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Which process or theory explains how life could have arisen from nonliving materials?
Question 11 options:


A)
Differentiation


B)
Photosynthesis


C)
Abiogenesis


D)
Cambrian explosion
Question 12 (5 points)

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The soil erosion pictured here is the result of what?
Question 12 options:


A)
Harvesting renewable resources at a rate lower than the sustainable yield


B)
A mudslide caused by excessive rains


C)
Harvesting renewable resources at a rate greater than the sustainable yield


D)
The transition between geologic eras and eons
Question 13 (5 points)

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During the Carboniferous Period, what were largely responsible for regulating the climate on land masses?
Question 13 options:


A)
The North and South Poles


B)
Large oceans


C)
The glaciers


D)
Land masses
Question 14 (5 points)

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Which process is used to convert sea water into freshwater?
Question 14 options:


A)
Desalination


B)
Soil erosion


C)
Siltation


D)
The carbon cycle
Question 15 (5 points)

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Which process causes minerals to become concentrated in certain areas?
Question 15 options:


A)
Volcanic activity


B)
Desalination


C)
Tectonic movement


D)
Siltation
Question 16 (5 points)

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How does the principle of faunal succession assist the technique of relative dating?
Question 16 options:


A)
It prioritizes parts before the whole appearance of organisms.


B)
Fossils appear in the strata in a specific order based on age.


C)
It creates unconformities in the rock layers.


D)
It accounts for the tectonic movement throughout history.
Question 17 (5 points)

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The _______ period was in the Mesozoic era, lasted for approximately 80.5 million years, and was preceded by the Jurassic period.
Question 17 options:


A)
Triassic


B)
Cretaceous


C)
Carboniferous


D)
Paleogene
Question 18 (5 points)

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Which type of coal has the greatest energy potential?
Question 18 options:


A)
Lignite


B)
Subbituminous


C)
Bituminous


D)
Anthracite
Question 19 (5 points)

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Why is the horseshoe crab an example of a living fossil?
Question 19 options:


A)
It's often found frozen to death and free of decomposition.


B)
It hasn't changed since it first appeared on Earth.


C)
The structures in the horseshoe crab don't decompose, so complete fossils are discovered.


D)
There are fossils of extinct ancestors of horseshoe crabs, and the species is still alive today.
Question 20 (5 points)

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In the carbon cycle, the role of plants is to
Question 20 options:


A)
remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.


B)
convert nitrogen from the soil into carbon dioxide.


C)
break down dead organisms into usable matter.


D)
release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Answer 1

Here are the answers:

11. C
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. B
17. B
18. D
19. D
20. A

Let me know if you want brief explanations for any of them.