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ES Fall Final Review
ES Fall Final Review Chapters 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which type of map would be more useful for determining the quickest route by car? | road map |
| A steep slope can be indicated by ______________. | very close contour lines |
| ____________ are NOT shown on a geologic map. | color of rocks |
| Which item would be most useful in studying coral reefs around the world? | Jason-1 images |
| Which map features are used to find locations? | latitude and longitude |
| Which mapping option best represents the shapes of areas near the equator? | a cylindrical projection |
| How are remote sensing data commonly used? | to monitor changes in the land |
| To which Earth system does water vapor belong? | atmosphere |
| Which layer of Earth is least dense? | crust |
| What causes pressure inside the Earth to increase with depth? | Overlying rocks apply increasing pressure with depth. |
| Which substance is part of Earth’s geosphere? | rocks |
| List Earth’s layers from the surface to the center. | crust, mantle, outer core, inner core |
| Which factor is greater at Earth’s core than on its surface? | pressure |
| Earth’s _________ caused Earth to form a spherical shape? | gravity |
| The Himalayas and Appalachians are _________. | mountains |
| More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by ________. | oceans |
| Plains are landforms with ___________. | low elevation and low relief |
| Is a diamond made in a laboratory a mineral or not a mineral? | not a mineral |
| A crystal forms when atoms join _______. | repeating pattern |
| A silicate is _____________. | a mineral that contains silicon and oxygen |
| Which mineral has a metallic luster? | gold |
| Aluminum is an important ____________ ore. | metallic |
| Which property of quartz makes it useful as an ingredient in sandpaper? | hardness |
| How are most diamonds used? | as abrasives and gemstones |
| What determines a mineral's luster? | its chemical composition |
| ________ commonly crystallizes as surface water evaporates. | Halite |
| All rock is a natural, solid mixture of _____________. | compact sediment |
| What is true of an igneous rock that forms deep beneath Earth’s surface? | it will have large crystals |
| __________ is an extrusive igneous rock. | Pumice |
| What is limestone? | a sedimentary rock made of calcite |
| ______________ is a biochemical sedimentary rock. | Chert |
| Metamorphic rocks form as the result of | extreme temperature and pressure. |
| Clastic sedimentary rocks are classified by the _______ of their clasts. | silicon content |
| Mechanical weathering is any process that ________________. | breaks rocks into smaller pieces |
| Chemical weathering changes the ____________________. | materials in rock |
| Which is a type of mechanical weathering? | abrasion |
| Which process occurs in chemical weathering? | dissolving |
| Which material is an organic part of soil? | leaves |
| Which is NOT a factor in the formation of soil? | fertility |
| Parent material in soil is in the _____________. | C-horizon |
| ___________ is a minor process of weathering. | ice wedging |
| Which kind of landform is created by deposition? | a sandbar |
| Which type of erosion forms limestone caves? | groundwater erosion |
| Mass wasting is the movement of rocks and soil due to _______________. | gravity |
| Which change in a stream causes deposition? | decrease in speed |
| A meander generally characterizes which type of stream? | a mature stream |
| ______________ is a form of mass wasting. | creep |
| Which landform is created by glaciers? | moraine |
| Which formation is created by wind deposition? | dune |
| Which landform is a wide, flat area located next to a river? | floodplain |
| Two types of glaciers are _______________. | alpine and ice sheet |
| What helps reduce the chance of mass wasting? | presence of plants |
| What is a type of mass wasting that occurs most slowly? | creep |
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