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1. Which of the following is believed to be common among all mass extinction events?(1 point)Responses the type of event that
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2. Why do warm ocean currents begin at the equator?
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3. During the K-Pg mass extinction event, soot and ash were thrown into the atmosphere, darkening the sky for months. Some mammals
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4. why is the sun considered the primary source for all living things on earth
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5. In 2 sentences, identify and describe the fossil evidence Wegener used to support the theories of continental drift and plate
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6. Which is a result of boundary plates moving apart from one another?(1 point) • volcanoes erupt • mountains form •
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7. which fossil is made when a mold fossil is filled in with sediment
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8. what does the law of superposition tell usthe relative age of rocks or the absolute age of rocks
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9. what two items are used to determine absolute age 6 grade
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10. Select the best answer. Which statement is true about all convection currents? (1 point) It results to formation of valleys and
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11. What are the two main elements found in the core of the Earth?(1 point) • iron and nickel • iron and aluminum • aluminum
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12. 4. Why did the scientific community not accept or believe the Continental Drift Theory?(1 point)Responses It was crazy! It was
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13. After an earthquake, additional adjustments can occur along the fault. These adjustments can cause damaging vibrations called
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14. Which statement explains the relationship between the density of a material and its movement in Earth’s interior?Cooler
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15. On Earth, old matter is recycled into new matter.True False
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16. Which describes the average conditions of the atmosphere in one area over a long period of time?(1 point)Responses season season
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17. Which explains the differences in the distribution of solar energy on Earth’s surface?(1 point)Responses Earth’s solar
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18. Which best explains the relationship between ocean currents and convection currents?(1 point)Responses Ocean currents rely on
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19. Which statement best describes why most individual organisms never fossilized? (1 point)• Chemicals that fossilize organisms
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20. the age of earth unit test
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21. In an El Niño year, trade winds are too weak to send warm currents west. Instead, warm currents travel east into South America.
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22. Why do warm ocean currents begin at the equator?(1 point)Responses There is a concentration of magma rising at the equator.
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23. How do prevailing winds produce ocean currents?(1 point)Responses Earth’s rotation causes air movement. Earth’s rotation
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24. Average rainfall in London is about 557 mm each year.How many meters of rain does London receive yearly? Use the prefix table to
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25. When is Earth’s energy budget in radiative equilibrium?(1 point)Responses When the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s
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26. What would happen if Earth absorbed all of the heat from the sun?(1 point)Responses Earth would become too cold. Earth would
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27. Which best describes the heat that arrives at Earth from the sun?(1 point)Responses It arrives in the form of magnetism. It
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28. Why did the scientific community not accept or believe the Continental Drift Theory?(1 point)Responses There's not enough
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29. Which scientist claimed that fossil organisms are found on lands that are now far apart? He suggested that when the organisms
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30. Directions: Drag and Drop the following answers into the correct box, either it is considered "Supporting Evidence" or "NOT
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31. Why are iron oxides in rocks evidence for prehistoric photosynthesis?(1 point)Responses Iron oxides form when cyanobacteria
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32. How do weather and climate differ?Responses Climate refers to elements outside like temperature, precipitation, and wind
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33. What energy keeps the water cycle going?Responses The sun’s energy heats the earth’s surface causing water to heat and
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34. Which feature of Earth would reflect the greatest amount of incoming sunlight? (1 point)sea ice light ocean water dark ocean
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35. How much of Earth is comprised of ice? (1 point)about 90 percent about 10 percent about 30 percent about 70 percent
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36. Atmospheric Layers Quick Check 4 of 4Which question can best be answered by studying a diagram of the carbon cycle? (1 point)
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37. Which statement correctly describes the mesosphere? (1 point)The Northern Lights are visible in this layer. Meteors burn up in
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38. Why is it harder to breathe whenclimbing up a high mountain? (1 point) The air compresses the lungs. The air is thinner. The air
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39. Fossils provide evidence that best helps scientists determine changes over time in(1 point)Responses the environment. the
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40. What was Mohorovičić’s observation?A. Seismic waves could not go through the brittle crust B. Seismic waves travelled at
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41. Which of Earth’s layers has the same chemical composition as the mesosphere?A. Inner core B. Lithosphere C. Asthenosphere D.
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42. How can Earth layers be defined? Select two correct answers.A. By their thickness B. By their chemical compositions C. By their
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43. Which allowed scientists to determine that Earth was at least 4.3 billion years old?(1 point)Responses magnetic field
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44. Which strategy can scientists use to learn about Earth’s deepest layers?A. Compare samples from different areas of Earth’s
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45. What tool has allowed scientists to learn about the characteristics of Earth’s layers?A. X-ray B. Satellite C. Radar D.
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46. What is the composition of the Earth’s core?A. Mostly iron B. Very liquid C. Mostly silicate material D. Very dense
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47. Which of the following layers of Earth is a liquid layer with the highest density?A. Mesosphere B. Lithosphere C. Asthenosphere
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48. Magnetism and Plate Tectonics Quick Check1 of 31 of 3 Items Question Rocks become magnetic when(1 point) Responses continents
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49. A plate moves 200 m in 10,000 years. What is its rate in cm/year?0.02 cm/year 2 cm/year 10 cm/year 100 cm/year
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50. Use the drop-down menus to complete the statements.Fossils on continents that are now separated by support the theory of
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51. Study the table about Earth’s interior.A 4 column table with 5 rows. First column is unlabeled with entries: Crust, uppercase
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52. Match the following. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.1. geothermal energy energy produced
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53. What is the main component of a pyroclastic flow?Snow and ice Hot ash, rock, and volcanic gas Molten rock Water
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54. Select all of the answers that apply.Triangulation is a process to locate an earthquake. Which statements are true regarding
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55. When is Earth’s energy budget in radiative equilibrium?(1 point)Responses When the amount of energy absorbed by Earth’s
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56. What would happen if Earth absorbed all of the heat from the sun?(1 point)Responses Earth would eventually stop receiving heat.
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57. Which best describes the heat that arrives at Earth from the sun?(1 point)Responses It arrives in the form of conduction. It
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58. After an earthquake, additional adjustments can occur along the fault. These adjustments can cause damaging vibrations called
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59. The force that drives earthquake activity is _____.potential energy magnetic force plate tectonics kinetic energy
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60. The temperature was -12 degrees in the morning and rose to a high of 27 degrees for the day.What was the increase in temperature
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61. Which layers can S-Waves go through?(1 point)Responses outer core, mantle, and crust outer core, mantle, and crust outer core,
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62. What are the two main elements found in the core of the Earth? (1 point)Responses aluminum and calcium aluminum and calcium iron
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63. Which Earth layer is located between the outer core and the crust? (1 point)Responses atmosphere atmosphere rocks rocks inner
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64. Geologist discovered fossils of identical spider mites from the same time period but on opposite sides of the ocean from each
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65. QuestionWhat is the process through which clouds are formed?(1 point) Responses condensation condensation precipitation
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66. In the hydrologic cycle, water from the oceaninto the atmosphere where it can and change back into tiny water droplets.
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67. ___found evidence that the continents were joined together at one time.
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68. The earth's interior heat and pressure drive a process of heat transfer in the mantle called _____.convection condensation
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69. The four main spheres of Earth are the _____.astrosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere atmosphere, hydrosphere,
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70. Match the layer with its correct description.1. inner core Solid rock about 720 km thick that flows from plasticity. Temperature
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71. The size of the earth is just right. If it were any bigger, itswould be greater, which could result in an atmosphere different
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72. You will come to find that everything that makes life possible on Earth is _____.dependent on the Sun interconnected independent
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73. Which list of factors best supports the concept that they are "just right" for the planet Earth to support life?gravity, tides,
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74. The Sun is essential to life on earth. Which of the statements is not true about the Sun's importance to life on the earth?The
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75. Earth science encompasses four main science disciplines. They are _____.astronomy, meteorology, anthropology, and geology
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76. Which of the following best explains why the Southern Hemisphere experiences seasons opposite to those in the Northern
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77. Earth is in constant motion. It rotates once every 24 hours, which causes day and night. Earth also orbits the Sun once every
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78. How does time affect the physical weathering of a rock?(1 point)Responses The longer the rock has been exposed, the more it has
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79. Which is an example of physical weathering?(1 point)Responses acid rain breaking down compounds in rock statues acid rain
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80. Which law describes a layer of the Grand Canyon that is older than the layer above it? (1 point)© law of uniformitarianism O
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81. What causes day and night on Earth? (1 point)the orbit of Earth around the sun the tilt of Earth on its axis the motion of the
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82. What causes the sunlight to hit different latitudes on Earth at different angles? (1 point)the Earth's tilt on its axis the
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83. Which forms of life were dominant in the Mesozoic era?(1 point)Responses mammals mammals one-celled animals one-celled animals
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84. Which action describes chemical weathering?(1 point)Responses water freezing and thawing to widen cracks in rock water freezing
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85. Choose the options from the drop down menus that correctly complete the statement about how air typically moves: (1 point)
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86. The temperature in Fairbanks, Alaska begins at -2 F and gets 3 degrees warmer each hour.Temperatures in Juneau, Alaska are
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87. how do ocean currents influence the strength of a hurricane when it makes landfall? (1piont)
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88. What is the water table?the top of a saturated aquifer a flat area where standing water evaporates a confined aquifer the
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89. What percentage of all water on Earth is freshwater in liquid form?31% 3% 67% 1%
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90. How is surface water naturally purified?soil filters the water evaporation leaves impurities behind freezing water destroys
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91. Why is the equator region the hottest part of Earth’s surface?(1 point)Responses The equator region has the widest diameter.
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92. Nitrogen returns to the atmosphere through a process called(1 point)Responses nitrification. nitrification. denitrification.
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93. What causes day and night on Earth?(1 point)Responses the rotation of Earth the rotation of Earth the motion of the sun to
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94. Why was Alfred Wegner's Continential Drift Theory not accepted at the time he proposed it?a There was sufficient evidence that
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95. Heath broke a jawbreaker candy in half using a hammer. He noticed that the layers in the jawbreaker could be like a model for
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96. How does the model explain the phenomenon of the water cycle
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97. Draw your initial model of the phenomenon water cycle
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98. which layers can S-waves go through?-outer core, inner core, and crust -inner core, outer core, and mantle -outer core, mantle,
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99. What is the process through which clouds are formed?(1 point)Responses condensation condensation transpiration transpiration
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100. Where does the energy of a hurricane come from?(1 point) O the Sun Earth's moon Earth's spin O strong winds
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