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Short Answer The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous are all periods in what era?
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ANSWER: MESOZOIC
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Multiple Choice Which of the following is the correct term for a large crack in ice:
W) crevice
X) chasm
Y) canyon
Z) crevasse (PRONOUNCE: crah-VAHSS)
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ANSWER: Z) CREVASSE
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EARTH SCIENCE Which of the following is present only where benthic organisms reside:
W) phytoplankton
X) zooplankton
Y) diatoms
Z) deep sea vents
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ANSWER: Z) DEEP SEA VENTS
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Short Answer What is the name of the rapid rise of coastal water that accompanies the arrival of a cyclone?
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ANSWER: TIDAL SURGE (ACCEPT: STORM OR BASAL SURGE)
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Multiple Choice Metamorphism transforms limestone into a metamorphic rock called:
W) quartzite
X) marble
Y) hornfel
Z) granite
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ANSWER: X) MARBLE
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Short Answer What are the icicle-shaped deposits of limestone hanging from the roof of a cave called:
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ANSWER: STALACTITES
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Multiple Choice Each day, most coastal beaches encounter:
W) one high tide and one low tide
X) two high tides and one low tide
Y) two high tides and two low tides
Z) three high tides and three low tides
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ANSWER: Y) TWO HIGH TIDES AND TWO LOW TIDES
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Multiple Choice Which of the following is a metamorphic rock:
W) sandstone
X) granite
Y) quartz
Z) marble
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ANSWER: Z) MARBLE
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Multiple choice By our current estimations, the Earth is approximately how many billions of years old:
W) 8.4
X) 6.2
Y) 4.6
Z) 2.4
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ANSWER: Y) 4.6
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Multiple Choice The Earth's mantle is approximately how many miles thick:
W) 1000
X) 1200
Y) 1500
Z) 1800
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ANSWER: Z) 1800
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Short Answer A large mass of ice, formed on land by the compaction and recrystallization of snow, that is moving downhill or outward under the force of gravity is called:
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ANSWER: A GLACIER
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Multiple Choice A flat-topped plateau bordered on all sides by cliffs is called a:
W) hillock
X) butte
Y) drumlin
Z) karst
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ANSWER: X) BUTTE
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Multiple choice The Tropic of Cancer lies at which of the following latitudes:
W) 23 ½° North
X) 23 ½° South
Y) 26 ½° North
Z) 26 ½° South
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ANSWER: W) 23 ½° NORTH
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Short Answer Magma that reached the Earth’s surface is called what?
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ANSWER: LAVA
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