Earth Science 11 Exam Review
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Unit 1: Introduction to Earth Science
Terms:
o lithosphere
o biosphere
o hydrosphere
o atmosphere
o continent
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 earth’s atmosphere was formed.
Unit 2: Astronomy
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universe
solar system
elements (chemistry)
parallax
summer/winter solstice
black hole
apparent magnitude
absolute magnitude
Static Universe Theory
Oscillating Universe Theory
1. How old is our:
a) universe?
b) solar system?
c) Sun?
d)earth?
2. How did the Moon form?
3. Using what you know about stars and their temperatures and luminosities, locate the following on this
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram:
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Red dwarf
White dwarf
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. Is there an equivalent to the star named Polaris for the Southern Hemisphere? Explain.
6. What is so important about the WMAP and background radiation?
7. True/False: planetary orbits are circular.
8. Describe 5 ways that astronomers collect information about our universe.
9. Explain the importance of Doppler shift and red-shift in astronomy.
Unit 3: Rocks and Minerals
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Crystallization
Fracture
Cleavage
Hardness
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. List three types of mining.
7. State at least 6 environmental concerns around mining.
Unit 4: Geologic Time
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Relative age
Absolute age
Fossil
Correlation
Radioactive half-life
1. List, from oldest to youngest, the different eras in geologic time. Put a check beside the oldest. Circle the shortest.
2. How are fossils formed?
3. What part of the organism is easily fossilized?
Unit 5: Internal Processes and Plate Tectonic Theory
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Pangaea
Paleomagnetism
Earthquake
Body waves
Surface waves
P-waves
S-waves
L-waves
Tsunami
Transform plate boundaries
Convergent plate boundaries
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Subduction plate boundaries
Hot spot
Caldera
Batholiths
Mid-ocean ridge
superposition
1. Describe the make up of the:
a) inner core
b) outer core
c) mantle
d) crust
2. Name and describe three pieces of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory
3. How is convection related to plate movement?
4. What tectonic formation contains the deepest parts of the ocean?
5. How do you locate an earthquake using seismographs?
6. Draw a
a) shield volcano
b) composite volcano
c) flood basalt
d) caldera
7. When is lava dangerous? When is it not? Explain.
8. In what order do seismic waves arrive?
9. What type of building materials are:
a) best suited to withstand an earthquake?
b) worst suited to withstand an earthquake?
10. What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?
11. Which of the three types of volcano are the most well-known?
12. What is the most important property of magma for figuring out whether its flow rate is fast or slow?
13. 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
troposphere
thermosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
mesosphere
longshore current
weathering
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erosion
frost weathering/freeze-thaw
saltation
barometer
exfoliation
abrasion
U shaped valleys
Horn
Cirque
Doldrums
Horse latitudes
1. Name and describe the following air masses:
cP
cT
cA
mP
mT
mA
2. In which direction does the earth rotate?
3. What is he difference between the rotation and revolution of the earth? How long does each take?
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