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1
If there was a tornado approaching......
go indoors away from windows
run around in circles
evacuate coastal areas
dress warmly if you go outside
2
Earthquakes tend to occur
where tectonic plates
move apart
come together
grind past each other
3
Waves on a beach affect rocks by
changing their color
making them bigger
breaking them down
making them softer
4
Acid rain dissolving a statue is an example of
deposition
chemical weathering
erosion
mechanical weathering
5
The
oldest rock layers
will be found
in the middle of the layer of rock
at the bottom of the layer of rock
at the top of the layer of rock
6
The
ozone layer
in the atmosphere
protects us from solar radiation
acid rain
volcanic gases
7
We spend our entire lives in the layer of the atmosphere called
the exosphere
the troposphere
the mesosphere
the stratosphere
8
The layers of the Earth from
INSIDE to OUTSIDE
are:
inner core, outer core,mantle, crust
chocolate,caramel, marshmallow,peanuts
crust, mantle, inner core , outer core
inner core, mantle,crust, outer core
9
To find the
ABSOLUTE
age of rocks, you need to do
the law of Superposition
radioactive dating
atomic structuring
DNA testing
10
Humans can prevent
deforestation
by
stop using so much water
not littering
stop cutting down so many trees
not building anymore cities
11
Earthquakes and volcanoes are BOTH
caused by lava flows
caused by material coming from Earth's core
caused by movement of tectonic plates
12
Heat
from inside the Earth affects the
rock cycle
because
it weathers the rock
it melts the rock
it cause pressure
13
Which of the following is NOT a landform in Florida?
glacier
dune
coastline
lake
14
Sedimentary rock will
change
to Metamorphic rock
by weathering and erosion
under heat and pressure
by cooling and crystallizing
15
To keeps soil from moving (eroding), you can
remove grass
plant grass
water it
16
The outer layer of the Earth (crust) is made of
liquid iron
diamonds
cheese
rocky, slow moving plates
17
The
Law of Superposition
says that
the youngest rocks will be in the middle
the youngest rocks will be at the top
the youngest rocks will be asleep all day
the youngest rocks will be at the bottom
18
The
best evidence
that Earth's continents were once connected is
the ring of fire
the layers of the Earth
the different climate zones
the shape of the continents
19
How do
hurricanes
change the shape of Florida's coast?
tornadoes pick up sand
rain makes the sand wet
wind and water move sand from one place to another
20
Scientists believe that _____causes tectonic plates to move.
the gravitational pull of the Earth
convection currents in the mantle
magnetic fields
