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1How are atoms structured?
- AElectrons and neutrons are located in the nucleus, protons surround nucleus
- BMolecules and neutrons are located in the nucleus, electrons surround nucleus
- CProtons and neutrons are located in the nucleus, electrons surround nucleus
- DProtons and electrons are located in the nucleus, neutrons surround nucleus
2How do we determine the mass and number of an atom?
- AMass is equal to the number of neutrons in the nucleus, and the number is the sum of protons and electrons.
- BMass is the sum of protons and neutrons, and the number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus.
- CMass is the sum of electrons and neutrons, and the number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus.
- DMass is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus, and the number is the sum of neutrons and electrons.
3An ion is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4What is an isotope?
- ATwo or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei
- BAn element with more protons than neutron
- CA pair of valence electrons in an element
- DA group of elements that have the same amount of protons but different numbers of neutrons
5What are the different states of matter?
- AGas
- BLiquid
- CVapor
- DPlasma
- ECondensation
- FSolid
- GVolatile
6A solid can take on shapes of its container.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7A liquid flows easily and is not easily compressible.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Gases have large spaces between particles and move freely.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9What is Plasma?
- AHeated to temperatures of 5,000 degrees C
- BLeast commonly found state of matter
- CAnother word for a gas
- DCollisions knock atoms together that the electrons are knocked away from the atoms
- EFound in Stars, Sun, Lightning, Light Bulbs, and neon signs
10Mixtures cannot be separated easily.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11What are compounds?
- AComposed of atoms of two or more different elements that are chemically combined
- BComposed of multiple atoms of one element that are chemically combined
- CComposed of different elements that are physically combined
- DComposed of multiple atoms of one element that are physically combined
12What are some special features in identifying a mineral?
- Ainorganic
- Bsolution
- Csolid with a specific chemical composition
- Da definite crystalline structure
- Esynthetically produced
13Field Tests to identify a mineral sample.
- AColor
- BLust
- CTexture
- DStreak
- EWeight
- FSize
- GHardness
- HCleavage & Fracture
- IOres
- JGems
14What should be on the y-axis of graphs?
- ADistance
- BTime
15What should be on the x-axis?
- ADistance
- BTime
16What are the causes for a sedimentary rock to turn into a metamorphic rock?
- AChanged by heat, pressure, and/or chemical action
- BWeathering & Erosion
- Cmelting and Solidification
17How do sedimentary Rocks form?
- AWeathering and Erosion
- BCompaction and Cementation
- Ctransportation and Deposition
- DHeat and Pressure
18In what Type of rock can a fossil be found?
- ASedimentary
- BMetamorphic
- CIgneous
19Latitude lines show north & South and include the Equator.
- ATrue
- BFalse
20Longitude lines show east & west and the Prime Meridian is 0 degrees.
- ATrue
- BFalse
21How many time zones are there?
- A24
- B6
- C12
- D36
22What is the equator?
- A0 degrees latitude
- B0 degrees longitude
- C180 degrees longitude
- D90 degrees latitude
23Each Longitude line is 15 degrees, how much time is in between?
- Aone hour
- Btwo hours
- Cone day
- D12 hours
24The South Pole is at 90 degrees north.
- ATrue
- BFalse
25What type of river is the oldest?
- AMeandering
- BBraided
- CAnabranching
26What is the time zone difference between Boston and Denver?
- A2 hours
- B4 hours
- C1 hour
- DThey are in the same time zone
27What is the energy released during an earthquake?
- Amagnitude
- Bintensity
- Cseismic waves
- Daftershock
28Where are you safest during an earthquake?
- AUnder a sturdy table or in a door frame
- BUnder a sturdy table or move quickly
- CIn a door frame or move quickly
29The quiet volcano is the shield volcano and it is round with sloping sides
- ATrue
- BFalse
30Which type of volcano is the most explosive?
- AComposite
- BShield
- CCinder Cone
31What causes volcanoes to explode?
- APressure of gases
- BShifting of plates
32Where is the Ring of Fire located?
- AOutside of the Pacific Ocean
- BOutside of the Atlantic Ocean
- COutside of the Indian Ocean
- DOutside of the Arctic Ocean
- EOnly In Asia
- FOnly In America
- GOnly In Europe
- HOnly In Africa
33In what time period is the early man formed?
- ACenozoic
- BPaleozoic
- CMesozoic
- DPrecambrian
34What phase of the moon comes after the New Moon
- AWaxing Crescent
- BWaning Crescent
- CWaxing Quarter
- DWaning Quarter
35What is a wave's length?
- AFrom crest to crest
- BFrom trough to crest
- CFrom trough to trough
36Which has the shortest wave length?
- Agamma ray
- BUV rays
- CRadio
- DMicro wave
- EInfrared
- FVisible
- GX-Ray
37Which has the longest wave length?
- ARadio
- BMicrowave
- CInfrared
- DVisible
- Eultraviolet
- FX-ray
- GGamma ray
38Freshwater is denser than ocean water.
- ATrue
- BFalse
39What type of clouds create thunderstorms?
- Acumulonimbus
- Bstratus
- Ccumulus
- Dcirrus
- Estratocumulus
40In what type of fault does the hanging wall slide down and the foot wall go up?
- Anormal
- Breverse
- Cstrike-slip
41What is the epicenter?
- Athe above ground origin of the earhtquake
- Bthe under ground origin of the earhtquake
- Ca break in Earth's crust
42What is the focus of an earthquake?
- Athe under ground origin of an earthquake
- Bthe above ground origin of an earthquake
- Ca break in Earth's crust
43Which type of seismic wave is the fastest?
- APrimary waves
- BSecondary Waves
- CSurface waves
44What are the three types of seismic waves?
- Aprimary
- Bsecondary
- Csurface
- Dnormal
- Ereverse
- Fstrikeslip
- Gtransform
- Hdivergent
- Iconvergent
45What are the three types of rivers listed from oldest to youngest?
- Astraight, braided, meandering
- Bmeandering, braided, straight
- Cbraided, straight, meandering
- Dbraided, meandering, straight
46A contour line is a line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level
- ATrue
- BFalse
47How do you know if a rock is fluorescent?
- Ashining a UV light on it
- Bputting it in the dark
- Cit had bright colors
48Scratching rocks together determines the hardness
- ATrue
- BFalse
49There is 180 degrees between each pole and the equator.
- ATrue
- BFalse
50In what hemisphere does the Coriolis effect turn clockwise?
- ANorthern Hemisphere
- BSouthern Hemisphere
- CWestern Hemisphere
- DEastern Hemisphere
51In what hemisphere does the Coriolis effect turn counterclockwise?
- ANorthern Hemisphere
- BSouthern Hemisphere
- CEastern Hemisphere
- DWestern Hemisphere
52What is a space rock called when it enters Earth's atmosphere?
- Ameteor
- Basteroid
- Ccomet
- Dmeteorite
53What type of thunderstorm is created by an extreme change in temperature over land vs water?
- Aseabreeze thunderstorm
- Bsingle cell
- Csupercell
- Dmulticell
54In which direction does weather often move in the United States?
- ANorth to south
- BSouth to north
- CEast to west
- DWest to east
55What occurs when oceanic crust and continental crust collide and the oceanic crust goes under? Pick three.
- Aearthquakes
- Bvolcano
- Csubduction zone
- Dmountains
- Eisland
56Which zone is below the water table?
- AZone of saturation
- BZone of aeration
57Which zone is above the water table?
- AZone of saturation
- BZone of aeration
58What is caused by water expanding when it freezes?
- Aice wedging
- Bcross-cutting
- Cglaciers
59A map legend/key explains what the symbols on the map represent.
- ATrue
- BFalse
60What process breaks down rocks?
- Aerosion
- Bweathering
- Cmass movement
61What process moves the broken down material on Earth's surface?
- Aweathering
- Berosion
- Cmass movement
62What is the most permeable layer through which water flows easily?
- Aaquifer
- Bwell
- Cbedrock
- Dhumus
63If the wind is blowing from the west, which side of the sand dune will be the steepest?
- Anorth
- Bsouth
- Ceast
- Dwest
64Which is an example of a mixture?
- Asoup
- Bsalt
- Csugar
- Dwater
65Which of the following is a compound?
- Awater
- Btable salt
- Csucrose
- Dsoil
- Eair
- Firon
- Goxygen
66What are the four agents of erosion?
- Awind
- Bwater
- Cgravity
- Dglaciers
- Esun
- Fsoil
- Gsand
67What causes erosion and weathering to break down rocks?
- Amechanical(physical) weathering
- Bchemical weathering
68Soil's A Horizon includes a concentration of organic matter and humus and is dark in color.
- ATrue
- BFalse
69Soil's B Horizon is enriched with clay and minerals, is under A horizon, is less-developed and hardpan.
- ATrue
- BFalse
70What are some characteristics of the C horizon?
- Aunder B horizon
- Babove B horizon
- Cabove solid bedrock
- Dbelow solid bedrock
- Econtains weathered plant material
- Fcontains clay and minerals
71How do sand dunes form?
- Afrom the wind blowing sand
- Bsand being washed onto the beach by waves
72Carrying capacity explains that the faster the flowing wate,r the more the load can take
- ATrue
- BFalse
73What is the load of a stream?
- Aall materials the water carries
- Bthe volume of the water
- Cthe velocity of the water in the stream
- Deverything in a stream
74What is a water table?
- Aupper boundary of the zone of saturation
- Bground water flow in permeable layer
- Carea surrounding a pumping cell and supplies groundwater to recharge the cell
75What is the zone of contribution?
- A upper boundary of the zone of saturation
- Bground water flow in permeable layer
- Carea surrounding a pumping cell and supplies groundwater to recharge the cell
76What does the Richter Scale measure?
- Amagnitude
- Bintensity
- Cvibrations
- Dmovement
77What does the Mercalli Scale measure?
- Amagnitude
- Bintensity
- Cvibrations
- Dmovement
78Where do most volcanos occur?
- Aplate boundaries
- Bon land
- Cin the ocean
- Dthe middle of plates
79Extrusive igneous rocks reach the surface through volcanos and cool quickly.
- ATrue
- BFalse
80Intrusive igneous rocks are glassy and have small crystals like obsidian.
- ATrue
- BFalse
81What is a hot spot?
- Aunusually hot region's of Earth's mantle where high-temperature plumes of mantle material rise toward the surface
- Bwhere two plates meet and collide and form a volcano
- CWhere an active volcano is located
- Dconcentrated magma in the mantle
82How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
- Afrom a hot spot
- Bplate boundary
- Cconvection currents
83Which of the following are part of a wave?
- Afetch
- Btrough
- Ccrest
- Dwave length
- Ewave height
- Fbreaking point
- Gbackwash
- Hswash
84What happens at the Mid-Ocean Ridge and Earth's crust?
- Aseafloor spreading
- Bsubduction
- Cvolcanos
- Dearthquakes
85What is a subduction zone?
- AWhere denser crust sinks back into the asthenosphere
- BWhere denser crust sinks back into the lithosphere
- CWhere lighter crust sinks back into the asthenosphere
- DWhere lighter crust sinks back into the lithosphere
86There is no difference between oceanic and continental crust.
- ATrue
- BFalse
87What are the different types of plate boundaries?
- Atransform
- Bconvergent
- Cdivergent
- Dnormal
- Ereverse
- Ffault
- Gline
88When plates collide, the denser plate sinks back into the asthenosphere, or if with continents, folded mountains form.
- ATrue
- BFalse
89How is geologic time broken down?
- Aera
- Beon
- Cperiod
- Depoch
- Etime
- Fcentury
- Gdecade
90Super positioning says that the oldest rock layer is on the bottom, and they get older going up.
- ATrue
- BFalse
91What is a rock layer that is out of place and a disruption to the order?
- Aunconformity
- Bnonconformity
- Cindex fossil
- Dkey bed
- Edisconformity
92What is uniformitarianism?
- AThe processes and natural laws that occur on Earth now, have always been at work on the Earth
- BThe processes and natural laws that occur on Earth now, have not always been at work on the Earth
- CThat every rock layer at the same depth is the same throughout the Earth
- DThat every rock layer at the same depth is not the same throughout the Earth
93Tides on Earth are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
- ATrue
- BFalse
94What is the amount of salt in minerals in ocean water?
- Asalinity
- Bsaltiness
- Cdensity
- Dsodium levels
95What is an ocean current?
- Athe large movement of a wave in one direction
- Bthe rising and falling of sea level
96What happens in a convection current?
- Awarm air rises, and cold air sinks
- Bwarm air sinks, and cold air rises
97How long is a solar year in days? (approximately)
- A365
- B24
- C12
- D248
- E60
98What type of lava does a shield volcano eject?
- Arhyolitic
- Bbasaltic
99What type of lava does a composite volcano eject?
- Arhyolitic
- Bbasaltic
100What type of lava does a cinder volcano elect?
- Arhyolitic
- Bbasaltic
101What theory is accepted for the origin of our universe?
- AThe Big Bang theory
- BSteady State
- CCreation theory
- DOscillating universe
- EEternal inflation
102A solstice is when the sun reaches the highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, winter and summer solstice are the shortest and longest days.
- ATrue
- BFalse
103The day when daytime and night are of approximately equal duration is an equinox.
- ATrue
- BFalse
104How can we tell how old a fossil is?
- Arelative dating
- Bradioactive dating
- Ccomparative dating
- Dlocation dating
105What elements are used for radioactive dating?
- AUranium-238
- BCarbon-14
- COxygen-10
- DHydrogen-2
106Mendeleev is the father of geology
- ATrue
- BFalse
107How important are certain organisms that lived on Earth but no longer live here to geologic time?
- AThey can be found in fossils in rock layers and show how old the rock layer is.
- BThey have no importance.
- CThey are not shown in old rock layers because they no longer exist.
108Why is tyrannosaurus rex an important fossil to find? Choose the most important
- AIt is an index fossil to show how old the rock layer is
- BThey help us learn about the time of dinosaurs
- CThere is no importance
109What is cross-cutting of rock formations that Hutton discovered?
- AWhen one type of rock cuts through other rocks, it had to form after the rocks that it cuts.
- BWhen one type of rock cuts through other rocks, it had to form before the rocks that it cuts.
110Rock layering is important in understanding the passing of time in Earth and measuring it, because different layers contain different fossils and types of soil.
- ATrue
- BFalse
111How does density affect the movement of warm and cold ocean water?
- AWarm water rises to the surface and then cold water sinks to the bottom, when heated up this deep water rises and the warm water cools and sinks.
- BCold water rises to the surface and then warm water sinks to the bottom, when cooled this deep water rises and the cold water warms and sinks.
- CWarm and cool water have the same density and there is no movement between
112Sparks of electricity from water droplets blowing apart generates lightning in a thunderstorm.
- ATrue
- BFalse
113What type of wind moves from California towards New York?
- Aprevailing westerlies
- Bprevailing easterlies
114How does a rain drop form?
- Awater droplets collide and become too heavy for the cloud to hold
- Bdroplets of water group together
115What process changes something from a liquid to a gas?
- Aevaporation
- Bcondensation
- CConduction
- DConvection
- Esublimation
116What process changes something from a gas to a liquid?
- Aevaporation
- Bcondensation
- Cconduction
- Dconvection
- Esublimation
117What process transfers energy through colliding materials?
- Aevaporation
- Bcondensation
- Cconduction
- Dconvection
- Esublimation
118What process transfers energy through the flow of a heated substance?
- Aevaporation
- Bcondensation
- Cconduction
- Dconvection
- Esublimation
119What process changes something from a solid to a gas?
- Aevaporation
- Bcondensation
- Cconduction
- Dconvection
- Esublimation
120A cold front includes clouds and rain.
- ATrue
- BFalse
121A warm front causes thunderstorms.
- ATrue
- BFalse
122What are the main stages of the Star Cycle?
- Anebula
- Bprotostar
- Cstar
- Dred giant
- Ewhite dwarf
- Fgas giants
- Gterrestrial
- Hplanetary nebula
123Spring tide occurs during a full moon and it has the highest high tide and the lowest low tides.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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