Basic Earth Science Final

Front 1

A fault zone is a group of interconnected fualts.

Back 1

True

Hint 1

A zone is bigger than
an epicenter, so it
covers more area.

Front 2

the earthquakes that cause the most damage usually have a shallow focus.

Back 2

True

Front 3

The New Madrid, Missouri earthquake of 1812 resulted from movement along the San Andreas Fault.

Back 3

False

Hint 3

SAN Andreas is by SAN Francisco
along the Calif. coast

Front 4

Tsuanamis are seismic waves that travel through the earth's core.

Back 4

FALSE

Hint 4

T sunamis T idal waves like in
T hailand

Front 5

Surface Waves are especially destructive when traveling through the earth's core.

Back 5

False

Hint 5

seismic waves travel ON the earth's..
(surface)

Front 6

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

Back 6

A. Under the N.Amer. plate

Hint 6

SAN Andreas in/by SAN Francisco

Front 7

Information from how many seismographs is generally needed to lacate the Epicenter of an earthquake.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Back 7

C. 3

Front 8

P waves travel how many times faster than S waves

A. 0.17 B. 1.7 C. 17.0 D. 31.7

Back 8

B. 1.7 times

Front 9

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

Back 9

B. a tsunami

Hint 9

Alaska is mostly coastal land

Front 10

Earthqaukes take place along faults in the earth 's________

Back 10

Crust

Front 11

Seismic waves that can penetrate the liquid part of the earth's core are called______

Back 11

P-waves Primary waves are the strongest

Hint 11

P-waves P enetrate

Front 12

The last waves to be recorded by a seismograph are the____

Back 12

Surface waves

Hint 12

An earthquake starts in the earth and then works its way to the surface last

Front 13

A major earthquake must have a magnitude of at least______

Back 13

7+

Front 14

Series of smaller tremors that follow major earthquake zone called the____

Back 14

Aftershocks

Hint 14

To follow is to be AFTER (shock)

Front 15

The Richter scale is used to express an earthquake's_____

Back 15

Magnitude

Hint 15

MAG-nets have a lot of strength to pull/push

Front 16

Meridians are circles around the earth parallel to the equator.

Back 16

False

Hint 16

Meri (dians) has LONG (titude) hair

(long hair hangs down, longitudes go down)

Front 17

Each degree of latitude is equal to 60 seconds of latitude.

Back 17

False

Hint 17

It is measured in minutes,
not seconds

Front 18

Landsat satellites are used by cartographers.

Back 18

True

Hint 18

The Cart(tographer) sat on the land
(landsat)

Front 19

On a topographical map, elevation is represented by contour lines.

Back 19

TRUE

Hint 19

The lines tell you the contours (elevation) of the mountains.

Front 20

the distance represented by a degree of longitude is greatest at the equator.

Back 20

TRUE

Hint 20

The equator is the biggest part of the earth

Front 21

The North Pole has a latitude of

A. O B. 45 C.90 D.180

Back 21

C. 90

Hint 21

You can only go 90 north or south of the equator.

Front 22

On a topographic map, contour lines that bend to form a V-shaped indicate

A. hilltop B. declination

C. cliff D. valley

Back 22

D. valley

Hint 22

V s form V alleys

Front 23

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

Back 23

D. Longitude

Hint 23

Meri (dians) has LONG (itude) hair

meridians are a starting point to measure longitude.

Front 24

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

Back 24

A. 53 seconds

Hint 24

just like reading time, the last thing read is the seconds, which is how we measure distance on a map.

Front 25

The line of longitude that passes through Greenwhich, England, is called the :

Back 25

Prime Meridian

Hint 25

the PRIME minister lives in England.

Front 26

the angular distance north or south of the equator is called____

Back 26

Latitude

Hint 26

Like the SLAT on window blinds,
the LAT (itutudes)run horizontally north and south of the equator

Front 27

On a topographical map, the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next is the ______

Back 27

contour INTERVALS

Hint 27

DEFINITION
interval-time or space between

Front 28

On maps, symbols for features such as cities and rivers are explained in the map's ____

Back 28

legend

Hint 28

a legend tells a story from a certain area (lochness monster) just like a map's legend tells you the legend "story" of the area on the map.

Front 29

The only line of latitude that is a great circle is the ______

Back 29

equator

Hint 29

the equator is the great biggest circle

Front 30

On a topographic map, depressions are marked with loops having short, straight lines called______

Back 30

depression contours

Hint 30

lines on a map are contour lines and the short lines show a
depression-if you press down on playdo you will get a de press ion

Front 31

Meteorology is the study of the earth's oceans.

Back 31

FALSE

Hint 31

meteors come from out of the air- atmosphere
so it is the study of the atmosphere

Front 32

Most plastics are biodegradeable

Back 32

FALSE

Hint 32

plastics are made to last and withstand a lot.

Front 33

A hypothesis may be based on facts established through experimentation.

Back 33

TRUE

Front 34

In order for a theory to become a law, it must be proven correct every time it is tested.

Back 34

TRUE

Front 35

Earth Science includes the study of oceans.

Back 35

TRUE

Hint 35

IF IT'S PART OF THE EARTH , IT CAN BE STUDIED AS AN EARTH SCIENCE

Front 36

Which of the following is part of the biosphere?

A.the oceans B. the moon
C.the earth's core D.the sun

Back 36

A. the ocean

Hint 36

bio-means life
sphere-ball-earth
the study of all life on earth and the environment that supports it.

Front 37

Which is a meteorologist most likely to study?

A.Mountain formations B.marine life
C.rainfall trends D.meteroites

Back 37

C.rainfall

Hint 37

comes OUT OF the atmosphere/air
it is the study of what comes OUT OF the air (just like a meteor)

Front 38

The field of science based on the study of the earth and of the universe around it is called_______

Back 38

Earth Science

Front 39

A scientist's possible explanation of a solution to a problem is called a ____

Back 39

hypothesis