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What can an ice core tell you?
All of these
What lifeforms previously existed
The climate history of Earth
What gases were present in Earth's history
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Which rock layer is the oldest?
C
A
B
D
3
Where can I find about 70% of all of Earth's volcanoes?
Ring of Fire
Atlantic Ocean
Hawaii
Atlantic
4
In a rock bed that has an intrusion, what kind of rock is the intrusion?
It's not rock at all
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
5
What element is being measured in radioactive dating?
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Carbon
Hydrogen
6
When magma cools it turns into...
sedimentary rock
it doesn't cool down
magma
igneous rock
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What are index fossils?
Common fossils from a certain time period
Common fossils from an unknown time period
Rare fossils from a certain time period
Rare fossils from an unknown time period
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How do earthquakes help scientists understand properties of the Earth?
They help predict weather patterns
They show a relationship between climate and Earth's core.
It's evidence that continents are constantly moving
They help oceanographers identify ocean zones
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The outer part of the Earth made up of solid rock.
atmosphere
lithosphere
troposphere
hydrosphere
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Fossils are usually found in what type of rock?
Igneous
Sedimentary
They are not found in rock
Metamorphic
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Anytime rock is weathered and eroded it turns into...
Metamorphic Rock
Rocks don't break down
Igneous Rock
Sediment
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What type of plate boundary is this?
Insurgent
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
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What type of rock bed is this?
Overturned
Angular
Normal
Intrusion
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Where two tectonic plates meet.
Ring of Fire
Pangaea
China plates
Plate boundary
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Which is not an example of a valuable tool for studying geologic history?
Punnett Square
Ice Cores
Index fossils
Relative Dating
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What are the two types of weathering?
Chemical and Physical
Mechanical and Chemical
Physical and Structural
Physical and Mechanical
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What law does this picture represent?
Newton's 1st Law
Law of Conservation of Mass
Law of Thermodynamics
Law of Superposition
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How many types of rock beds did we discuss in class?
5
3
4
6
