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EARTH SCIENCE REVIEW
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WHAT DO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AIR MASSES DEPEND ON?
ROTATION OF THE EARTH
SURFACE OVER WHICH THE AIR MASS WAS FORMED
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
WIND VELOCITY
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WHAT STATEMENT IS SUPPORTED BY THE INFORMATION IN THE ROCK CYCLE BELOW?
ALL ROCKS START AS SEDIMENTS
ALL ROCKS ARE FORMED FROM THE SAME PROCESS
THERE IS ONLY ONE KIND OF ROCK
ROCKS CAN CHANGE FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER
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WHICH PROCESS IS MOST LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF IGNEOUS ROCK?
CHEMICAL REACTION
WEATHERING AND EROSION
HARDENING OF LAVA
GLACIER MOVEMENTS
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WHAT FORCE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOON ORBITING AROUND THE EARTH?
FRICTION
GRAVITY
ELECTRICITY
DENSITY
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WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE?
A LAYER OF EARTH'S INNER CORE
LAYER OF GASES AROUND EARTH
LAYER OF EARTH'S MANTLE
A LAYER OF ROCK BENEATH THE SEA FLOOR
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WHICH TYPE OF ROCK ARE FOSSILS MOST LIKELY FOUND?
IGNEOUS
METAMORPHIC
MINERALS
SEDIMENTARY
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HOW MANY HOURS ARE BETWEEN ONE HIGH TIDE TO THE NEXT HIGH TIDE?
20
10
13
15
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WHICH PROCESS IS LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LAYERS OF ROCK THAT ARE MISSING FROM THE DIAGRAM?
COLLISION
DEPOSITION
UPLIFT
EROSION
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WHAT SYSTEM OF MAPPING/MEARSUREMENT IS FOUND IN THE DIAGRAM BELOW?
VOLUME
MASS
METRIC
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
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IN WHICH ROCK LAYER WOULD THE OLDEST FOSSIL BE FOUND?
D
A
C
B
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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THE EARTH TO COMPLETE A ROTATION ON ITS AXIS?
24 HOURS
23.5 HOURS
12 HOURS
365 HOURS
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WHY CAN AN OBSERVER SEE THE MOON? USE THE DIAGRAM BELOW.
THE MOON EMITS LIGHT THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM EARTH
THE MOON ABSORBS LIGHT FROM THE SUN DURING THE DAY
THE SURFACE OF THE MOON REFLECTS LIGHT FROM EARTH
THE SURFACE OF THE MOON REFLECTS LIGHT FROM THE SUN
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WHAT CYCLE IS BEING EXPERIENCED BELOW?
PLATE TECTONICS
WATER CYCLE
ROCK CYCLE
CHEMICAL CHANGES
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WHAT IS A WEATHER FRONT?
A SNOW STORM
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
A MOVING JET STREAM
BOUNDARY BETWEEN 2 AIR MASSES
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IF A STUDENT SCRATCHES THE SURFACE OF A CRYSTAL, WHAT PHYSICAL PROPERTY ARE THEY TESTING?
HARDNESS
CLARITY
WEIGHT
REFLECTIVITY
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WHAT IS THE THIN LAYER OF WATER THAT COVERS THE EARTH?
HYDROSPHERE
LITHOSPHERE
CRUST
ATMOSPHERE
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WHAT ARE FOSSILS STUDIED FOR?
EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS
CELL STRUCTURE
SELECTIVE BREEDING
EQUILIBRIUM
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THE MOVEMENT OF THE EARTH AROUND THE SUN IS CALLED
SUN'S REVOLUTION
SUN'S ROTATION
EARTH'S REVOLUTION
EARTH'S ROTATION
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WHAT IS FOUND IN THE EARTH'S THE HYDROSPHERE?
HOT LAVA
LAND
WATER
OXYGEN
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A ROCK IS PLACED AT THE BOTTOM OF A FAST MOVING RIVER, WHAT WILL MOST LIKELY HAPPEN?
BECOME SMALLER AND SMOOTHER
GET LARGER
BECOME ROUGHER
REMAIN THE SAME
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WHAT TYPE OF ROCK ARE FOSSILS MOSTLY FOUND IN?
CRYSTALLIZED
SEDIMENTARY
METAMORPHIC
IGNEOUS
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WATER CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT
PART OF THE HYDROSPHERE
ELEMENT
COMPOUND
LIQUID
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WHICH CHOICE BEST DEFINES A FOSSIL?
AN IMPRINT OF A LIVING THING PRESERVED IN ROCK
A DINOSAUR SKELETION
A SEASHELL ON THE BEACH
REMAINS OF ANIMALS FOUND IN THE WOODS
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WHEN DOES EROSION OCCUR?
CHEMICAL CHANGE IN ROCK FORMATION
WHEN PRECIPITATION FALLS ON ROCK FORMATION
SOLID PARTICLES ARE DEPOSITED ELSEWHERE OVER TIME
LIQUID ENTERS THE WATER CYCLE
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FROM THE PICTURE, ONE CAN INFER THAT A REPTILE...
LAY HERE FOR AWHILE BEFORE MOVING ON
LAY IN THIS ROCK FOR A VERY LONG TIME
IS STILL STUCK IN THIS ROCK
WAS SKETCHED BY AN ARTIST IN THIS ROCK
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THE LIGHT OF THE MOON COME FROM
THE MOON'S ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE
LIGHT REFLECTED FROM EARTH
LIGHT REFLECTED FROM THE SUN
LIGHT REFLECTED FROM THE STARS
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WHICH SEDIMENTARY ROCK LAYER IS THE YOUNGEST?
C
B
D
A
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WHAT DOES THE LAB EQUIPMENT BELOW MEASURE?
VOLUME
MASS
DENSITY
SOLUBILITY
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WHEN THERE IS A FULL MOON ON JUNE 1ST, WHEN WILL YOU SEE THE NEXT FULL MOON?
JULY 1
JUNE 25
JULY 15
JUNE 15
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS
NOT
A RENEWABLE RESOURCE?
OXYGEN
COAL
WOOD
WATER
