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Earth science S2 Final SG 2
Earth science S2 Final SG 2
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A varve is most like a
tree ring
fossil plant
glacial lake
igneous deposit
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Plankton are the foundation of life in the ocean because they
provide environment for sea life
form the base of the ocean food chain
top of the ocean food chain
balance the chemical composition
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Tectonic plates can include
asthenosphere
ocean crust
oceanic and continental crust
continental crust
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Earth's early atmosphere lost the following gases because Earths gravity was too weak
hydrogen and ozone
helium and hydrogen
helium and nitrogen
oxygen and helium
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A rotating cloud of gas and dust from which Earths solar system formed is called
solar eclipse
solar nebula
supernova
astronomical explosion
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Age of an object in relation to the ages of other objects is called
comparative age
relative age
relational age
absolute age
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A star moving away from the Earth has a spectrum that is
losing color
shifted blue
shifted red
unchanged
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Ocean water temperature depends on the solar energy an area receives and the waters
salinity
mineral content
movement
organisms
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North America and Eurasia were formed when a rift separated the continent of
Gondwanaland
Panthalassa
Laurasia
Pangea
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3 factors that determine whether rock melts are
heat, pressure, and fluid
pressure, fluid, and crystals
fluid, crystals, and heat
crystals, heat, and pressure
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What is a galaxy?
planets, moons, and stars held by magnetism
air, gas, and rock
stars, dust, and gas held by gravity
debris, dirt, and trash