The correct order of events in Earth's formation is

Big bang, accretion, density stratification, outgassing

What event(s) lead to the oxygen revolution?

O2 produced by photosynthesis, CO2 dissolving in seawater

5 ocean basins and one world ocean

Oceanic crust converges with continental

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1
What city is located closest to the 29N latitude
Ocala
Titusville
Tavares
De Land
2
What percentage of earth's surface is above the mean altitude of land?
10%
90%
27%
30%
3
Loihi, located over the Hawaiian hot spot, is a
Seamount
Guyot
Volcanic Island
Rift valley
4
The two plates along the US west coast are
Pacific and Cocos
Juan de Fuca and Nazca
Cocos and Nazca
Juan de Fuca and Pacific
5
What feature is at D
Seamount
Trench
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Continental Rise
6
Hot spots are only found in the ocean
False
True
7
The area where continental and oceanic crust meet is a
Continental slope
Active margin
Continental margin
Continental slop
8
The correct order of events in Earth's formation is
Big bang, density stratification, accretion, outgassing
Big bang, outgassing, density stratification, accretion
Big bang, accretion, outgassing, density stratification
Big bang, accretion, density stratification, outgassing
9
The abyssal plain is
Found on both types of crust
On oceanic crust
On continental crust
Only found at passive margins
10
The Beaufort Sea is located
North of Alaska
Off the east coast of South America
South of Alaska
South of Australia
11
What event(s) lead to the oxygen revolution?
Comets striking Earth
Outgassing
O2 produced by photosynthesis
CO2 dissolving in seawater
12
The first proposed mechanism for continental drift was
Convection
Centrifugal force
Density stratification
John Cena
13
What discovery later helped support Wegener's Theory?
Shape of the contienents
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Matching fossil records
Hydrothermal vents
14
The youngest crust on earth is found
At subduction zones
On the abyssal plain
On continents
At mid-ocean ridges
15
Which map projection can show the entire earth?
Conical
Azimuthal
Cylindrical
Robinson
16
The continental margin at F is best defined as
Transform
Passive
Active
Divergent
17
Which map projection is useful in nautical navigation?
Central
Azimuthal
Mercator
Conical
18
The ocean contains what percentage of Earth's water?
93%
90%
97%
95%
19
Divergent boundaries can only occur in oceanic crust
False
True
20
What feature is at A?
Continental slope
Rift
Abyssal Plain
Continental Shelf
21
The Pacific Plate is moving
West
Northwest
East
Northeast
22
What is formed at convergent boundaries with 2 continental plates
Rift Valleys
Trenches
Subduction
Mountain ranges
23
During an earthquake, which wave arrives first?
P-Wave
Body Wave
S-Wave
24
0 Degrees Latitude is the
International Date Line
Polar Coordinate
Equator
Prime Meridian
25
Passive margins are characterized by
Deep trenches
Short continental shelf
Earthquakes
Continental Rise
26
Earth has
5 oceans
5 oceans and 6 seas
5 major seas and one world ocean
5 ocean basins and one world ocean
27
The image below is called a
Hypsographic Curve
Histogram
Depth Profile
Seismograph
28
What is the best estimate for the coordinates at Key West
24.5 N, 81.8 W
24.5 N, 82.2 W
25.5 N, 81.8 W
81.8 W, 24.5 N
29
Trenches form when
Oceanic crust diverges from continental
Continental crust diverges from continental
Oceanic crust converges with continental
Continental crust converges with continental

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