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1. Find the Nazca and the South American Plate. This is an example of two plates converging. The denser oceanic plate (Nazca) moves under the continental plate (South American Plate). What features are likely found here? A. Rift ValleysB. VolcanoesC. Folded MountainsD. Ocean Basins

2. The large plates move across the surface of the Earth by what process?A. ConvectionB. RadiationC. ConductionD. Condensation

3. The Indian Plate (far right of plate picture) converges with the Eurasian Plate. When two continental plates converge what crustal feature is expected to form? A. Rift ValleyB. VolcanoesC. Folded MountainsD. Ocean Basin

4. Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?A. ConvergingB. DivergingC. Sliding D. No Movement

Study Guide – Term 2 Final Earth ScienceExam Date: _______________________5. The San Andreas Fault in California is known as an active earthquake area.

What type of boundary is it? A. ConvergingB. DivergingC. TransformD. Sea Floor Spreading

6. When two oceanic plate boundaries meet, what crustal feature forms? (see photo below)A. Plate TectonicsB. Sea Floor SpreadingC. Folded MountainsD. Volcanic Island Arc

7. When an oceanic crust meets a continental crust, what occurs?A. The oceanic crust moves under the continental crust resulting in

volcanoes.B. The oceanic crust moves over the continental crust resulting in volcanoes.C. The two crusts converge forming folded mountains such as the Himalayas.D. Both crusts are subducted down into the mantle.

8. Which layer is plastic-like and allows the crust to flow over it?A. LithosphereB. AsthenosphereC. Mantle D. Outer Core

9. Which layer of the crust is responsible for the Earth’s magnetic field?A. CrustB. MantleC. Outer CoreD. Inner Core

10. What is the Rock Cycle?A. How rocks are created from dirt.B. Process of how rocks are formed from dead plants and animals.C. Process that forms and recycles different rocks.D. The circular path the rock travels.

11. What is the process that helps form existing rock into metamorphic rock?

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A. Compaction/CementationB. Weathering/ErosionC. Heat/PressureD. Melting

12. Movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates creates extreme __________ below Earth’s surface.

A. Compaction/CementationB. Heat/PressureC. Weathering/Erosion D. Explosions

13. When determining the color of a minerals power, what tool would you need?

A. Streak PlateB. Hand LensC. MicroscopeD. Triple-Beam Balance

14. Fracture or cleavage of a mineral tells you the:A. ColorB. HardnessC. TemperatureD. Breakage Pattern

15. Which of the following is not true of all minerals?A. Definite Chemical CompositionB. Definite Crystalline ShapeC. Made in LaboratoriesD. Solids

16. Originally the Continental Drift Theory was not well received by other scientists. Why? A. There was a competing theory at the time which was more believable. B. There was no data showing the continents ever moved.C. The scientists didn’t know the force responsible for moving the continents.D. The scientist presenting the data was unreliable.

17. What can we learn from studying fossils?a) What time period plants and animals existed

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b) Which types of food animals may have eaten c) The certain plants and animals that no longer exist on our planetd) All of the above

18. What is a trace fossil?a) The bones of a plant or animalb) The mold of a plant or animalc) The imprint of a plant or animald) The plan or animal itself

19. What is a fossil?a) A decomposing plant lifeb) The preserved remains of an animal, plant or organism from the pastc) A cast of the remains of an animal, plant or organism from the pastd) A rock

20. What is amber and how does this type of fossil form?

Amber is hardened tree sap. Insects get caught in the sap and over many years the sap hardens, forming a fossil.

21. Which of the following statements is NOT true?a) Fossils teach us about the pastb) Fossils only teach us about plantsc) Fossils are mostly formed in sedimentary rocksd) There is more than one type of fossil

22. What is the force that moves the continents?a. Conductionb. Convectionc. Radiationd. Conveyor belts

23. Describe List the four types of fossils 1. Cast: A fossil formed when sediments or minerals fill a mold; it takes on the

same outside shape as the living thing that shaped the mold.

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2. Mold: A fossil imprint made by the outside of a dead plants or animals.

3. Trace: Provides evidence of the activities of an ancient organism. Ex, Fossil footprints, trails and burrows

4. True/Body: Fossils of the actual animal or part of an animal.

24. Name the four main types of evidence used to support the Continental Drift Theory.

1. Fossils2. Glacial striations found on different continents3. Continental fit4. Landforms and rock layers matching on opposite sides of the ocean

25. How does the picture of landforms and rock layers below support the Continental

Drift Theory?

The landforms (mountains) and rock layers (type and age) match up on both sides of the Atlantic. The continents look like they could fit into each other.

Draw and label a diagram of the Earth’s layers in a wedge format.

Include the following: Continental

Crust Oceanic Crust Outer Core Mantle Lithosphere Asthenosphere

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Complete the Rock Cycle Diagram. Label each box and arrow.

Include the following: Continental

Crust Oceanic Crust Outer Core Mantle Lithosphere Asthenosphere

Oceanic CrustContinental Crust

LithosphereAsthenosphere

Mantle

CoreOuter

CoreInner

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Write the word conduction, convection or radiation in the blanks in front of 1-10.

1. Walking on the hot sand on a beach. Conduction2. A ceiling fan forcing the warm air downward. Convection3. Feeling heat from a campfire. Radiation4. Chocolate candy melting in your hand. Conduction5. Air in the atmosphere rising and falling. Convection6. Heat from the sun warming a swimming pool. Radiation7. Unscrewing a light bulb while it’s still hot. Conduction8. Heat from the hood of a car when you touch it. Conduction9. Feeling the heat from a stove burner without touching it. Radiation10. Boiling water moving in a circular motion. Convection

Look At Renewable and Non Renewable PPTs on the Weebly for Answers.

Hardening

Cooling/

Melting

Heat/Pressure

Weathering/Erosion

Compaction/Cementation

Weathering/ErosionWeathering/Erosion

Rock

Igneous

Magma

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

Sediments

Study Guide – Term 2 Final Earth ScienceExam Date: _______________________Compete the table below by naming the renewable energy resource and listing two advantages and two disadvantages for each.Renewable Energy Source

Advantages Disadvantages

Biomass 1. Answers will vary

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Wind 1.

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Solar 1.

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Hydroelectric 1.

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Geothermal 1.

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List the nonrenewable energy sources and write 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages for each.

Study Guide – Term 2 Final Earth ScienceExam Date: _______________________Non-renewable Energy Source

Advantages Disadvantages

Coal 1.

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Oil 1.

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Natural Gas 1.

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Nuclear 1.

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