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Name: ____________________________________
Destructive Forces - Review for Midterm
1.
Base your answer to the question on the Earth Science Reference Tables, the weather map below showing
part of the United States, and your knowledge of earth science. Letters A through E represent weather
stations.
Figure 1
Which station’s weather has been influenced most recently by the passage of a cold front?
1. E
2. B
3. C
4. D
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2.
The weather map shows a frontal system that has followed a typical storm track.
The air mass located over point X most likely originated over the
1. northern Atlantic Ocean
2. central part of Canada
3. Gulf of Mexico
4. Pacific Northwest
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3.
Which statement best supports the theory of continental drift?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Basaltic rock is found to be progressively younger at increasing distances from a mid-ocean ridge.
Marine fossils are often found in deep-well drill cores.
The present continents appear to fit together as pieces of a larger land mass.
Areas of shallow-water seas tend to accumulate sediment, which gradually sinks.
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The map shows the island of Hawaii (approximately 20° N 157° W) and the locations of recent volcanic
eruptions and earthquake epicenters. The volcanic eruptions are inferred to be caused by the movement of
the lithospheric plate over a hot spot in the mantle below.
Figure 2
Where are earthquakes on and around Hawaii located?
1. along shorelines, only
2. in the ocean, only
3. in older rocks, only
4. scattered across the area
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5.
[Refer to figure 2]
Which inferrence concerning the distribution of earthquakes and recent volcanic eruptions on this island is
most accurate?
1. Earthquakes and recent volcanic eruptions are located mainly along the boundary between the older
rocks and the younger rocks.
2. Recent volcanic eruptions are more common than earthquakes.
3. Many earthquakes occur near recent volcanic eruptions.
4. Earthquakes and recent volcanic eruptions rarely occur in the same areas.
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6.
[Refer to figure 2]
A scientist wants to film underwater volcanic activity that is forming a new island in the Hawaiian Island
chain. In which direction from Hawaii should she concentrate her efforts?
1. northeast
2. northwest
3. southeast
4. southwest
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The hurricane shown on the map is following a normal storm track for the month of September.
From the position shown on the map, toward which landmass is the hurricane most likely traveling?
1. North America
2. South America
3. Europe
4. Africa
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8.
The map shows the travel time of seismic sea waves (tsunamis) from locations around the Pacific Ocean to
the Hawaiian Islands. For example, an earthquake at any location on the line "6 h" could produce a tsunami
that would arrive in Honolulu, Hawaii, 6 hours later. A tsunami is a sea wave caused by an earthquake.
Figure 3
Locations in this region where major earthquakes occur are most closely associated with areas of
1. volcanic eruptions
2. P-wave absorption
3. magnetic field reversal
4. mid-continental folding
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9.
Tsunamis are caused by
1. Earth's rotation
2. dynamic equilibrium
3. hurricane winds
4. earthquakes
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10.
A very large, circular, impact crater under the coast of Mexico is believed to be approximately 65 million
years old. This impact event is inferred to be related to the
1.
2.
3.
4.
appearance of the earliest trilobites
advance and retreat of the last continental ice sheet
extinction of the dinosaurs
formation of Pangea
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11.
In the United States, most tornadoes are classified as intense
1.
2.
3.
4.
low-pressure funnel clouds that spin clockwise
low-pressure funnel clouds that spin counterclockwise
high-pressure funnel clouds that spin clockwise
high-pressure funnel clouds that spin counterclockwise
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12.
Large craters found on Earth support the hypothesis that impact events have caused
1. a decrease in the number of earthquakes and an increase in sea level
2. an increase in solar radiation and a decrease in Earth radiation
3. the red shift of light from distant stars and the blue shift of light from nearby stars
4. mass extinctions of life-forms and global climate changes
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Active volcanoes are most abundant along the
1.
2.
3.
4.
edges of tectonic plates
eastern coastline of continents
23.5° N and 23.5° S parallels of latitude
equatorial ocean floor
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14.
The weather satellite image below shows two large swirl-shaped cloud formations, labeled A and B, over the
Pacific Ocean.
These large swirl-shaped cloud formations most likely represent
1. polar air masses
2. warm fronts
3. tornadoes
4. hurricanes
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Which map below shows the most likely storm track for a hurricane
1.
3.
2.
4.
in the Atlantic Ocean?
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Which world map shows the locations where most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on Earth?
1.
3.
2.
4.
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17.
A huge undersea earthquake off the Alaskan coastline could produce a
1. tsunami
2. cyclone
3. hurricane
4. thunderstorm
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18.
Violent storms with very strong winds and funnel shaped clouds are called:
1. hurricanes
2. typhoons
3. tornadoes
4. sea breezes
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19.
Earth’s surface is made up of many plates. When the plates shift, what may occur?
1. hurricanes
2. typhoons
3. earthquakes
4. tides
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20.
What event does not normally occur in the northeast of the United States?
1. Nor’easter
2. Tornado
3. Hurricane
4. Tsunami
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21.
Oceanic trenches may be formed by
1. subduction
2. uplift
3. divergence
4. tornado activity
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22.
Below is a model of Earth’s interior.
Scientists have been able to develop this model based on their study of
1. tornadic activity
2. volcanoes
3. earthquakes
4. weather systems
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