Earth Science Final Review

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Latitude MEASURES North and South of the equator.

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True

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Topography is the study of..

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Elevation

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The closer your lines are, the more gentle the slope is.

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False

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What Epoch do we currently live in? Options: Paleogence, Oligocene, Miocene, Holocene

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Holocene

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Continental Crust is made out of Granite. True or False?

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True

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Alfred Wegener's theory was the ____ theory and was supported by Fossils, Climate, and Land features.

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Plate Tectonics

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This type of plate boundary shows two plates moving away from each other. Which type of plate boundary is this?

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Divergent

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The focus of an Earthquake is the part inside the Earth where it originated. True or False?

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True

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On a seismograph reading, which is the first wave to arrive at the station?

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Primary Waves

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What does viscosity mean?

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Resistance to flow