Final exam review

Who is the father of modern geology?

• George lamatre

• James hutton

• Alfred Wegener

• Edwin Hubble

Who is the father of plate tectonics? This person proposed the theory of continental drift.

• Georges lamatre

• James hutton

• Alfred Wegener

• Edwin Hubble

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

When it comes to Earths interior, what layer comes after the core?

• Asthenosphere

• Mesosphere

• Lithosphere

• None of the answers are correct

Our solar system is about ________ billion years old

• 14

• 6.5

• 5.5

• 4.5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

When you look at the scale of a topography map and it says “1:24000” that means

• For every one centimeter on the map, there’s 24000 centimeters in real terrain

• For every one inch on the map, there’s 24000 inches in real terrain

• For every one centimeter on the map, there’s 24000 inches in real terrain

Granite is considered ___________

• Intrusive

• Plutonic

• Igneous

• All answers are correct

Rhyolite is the plutonic equivalent of granite.

• True

• False

Approximately _________ percent of the energy consumed in the US comes from fossil fuels.

• 40

• 50

• 61

• 70

• 80

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

• Water vapor

• Fluorinated gases

• All of the above

An igneous rock can ___________

• Turn into a metamorphic rock

• Turn into a sedimentary rock

• be intrusive and extrusive

• All of the above