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1
Hot, molten rock under the surface of the earth is called:
geyser
sedimentary rock
lava
magma
2
Who figured out the sun is the center of the solar system?
Galileo
Copernicus
Bohr
Dalton
3
Coal, oil and natural gas are all ________ fuels.
hydroelectric
food
renewable
fossil
4
What happens when the moon is waxing?
stays the same.
disappears totally.
getting larger
getting smaller
5
The waves of energy from earthquakes that travel through Earth are called
gap waves
seismic waves.
earthquake waves.
transform waves.
6
The time required for the Earth to rotate once on its axis is called a(n)
revolution.
day.
night.
eclipse
7
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
G
Cu
Hg
8
What is the center of a cell called?
Cell membrane
neutron
proton
nucleus
9
Newton’s First Law of Motion states:
The speed of light in a vacuum is constant.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Matter is neither created nor destroyed.
A body in motion stays in motion unless a force acts upon it
10
Which is a tempature scale
volume
mass
celsius
mercury
11
You see your reflection in a mirror because:
light is diffracted
light is refracted
light is absorbed
light is reflected
12
he process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to get food.
Chlorophyll
respiration
photosynthesis
cell membrane
13
Most earthquakes happen at the edges of
shear waves.
earthquake zones.
tectonic plates.
elastic deformations.
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The average weather condition in an area over a long period of time is called
weather
temperature
climate
humidity
