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BJU Science 2 chapter 6
BJU Science 2 chapter 6
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There are very few water animals that can survive in salt water.
False
True
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A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly downhill is called a
glacier
glisten
iceberg
tidal wave
3
A scientist who studies the nonliving parts of the earth is called a
radiologist
geologist
earthologist
physicist
4
Hot melted rock is called
volcano
lava
earthquake
erosion
5
Large areas of land are called
countries
states
continents
earth
6
North America is located in the
none of the above
southern hemisphere
eastern hemisphere
western hemisphere
7
Most of the earth is covered with
water
land
plants
grass
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What causes erosion?
plants
wind
ice
water
9
Large areas of the earth's surface shake and move
volcano
lava
earthquake
seismograph
10
A plain is
a deep narrow passage
a flat area with a few trees
a raised part of the earth's surface
surrounded by water
11
An opening in the earth's crust
volcano
crust break
mountain
lava
12
How do scientists decide what happens inside the earth?
infer from what they already know
drill for lava
infer from what happens on the surface
take samples from the core
13
The thickest part of the earth is the
core
center
mantle
crust
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Rocks, soil, or sand is moved from one place to another
weathering
erosion
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What causes weathering?
plants
water
ice
wind
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A tool to measure earthquakes
echocardiogram
seismograph
graphology
pulmonary test
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The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
weathering
erosion
18
Which of these are salt water?
ponds
lakes
rivers
oceans
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A river is
is smaller than a lake
surrounded by land
a huge body of water that moves downhill
a body of water that flows into a larger body of water
20
Fresh water bodies of water include all but
rivers
ponds
lakes
oceans
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What two ways do scientists study the earth?
Dig for gold
Drill for oil
Study openings in the earth
Drill holes in the earth
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We plant trees in the
mantle
crust
core