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Earth Science SOL Earth Science Final Exam Review 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy Astronomy 1.Stage 1 in the evolutionary cycle of a star is called ________. a.Nebula b.Main-Sequence c. Planetary Nebula d.Red Giant • ANSWER: A Answer Question Astronomy-200 1.What is the name and shape of our galaxy? a.Hubble Galaxy, Irregular shape b.Andromeda Galaxy, Spiral shape c. Milky Way Galaxy, Elliptical shape d.Milky Way galaxy, Spiral shape • ANSWER: D Answer Question Minerals -300 1.Which mineral is easily identified by taste because it is salt? a.Talc b.Halite c. Calcite d.sulfur • ANSWER: B Answer Question Minerals-400 1.Which of the following physical properties can be expressed in numbers? a.luster b.color c. hardness d.reaction to acid • ANSWER: C Answer Question Minerals-500 1.Which of the following properties refers to the colored powder resulting from rubbing a mineral against a harder surface? a.streak b.luster c. cleavage d.hardness ANSWER: A Answer Question Rocks-100 1.Cooling and crystallization of lava results in _____. a.extrusive igneous rocks b.clastic sedimentary rocks c. intrusive igneous rocks d.organic sedimentary rocks • ANSWER: A Answer Question Rocks -200 1.The processes of weathering, erosion, deposition, and cementation will result in which rock type? a.igneous b.metamorphic c. magma d.sedimentary ANSWER: D Answer Question Erosion -300 1.The process in which water freezes and widens cracks in rock is called ____. a. ice crunching b.glaciations c. abrasion d.frost wedging • ANSWER: D Answer Question Rocks -400 1.How does an igneous rock become magma? a.cools b.melts c. hardens d.crystallizes • ANSWER: B Answer Question Rocks -500 Which of the following rocks is an intrusive mafic rock? 1. 20. a.gabbro b.basalt c. scoria d.obsidian • ANSWER: A Answer Question Erosion-100 1.Which of the following is a slow mass movement? a. mudflow b. landslide c. Rock fall d. Creep • ANSWER: D Answer Question Weathering -200 1.Caves are mainly a product of _____. a.erosion by rivers b.river deposition c. water pollution d.erosion by ground water • Answer D Question Soil and Water -300 1.To a scientist, ____ is a loose mixture of small mineral fragments and organic material. a.soil b.bedrock c. parent rock d.humus • ANSWER: A Answer Question Earth’s Layers -400 1.Earth's oceanic crust is ____ than the continental crust a.Thicker and denser b.Thinner and denser c. Thicker but less dense d.Thinner but less dense • ANSWER: B Answer Question Earth’s Layers -500 1.The solid, dense center of our planet is called the ____. a.mesosphere b.asthenosphere c. inner core d.outer core • ANSWER: C Answer Question Geologic History -100 1.Scientists do NOT look for Carbon 14 and Nitrogen 14 when dating a rock. Why is carbon not found in rock? a.because rock is too old b.because rock IS organic c. because rock is NOT organic d.because rock is too young • ANSWER: C Answer Question Natural Resources-200 1.Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource? a.nuclear b.hydroelectric c. gas d.coal • ANSWER: B Answer Question Natural Resources -300 1.Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil fuel? a.oil b.coal c. natural gas d.uranium • ANSWER: D Answer Question Natural Resources-400 1. What is the primary source of energy for Virginians? a. coal b. wind c. hydroelectric d. nuclear • ANSWER: A Answer Question Geologic History-500 1.Which rock layers have the same relative age? a.1 and 6 b.2 and 9 c. 3 and 7 d.5 and 10 • ANSWER: B Answer Question Tectonic Plates -100 1.Fossils of Lystrosaurus, a land-dwelling reptile, have been found in Antarctica, India, and S Africa. The distribution of these fossils suggests that these areas were once: a.made of the same chemical elements b.covered by oceanic crust c. home to a wide variety of organisms d.connected to one another ANSWER: D Answer Question Tectonic Plates -200 1.When two tectonic plates move away from one another, the boundary between them is called a ____. a.transform boundary b.divergent boundary c. convergent boundary d.subduction zone • ANSWER: B Answer Question Plate Tectonics -300 1.Primary seismic waves ____. a.are slower than secondary waves b.are the result of shearing forces in rock c. can travel through solids, liquids, and gases d.cause the Earth's surface to roll up and down • ANSWER: C Answer Question Plate Tectonics -400 1.Which point in the illustration represents the focus of the earthquake? a.A b. B • ANSWER: D Answer c. C Question d. D Plate Tectonics -500 1.What kind of stress creates a reverse fault? a.tension b.shear c. compression d.all of the above ANSWER: C Answer Question FINAL JEOPARDY 1.Which of the rock layers is the oldest? a.4 b.5 c. 6 d.8 • ANSWER: B Answer Question Earth Science SOL Software Used: Microsoft PowerPoint Content: http://cmsweb1.loudoun.k12.va.us/5093042094548/lib/5093042094548/2007_SOLtests/20 07_earthscience.htm Graphic Elements: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart Game Created By: Mr. Mangan, 2009 emplate Created By: Pat King, 2004 End Show