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1
As matter cools it becomes _____________ and _____________.
less dense and rises
non of the above
more dense and sinks
a gas and floats
2
The Himalayan mountains can best be described as
convergent continetal collision
transform boundary
hotspot
subduction zone
3
The lithospheric plates ride on top of the
mesosphere
inner core
asthenosphere
crust
4
(blank) is the smallest sized soil particle.
clay
silt
sand
5
Choose the answer that shows the correct order of layers from
outer most to inner most
.
Asthenosphere, lower mantle,lithosphere
Lower mantle, asthenosphere,lithosphere
Lithosphere, asthenosphere,lower mantle
Lower mantle, lithosphere,asthenosphere
6
determine the texture of a sample of soil that is 30% clay, 60%silt, and 10% sand.
sandy clay loam
silty clay loam
silt loam
clay loam
7
Abrasion may be caused by all of the following except
carbon dioxide
moving water
glaciers
rocks
8
type of weathering that changes the minerals in rock
erosion
chemical weathering
ice wedging
mechanical weathering
9
All processes of the rockcycle take place underground
true
false
10
As you travel from the Earth’s crust to its center, pressure and temperature do what?
both increase
Temperature increases whilepressure decreases.
both stay pretty much the same
both decrease
11
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Oceanic crust is ( ) than continental crust.
thinner and denser
thinner and less dense
thiscker and less dense
thicker and denser
12
Scientists learn about the phases
(solid, liquid, gas)
of Earth’s interior by_______________.
modeling the magnetic field
the chemical analysis of lava
all of the above
analyzing seismic waves
13
what drives plate tectonics
solar energy
thermal convection inside of the Earth
erosion
the moon's pull on the Earth
14
Presence of the same ( ) on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.
all of the above
fossils
glacial deposits
mountain ranges
15
What type of boundary is the mid-Atlantic ridge
divergent
subduction
tranform
convergent
16
compacting and cementation would create
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
17
What is the first step in the process of ice wedging?
Ice wedges apart cracks in rocks.
Water freezes in cracks in rocks.
Ice melts in cracks
Water seeps into cracks in rocks.
18
the closer the contour lines are together the...
flatter the terrain
steeper the terrain
19
What is the contour interval?
100
10
1000
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