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Earth science S2 Final SG p1
Earth science S2 Final SG p1
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1
About 99% of all matter in the solar nebula exists as
the sun
planets
space
asteroids
2
Frequent earthquakes in an area may indicate
mantle convection
tectonic plate boundaries
sea-floor spreading
reversed polarity
3
Which of the following planets is similar to Uranus in terms of its size and mass
saturn
pluto
neptune
jupiter
4
The process of removing salt from ocean water is called
desalination
purifying
freshening
aqua filtering
5
Younger layers of undisturbed sedimentary rock are above older layers according to
superposition
angular unconformity
sedimentarianism
uniformitarianism
6
The big bang occurred about
a billion years ago
14 million years ago
14 billion years ago
5 billion years ago
7
During the main sequence stage , how is energy generated in the stars core
H fuses to He
Carbon fuses to O
Carbon fuses to H
He fuses to H
8
Wegners hypothesis of continental drift was finally confirmed by
formation of mountains
continental coastlines fit together
sea-floor spreading
fossils from the same reptile found on two continents
9
A frozen organism does not decay because
most bacteria CAN survive
it dries out
most bacteria CAN'T survive freezing temp
it needs water to decay
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An example of a transform boundary is the
Nazca plate on the west coast of South America
island arc of Japan
San Andreas Fault in California
Eurasian plate at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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The name for this type of rock means "changed form"
metamorphic
sandstone
sedimentary
igneous