Name: Date: 1. t what approximate altitude in the atmosphere can stratospheric ozone be found?. 10 km. 30 km. 70 km D. 100 km 2. What percentage of Earth s history represents human existence?. less than 1.0%. 1.8%. 23.5% D. more than 98.6% 6. Which scientific principle states that younger rock layers are generally deposited on top of older rock layers?. superposition. evolution. original horizontality D. inclusion 7. The graph below shows the hardness of four minerals. 3. During which period in geologic history did the uplifting of the dirondack Mountains begin?. Quaternary. retaceous. Triassic D. ambrian 4. Which New York State location has surface bedrock that has been subjected to very intense regional metamorphism?. 41 00 N 72 15 W. 42 30 N 75 00 W. 44 00 N 76 00 W D. 44 30 N 74 00 W 5. The cross sections below represent three widely separated bedrock outcrops labeled,, and. Letters W X, Y, and Z represent fossils found in the rock layers. Which mineral is hard enough to scratch calcite but is not hard enough to scratch amphibole?. muscovite mica. fluorite. olivine D. graphite 8. Earth s internal heat is the primary source of energy that. warms the lower troposphere. melts glacial ice at lower altitudes Which fossil could best be used as an index fossil?. W. X. Y D. Z. moves the lithospheric plates D. pollutes deep groundwater with radioactivity page 1
9. The cross section of Earth below represents a P-wave moving away from an earthquake epicenter. Seismic station is shown on Earth s surface. 12. The cross section below represents a pattern of magnetic field reversals preserved in the igneous bedrock of the oceanic crust east of the Mid-tlantic ridge. Which cross section best represents the magnetic field pattern west of the Mid-tlantic ridge?. t station, the first P-wave arrives 11 minutes 40 seconds after the earthquake. How long after the first P-wave arrives will the first S-wave arrive?.. 5 minutes 00 second. 8 minutes 40 seconds. 9 minutes 40 seconds D. 21 minutes 20 seconds. D. 10. The leutian Islands extend westward from southern laska to form the northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean. These volcanic islands were formed by the nearby. subduction of a continental plate 13. ase your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the topographic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Points,,, and D represent locations on the surface of Earth. Elevations are measured in feet.. subduction of an oceanic plate. divergence of a continental plate D. divergence of an oceanic plate 11. The data table below lists characteristics of rocks,,, and D. Rock haracteristics Rock Texture Grain Size Mineral omposition nonfoliated fine to coarse calcite, dolomite, carbon banding coarse biotite, quartz, plagioclase feldspar bioclastic microscopic to coarse carbon, pyroxene, mica D foliated fine to medium quartz, amphibole, garnet Which rock is most likely phyllite?... D. D In which general direction does Red reek flow?. northeast. southeast. southwest D. northwest page 2
14. What is the approximate gradient from point to point on the map? 16. Which cross section represents an accurate profile of the landscape between points and D?. 25 feet per mile. 50 feet per mile.. 75 feet per mile D. 100 feet per mile 15. What is a possible elevation for the surface of Darry Lin Lake?. 228 feet. 242 feet.. 255 feet D. 268 feet. D. page 3
17. ase your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the geologic cross section and photograph below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The cross section represents the Palisades sill in southern New York State and the surrounding bedrock. Potassium-40 analysis determined the sill to be approximately 200,000,000 years old. The photograph shows a mastodont tooth found in glacial sediments nearby. arbon-14 analysis determined this tooth to be approximately 11,400 years old. Which metamorphic rock was most likely produced in the contact zone between the Palisades sill and the sedimentary rock?. schist. slate. gneiss D. quartzite page 4
18. Potassium-40 is useful for radioactive dating of the Palisades sill because the half-life of potassium-40. decreased as the amounts of 40 r and 40 a in the sill increased. remained constant during the radioactive decay process. increased as pressure from the overlying sedimentary rock increased D. was shortened by the high temperature of the magma that formed the sill 19. The mastodont tooth and the entire Palisades sill represented above are similar in that both. can be found in deposits left by the last continental ice sheet in New York State. are fossils of animals that once lived in New York State. can be used as time markers to date nearby geologic events D. are Mesozoic in age 20. ase your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the partial geologic map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows the geographical distribution of most of the Devonian-age surface bedrock in New York State. 22. ase your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the table and photograph below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The table shows the approximate mineral percent composition of an igneous rock. The photograph shows the true-scale crystal sizes in this igneous rock. Mineral Name Percentage of Mineral Present plagioclase feldspar 55% biotite 15% amphinole 30% Key Late Devonian Middle Devonian Early Devonian On the map above, place an X at a location where the gastropod fossil Platyceras might be found in the surface bedrock. 21. State the name of the New York State landscape region that includes most of the Devonian-age surface bedrock shown on the map. Identify two elements that are commonly found in all three minerals in the data table. 23. Identify this igneous rock. 24. Identify two processes that formed this rock. page 5
25. ase your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the map below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The map shows the major islands in the Galapagos Island chain. These islands were formed by volcanic eruptions as the tectonic plate passed over the Galapagos Hot Spot. The age of the volcanic bedrock on certain islands is shown in millions of years (my). 30. ase your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the topographic map of Hawaii below and on your knowledge of Earth science. Points and represent surface locations on the island. Land elevations and Pacific Ocean depths are shown in meters. During what geologic epoch did the bedrock on the island of San ristóbal form? 26. ased on the age of the bedrock of the Galapagos Islands, in which direction does the tectonic plate containing the islands appear to be moving away from the Galapagos Hot Spot? 27. The Galapagos Hot Spot is located closest to what type of tectonic plate boundary? 28. Describe what caused a vesicular texture in some of the volcanic rocks that formed when lava cooled on these islands. 29. Some of the magma at the Galapagos Hot Spot is believed to originate 1000 kilometers below Earth s surface. What is the approximate temperature of Earth s interior at that depth? On the map above, draw the -1000-meter ocean-depth isoline. Extend the isoline to the edge of the map. 31. ase your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the cross section below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The cross section represents several geologic structures. Line represents a fault. and D represent rock units. Key ontact metamorphism Igneous intrusion On the cross section, place an X on the unconformity. 32. On the cross section below, place two arrows, one on each side of fault, to show the relative movement of the rock units on each side of the fault. page 6
33. Indicate the proper sequence of the geologic events listed below by writing the number 1 after the first event, the number 2 after the second event, and the number 3 after the last event. 34. t a location in the Northern Hemisphere, a camera was placed outside at night with the lens pointing straight up. The shutter was left open for four hours, resulting in the star trails shown below. Deposition of rock unit : Intrusion of rock unit D: Faulting along line : t which latitude were these star trails observed?. 1 N. 30 N. 60 N D. 90 N 35. Near which two latitudes are most of Earth s major deserts located?. 0 and 90 N. 30 S and 60 S. 30 N and 30 S D. 60 S and 60 N page 7
Problem-ttic format version 4.4.236 c 2011 2015 Educide Software Licensed for use by Kristen Lapenta Terms of Use at www.problem-attic.com 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. D D D 01/13/2016 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. The center of the X is within the Middle Devonian zone or the Early and Middle Devonian zone [answers vary] Ex: llegheny Plateau, ppalachian Plateau, ppalachian Uplands Silicon, oxygen, aluminum diorite [answers vary] Ex: melting, cooling, heating, hardening Pliocene Epoch [answers vary] Ex: southeastward, south, ESE, east [answers vary] Ex: divergent, mid-ocean ridge, transform 28. [answers vary] Ex: There was an explosive eruption of a volcano, gas/air bubbles trapped in rapidly cooling lava 29. 30. 3100 to 3300
Teacher s Key Page 2 31. The center of the X is placed on or near the unconformity (wavy line) within the region indicated in the diagram below. 32. 33. 34. 35. Deposition of rock unit : 3; Intrusion of rock unit D: 1; Faulting along line : 2 D