What would happen if the rabbits disappeared from this food web?

Grass would increase, hawks would decrease.

Transform boundaries...

can cause an earthquake when they slide past each other.

A sea breeze happens during the __.

day when the land heats faster than the water

when one benefits and the other stays the same

How does altitude affect climate?

The higher the altitude, the colder the climate will be

What does respiration have to do with the carbon cycle?

It releases carbon into the air.

Intrusive igneous rock...

cools slowly and the crystals are large

What are transform plate boundaries?

Plates that slide past each other

An interaction between two species in which both benefit

What does erosion do?

it transports soil, rock, or sediments.

What is SEDIMENTARY ROCK?

Rocks formed by the compaction and cementation of layers of sediments.

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other

where one organism benefits and one organism is harmed

Which is NOT true of invasive species?

They help make an ecosystem better.

What are divergent boundaries?

Tectonic plates that move AWAY from eachother

At which trophic level would you find decomposers on an ecological pyramid?

Decomposers exist for every trophic level

Give examples of divergent plate boundaries

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Great African Rift Valley, Iceland

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1
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
heat and pressure
weathering and erosion
an oven
in the ocean
2
Transform boundaries create this type of fault:
Reverse
Normal
Strike-Slip
Perfect
3
What would happen if the rabbits disappeared from this food web?
Grass would increase, grasshoppers would decrease.
Grass would decrease, hawks would decrease.
Snakes would increase, hawks would decrease.
Grass would increase, hawks would decrease.
4
The three main climate zones are: ___, ___, and ___.
tropical, wildlife, polar.
polar, tropical, temperate.
crust, mantle, core.
vegetation, wildlife, climate.
5
What process occurs at step 1?
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
6
Transform boundaries...
move away from each other.
Never move.
can cause an earthquake when they slide past each other.
cause mountains due to the plates colliding/moving towards each other.
7
A sea breeze happens during the __.
night when the water heats faster than the land
day when the land heats faster than the water
day when the water heats faster than the land
night when the land heats faster than the water
8
Mechanical or Chemical Weathering?
Chemical
Mechanical
Neither
9
Igneous rock...
A rock formed by layers of sediments, compacted and cemented.
A rock that falls from the sky.
A rock formed by heat and pressure then cooled by magma.
Rock formed by cooling magma.
10
Cold fronts are shown on weather maps using symbols with ________________.
red humps
red triangles
blue humps
blue triangles
11
The uneven heating of the earth is caused by...
the earth's rotation
the tilt of the earth's axis
the distance from the earth to the sun
the earth's revolution
12
What part of the Rock Cycle is D?
magma
metamorphic
sedimentary
igneous
13
Define Commensalism
when one benefits and the other stays the same
when both organisms benefit
when no organisms benefit
when one benefits and one is harmed
14
What part of the Rock Cycle is B?
sediment
metamorphic
sedimentary
magma
15
What are convergent plate boundaries?
Plates that move past each other
Plates that move apart
Plates that don't move around at all
Plates the move together
16
What are the three kinds of faults?
Volcanic, Normal, Weird
Faults, Folding, Erosions
Normal, reverse, Strike-Slip
Reverse, Normal, Strike
17
How does altitude affect climate?
The higher the altitude, the colder the climate will be
The lower the altitude, the colder the climate will be.
18
What does respiration have to do with the carbon cycle?
It is step three.
It turns water into ice.
It is a type of carbon atom.
It releases carbon into the air.
19
What is a stage of the carbon cycle?
All of the above
Photosynthesis
Combustion
Respiration
20
The Law of Superposition says that the rocks at the top are the
oldest
middle aged
youngest
formed by cooling lava
21
3 types of Biomes are.....
Air, Sea and Fire
Tundra, Taiga and Desert
Tundra, Sea and Earth
Salinas, Soledad and Carmel
22
Intrusive igneous rock...
cools quickly and the crystals are large
cools slowly and the crystals are large
cools slowly and the crystals are large
cools quickly and the crystals are small
23
Cold fronts are associated with __________ weather.
light wind & light precipitation
severe weather
24
What are transform plate boundaries?
Plates that move together
Plates that don't move at all
Plates that move apart
Plates that slide past each other
25
As you move up an energy pyramid, the amount of energy
increases
stays the same
fluctuates
decreases
26
What causes the processes at parts 4, 6 and 5?
Wind
Earth's rotation
Gravity
Heat from the sun
27
Which is NOT a way to reduce soil erosion?
Contour plowing
Deforestation
Planting vegetation
Building artificial barriers
28
Mutualism means...
A type of symbiosis
When something goes wrong and there is a mutation
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An interaction between two species in which both benefit
29
What does erosion do?
its wind
It makes rocks bigger
it transports soil, rock, or sediments.
its does nothing
30
What is SEDIMENTARY ROCK?
Rocks formed by the compaction and cementation of layers of sediments.
Rocks formed by cooling and hardened lava or magma.
A naturally occurring, inorganic, solid with chemical composition.
Rocks formed when rocks experience extreme heat and pressure.
31
What part of the Rock Cycle is C?
sedimentary
igneous
magma
metamorphic
32
Convergent Boundary
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
33
The Coriolis effect is caused by the:
Earth's Rotation
Earth's Temperature
Earth's Gravity
Earth's Orbit
34
Define PARASITISM
where one organism benefits and one organism is harmed
where one organism benefits and nothing happens to the other organism
where both organisms benefit
where one organism is harmed and nothing happens to the other organism
35
Which is NOT true of invasive species?
They sometimes have a hard time surviving in a new ecosystem.
They take resources from native species.
They cause native species to migrate.
They help make an ecosystem better.
36
What type of competition is shown here?
Direct
Indirect
37
Mechanical or Chemical Weathering
Mechanical-Physical
Chemical
Neither
38
Uneven heating of the earth causes
Tides
global winds
insolation
Earth's rotation
39
According to relative dating, rock layer B is younger than rock layer C
True
False
40
A Doppler radar weather map shows...
how fast you're driving
humidity
precipitation
air pressure
41
What are divergent boundaries?
Plates that pass up eachother
Tectonic plates that move AWAY from eachother
Tectonic plates that move TOWARD eachother
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42
Is this a Sea Breeze or Land Breeze?
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
43
Warm fronts cause
days of rain
weeks of snow
days of sunshine
hours of rain
44
At which trophic level would you find decomposers on an ecological pyramid?
At the tertiary / apex predator level
At the producers level
Decomposers exist for every trophic level
At the primary consumers level
45
Give examples of divergent plate boundaries
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Subduction
Great African Rift Valley
Iceland

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