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EOG Review 1
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
Which group is Chlorine(Cl) in?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Noble gases
Akali Earth Metals
Halogens
Alkaline Metals
This fossil is when part or an entire organism is
prevented from decaying by being trapped in amber,
rock, ice, tar.
a) Trace
b) Preserved
c) Cast
d) Mold
B
How many electrons does
Krypton have?
A) 84
B) 83.80
C) 36
D) 47
How many river basins are located in
North Carolina?
17
The “Age of Mammals”; present era
a) Cenozoic
b) Mesozoic
c) Precambrian
d) Paleozoic
A
Even though the temperature out of the
hydrothermal vent is extremely hot, why does
the water not boil?
High water pressure
If scientists were to notice higher than normal
levels of turbidity in a lake, what does this
most likely indicate?
A. a reduction in phytoplankton in the lake
B. an increase in suspended solids in the lake
C. an increase in light reaching lower lake depths
D. a decrease in bacteria and viruses present in the lake
B
The Mesozoic is the _____ .
a) The “Age of the Dinosaur”; the middle
era.
b) The “Age of Humans”; the middle era.
c) The “Age of Plants”; the first era.
d) The “Age of Trilobites”; the last era.
Fertilizer is washed from lawns and fields when it rains.
How does this fertilizer affect waters downstream?
D
A. Fertilizer produces larger fish.
B. Fertilizer erodes stream banks.
C. Fertilizer causes flash flooding.
D. Fertilizer encourages algae growth.
Cylinder of ice used to study records of climate
or atmospheric change over the last 100,000
years.
A) Ice core
B) Ice fossil
C) Preserved fossil
D) Mold fossil
A
Which property of metals means they
can be easily bent into various shapes?
a)Conductivity
b)Malleability
c)Ductility
d)Luster
Which state of matter is represented by
the particles in the jar labeled C?
a)Liquid
b)Plasma
c)Solid
d)Gas
What does the formula 6H2O2 mean?
a)12 hydrogen and 2 oxygen atoms
b)8 hydrogen and 8 oxygen atoms
c)12 hydrogen and 12 oxygen atoms
d)8 hydrogen and 2 oxygen atoms
If the material in the jars are all a form of H2O,
which might be a temperature for jar B?
0
-5 C
a)
0
b) 50 C
0
c) 105 C
0
d) 215 C
The melting point of lead is 327.5°C. Which of
the following could describe lead?
a)gas at 280°C
b)liquid at 310°C
c)solid at 380°C
d)solid at 310°C
Fossils
Forms when living things die and are
buried by sediments.
Can be preserved.
Radioactive Decay
Process a nucleus breaks
down giving off radiation.
Paleozoic
During this era invertebrates
develop into vertebrates.
Trilobites
Extinct hard shelled organism used as
an index fossil.
Carbon 14 dating
Process of determining the absolute age of
a biological artifact.
Mold
Forms when sediment buries an
organism, the organism dies and a
cavity is formed.
Relative Dating
Finding the approximate age of rock
layers.
Petrified
Fossils that form when minerals
replace the remains, turning it to
stone.
Rock
Carbonized, petrified, molds,
cast, and trace are what type
of fossils?
Fossils occur in a
order
particular ____________.
Eras end with a
extinction
mass_____________.
Trace
Fossil formed when something like
a footprint is left behind in mud or
sand and it hardens to stone.
4.54 billion years
How old Earth is
Geologist
A scientist who studies solid and liquid
matter of the Earth.
Which would least likely have an impact
on global climate changes?
A producing energy using hydroelectric plants
B producing energy using coal
C producing energy using oil
D producing energy using natural gas
A
Precambrian
The era in which life is created.
Carbonized
Fossil formed when organism is
pressed between layers of mud or clay
and leave a carbon imprint.
F
Which layer
is oldest?
Low temperature, high dissolved oxygen and
a pH range of 6.5 to 8.5,
Would this water be healthy or
unhealthy
healthy
Geological Time Scale
A measurement used to describe the timing and
relationships between events that have
occurred throughout Earth's history.
The fossil record gives
information about past ______
life
& environments.
Cast
A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its
flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions;
minerals gradually enter into the cavity. This usually happens in
sand or mud.
Which layer is the oldest?
E
Which is an example of a renewable
energy resource?
A biomass
B coal
C gas
D oil
A
Sedimentary Rock makes up _____
75%
of the Earth’s surface.
Absolute Dating
Finding the exact (numerical) age of rock.
Intrusion
When igneous rock cuts through
sedimentary rock, it is called an _____.