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Earth Science SOL
Hodgepodge
Rocks
Erosion
Soil, Water +
Plate Tectonic
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Final Jeopardy
Geologic History-100
1.Uranium decays into lead, its more stable
isotope. Uranium is the _________
isotope of lead.
a.adult
b.daughter
c. parent
d.normal
• ANSWER: C
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Minerals-200
1.Which of the following criteria must a
material possess in order to be considered
a mineral?
a.solid
b.inorganic
c. naturally occurring
d.all of the above
• ANSWER: D
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Astronomy -300
1.The apparent magnitude of a star is a
measure of its _______.
a.color
b.brightness from Earth
c. size
d.stage of life
• ANSWER: B
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Astronomy-400
1.If a star has a luminosity of –10 this means
that star is ________.
a.small
b.big
c. bright
d.dim
• ANSWER: C
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Natural Resources -500
1.A nonrenewable resource is a resource
that________________.
a.cannot be recycled
b.destroys the environment when used
c. consumed faster than nature can replace it
d.is easily taken from the Earth
ANSWER: C
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Rocks-100
1.Magma differs from lava in that _______.
a. lava is above ground
b. lava is below ground
c. lava is cooler than magma
d. lava is hotter than magma
• ANSWER: A
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Rocks -200
1.A volcano would create what type of rock?
a.metamorphic
b.sedimentary
c. sandstone
d.igneous
ANSWER: D
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Rocks -300
1.Coal is made from decayed plant material
compacted together. This is an example of
a(n) ________ sedimentary rock.
a.chemical
b.organic
c. clastic
d.intrusive
• ANSWER: B
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Rocks -400
1.Fossils are more commonly found
in_______ rock.
a. metamorphic
b.sedimentary
c. igneous
d.basalt
• ANSWER: B
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Rocks -500
• 20. Which of the following igneous rocks has large,
visible crystals?
a.
granite
b.
rhyolite
c.
pumice
d.
basalt
• ANSWER: A
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Erosion-100
• 26. A feature of karst topography
includes ______.
a. sinkholes
b. losing streams
c.
caverns
d. all of the above
• ANSWER: D
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Weathering -200
• When weak acids in ground water come
into contact with some types of bedrock, it
dissolves. This is an example of _________.
a. Soil formation
b. Mechanical weathering
c. Chemical weathering
d. Erosion
• Answer C
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Erosion -300
1.Which agent of erosion erodes through a
process called mass movement?
a.wind
b.water
c. ice
d.gravity
• ANSWER: D
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Erosion -400
1.Erosion is ______.
a.the transport of sediments
b.the breakdown of rocks
c. the settling of sediments
d.the building of deltas
• ANSWER: A
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Erosion -500
• Which agent of erosion weathers rock
through a process called abrasion?
a. Wind
b. Water
c. Ice
d. Gravity
• ANSWER: A
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Soil and Water -100
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: D
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Soil and Water -200
1.The wide curves in the river are called
_____.
a.meanders
b.watersheds
c. tributaries
d.channels
• ANSWER: A
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Water and Soil -300
1.The zone of aeration and the zone of
saturation meet at a boundary called the
____.
a.recharge zone
b.water table
c. well
d.artesian spring
• ANSWER: B
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Earth’s layers -400
1. In which layer of the Earth are convection currents
believed to occur?
a. crust
b. inner core
c. the lithosphere
d. the asthenosphere
• ANSWER: D
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Earth’s Layers -500
1.How do scientists know the layers of Earth?
a.Humans have drilled to the core
b.The layers of Earth is only a theory, so
scientists are guessing
c. By studying seismic waves as they travel
through Earth
d.By studying other planets’ layers
• ANSWER: C
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Tectonic Plates -100
1.Sea-floor spreading occurs at which type of
plate boundary?
a.divergent boundary
b.transform boundary
c. convergent boundary
d.all of the above
ANSWER: A
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Tectonic Plates -200
1.Continental mountain ranges are usually
associated with ____.
a.divergent boundaries
b.transform boundaries
c. convergent boundaries
d. normal boundaries
• ANSWER: C
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Plate Tectonics -300
1.The type of tectonic plate boundary that
has a subduction zone is ___.
a.divergent
b.transform
c. C-C convergent
d.O-C convergent
• ANSWER: D
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Plate Tectonics -400
1.Which point in the illustration represents
the epicenter of the earthquake?
a.A
b. B
• ANSWER: B
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c. C
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d. D
Plate Tectonics -500
1.The magnitude of an earthquake is a direct
measure of ____.
a.how much energy it releases
b.how much damage it causes
c. how long it lasts
d.how many aftershocks it causes
ANSWER: A
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FINAL JEOPARDY
• 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
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Earth Science SOL
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