earth science 1 need it done in 2 hour

title this – s-unit exam 

1.Jenelle is taking a road trip from Bangor, Maine to Key West, Florida. She will be traveling down Interstate 95 most of the way, stopping in seaport villages and coastal cities like New York, Baltimore, Wilmington, and Miami. Which of the following landforms will Jenelle encounter on her trip?

 

Russell visits Canyonlands National Park outside of Moab, Utah. He views the magnificent Red Rocks, the curved arches and the deep canyons of the Colorado River. Which land masses would Russell most likely be seeing?

 

Plateaus are measured in elevation and they supply most of the world’s rivers with their water supply.

 

______are believed to form by movements in Earth’s crust, resulting in faulting, folding, or arching layers of rock formations. Some are formed by non-tectonic processes, such as erosion, or volcanic eruptions.

 

Which of the following are names of large plains?

 

Most of the Great Plains region has extreme temperature ranges and unpredictable rainfall, creating fairly dry grasslands where farming is ideal because of the fertile soils and the perfect range land for cattle grazing.

 

____ refers to the distance in degrees of parallel lines running north or south of the Equator.

 

What is the purpose of latitude and longitudinal lines?

 

Before the use of GPS, what did explorers and travelers rely on for directions?

 

How has the Global Positioning System contributed to our understanding of maps?

 

_____ takes place quickly in warmer wetter climates, whereas ____ takes place more quickly in areas where there are temperature extremes.

 

_____________ is the average weather pattern in an area over a long period of time and has an influence on how much mechanical and chemical weathering takes place.

 

____ occurs when substances react with the minerals in rocks, causing a change in their composition.

 

Patrick is on a trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is visiting Pikes Peak and the surrounding area. He notices that many of the rocks are cracking and crumbling and is told that, in the winter, when temperature variations are at their greatest, he will likely see rock slides and crumbling rocks in the road. This is an example of

 

_____ is the layer of bedrock, whereas ___ is where seeds germinate and grow.

 

When identifying layers of soil, scientists can look at

 

Which of the following are orders of soil found in the classification system?

 

Why is it necessary to classify soils into categories, such as orders?

 

Weathering is responsible for breaking down

 

The formation of soil begins with the weathering of rocks and minerals.

 

A complete list of factors that effect soil formation includes

 

____ can also contribute to soil formation by breaking up the parent material with their roots and reducing erosion. They also add organic carbon to the soil through the process of photosynthesis.

 

Which of the following contribute to the depletion of soil’s essential minerals?

 

As the human population continues to grow exponentially, our demand for food, housing and other resources increases. What can we do to prevent improper soil management despite these conditions?

 

Which of the following is/are weathering agents?

 

Rockslides are a type of _______that happens when boulders or large rocks break free and are moved down a steep slope.

 

Which occurs first, erosion or deposition?

 

Erosion is a constant process.

 

Jackie is hiking near Hanging Glacier in the Olympic Mountains of Washington. As she nears a glacial field, she notices rocks of various sizes, large boulders, clay, and even fine sediment. This is an example of what glacial process?

 

When snow accumulates and compresses, it begins to turn into ice. If the snow continues to accumulate without melting, it will eventually begin to move downhill and will become a

 

Stream erosion can be minimized by

 

Human impacts on erosion are minimal. We do not need to consider human impact when looking at overall erosion and other conservation issues.

 

Which of the following processes aids in shaping Earth’s landforms?

 

As wind pushes up against a fence on the beach, it will form

 

Fossil evidence, animal and plant distribution, glacial deposits and grooves in rocks, all helped to support what theory?

 

Alfred Wegener discovered that glacial deposits and grooved rock patterns found in Africa, Australia, India, and South America all seemed to fit together. This supported which theory:

 

When magma reaches the ocean floor, its weight causes the seafloor to start moving downward, which forms ______________.

 

Scientists believe that as crust forms, it is also recycled back into Earth in hotspot zones, where one plate sinks below another and melts back into Earth.

 

As plates move, they can create oceanic crust. New ocean crust is created at

 

As __________ form in subduction zones due to one plate moving under the other, it can lead to folding, faulting and earthquakes.

 

Tracking continental and oceanic plate movement has been made easier by the discovery of

 

Rodger is an oceanographer and has brought rocks from the ocean floor that are about 180 million years old. He believes this is a spot which represents some of the oldest oceanic floor on Earth. Is this consistent with other research of oceanic rocks?

 

Which of the following is a theory that helps explain the how plates move?

 

_____________ states that the continents have moved to their current locations in a horizontal pattern over time.

 

Oceanic-oceanic convergence of plates can create which feature(s) on Earth?

 

____________ is a boundary where plates move apart. ___________ is a boundary when plates come together.

 

True or False? Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions can at plate boundaries but can also occur elsewhere.

 

True or False? Faulting only occurs when plates move past one another along a horizontal surface.

 

Samuel is visiting the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. This area is along a fault line. Samuel is told that this type of fault occurs when plates are compressed together and rocks shift above the fault line. This is what kind of fault zone?

 

Patricia is visiting the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. There are frequent eruptions here and she can watch them from her hotel room. One night, however, she feels the earth shaking much differently than it had on other nights. The next day she is told that there was a large eruption and lots of magma flowed out of the volcano, which then caused movement in Earth’s crust. This was an earthquake! What kind of earthquake did Patricia experience?

 

__________ is an earthquake that is caused by humans. _________ is caused by Earth’s natural processes.

 

Which of the following is in order from slowest to fastest?

 

True or false? S waves can move through rock, but not through liquid.

 

Which of the following can occur after an earthquake?

 

On December 26th, 2004, a mega-thrust earthquake was detected deep below the sea. The epicenter was somewhere near Sumatra, Indonesia. This earthquake produced a large wave, which swept the shoreline of Thailand and many other countries. This was known as

 

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has how many times more energy than an earthquake with a 4.0 magnitude?

 

Most earthquakes on Earth are

 

Julian owns a piece of property just below a dormant volcano. He would like to develop the property and use much of it for an organic apple farm. What can you tell Julian about the soil below a volcano?

 

Geothermal energy is the use of volcanic activity to do what?

 

Over time, the volcano wears away due to erosion forces and leaves the hard rock behind. This is known as a

 

Megan is visiting the Black Canyon and is told by a local guide that the rock she is looking at is igneous. He further explains that the magma from a volcanic eruption pushed its way vertically between rock layers and hardened. This gives the Black Canyon its distinctive look. This is an example of a

 

Where do most volcanoes form on Earth’s surface?

 

Why does magma in a volcano rise up to Earth’s surface?

 

What do you need in order for a volcano to form?

 

What types of gasses get trapped in magma deep below Earth’s surface?

 

Stephanie is exploring around a dormant volcano. She finds bits of rock that contain pumice and volcanic ash. She believes this has been expelled from a volcanic eruption in the past. What could it possibly be?

 

Shield volcanoes

 

Lucia is visiting a volcano but she does not know what type it is. She does find out, however, that this type of volcano has formed at a subduction zone. This makes it a