Final Exam Review

Earth Science Final Review

1. What are the three main types of fossil fuels and where did each originate?

2. Explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.

3. What are the two potential sources of major earthquakes in Portland? Which one is more likely to cause the most damage?

4. Describe what causes an earthquake.

5. List the three types of plate boundaries and name a landform that is associated with each.

6. What scale measures the shaking force of an earthquake?

7. Explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative data. Give an example of each.

8. Compare shield volcanoes and composite volcanoes. Reference height, shape, and lava type.

9. Draw a line of triangles on the map below to indicate a major volcanic belt. Name this volcanic belt.

10. Name the following processes in the water cycle (1pt each)

1. Water is heated by the sun and moves into the atmosphere.

2. Water falls from the atmosphere.

3. Water moves downhill across the surface of the land.

4. Water seeps through soil into aquifers.

5. Water moves from plants into the atmosphere.

6. Water vapor becoming a cloud.

7. Water moving in aquifers below the surface of the ground.

11. What is a watershed?

12. Name ten ways you can reduce water use in your home.

13. Which sectors consume the most water in developed countries?

14. Which sectors consume the most water in undeveloped countries?

15. Explain how scientists use Carbon-14 to date fossils.

16. Explain the law of superposition.

17. Write the eras in order from most recent to oldest. Label each with their absolute dates and provide a description of each.

18. What are ten things that a coastal community can do reduce the damage done by a tsunami?

Tsunami Preperation Simulation

Watch this video to complete the tsunami background information:


Follow this link to the simulation:
http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html

Tsunami Preparation Simulation

Due: During Final Block

Background

1. What causes tsunamis?

2. How fast can tsunamis travel in the ocean?

3. What are the natural warning signs of an approaching tsunami?

4. What should you do if you observe the warning signs of a tsunami?

Tsunami Simulation

Procedure:

1. Follow the link on the blog.

2. Launch the game, read the instructions, and press continue/play.

3. Select the Tsunami scenario.

4. Choose your difficulty level.

5. Record data about your village and your objectives.

6. Play the game once. Record key facts that you uncover.

7. Record Results and answer follow up questions.

8. Develop an improved strategy based on what you have learned.

9. Play a second time. Record any additional key facts.

10. Record Results and answer the follow up questions.

1^st Game:

5. What is your village’s population? What are your objectives?

6. What key facts have you discovered?

7. What were the results of the first game? Why did you succeed or fail at your objectives?

8. Based on your first game, explain your strategy for the second game.

9. What additional key facts did you discover?

10. What were the results of the second game? Was your new strategy effective? Why or why not?

11. Make a list of recommendations for coastal towns that face the threat of tsunamis.

12. Populations in coastal areas are increasing rapidly. In the US, more than half of the population lives in coastal counties and 10 of the 14 most populous cities reside along the coast. Should populations be limited in these areas? Is this even a real possibility?