Earth Systems

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1. The North Pole is at what latitude?a. 0º North c. 90º Northbe. 0º South d. 0º East or West

2. The distance around the Earth at the equator is what?a. 10,000 miles c. 40,000 milesbe. 4,000 kilometers d. 40,000 kilometers

3. The line that is called 0º East or West is also called what?a. Equator c. Great Circlebe. Prime Meridian d. International Date Line

4. On what kind of map are the edges very distorted, but the directions are correct?a. Mercator Projection c. Conicbe. Gnomonic d. Robinson Projection

5. On a topographical map, when the lines are closer together, what is represented?a. The slope of the land is small c. The slope of the land is steepbe. The elevation of the land is high d. The elevation of the land is near sea level

6. The lines on a topographical map touch when what happens?a. The land becomes level c. There is a riverbedbe. They never touch d. The land is at sea level

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Use Blue Side, Start on Number 7A mineral isa.A naturally occurring crystalline solid, with at least one metallic partb.A naturally occurring crystalline solid.c.Any rock that occurs naturallyd.Any crystalline solid.The image to the right is an example ofa.A monoclineb.A tetrahedronc.A water moleculed.A glass moleculeA Sulfate contains the elementa.Carbonb.Oxygenc.Sulfurd.CarbonGlassy would be a descriptor of a mineral’sa.Cleavageb.Lusterc.Densityd.ColorThe ten most common minerals make up how much of the Earth’s crust?a.20%b.50%c.75%d.90%The most common mineral, by far, isa.Olivineb.Biotitec.Feldspard.Mica

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Density isa.Mass divided by volume c. Volume divided by spaceb.Volume divided by mass d. Mass divided by weightThe Moh’s scale determinesa.Luster c. Cleavageb.Hardness d. HeftThe tendency for a rock to spit in very even and straight layers isa.Heft c. Cleavageb.Abstract d. Moh’sA rock with a density of .9 g/cm3 woulda.Sink like a rock c. Balance in the middle of a water pileb.Float d. Unknown with this informationIce is aa.Mineral not a rock c. Rock not a mineralb.Mineral and a rock d. Type of waterThe most common mineral isa.Quartz c. Olivineb.Granite d. Feldspar

When the Earth is pressed together, it is called what?a.Stress c. Compressionb.Transform d. Strike SlipWhen the upward force of buoyancy is equal to the downward force of gravity, a mountain is said to have what?a.Thrust momentum c. Strike Slipb.Isostacy d. Hydrostatic equilibriumShearing force is that which does what?a.Pulls Earth apart c. Raises mountainsb.Moves the Earth, at 180º, without damage d. Pushes dirt upFolding is what?a.Bend and break Earth c. Break not bend Earthb.Bend and not break Earth d. Chemical changes in EarthAn anticline “points” which direction?a.“UP” c. “DOWN”b.In one direction d. To the sideA thrust fault that is almost horizontal, it is called aa.Reverse fault c. Hanging faultb.Thrust fault d. Normal faultBroken Earth is called what?a.Fault c. Fractureb.Fold d. Syncline

When the Earth is pressed together, it is called what?a.Stress c. Compressionb.Transform d. Strike SlipWhen the upward force of buoyancy is equal to the downward force of gravity, a mountain is said to have what?a.Thrust momentum c. Strike Slipb.Isostacy d. Hydrostatic equilibriumShearing force is that which does what?a.Pulls Earth apart c. Raises mountainsb.Moves the Earth, at 180º, without damage d. Pushes dirt upFolding is what?a.Bend and break Earth c. Break not bend Earthb.Bend and not break Earth d. Chemical changes in EarthAn anticline “points” which direction?a.“UP” c. “DOWN”b.In one direction d. To the sideA thrust fault that is almost horizontal, it is called aa.Reverse fault c. Hanging faultb.Thrust fault d. Normal faultBroken Earth is called what?a.Fault c. Fractureb.Fold d. Syncline