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Earth Science Review Questions a. intertidal zone.

b. abyssal zone.
                               and pressure both increase c. hadal zone.
with depth in the Earth's interior. d. spring tide zone.
a. Temperature
b. Weight Grade 10Environmental Science
c. Composition Urban living DOES NOT have more overall
d. Pressure negative impacts on the environment than
rural living.
Grade 10Earth's Layers
a. True
What is the name of the layer where the b. False
lithosphere floats on?
a. core Grade 10Environmental Science
b. mesosphere The high population density of cities allows
c. asthenosphere for more efficient distribution of services
d. crust such as delivering mail.
a. True
Grade 10Tectonics
b. False
The fact that widely separated continents
have similar fossils, similar mineral Grade 10Tectonics
deposits, and similar rock formations tells This theory states that Earth's crust and
scientists that these rigid upper mantle are broken into
continents                                                                           enormous slabs which move in different
                   . directions.
a. probably formed at the same time in a. tectonic plate theory
the same hemisphere. b. seafloor spreading theory
b. probably were connected in the past. c. the theory of Pangaea
c. probably were never connected in the d. the floating Earth theory
past.
d. will have the same four seasons at Grade 10Environmental Science
the same time. The average number of children a woman
gives birth to in her lifetime.
Grade 10Environmental Science
a. survivorship
Wind, moving water, sunlight, and heat b. birth rate
from Earth's interior are sources of c. total fertility rate
a. alternative energy. d. fertility
b. geothermal energy.
c. renewable energy. Grade 10Environmental Science
d. ocean thermal energy. The study of populations
is                                               .
Grade 10Environmental Science
a. democracy
What do you call the act of leaving one's b. demography
own country to permanently live in another c. increase fertility rate
country? d. growth rate
a. immigration
b. emigration Grade 10Tectonics
c. demography Tectonic plates interact at places called
d. migration plate                               .
a. reversals
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology
b. boundaries
The area at the beach between the high c. regions
tide line and the low tide line is called d. centers
the                                   .
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Grade 10Environmental Science b. ecology.

The state in which a human population can c. agriculture.
survive indefinitely is called d. biology.
a. sustainability.
b. loss of biodiversity. Grade 10Environmental Science
c. renewable resource. Movement of people into cities from rural
d. biodiversity. areas is called                               .
a. Immigration
Grade 10Environmental Science b. emigration
Cities DO NOT have to import nearly all of c. urbanization
the resources that the residents need from d. arable land
an outside source. What do you call the land that can be used
a. True to grow crops?
b. False a. arable land
b. least-developed countries
Grade 10Environmental Science c. Agricultural land
What occurs because the sun heated d. land lots
pavement and structures of a city can be
hotter than the surrounding air? Grade 10Environmental Science
a. heat island Which of the following models describe how
b. pollution changes in a population may occur?
c. zoning a. urbanization
d. sprawl b. infrastructure
c. population
Grade 10Geomorphology d. none of the above
The movement of weathered materials
from one location to another is Grade 10Geomorphology
called                                       . What do you call the process when
a. chemical weathering particles of a rock are removed from their
b. erosion source?
c. exfoliation a. rock cycle
d. physical weathering b. sediments
c. weathering
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology d. erosion
The gravitational pull of the Moon (and the
Sun) generates what ocean phenomenon? Grade 10Earth's Layers
a. tides Earth's core is primarily composed
b. density of                                     .
c. turbulence a. granite and marble
d. waves b. iron and copper
c. nickel and iron
Grade 10Tectonics d. nickel and granite
Places where tectonic plates move apart
are called Grade 10Tectonics
a. convergent boundaries. What causes tectonic plates to move?
b. transform boundaries. a. radiation from within the crust
c. subduction zones. b. magnetic forces from the inner core
d. divergent boundaries. c. convection currents in the mantle
d. slow continental drift
Grade 10Environmental Science
The study of how humans interact with the Grade 10Tectonics
environment is called Most earthquakes occur near
a. environmental science. the                                        of tectonic plates.
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a. Circum-Pacific Belt b. shifts in the fossil record.

b. boundaries c. average global temperatures.
c. center d. distribution of rock sequences.
d. ocean ridges
Grade 10Geomorphology
Grade 10Environmental Science Weathering must take
Most air pollution comes place                                erosion.
from                                         . a. before
a. natural sources b. after
b. burning fossil fuels
c. fires Grade 10Tectonics

d. paint A                                is an instrument that

records earthquake waves.
Grade 10Environmental Science a. mass
A renewable resource is a resource which b. seismometer
a. can be readily made. c. seismogram
b. has a limited amount. d. frame
c. is naturally reoccurring.
d. is never used. Grade 10Atmosphere
Temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and
Grade 10Environmental Science wind are the major components
What is the increased temperature in a city of                               .
called? a. dispersal
a. heat island b. biomes
b. greenhouse effect c. biotic factors
c. hot air rise d. climate
d. heat sprawl
Grade 10Atmosphere
Grade 10Environmental Science The Coriolis effect is the direct result of
Polluted groundwater is difficult to clean up which of the following?
because a. temperature
a. groundwater is deep in the ground b. gravitational pull of the Sun
and dispersed through large areas of c. ocean currents
rock. d. rotation of Earth
b. pollutants cling to the materials that
make up the aquifer and contaminate Grade 10Environmental Science

the clean water. Which major changes in human society and

c. the recycling process of groundwater the environment occurred during the
can take hundreds or thousands of Industrial Revolution?
years. a. People lived in small tribes, many
d. all of the above mammals went extinct.
b. Domesticated plants were altered,
Grade 10Environmental Science forest was replaced with farmland.
Which of these is a renewable resource? c. Fossil fuel consumption, technological
a. water efficiency, and environmental
b. natural gas pollution all increased.
c. petroleum d. Common grazing areas were replaced
d. none of the above with closed fields.

Grade 10Historical Geology Grade 10Environmental Science

Geologic eras are largely determined The energy from moving water is
by                                                               . called                               .
a. Earth's orbital position. a. solar power
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b. hydropower Corey has a job helping to set new pilings

c. wind power into the sea bottom at Cedar Key, Florida.
d. fossil fuels The pilings will support a new marine
science lab when the job is complete. He
Grade 10Environmental Science works all day and notices that on this day,
A problem with fossil fuels is they the tide changed very little compared to
are                               . normal. On the way home after work, he
a. clean notices the Moon is in the first quarter
b. limited phase.
c. abundant
d. renewable "Aha, that explains it", he says to himself
as he drives his golf cart home.
Grade 10Tectonics
Two tectonic plates that are moving What did he just realize?
towards each other, with the denser of the a. It is a spring tide.
two sinking under the less dense plate, b. It is a fall tide.
forms a divergent plate boundary. c. It is a neap tide.
a. True
b. False Grade 10Environmental Science
Natural material that can be replaced
relatively quickly through natural processes
What do you call the type of erosion that
is known as
creates small channels of running water on
a. agriculture.
the side of a slope?
b. nonrenewable resources.
a. gully erosion
c. ecology.
b. wave erosion
d. renewable resources.
c. rill erosion
d. tributary erosion Grade 10Rocks

Grade 10Environmental Science

Rocks that cool and harden from a molten
state are                               .
Wind power converts the movement of air
a. sedimentary
into                                   .
b. igneous
a. turbines
c. metamorphic
b. kinetic energy
c. electrical energy Grade 10Tectonics
d. potential energy
                                    Plate
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology
Tectonics                                     is the theory that
the Earth's crust is divided into a series of
What are the two major controlling factors
plates that move and interact to build the
for deep ocean currents?
structural features of the world we see.
a. salinity and wind.
b. pressure and salinity. Grade 10Tectonics
c. wind and temperature.
The amount of energy released by an
d. temperature and salinity.
earthquake is measured by
Grade 10Atmosphere
its                               .
a. speed
Which of the following is an example of a
b. magnitude
climate region?
c. focus
a. Tropical
d. intensity
b. Sunny
c. Rainy Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology
d. Metaphormic

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The theory of                                      states that

new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges Grade 10Tectonics

and destroyed at deep-sea trenches. What is the order in which seismic waves
a. seafloor spreading are recorded by a seismometer?
b. tectonic plates a. S-wave, P-wave, surface wave
c. Pangaea b. surface wave, P-wave, S-wave
d. continental drift c. P-wave, S-wave, surface wave
d. S-wave, surface wave, P-wave
Grade 10Tectonics
Two tectonic plates that are moving away Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology

from each other form a convergent plate A                                  is a moderate tide that
boundary. occurs when the Sun and the Moon are at
a. True right angles.
b. False a. neap tide
b. spring tide
Grade 10Tectonics c. diurnal tide
What is the ‘driving force’ behind plate d. semidiurnal tide
tectonics that causes it to happen?
a. gravity Grade 10Atmosphere

b. plates floating on the ocean The barometer is used to

c. convection currents measure                                                       the
d. earthquakes atmospheric
pressure                                                      .
Grade 10Earth's Layers
This lies under the lithosphere, and it is Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology

made of mantle rock. Desalination is the process of removing salt

a. lower mantle from ocean.
b. outer core a. True
c. asthenosphere b. False
d. magma Which of the following is NOT associated
with global warming?
Grade 10Rocks a. melting glaciers
Where are igneous rocks derived from? b. rising sea levels
a. Other rocks. c. volcanic activity
b. Molten material(magma or lava). d. species decline
c. Pre-existing rocks, fossils, and tiny
pieces of animal remains. Grade 10Environmental Science

d. Layered rocks. Natural gas is also called                               .

a. crude oil
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology b. coal
When are Estuaries formed? c. methane
a. river water and seawater meet. d. petroleum
b. river water and pond water meet.
c. pond water and seawater meet. Grade 10Environmental Science

d. pond water and swamp water meet. National parks and wilderness areas are
designed to do which of the following?
Grade 10Tectonics a. provide recreation
At what tectonic plate boundary do plates b. protect wildlife
slide horizontally past each other? c. preserve natural areas
a. divergent boundary d. all of the above
b. transform boundary
c. continental-continental boundary Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology

d. oceanic-oceanic boundary
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Terrance stands on the Number 4 bridge in b. Sediments are accumulated

Cedar Key, Florida and makes 2 deposited, and cemented at the
observations. bottom of the water bodies.
One: The tide has ebbed and is at an c. The slow cooling of minerals
unusually low level. underneath the Earth.
Two: A bright full moon is rising over the d. Pre-existing rocks go through
exposed mud flats and marsh grass. chemical and physical changes due to
What type of tide has occurred? heat and pressure.
a. Neap Tide
b. Flood Tide Grade 10Atmosphere

c. Spring Tide The radiation that Earth receives from the

Sun
Grade 10Historical Geology a. is affected by Earth’s motions.
Which of the following is the correct order b. heats Earth.
of the three recent geologic eras from c. is affected by variations in Earth’s
oldest to the most recent? surface.
a. Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic d. all of the above.
b. Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic
c. Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Paleozoic Grade 10Earth's Layers

d. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic Geologists divide Earth into five layers

based on its                                properties.
Grade 10Soil a. mechanical
This layer of soil is called topsoil, is usually b. physical
rich in humus, and supports much c. chemical
biological activity. d. nuclear
a. Horizon A
b. Horizon B Grade 10Tectonics

c. Horizon C A paper or computer record of earthquake

d. Horizon D waves is called a                               .
a. mass
Grade 10Historical Geology b. seismometer
Which of the following theories explain the c. seismogram
extinction of dinosaurs? d. gram
a. The Asteroid and Fossil Theory
b. The Ash Cloud and Fossil Theory Grade 10Environmental Science

c. The Asteroid and Volcanic Activity A higher grade coal produces more heat
Theory and                               .
d. The Volcanic Activity and Fossil a. more pollution
Theory b. less pollution
c. clouds
Grade 10Atmosphere d. money
                                is the amount of water vapor
in the air. Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology

a. Clouds Most of Earth's freshwater is found

b. Humidity in                               .
c. Hydrologic cycle a. ice
d. Sublimation b. aquifers
c. oceans
Grade 10Rocks d. lakes
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
a. Molten material from volcanos cools Grade 10Environmental Science

down and solidifies. One way for carbon dioxide is removed

from the atmosphere is ocean absorption.
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a. True What do you call the final stage of the

b. False erosional process in which materials are
dropped in another location?
Grade 10Environmental Science a. abrasion
What absolutely essential resource is likely b. deposition
to limit the carrying capacity of Earth for c. exfoliation
humans? d. transportation
a. water What is the correct order of the
b. oil atmospheric layers from bottom to top?
c. space a. Stratosphere, Mesosphere,
d. metals Troposphere, Thermosphere,
Exosphere
Grade 10Atmosphere b. Stratosphere, Troposphere,
A line on a weather map connecting Mesosphere, Thermosphere,
locations with equal air pressure is Exosphere
called                               . c. Troposphere, Stratosphere,
a. Isobar Mesosphere, Thermosphere,
b. Stratosphere Exosphere
c. Anemometer d. Troposphere, Mesosphere,
d. Millimeter Stratosphere, Thermosphere,
Exosphere
Grade 10Tectonics
The map shows the major tectonic plates. Grade 10Rocks
Locate the boundary line between the Determine which type of metamorphic rock
North American plate and Eurasian plate as is formed when medium pressure and
well as the boundary line between the medium temperature are applied to a pre-
South American plate and African plate. existing rock?
Which statement best describes the
processes occurring along those boundary
lines?

a. Migmatite
b. Blueschist
a. uplift and mountain formation c. Shale
b. volcano formation due to mantle d. Schist
hotspots
c. subduction and recycling of crustal Grade 10Tectonics

material What current theory explains why the

d. seafloor spreading and formation of tectonic plates move?
crustal material a. Mantle Convection
b. Mantle Radiation
Grade 10Atmosphere c. Mantle Conduction
Ozone is concentrated in the                               . d. Mantle Subduction
a. troposphere.
b. mesosphere. Grade 10Environmental Science

c. ionosphere. If you consider what will add to our

d. stratosphere. understanding of the natural world in

Grade 10Geomorphology
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making an environmental decision, you are b. Rainforest zone

examining a(n)                                value. c. Tropical zone
a. ethical/moral d. Temperate zone
b. aesthetic
c. environmental Grade 10Environmental Science

d. scientific The total number of people on Earth is

the                                 .
Grade 10Atmosphere a. carry capacity
Which process was largely responsible for b. world population
today's atmospheric concentration of free c. life expectancy
oxygen? d. birth rate
a. volcanism
b. convection Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology

c. weathering The characteristic flat top of a guyot

d. photosynthesis seamount is caused by what?
a. sudden volcanic eruptions.
Grade 10Atmosphere b. glaciers gouging the tops.
How many layers are in the atmosphere? c. changing sea level and erosion.
a. 2
b. 5 Grade 10Atmosphere

c. 3 Thunderstorms result from warm, unstable

d. 9 air moving                               .
a. vertically
Grade 10Minerals b. horizontally
Diamond is an example of a mineral
classified as a                               . Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology

a. silicate. Where is Earth's surface water found?

b. carbonate. a. lakes
c. phosphate. b. rivers
d. native element. c. streams
d. all of the above
Grade 10Minerals
Because of its Grade 10Tectonics

hardness,                                cannot scratch any What scale measures the magnitude of the
other mineral. largest wave during an earthquake?
a. quartz a. The Richter scale
b. topaz b. The moment magnitude scale
c. calcite c. Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
d. talc d. The amplitude scale

Grade 10Rocks Grade 10Environmental Science

Which rock would be most likely to contain During the Industrial Revolution, there was
a fossil? an increase in technological efficiency,
a. igneous fossil fuel consumption, and environmental
b. sedimentary pollution.
c. volcanic a. True
d. metamorphic b. False
e. topsoil
Grade 10Environmental Science
Grade 10Atmosphere One way for hunter-gatherers to alter the
All of the following are climate zones of environment is overhunt large-sized
Earth EXCEPT which one? animals that they see.
a. Polar zone a. True
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b. False c. A large mass of snow and ice that

does not move.
Grade 10Rocks d. A large mass of snow and ice that
Which of the following best classifies the moves.
rock below?
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology
What do you call the formation shown in
the image below?

a. felsic
b. clastic
c. plutonic
d. vesicular

Grade 10Rocks
The sediments in the rock sample shown a. Glacial calving formation
are best described as                                         . b. Ice falls formation
c. Ogive formation
d. Moulin formation

Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology

a. angular and sorted Hadley is floating on her surfboard at St.
b. rounded and sorted Augustine Beach, Florida. She notices that
c. angular and unsorted even though she had entered the water
d. rounded and unsorted directly in front of her beach chair, she has
drifted about 100 yards down the beach
Grade 10Tectonics
and is now directly in front of the beach
To determine the epicentral distance, snack bar.
scientists consider the arrival times of
which wave types? What probably caused Hadley to drift down
a. surface waves and S-waves the beach?
b. surface waves and P-waves a. an onshore current
c. P-waves and S-waves b. a longshore current
d. none of the above c. a rip current
The boundary between the crust and the
mantle is the                                                     . Grade 10Environmental Science
a. Gutenberg discontinuity.
This question is a part of a group with
b. Mohorovicic discontinuity.
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c. Anticline discontinuity.
d. Syncline discontinuity. Non-renewable resources are resources
that
Grade 10Geomorphology a. do not come back when they are
A line on a map that connects equal points gone.
of elevation is a(n)                               . b. are easily replaced.
a. azimuth line c. come back year after year.
b. contour line d. all of the above
c. relief line
d. isobar Grade 10Environmental Science
A negative feedback
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology loop                                                  change and a
What is a glacier? positive feedback
a. A large mass of snow that moves. loop                                                  change.
b. A large mass of ice that moves. a. decelerates; accelerates
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b. accelerates; decelerates d. speeds up; carries

Grade 10Atmosphere Grade 10Atmosphere

This question is a part of a group with What is the highest layer of the
common instructions. View group » atmosphere?
a. Stratosphere
Which of the following is the main factor b. Mesosphere
used to determine the layers of the c. Thermosphere
atmosphere? d. Exosphere
a. density
b. temperature Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology
c. air pressure This branch of oceanography is concerned
d. chemical composition with the interactions of populations of
marine organisms with one another and
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology
with their physical and chemical
Ninety-seven percent of the world's water environment.
resources are found in a. Geological
a. fresh water. b. Physical
b. salt water. c. Chemical
c. ice caps and glaciers. d. Biological
d. groundwater.
Grade 10Rocks
Grade 10Atmosphere
Which of the following best describes the
Hurricanes only form over                                 . rock below?
a. Warm water
b. Cold water
c. Warm Land
d. Neither of these

Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology a. mafic and extrusive

Aquatic biomes are grouped b. felsic and extrusive
by                                                           . c. mafic and plutonic
a. temperature and precipitation d. felsic and plutonic
b. salinity and latitude
c. salinity and depth Grade 10Atmosphere

d. salinity and temperature In order to be classified as a hurricane,

sustained winds need to be at least how
Grade 10Environmental Science many miles per hour?
A geothermal power plant gets energy by a. 74
a. pumping heated water or steam from b. 50
rock formations. c. 100
b. circulating fluid underground. d. 39
c. holding water behind a dam.
d. using methane from decomposition. Grade 10Atmosphere
Weather forecast charts generally show all
Grade 10Oceanography and Hydrology but one of the following for a localized
When a river enters a large body of water, region or area. Which of the following isn't
the water typically shown?
generally                                          and                           a. lightning strike zones
               large amounts of sediments. b. temperature
a. slows down; deposits c. air pressure
b. slows down; carries d. wind speed and direction
c. speeds up; deposits e. humidity
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Grade 10Rocks
Which of the following best describes the
rock below?

a. clastic and foliated

b. crystalline and foliated
c. clastic and nonfoliated
d. crystalline and nonfoliated

Grade 10Atmosphere

This question is a part of a group with

common instructions. View group »
Which correctly orders the layers of the
atmosphere A - E?
a. stratosphere, troposphere,
mesosphere, exosphere,
thermosphere
b. troposphere, mesosphere,
stratosphere, thermosphere,
exosphere
c. stratosphere, mesosphere,
troposphere, exosphere,
thermosphere
d. troposphere, stratosphere,
mesosphere, thermosphere,
exosphere