Basic Earth Science Final
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- A fault zone is a group of interconnected fualts.
- True
- the earthquakes that cause the most damage usually have a shallow focus.
- True
- The New Madrid, Missouri earthquake of 1812 resulted from movement along the San Andreas Fault.
- False
- Tsuanamis are seismic waves that travel through the earth's core.
- FALSE
- Surface Waves are especially destructive when traveling through the earth's core.
- False
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The San Andreas Fault zone has formed where the edge of the Pacific plate is slipping:
a. under the N. American plate
b. over the N. Ammerican plate
c. South along the N. American plate
d. North along the N. American plate - A. Under the N.Amer. plate
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Information from how many seismographs is generally needed to lacate the Epicenter of an earthquake.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 - C. 3
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P waves travel how many times faster than S waves
A. 0.17 B. 1.7 C. 17.0 D. 31.7 - B. 1.7 times
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During the Alaskan earthquake of 1964, most deaths were cause by
A. the collapse of buildings
B. A tsunami
C. vibration of the ground
D.Cracks formed in the earth - B. a tsunami
- Earthqaukes take place along faults in the earth 's________
- Crust
- Seismic waves that can penetrate the liquid part of the earth's core are called______
- P-waves Primary waves are the strongest
- The last waves to be recorded by a seismograph are the____
- Surface waves
- A major earthquake must have a magnitude of at least______
- 7+
- Series of smaller tremors that follow major earthquake zone called the____
- Aftershocks
- The Richter scale is used to express an earthquake's_____
- Magnitude
- Meridians are circles around the earth parallel to the equator.
- False
- Each degree of latitude is equal to 60 seconds of latitude.
- False
- Landsat satellites are used by cartographers.
- True
- On a topographical map, elevation is represented by contour lines.
- TRUE
- the distance represented by a degree of longitude is greatest at the equator.
- TRUE
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The North Pole has a latitude of
A. O B. 45 C.90 D.180 - C. 90
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On a topographic map, contour lines that bend to form a V-shaped indicate
A. hilltop B. declination
C. cliff D. valley - D. valley
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A city's location on the earth with respect to the prime meridian is given by the city's:
A.elevation B. declination
C. latitude D. longitude - D. Longitude
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A southern city in the United States has a lititude of 33 51'53"N. The symbol 53" represents:
A. 53 seconds B.53 degrees
C. 53 minutes D. 53 miles - A. 53 seconds
- The line of longitude that passes through Greenwhich, England, is called the :
- Prime Meridian
- the angular distance north or south of the equator is called____
- Latitude
- On a topographical map, the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is the ______
- contour INTERVALS
- On maps, symbols for features such as cities and rivers are explained in the map's ____
- legend
- The only line of latitude that is a great circle is the ______
- equator
- On a topographic map, depressions are marked with loops having short, straight lines called______
- depression contours
- Meteorology is the study of the earth's oceans.
- FALSE
- Most plastics are biodegradeable
- FALSE
- A hypothesis may be based on facts established through experimentation.
- TRUE
- In order for a theory to become a law, it must be proven correct every time it is tested.
- TRUE
- Earth Science includes the study of oceans.
- TRUE
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Which of the following is part of the biosphere?
A.the oceans B. the moon
C.the earth's core D.the sun - A. the ocean
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Which is a meteorologist most likely to study?
A.Mountain formations B.marine life
C.rainfall trends D.meteroites - C.rainfall
- The field of science based on the study of the earth and of the universe around it is called_______
- Earth Science
- A scientist's possible explanation of a solution to a problem is called a ____
- hypothesis