Earth Science 11 Exam Review
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Unit 1: Introduction to Earth Science
Terms:
o lithosphere
o biosphere
o hydrosphere
o renewable resource
1. What are the branches of Earth Science?
2. Give two examples of things from each of the four major spheres.
3. Describe how the atmosphere’s oxygen was formed.
4. How much of the earth’s surface is covered by land?
Unit 2: Astronomy
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parallax
summer/winter solstice
black hole
apparent magnitude
absolute magnitude
Static Universe Theory
Oscillating Universe Theory
1. How old is our solar system?
2. How did the Moon form?
3. Using what you know about a HertzsprungRussell diagram, which types of star is/are:
o brighter than Red Giants?
o cooler than white dwarfs?
o hotter than Blue Giants?
o our sun?
4. a) When would you use the unit of light
years instead of astronomical units?
b) When would you use the unit of
astronomical units instead of light years?
5. Knowing what you do about the star Polaris, how does it prove that the earth rotates?
6. What is so important about the WMAP and background radiation?
7. True/False: a) planetary orbits are circular. b) most of the universe’s matter is made of hydrogen and nitrogen.
8. Describe 3 technologies that astronomers use to collect information about our universe.
9. Explain the importance of Doppler shift and red-shift in astronomy.
Unit 3: Rocks and Minerals
Terms:
o Crystallization
o Fracture
o Cleavage
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Moh’s scale
Magma
Lava
felsic
1. How is obsidian formed? What are its identifying properties?
2. What are the identifying properties of pumice?
3. What are the two major kinds of igneous rocks?
4. What are the major identifying properties of sedimentary rock?
5. Draw the rock cycle from memory.
6. Name three types of mining.
7. State at least 4 environmental concerns around mining.
Unit 4: Geologic Time
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Relative age
Absolute age
Fossil
Correlation
Radioactive half-life
1. How are fossils formed?
2. Which parts of an organism are easily fossilized? Which are not?
Unit 5: Internal Processes and Plate Tectonic Theory
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Pangaea
Paleomagnetism
P-waves
S-waves
L-waves
Tsunami
Transform plate boundaries
Convergent plate boundaries
Subduction plate boundaries
Hot spot
Caldera
Batholiths
Mid-ocean ridge
superposition
1. Name and describe three pieces of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory
2. How is convection related to plate movement?
3. What plate boundary contains the deepest parts of the ocean?
4. How do you locate an earthquake using seismographs?
5. Draw and label
a) shield volcano
b) composite volcano
c) flood basalt
6. When is lava dangerous? When is it not? Explain.
7. In what order do seismic waves arrive?
8. What type of building material is:
a) best suited to withstand an earthquake?
b) worst suited to withstand an earthquake?
9. What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?
10. Which of the three types of volcano are the most well-known?
11. What is the most important property of magma for figuring out whether its flow rate is fast or slow?
12. How is convection related to Plate Tectonics?
Unit 6: Surface Processes and the Hydrosphere
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Global air masses
Coriolis Effect
Greenhouse Effect
Ozone layer
stratosphere
longshore current
weathering
erosion
frost weathering/freeze-thaw
saltation
barometer
exfoliation
abrasion
U shaped valleys
Horn
Cirque
Doldrums
Horse latitudes
1. Draw a flow chart of the water cycle.
2. In which direction does the earth rotate?
3. What is he difference between the rotation and revolution of the earth?
4. How does the Coriolis Effect affect the major air masses in the Northern Hemisphere? Southern?
5. List the major agents of erosion. Give an example of something made by each.
6. Which agents of erosion are at work in
a) the desert?
b) the tropical rainforest?
c) The Rocky Mountains?
7. List and briefly describe the forms of
mass movement, both fast and slow.
8. Label the seasons in the Northern
Hemisphere.
9. Draw and label a diagram of
a) a land breeze
b) a sea breeze