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1
which of the following is not an example of point source solution?
release of heated water from factories into systems
chemical runoff from agricultural fields
Leaking underground oil tanks
damaged wastewater pipes or systems
2
What are comets?
small pieces of space rock
pieces of rock coming asteriods
bodies in the solar system that orbit planets
collections of ice, dust, and gritty particles
3
How much salt water found in oceans makes up earths water?
77%
97%
87%
67%
4
Large _____ can erode away many meters of sea cliff in a few _____.
Earthquakes, Days
Tornados,Hours
Hurricanes,Hours
Cyclones,Weeks
5
What are aquifers?
a layer that holds water and allows water to flow through it
a variety of different rocks
flowing water on land
open spaces and soil
6
which of the following is a metamorphic rock?
basalt
gneiss
sulfur
limestone
7
Tectonic plates are large slowly moving fragments of earths __________.
Stratosphere
Surface
Lithosphere
Hemisphere
8
About how many weeks does it takes for the moon to go through all the phases?
19
4
3
28
9
The movement around the sun is called ______.
faze
rotation
revalation
revolution
10
What type of rock is formed when magma cools?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Andesite
Igneous
11
What type of weather is like a linked with low pressure?
cold weather
dry weather
warm weather
wet weather