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Impact of Earth Forces Test Review Sheet
1. On September 4, 1965 Hurricane
Betsy was located at what latitude and
longitude point on the above map?
2. On September 6 Betsy was located at
320 N, 760 W. On September 7 Betsy
was located at 330 N, 770 W. In what
city do you predict Betsy made landfall?
3. Predict what date Betsy made landfall.
4. List several possible effects of a
volcanic eruption.
5. Many times during an earthquake, fires erupt in cities near the earthquake zone. Predict what may cause
those fires to burn.
6. While watching the news you see a story about a fast moving storm that uprooted trees and snapped power
lines in a small neighborhood. None of the other surrounding neighborhoods were affected. What type of
catastrophic event is most likely responsible for this type of damage?
7. What types of catastrophic events can cause widespread flooding?
8. List/draw the steps of primary succession in the area to the right.
9. The first species to populate an area are called…
10. List several examples of pioneer species.
11. What is the first step of primary succession?
12. What type of succession would most likely occur on the pavement of an abandoned road?
13. Islands sometimes form when a volcano erupts leaving a newly formed surface of cooled lava that weathers
and forms soil. The gradual growth of lichens, mosses and grasses in the island’s new soil are the first stages of-
14. What is weathering?
15. Describe what is happening
in the diagram to the right.
16. List several examples of
mechanical (physical) weathering.
17. List several examples of chemical weathering.
18. What size of sediments is deposited first: large
or small?
19. What causes most of the erosion that occurs
along the Gulf of Mexico?
20. In which Texas ecoregion is Houston located?
21. Where on the map is the Trans
Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert located?
22. Which ecoregion would you expect to be
impacted the most by tornados?
23. Which ecoregion would you expect to see a lot
of beach erosion?
24. Which ecoregion would you expect to be impacted the most by hurricanes?
25. Which of the following catastrophic events is most likely responsible for large amounts of beach erosion?
26. Study the diagram to the right showing an island
before and after a hurricane. What most likely caused
the changes to the island seen in the diagram?
27. What is a possible effect of humans pumping out
too much groundwater?
28. What happens to surface water when humans dump
chemicals and trash in it?
29. What is a possible result of humans pumping too much
groundwater out of the aquifer in the diagram to the right?
30. An area that drains to a common waterway, such as a
stream, lake, estuary, wetland, aquifer, or even the ocean, is called a(n)…