Which of the following events in the water cycle is an example of solar energy being absorbed?

Water evaporating from the surface of the ocean

Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock

Which of the following is a description of climate?

Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

A delta, the landform found at the mouth of a river, forms when –

the river deposits sediments as it slows

Canyons and deltas are similar in that both form -

due to the action of moving water

How did the delta at the end of the Rio Grande?

The river deposited of sediment from land erosion

What is different about the data collected about climate? Climate data

refers to longer times and wider areas than weather data

Which condition is necessary for dunes to be formed?

Loose, sandy sediments and strong winds

Finding fossils in an area can help us learn what about that location?

The kinds of organisms that lived there long ago

Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed?

Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls

What pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

Rain came along with lower temperatures

Which of these is an example of weather data?

Skies are mostly cloudy at 5:00 pm in Las Vegas on May 3rd.

Which of these is a renewable resource?

Wind produced by the uneven heating of Earth's surface

What sequence of climates occurred in the past based on this evidence?

Very dry and then, much more damp

Oil formation starts when organisms in the ocean die and then –

settle to the bottom and are buried in sediments

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1
What sequence of climates occurred in the past based on the evidence?
Beach, followed by a forest
Rocky and dry, then very moist
Forest, and later a mountain
Very cold area, then much warmer
2
Which of the following events in the water cycle is an example of solar energy being absorbed?
Water evaporating from the surface of the ocean
Rain freezing as it falls towards the ground
Water condensing to form clouds
Clouds releasing precipitation over a mountain
3
Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?
Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock
Water temperatures changes turn sand in the sediment to rock
Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock
The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock
4
Which alternative energy source does this information describe?
Hydroelectricity
Biofuels
Solar energy
Wind
5
Which of the following is a description of climate?
Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.
Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.
Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.
Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.
6
Which layer of this sedimentary rock formed first?
Rock Layer Y
Rock Layer X
Rock Layer Z
Rock Layer W
7
What changes buried organic matter into fossil fuels?
Industrial pollution
Ocean currents
Volcanic activity
Heat and pressure
8
Which labeled part shows precipitation?
C
B
D
A
9
Which two processes complete this diagram?
Evaporation and dissolving
Melting and cooling
Erosion and compaction
Compaction and cementation
10
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
Geothermal
Wind
Solar
Water
11
A delta, the landform found at the mouth of a river, forms when –
plants on the river bank cause erosion
rushing water makes stones in the river smooth
water flowing down the mountain makes it taller
the river deposits sediments as it slows
12
Canyons and deltas are similar in that both form -
high in the tallest mountains
where lots of sediments collect
in and around active volcanoes
due to the action of moving water
13
How did the delta at the end of the Rio Grande?
The river cut through the solid bedrock of the valley
The river deposited of sediment from land erosion
Sand and mud from the Gulf were washed ashore by tsunamis
Hurricanes pushed soil and debris from the Gulf onto land
14
What is different about the data collected about climate? Climate data
requires more specialized equipment than weather data
does not include information about air temperature
focuses on conditions only in the upper atmosphere
refers to longer times and wider areas than weather data
15
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
Biofuel
Solar
Geothermal
Hydroelectric
16
Which condition is necessary for dunes to be formed?
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
Frequent rains and abundant plant life
Strong ocean currents and large boulders
Loose, sandy sediments and strong winds
17
Which of the processes is driven by the Sun’s heat?
C
D
B
A
18
Finding fossils in an area can help us learn what about that location?
The kinds of organisms that lived there long ago
Which places in the region receive the most sunlight
How modern plants and animals interact there
The effect of the climate on the formation of soil
19
Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed?
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls
Ice wedged into the rock and weathered the canyon walls
Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved
Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls
20
What pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?
Rain came along with lower temperatures
Temperature increased during the week.
There was more rain on the warmer days
There were fewer clouds as the week went on.
21
Which of these is an example of weather data?
New England averages more than 100 rainy days each year
Northern Europe has much colder winters than South America
Skies are mostly cloudy at 5:00 pm in Las Vegas on May 3rd.
South America is usually warmer than Antartica
22
Layer 3 most likely formed in which of these environments?
Desert
Forest
Tundra
Ocean
23
Which of these is a renewable resource?
Gasoline that contains some alcohol
Natural gas being pumped underground
Wind produced by the uneven heating of Earth's surface
None of these
24
Biofuels are alternative energy resources generated from —
plants and animals
buried minerals
moving air
molten rock
25
All of the following are necessary for the formation of fossil fuels EXCEPT –
organic matter
fresh water
intense pressure
extreme heat
26
All of the following are considered Alternative Energy Resources EXCEPT
Oil
Solar
Geothermal
Wind
27
Which fossil would lead to the conclusion that the area was, long ago, covered with trees?
Snail shell
Scorpion
Millipede
Dragonfly
28
Cooling of water vapor causes condensation to form which part of the diagram?
B
A
D
C
29
What sequence of climates occurred in the past based on this evidence?
Cold climate that got warmer over time
Forest, followed by deep ocean
Very dry and then, much more damp
Rushing river, then a dark cave
30
Oil formation starts when organisms in the ocean die and then –
get eaten by larger organisms that receive their energy
decay completely so that their matter is recycled
are carried by currents all over the planet
settle to the bottom and are buried in sediments

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