
This is the continuous submarine mountain chain that encircles the globe
a. The Mid-Oceanic Ridge system
b. The Subduction system
c. The Continental Margin
d. The Sea Valley Floor

How do rip currents form?
a. the sea is deep
b. ocean water has no motion
c. water runs along the shoreline
d. sea water flows though gaps in the longshore bars

Seamounts move
a. toward the mantle plume
b. away from the mantle plume

How do rip currents form?
a. the sea is deep
b. ocean water has no motion
c. water runs along the shoreline
d. sea water flows though gaps in the longshore bars

This type of sampling allows the study of the sediment layers of the ocean
a. rock dredging
b. dragging
c. sea floor drilling
d. scraping

Seamounts move
a. toward the mantle plume
b. away from the mantle plume

Wide, sandy beaches are the result of loose sediments
carried the shore by waves.
a. onto
b. away from
c. out to sea from
d. to the headlands from

The second layer of the ocean floor consists of
a. pelagic sediment
b. basalt dikes
c. pillow basalt
d. gabbro
Most of a breaker's energy is concentrated along the .

a. bays
b. beaches
c. longshore bars
d. headlands

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