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Geo Bee Practice: World of Science
Geo Bee Practice: World of Science
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1
What simple marine animals secrete calcium carbonate to produce a hard external skeleton?
lichen
coral
2
Which type of rock is made up of compacted remains of plants?
basalt
coal
3
What is the moment when the sun's edge completely disappears below the Earth's horizon called?
sunset
solstice
4
What is the term for the animal life of a particular region?
fauna
algae
5
What is the term for sever weather characterized by strong wind, blowing snow, and coldness?
blizzard
sirocco
6
What is the term for an environment where evaporation usually exceeds precipitation?
rain forest
desert
7
Which kind of waves are used to make and receive cellphone calls?
shock waves
radio waves
8
What is the term for the physical location where a plant or animal lives?
habitat
pattern
9
What do you call a broad inlet of the sea?
lake
bay
10
What is the term for a mass of material moving rapidly down a slope?
glaciation
avalanche
11
The science and art of creating maps is called what?
cartography
geology
12
What is the term for the disintegration of rock by wind, water, or climate?
weathering
precipitation
13
What is the term for a smaller stream channel that flows into a main stream channel?
hollow
tributary
14
Sometimes called thunderheads, which type of clouds bring thunderstorm weather?
cumulonimbus
cirrus
15
What is the term for the measure of how much matter an object has?
gravity
mass
16
What it the term for molten rock in Earth's interior?
magma
shale
17
What is the term for a large mass of ice and dust that orbits a star?
meteorite
comet
18
A dune is a mound of sand that is formed by which force?
fire
wind
19
What is the term for a sub-particle of an atom that contains a negative charge?
nucleus
electron
20
What is the term for a fracture in rock caused by stress?
mesa
fault
21
What is the term for land that is capable of being used to grow crops?
basalt
arable
22
What does a light-year measure?
time
distance
23
Which term explains the shifting positions and ongoing movements of the continents?
plate tectonics
continental divide
24
How do you describe a substance that has a PH of less than 7?
static
acid
25
Term for a cone-shaped feature on cave floors formed by deposits from dripping water?
stalagmite
batholith
26
What is the term for the vertical distance above sea level?
altitude
atmosphere
27
What is the term for an underground layer of rock that hold groundwater?
arroyo
aquifer
28
A forest made up of tress with needle-like leaves that usually stays green all year round.
deciduous
coniferous
29
Which is the term for the amount of water vapor content in the air?
humidity
transpiration
30
What is the term for the crater that is formed by the collapse of a volcano after an eruption?
caldera
drumlin
31
What do you call plant life that is native to a region?
flora
climate
32
Seismology is a branch of science focused on the study of which phenomenon?
earthquakes
flooding
33
The term for a cloud layer at ground level that reduces visibility to less than one mile.
dew
fog
34
Which type of animal has a backbone?
fungus
vertebrate
35
Which material is used in pencils?
graphite
silicon