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1
How will the weather be in Denver?
Partly Sunny
Cloudy
Sunny
Partly cloudy
2
A cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock
Subsidence Sinkhole
none of them
Sinkhole
Collapse Sinkhole
3
By which process is anthracite coal formed from bituminous coal?
Solidification
Deposition
Metamorphism
Intrusion
4
Constructive or destructive?
Destructive
Constructive
5
After the Theory of Continental Drift, scientists began mapping the ocean floor and found...
large dinosaurs
underwater cities
bigger dinosaur fossils
underwater mountain chains
6
How do human activities affect streams and lakes?
Runoff can carry fertilizers, pesticides, &other materials.
Activities increase the water levels in streams & lakes
None of these
Human activities do not affect our streams and lakes.
7
Properties are used to identify and describe rocks. What are some properties?
luster, taste, texture, smell, streak, sight
north, south, east, west
luster, color, streak, texture, cleavage, hardness
wind, water, earth, fire, rocks
8
Why do we use alternative energy?
To conserve non renewable natural resources
To save or conserve money
To protect animals
To save trees
9
What is a major source of air pollution? (**Think back to our water unit)
planting more trees in a forest areas
the production of energy using solar and nuclear power
building dams for hydroelectric plants
small farms raising large numbers of animals such as cows and pigs
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What are convergent plate boundaries?
Plates that don't move around at all
Plates that move past each other
Plates the move together
Plates that move apart
11
When the birth rate and the death rate of a population are equal...
the population is growing in size
the population is decreasing in size
the population is remaining constant in size
the life expectancy of individuals in the population
12
Most of the Earth's earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building occurs
in the center of continents
on the ocean plates
at the plate boundaries
over hotspots
13
What are transform plate boundaries?
Plates that move apart
Plates that don't move at all
Plates that slide past each other
Plates that move together
14
The rust on cars is formed by corrosion. Which of the following statements is correct?
Rust increases in the presence of acid rain.
Rust increases in the presence of carbon dioxide.
Rust decreases in the presence of oxygen.
Rust occurs on copper metal only.
15
what techtonic plates collide?
Convergent
I dont know?
transform
Divergent
16
Igneous rocks are formed when....
minerals are mined.
molten magma is cooled.
sediments are pressed and cemented together.
rocks are exposed to extreme heat and pressure.
17
Which type of erosion forms limestone caves?
groundwater erosion
wind erosion
chemical erosion
steam erosion
18
How do hurricanes form?
earthquakes under oceans
from Max playing the guitar
strong winds combined together
over large masses of warm ocean water
19
Small bits and pieces of rocks are called…
sediments
deltas
weathering
erosion
20
Where do hurricanes form?
Close to the top of Earth in the north pole
Near Antarctica
Over warm water in the tropical oceans
In the sky near land with rocky mountains
21
Which of these features is formed from deposition?
sinkholes
sand dunes
mountains
volcanoes
22
An increase in which human activity would most likely result in the most air pollution?
driving cars
recycling plastic
food production
watering plants
23
Which are properties of granite?
soft and porous
hard with interlocking crystals
sort with bands of minerals
hard with fossils
24
What did scientists discover by mapping the ocean floor?
mid-ocean ridges and trenches
SpongeBob Square Pants
fascinating sea creatures
pirate treasures
25
Definition of runoff
Vertical mixing with ocean currents
Water running down a stream
Water that flows over the Earth's surface due to precipitation
Surface winds that result in waves
26
Rust is an example of what?
Erosion
Mechanical Weathering
Deposition
Chemical Weathering
27
Warm fronts are associated with __________ weather.
light wind & light precipitation
severe weather
28
What is one main way that Earth's spheres interact with one another?
via the water cycle
by using renewable energy
via convection of magma
through carbon-dating
29
What is bedrock?
A rock formation that is the source of soil.
The hard rock left behind by differential weathering.
The hard layer of rock beneath the soil.
The soft loose mixture of small mineral fragments
30
Tiny pieces that form from the weathering of rocks are ________.
deposition
boulders
clay
sediment
31
What is the largest source of human-caused air pollution in the United States?
vehicle exhaust
chemical waste
smoke from power plants
ozone
32
What causes convection currents?
Warm dense air sinking and cool air moving above it
Warm air moving across a surface
Cool air moving into an area
Warm less dense air rising and cool air moving to replace it
33
A person who uses data to predict weather patterns is?
archaeologist
zoologist
a meteorologist
biologist
34
Meteorologists look for __________ in data to predict future weather.
clouds
data
patterns
climate
35
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.
36
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
Anemometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
Sling psychrometer
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Convergent boundaries form what geologic features?
Earthquakes
Valleys and Trenches
Mountains and Volcanoes and Tsunamis
Super Volcanoes
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What moves techtonic plates? 🌎
The inner core
The air
Convection currents
Subduction zones
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Sedimentary rocks are formed by...
Weathering, erosion, and pressure.
Heat and pressure.
Melted rock cooling.
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Cold fronts are associated with __________ weather.
severe weather
light wind & light precipitation
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what do convection currents do
they move magma
they radiate electromagnetic waves
they melt crust
they move the plates
42
Which spheres interact in this example?
Biosphere and hydrosphere
Atmosphere and hydrosphere
Hydrosphere and geosphere
Geosphere and atmosphere
43
Constructive forces :
destroy landforms
do not affect landforms
build landforms
break landforms
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What causes sea floor spreading?
Transform boundaries
divergant boundaries
Transform boundaries
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Destructive forces :
breakdown landforms
do not affect landforms
create landforms
build landforms
