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FES Final Review Practice Questions
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Name_____________________ Period__
You are interested in the effects of water temperature on the population of bacteria in water.
Come up with a hypothesis and design an experiment to test it.
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State your hypothesis:
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What is your independent variable?
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What is your dependent variable?
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If you were to graph your data which results would go on the x-axis?
15 mL is a measurement of:
a. mass; b. volume; c. density;
d. length; e. temperature
4 kg is a measurement of:
a. mass; b. volume; c. density;
d. length; e. temperature
Describe how each of the following types of rocks form.
Sedimentary-
Igneous-
Metamorphic-
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What is the difference between the epicenter and focus of an earthquake.
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Name two important plant nutrients.
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Classify each of the following as acids, bases or neither.
a. NaCl_________________
c. KMnO4 ______________
d. HNO3 ______________
b. NaOH_________________
c. H2SO4__________________
e. Mg(OH)2 _______________
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Give three examples of water borne diseases.
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The San Andreas Fault is along a _____________plate boundary.
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Larger crystals form in igneous rocks that cool:
a. quickly; b. slowly; c. neither, crystal size is not affected by cooling rates
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Explain why fertilizer from lawns may cause a problem in aquatic ecosystems. What problem
may result from these fertilizers in lakes and streams?
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Fossils may be found in ___________rock. (Which of the three basic types of rock?)
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The crust and outer portion of the mantle are called the ________________.
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The Earth’s crust is broken into eight major and many minor pieces. What are these pieces
called? ______________________
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In a study of the effectiveness of a drug in shrinking tumors, the control group would:
a. not receive the drug; b. receive low doses of the drug; c. receive high doses of the drug;
d. receive many different drugs
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To accurately measure the volume of a sample of water you would use a
_____________________.
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A ________ is also used to measure volume but it is less accurate.
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Describe how plates move at a convergent plate boundary.
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Describe how plates move at a divergent plate boundary.
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Is granite a rock or a mineral? Explain why.
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One important property of soil is texture. How is texture determined?
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If soil is classified as clay, what does that tell you about how easily water will move through
the soil? How might that affect uses of the site?
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The smallest mineral particles in soil are classified as ___________.
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The coarsest mineral particles in soil are classifed as ____________.
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Explain how a subduction zone forms.
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The densest layer of the Earth is the _______________.
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The outer mantle and crust make up the _________________.
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A magnitude 4 earthquake releases ________ less energy than a magnitude 7 earthquake.
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If the epicenter of an earthquake is in Portland, ME and it is is rated a IV on the Modified
Mercalli Intensity Scale in Portland, would it be a IV, less than IV, or more than IV in Blue
Hill?
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Describe two ways to prevent soil erosion.
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Give two examples of point source pollution.
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Blue Hill mountain is a:
a. esker; b. glacial erratic;
c. pluton;
d. glacial striation;
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What causes algal blooms?
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Why does an ice cube float in a glass of water?
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What are two ways to reduce stormwater runoff?
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Give three reasons for taking good care of soil.
e. glacial till
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Use a soil texture triangle to determine the texture of soil if it is 15% clay, 40% sand, and 45%
silt.
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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
39. Give the metric prefixes which mean each of the following:
1/10 ____
1000______
1,000,000________
1/1000_________
1,000,000,000_______________
1/100 __________ 1
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What is the metric unit of mass?_______
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What is the metric unit of length?______
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What is one advantage and one disadvantage of hydraulic fracturing?
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A volcanic eruption creates:
a. intrusive igneous rock; b. extrusive igneous rock; c. sedimentary rock;
rock
d. metamorphic
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Soil with high porosity and high permeability can absorb water:
a. faster; b. slower
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List two problems caused by groundwater overdraft.
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Draw a water molecule. Label each atom and the poles.
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Describe two types of evidence left behind by the last ice age that this area was covered by
glaciers.
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Describe two differences between oceanic and continental crust.
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What causes tsunamis?
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One earthquake has a magnitude of 5 on the Richter Scale. A second earthquake has a
magnitude of 6 on the Richter Scale. How much more shaking results from the second
earthquake?
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How old is the Earth?