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1.Base your answer to the following question on the
diagrams below, which represent two different solid,
uniform materials cut into cubes A and B.
A)9 gB)27 gC)3 gD)81 g
What is the mass of cube B?
A)15 mLB)25 mL
C)40 mLD)65 mL
2.The sphere was dropped into water in a graduated
cylinder as shown below.
What is the volume of the sphere?
A)1 × 10
–1
mB)1 × 10
–2
m
C)1 × 10
0
mD)1 × 10
2
m
3.A centimeter is 0.01 meter. This measurement can also
be expressed as
A)143 × 10
2
kmB)1.43 × 10
3
km
C)1.43 × 10
5
kmD)143 × 10
5
km
4.The diameter through the equator of Jupiter is about
143,000 kilometers. What is this distance written in
scientific notation (powers of 10)?
A)
B)
C)
D)
5.The data table below shows the mass and volume of
three samples of the same mineral. [The density column
is provided for student use.]
Which graph best represents the relationship between the
density and the volume of these mineral samples?
A)decreasesB)increases
C)remains the same
6.As air on the surface of Earth warms, the density of the
air
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A)Both objects will sink.
B)Both objects will float.
C)Object A will float and object B will sink.
D)Object B will float and object A will sink.
7.The diagrams below represent two solid objects A and B.
with different densities.
What will happen when the objects are placed in a
container of water (water temperature = 4°C)?
A)0.50 g/minB)2.0 g/min
C)3.0 g/minD)10. g/min
8.A 25-gram sample of halite was placed in a jar with five
other mineral samples and water. The jar was shaken
vigorously for 5 minutes. The halite sample was then
found to have a mass of 15 grams. What was the rate of
weathering of the halite sample?
A)January 1 and March 1
B)March 1 and May 1
C)May 1 and July 1
D)October 1 and December 1
9.The graph below shows the discharge measured at a
point in a stream during a period of one year.
The greatest change in stream flow occurs between
A)runoff and erosion
B)precipitation and infiltration
C)deposition and burial
D)solidification and condensation
10.Which processes are most likely to cause a rise in the
water table?
A)decreases and runoff decreases
B)decreases and runoff increases
C)increases and runoff decreases
D)increases and runoff increases
11.During a rainstorm, when soil becomes saturated, the
amount of infiltration
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A)AB)BC)CD)D
12.The diagram below shows columns A, B, C, and D that contain different sediments.
Equal volumes of water were poured through each column. Which column of sediment retained the most
water?
A)less infiltration and more runoff
B)less infiltration and less runoff
C)more infiltration and more runoff
D)more infiltration and less runoff
13.Compared to an area of Earth's surface with gentle
slopes, an area with steeper slopes most likely has
A)clayB)silt
C)sandD)pebbles
14.Which sediment size would allow water to flow through
at the fastest rate?
A)pebblesB)sand
C)siltD)clay
15.Which surface soil type has the slowest permeability
rate and is most likely to produce flooding?
A)The permeability of B is greater than the
permeability of A.
B)The porosity of B is greater than the porosity of A.
C)The capillarity of B is greater than the capillarity
of A.
D)The surface runoff at B is greater than the surface
runoff at A.
16.During a heavy rainstorm, soil samples A and B both
became saturated with water. However, 10 minutes
after the storm ended, the soils appeared as shown
below.
Which statement best explains the observed change in
the water content of the soil samples?
A)largerB)smoother
C)rounderD)more soluble
17.Sand sediments are usually more permeable than silt
sediments because sand grains are
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18.Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below, which represents samples of soil and
bedrock at Earth's surface. The arrows represent
possible infiltration of rainwater.
A)pebble soil
B)pebble-and-sand soil
C)conglomerate bedrock
D)granite bedrock
Which sample probably has the greatest porosity?
19.Base your answer to the following question on the
diagrams below, which represent cross sections of four
samples of loosely packed, uniformly sorted soil
particles. The diameter of the particles is given below
each diagram. All soil samples consist of solid spherical
particles.
A)AB)BC)CD)D
If equal amounts of 0.2-centimeter soil particles are
mixed into each sample, which sample's porosity will
not be affected?
A)be resistant to weathering
B)be composed of large grains
C)have a large percentage of space between
particles
D)have a small percentage of rounded particles
20.A rock with a high porosity will probably
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A)B)
C)D)
21.Which graph shows the general relationship between soil particle size and the capillarity of the soil?
22.Base your answer to the following question on
the diagrams below, which represent 500-milliliter
containers that are open at the top and the bottom and
filled with well-sorted, loosely packed particles of
uniform size. A piece of screening placed at the bottom
of each container prevents the particles from falling out.
A)AB)BC)CD)D
The sample in which container would have the greatest
capillarity when placed in water?
A)B)
C)D)
23.Which graph best represents the relationship between
the particle size and the capillarity of a sample of soil?
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24.Photographs A and B below show two different valleys.
A)photograph A—glacier; photograph B—river
B)photograph A—river; photograph B—glacier
C)both photographs—river
D)both photographs—glacier
Which list best identifies the agent of erosion that primarily determined the shape of each valley?
A)humidB)subhumid
C)semiaridD)arid
25.The table below shows the relationship between total
yearly precipitation (P) and potential evapotranspiration
(E
P
) for different types of climates.
The total yearly precipitation (P) for a city in Texas is
218 millimeters. The total yearly potential
evapotranspiration (E
P
) is 951 millimeters. Which type
of climate does this city have?
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26.Base your answer to the following question on the water budget data and climate classification below.
Table 1 shows water budget data for a location in New Jersey, and table 2 describes climate types. All data
are expressed in millimeters of water.
A)humidB)subhumidC)semiaridD)arid
According to the information provided in table 2, the area represented by the water budget data would have
a climate classified as
A)It will become jagged and its mass will decrease.
B)It will become jagged and its volume will increase.
C)It will become rounded and its mass will increase.
D)It will become rounded and its volume will
decrease.
27.What change will a pebble usually undergo when it is
transported a great distance by streams?
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28.The block diagram below represents a stream flowing
from a mountain region.
A)The volume of water will decrease and the rate of
erosion will increase.
B)The volume of water will increase and the rate of
erosion will decrease.
C)Both the volume of water and the rate of erosion
will decrease.
D)Both the volume of water and the rate of
erosion will increase.
A brief, heavy rainstorm occurs in the mountains. How
will the volume of water and the rate of erosion in the
stream change shortly after the rainstorm?
A)pebbleB)sand
C)siltD)clay
29.A river’s current carries sediments into the ocean.
Which sediment size will most likely be deposited in
deeper water farthest from the shore?
A)slower, causing deposition
B)faster, causing deposition
C)slower, causing erosion
D)faster, causing erosion
30.The diagram below shows a section of a meander in a
stream. The arrows show the direction of stream flow.
The streambank on the outside of this meander is
steeper than the streambank on the inside of this
meander because the water on the outside of this
meander is moving
A)AB)BC)CD)D
31.The map below shows the area surrounding a
meandering stream.
At which point is erosion greatest?
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Base your answers to questions 32 and 33 on
the diagram below, which represents the landscape features associated with a meandering river. Letters W,
X, Y, and Z represent locations on the floodplain.
A)more roundedB)more denseC)heavierD)larger
32.During transport by this river, a sediment particle will most likely become
A)
B)
C)
D)
33.The choices below represent stages in the formation of a meandering river. Which sequence best represents
the usual changes over time?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
34.The map below represents a meandering stream flowing
into a lake. A student measured water depths in the
stream at three locations: A–A', B–B', and C–C'.
Which set of cross sections best represents the stream
bed at the three locations?
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A)B)
C)D)
35.The map below represents a large stream meander (bend). The arrows show the direction of stream flow.
Stream velocity was measured at surface locations A, B, and C.
Which graph best represents the relative velocities of the stream at locations A, B. and C?
A)B)
C)D)
36.Which profile best shows the general depositional pattern that occurs when water from a stream enters the
ocean?
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A)sorted mainly according to particle size
B)sorted mainly according to particle shape
C)a mixture of sorted and unsorted particles
D)showing no evidence of sorting
37.The diagram below shows three beds of sediment
deposited at different times in a quiet body of water.
The sediment deposited in each bed is best described as
A)pebblesB)sand
C)siltD)clay
38.Which rock particles will remain suspended in water for
the longest time?
A)B)
C)D)
39.Each of the rock particles below has the same density
and volume. Which particle will most likely settle at
the fastest rate in moving water?
A)B)
C)D)
40.Four quartz samples of equal size and shape were
placed in a stream. Which of the four quartz samples
below has most likely been transported farthest in the
stream?
A)
B)
C)
D)
41.Four samples of aluminum, A, B, C, and D, have
identical volumes and densities, but different shapes.
Each piece is dropped into a long tube filled with water.
The time each sample takes to settle to the bottom of
the tube is shown in the table below.
Which diagram most likely represents the shape of
sample A?
A)Flatter particles settle more slowly than
rounder particles.
B)Flatter particles settle faster than rounder particles.
C)All particles settle at the same speed.
D)Particle shape does not affect settling rate.
42.The graph below shows the relationship between
particle shape and settling rate.
Which statement best describes the relationship shown?
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A)lighterB)flatter
C)better sortedD)more dense
43.When small particles settle through water faster than
large particles, the small particles are probably
A)B)
C)D)
44.Which graph shows the relationship between the
density of particles and their settling time in still
water?[Assume that the particles have the same size
and shape.]
A)more slowlyB)more rapidly
C)at the same rate
45.Compared to a low-density spherical particle, a
high-density spherical particle of the same size will
sink through water
A)velocity of the river decreases
B)force of gravity decreases
C)volume of the river increases
D)gradient of the river increases
46.Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the
A)10 cm/sB)50 cm/s
C)100 cm/sD)200 cm/s
47.What is the approximate minimum stream velocity
needed to keep a 6.4-cm-diameter particle in motion?
A)110 cm/sB)190 cm/s
C)325 cm/sD)425 cm/s
48.What is the approximate minimum stream velocity
needed to keep a particle in motion that has a diameter
of 10 centimeters?
A)Hudson HighlandsB)Manhattan Prong
C)the CatskillsD)Taconic Mountains
49.Which New York State landscape region is composed
of mostly horizontal sedimentary bedrock and has a
high elevation?
A)Hudson Highlands
B)Allegheny Plateau
C)Taconic Mountains
D)Atlantic Coastal Plain
50.Which New York State landscape region is mostly
composed of horizontal sedimentary bedrock at high
elevations?
A)Elmira and Binghamton
B)Riverhead and New York City
C)Massena and Old Forge
D)Buffalo and Watertown
51.Which two cities are located in the Interior Lowlands?
A)bedrock structureB)climate zones
C)geologic ageD)latitude
52.New York State's generalized landscape regions are
identified primarily on the basis of elevation and
A)Old Forge and Utica
B)Niagara Falls and Watertown
C)Kingston and Rochester
D)Plattsburgh and Ithaca
53.Which two locations are found in the same New York
State landscape region?
A)igneous
B)sedimentary
C)contact metamorphic
D)regional metamorphic
54.Which rock type is found as surface bedrock in the
Finger Lakes region of New York State?
A)Interior Lowlands
B)St. Lawrence Lowlands
C)Allegheny Plateau
D)Appalachian Plateau
55.The Erie-Ontario Lowlands of New York State are a
part of which larger landscape region?
Earth Science[S-D Review[12/19/2014]]- Eduware ClassificationTotal Questions: 55
1.PROLOGUE (9)
1.B.Simple Measurements (7)
1.B.i.Measurements (4)
1.B.i.a.Dimensional Quantities/Scientific Notation (4)
1.B.ii.Density (3)
1.B.ii.a.Qualitative Answers (3)
1.C.Nature of Change (2)
1.C.i.Rate of Change (2)
6.GROUND WATER (17)
6.A.Earth's Water (15)
6.A.i.Ground Water (14)
6.A.i.a.Infiltration (5)
6.A.i.b.Permeability (3)
6.A.i.c.Porosity (3)
6.A.i.d.Capillary (3)
6.A.ii.Surface Water Runoff (1)
6.B.The Local Water Budget (2)
6.B.ii.Climates and Local Water Budget (2)
7.THE EROSIONAL PROCESS (9)
7.B.Erosion (9)
7.B.i.Evidence of Erosion (2)
7.B.i.b.Properties of Transported Materials (2)
7.B.ii.Factors affecting Transportation (7)
7.B.ii.b.Water Erosion/Stream Channel Shape (7)
8.THE DEPOSITIONAL PROCESS (20)
8.A.Deposition (13)
8.A.i.Size (3)
8.A.ii.Shape (4)
8.A.iii.Density (3)
8.A.iv.Velocity (3)
8.C.Landscape Characteristics (7)
8.C.iii.Landscape Regions of New York State (7)
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1.D
2.B
3.B
4.C
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.B
10.B
11.B
12.D
13.A
14.D
15.D
16.A
17.A
18.A
19.D
20.C
21.C
22.A
23.C
24.A
25.D
26.A
27.D
28.D
29.D
30.D
31.B
32.A
33.A
34.A
35.C
36.D
37.A
38.D
39.D
40.D
41.B
42.A
43.D
44.C
45.B
46.A
47.D
48.B
49.C
50.B
51.D
52.A
53.B
54.B
55.A
