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Earth Science Study Guide exam Questions And Answers



Lithosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe uouter ushell uof uthe uEarth uconsisting uof uthe ucrust uand
uuppermost uportion uof uthe umantle.


Hydrosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uwater uin uthe uearth usystem-gaseous u(water uvapor), usolid
u(snow uand uice) uand uliquid u(rain uand uwater); uone uof uthe ufour uspheres uof uthe uEarth usystem


Atmosphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe ugaseous uenvelope uof uair usurrounding uEarth, umade uup uof
ua umixture uof uabout u78 upercent unitrogen, u21 upercent uoxygen, uand u1 upercent uother ugases uand
uwater uvapors, uone uof uthe ufour uspheres uof uthe uEarth usystem


Troposphere u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uThe ulowest ulayer uof uEarth's uatmosphere ucharacterized uby
udecreasing utemperature uwith ualtitude.


Longitude u(meridians) u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAngular udistance uin udegrees ueast uor uwest uof uthe
uprime umeridian.


Latitude u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAngular udistance uin udegrees unorth uor usouth uof uthe uequator.

equator u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uimaginary uline uthat ucircles uEarth uhalfway ubetween uthe uNorth uand
uSouth uPoles


Contour uLines u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uIsoline uon ua umap uthat uconnects uplaces uwith uthe usame
uelevation uand ushows uthe ushape uof uthe uland


Contour uInterval u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uDifference uin uheight ubetween utwo uadjacent ucontour ulines

Topographic uMap u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uMap uthat ushows uthe ushape uof uthe uland uusing ucontour
ulines; ua umap ushowing uan uelevation ufield


Minerals u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uNaturally uoccurring uinorganic usolid uwith ua udistinct uchemical
ucomposition uand ucrystalline ustructure


Luster u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uProperty uof ua umineral uthat udescribes uquality uor uappearance uof ulight
ureflected ufrom uits usurface


Streak u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uProperty uof umineral uthat udescribes uits ucolor uin upowdered uform

Crystal ustructure u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uInternal uarrangement uof uatoms

Hardness u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uResistance uof ua umineral uto uscratching

, Earth uScience


Cleavage u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uTendency uof ua umineral uto usplit ualong uplanes uof uits ucrystalline
ustructure uwhere ubonds uare uweakest.


Fracture u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uproperty uof ua umineral uthat udescribes uan uirregular upattern uof
ubreakage uin ua udirection uother uthan ualong ucleavage uplanes.


Igneous u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uRock uformed uby ucooling uand uhardening uof umagma

Crystallization u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uFormation uof ucrystals

Mafic u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uHigh udensity, udark, urich uin uiron uand umagnesium

Felsic u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uLow udensity, ulight, urich uin usilica

Sedimentary u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uRock uformed uby uthe ucompaction uand ucementing uof ulayers uof
usediment


Clastic/Fragmental u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uSedimentary urocks uformed ufrom ufragments uof uother
urocks


Fossils u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uRemains uany uother uevidence uof ulife ufrom uanother ugeologic uage
upreserved uin urock


Strata u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uLayers uof usedimentary urock uthat uform umatter uparticles usettle uout uof
ua ufluid uand uare ucompressed uover utime


Chemical/Organic u(evaporate) u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uwater uevaporates uleaving uback ua urock

Metamorphic u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uRock uthat uhas uundergone uchemical/structural uchange udue uto
uthe ueffects uof uheat uand upressure


Banding u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAlternation uof udark uand ulight umineral ualignment uin ua
umetamorphic urock


Folding u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uWhen umineral ualignment ufolds uand urocks ucome utogether udue uto
uregional umetamorphism


Foliated/Non-Foliated u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uAlignment/non-alignment uof uminerals

Earthquake u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uShaking uof uEarth's ucrust ucaused uby ua urelease uof uenergy

Fault u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uBreak uin ulithosphere ualong uwhich umovement

Focus u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uPoint uat uwhich ufirst umovement uoccurs uduring uan uearthquake

Epicenter u- uCorrect u uAnswer u- uPoint uon uEarth's usurface udirectly uabove uthe ufocus uof uan
uearthquake

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