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500 We learn about the core of the earth by

• A digging deep into the earth.
• B studying earthquake waves.
• C studying X-rays of the earth.
• D observing volcanoes

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B studying earthquake waves.

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1,000The earth has two kinds of crusts, they
are

• A sea floor and continental.
• B continental and oceanic.
• C ocean plates and mountain plates.
• D lithospheric and oceanic

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B continental and oceanic

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2,000The outer core of the earth is composed
mostly of

• A liquid nickel
• B solid nickel
• C liquid iron
• D solid iron

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C liquid iron

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5,000The soft layer of the mantle on which the
lithosphere floats is the

• A inner core
• B outer core
• C crust
• D asthenosphere

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D - asthenosphere

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10,000When rock layers are pulled apart, the
stress is called

• A tension.
• B compression.
• C compaction.
• D shearing.

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A - tension

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25,000 Heat transferred by liquids and gases is
called

• A conduction
• B convection
• C radiation
• D conservation

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B convection

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100,000 The inner core of the earth is

• A liquid iron and nickel
• B liquid nickel
• C solid iron and nickel
• D solid nickel

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C solid iron and nickel

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500,000A mountain range in the middle of the
ocean is called a

• A upwelling
• B midocean ridge
• C fringing reef
• D atoll

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B- midocean ridge

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1,000,000 When two continental plates collide
they most often form

• A volcanoes
• B new continental crust
• C non-volcanic mountain ranges
• D ocean trenches

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C non-volcanic mountain ranges

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500Volcanic eruptions can sometimes be
predicted by

• A changes in animal behavior
• B changes in area climate
• C earthquake activity
• D subduction zone activity

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C earthquake activity

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1,000The theory of continental drift was
developed by

• A Isaac Newton
• B William Oort
• C Charles Richter
• D Alfred Wegener

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D - Alfred Wegener

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2,000 Mid-ocean ridges are a result of

• A subuction
• B convergent boundaries
• C divergent boundaries
• D plate collisions

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C- divergent boundaries

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5000The tectonic plates of the earth move
because of

• A mountains pushing on each other
• B convection currents in the mantle
• C convection currents within the oceans
• D gravitational pull of the sun.

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B convection currents in the mantle

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10,000 A deep trench that runs through the
center of a midocean ridge is called a

• A trench
• B tectonic plate
• C river valley
• D rift valley

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D rift valley

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25,000250 million years ago, all the earths
continents formed one land mass called

• A Gondwanaland
• B Laurasia
• C Pangaea
• D Tethys

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C - Pangaea

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100,000The largest plate on Earth is the

• A Cocos plate
• B Pacific plate
• C North American plate
• D South American plate

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B Pacific plate

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500,000According to plate tectonic theory,
South America was once connected to

• A Australia
• B India
• C Eurasia
• D Africa

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D - Africa

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1,000,000 The process of the ocean floor
plunging back into the earths interior is called

• A subduction
• B earthquakes
• C convection
• D compression

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A - subduction

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500Erosion is

• A the breakdown of material on the earths
  surface.
• B Carrying sediment to a new location
• C Leaving sediment at a new location
• D All of the above

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B Carrying sediment to a new location

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1,000Volcanoes often form

• A in subduction zones
• B around the Ring of Fire
• C at hot spots
• D All of the above

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D All of the above

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2,000Sea floor spreading is a result of

• A subduction zones
• B convergent boundaries
• C divergent boundaries
• D compression

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C Divergent boundaries

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5,000An example of chemical weathering is

• A acid dissolving rocks
• B root pry
• C ice wedging
• D abrasion

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A Acid dissolving rocks

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10,000If you walk on rocks and break them, this
is a form of

• A chemical weathering
• B physical weathering
• C pressure release
• D All of the above

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B Physical weathering

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25,000Which of the following does not affect
the rate of weathering?

• A type of material that is being weathered.
• B The climate of an area.
• C The amount of air pollution in an area.
• D Number of mountains in an area.

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D number of mountains in an area.

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100,000Where faults are active, there are often

• A a lot of volcanoes
• B earthquakes
• C island arcs in the ocean
• D lakes formed

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B - Earthquakes

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500,000Most scientists rejected continental
drift because it failed to explain

• A coal deposits in Antarctica
• B formation of mountains
• C climate change
• D the force that moves the continents.

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D The force that moves the continents.

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1,000,000The process that powers plate
tectonics is

• A radiation
• B conduction currents
• C convection currents
• D subduction

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C Convection currents

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500 question 55 cm ____ mm

• A 55
• B 550
• C 5.5
• D .55

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D 550.

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1,000A hypothesis is

• A possible explanation to a scientific
  question.
• B the results of an experiment.
• C the directions for an experiment.
• D the data you collect after experimenting.

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A possible explanation to a scientific question.

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2,000 3000 mm ____ m

• A 300,000
• B 300
• C 3
• D 3,000

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C 3

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5,000 Soil conservation is very important.
During the 1930s, parts of the USA did not
practice good soil conservation and caused the

• A Dust Bowl
• B Super Bowl
• C Soil Loss Bowl
• D the Great Depression

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A Dust Bowl

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10,000 Which of the following is not a soil
conservation practice?

• A building terraces
• B contour plowing
• C growing tall plants
• D windbreaks

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C growing tall plants

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25,000 A landslide is a type of erosion caused
by

• A wind.
• B gravity.
• C water.
• D glaciers.

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B gravity.

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100,000 Soil is made up of

• A only weathered rock.
• B only organic material.
• C both organic material and weathered rock.
• D only organic material and bedrock.

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C both organic material and weathered rock.

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500,000 How does the density of material in
Earths layers change with depth?

• A density decreases with depth
• B density increases with depth
• C density does not change with depth
• D density increases and then decreases.

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B density increases with depth

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1,000,000 From bottom to top, what are the
soil horizons?

• A bedrock, topsoil, subsoil
• B topsoil, bedrock, subsoil
• C topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
• D subsoil, bedrock, topsoil

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C topsoil, subsoil, bedrock

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