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Midterm Review
Density
Shape of the Earth
Latitude, Longitude, Time, Polaris, Crust,
Atmosphere, Hydrosphere Charts (esrt)
Rocks and Minerals
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics
Geologic History
Density:
1. What happens to density when you heat an
object?
2. What happens to density when you cut a block
into pieces?
3. What happens to density when you add
pressure?
4. Calculate density for the following :
Mass=200g, Volume=50cm3
5. Calculate mass if Volume=2cm3,
Density=4g/cm3
What agent of erosion deposited these
boulders?
ErosionDeposition
Where is:
1. Erosion
2. Deposition
3. Fastest velocity
4. Slowest Velocity
5. Where will most
sediments be deposited,
Why
Match the cross section to the letters.
1
2
3
Agent of Erosion
Agent of Erosion.
Direction of Movement.
Appearance of Sediments
Agent of Erosion
Agent of Erosion
Which element makes up greatest
percent by volume in:
1. Earth’s Crust
2. Earth’s Atmosphere
3. Earth’s Hydrosphere
Define:
4. Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere
What layer of atmosphere is:
1. 30 mi in altitude?
2. Contains most water vapor
3. 60 km altitude
Name the Boundary Layer that:
4. Has a temperature of -90
5. Temperature of 80
What layer of earth has:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Pressure of 3.5 million atm
Temp. above melting point
Temp. of 2,000
Absorbs S waves
Is MOST dense
Has convection currents
Minerals
1. Name 3 silicate minerals
2. What determines a mineral’s hardness, streak
and cleavage?
3. Metallic luster, black streak, ore of iron.
4. Which minerals is main component in drywall?
5. Which mineral will scratch olivine?
6. The tendency of a mineral to break along
smooth, flat planes is called:
7. Rubbing a mineral on a plate tests its:
What property is being shown?
What is this mineral?
1. Match each picture with its Rock
Type.
2. What evidence is in the rock that
helped you identify it?
What grain size is layer 2 composed of?
What is the name of rock layer 3
Name the fossil in layer 3
What period did layer 3 form?
What type of rock is at location X,?
Name the rock at X, Y, Z
Z
Y
X
What rock is formed by:
1. Heat and Pressure2. Melting and Solidification3. Compaction, Cementation of Sediments4. What rock has Fossils-
Name the rock:
1. Composed of potassium feldspar & quartz
crystals of size 3mm.
2. What environment did this rock form in, and
at what rate did it cool?
Name the rock type and describe
where/how it formed.
Locations
1. State the latitude of Syracuse, NY
2. State the lat, long of Tasman Hotspot
3. State the altitude of Polaris for Elmira, NY
1. Highest possible
elevation at A
2. Direction Flint Creek is
flowing
3. Where is steepest side
of Hill A?
4. What is elevation of
X?
5. Calculate Gradient
from X to Y
(distance=2km.
State direction of Hammer Stream.
How do you know?
Seismic Waves
1. What is P wave travel time for distance o
3,000km
2. Difference in P and S arrival times is 5minues,
what is distance to epicenter
3. What is distance to epicenter if S travel time is
10 minutes
4. What is origin time of earthquake 4600km away,
if P wave arrived at 10:48:00