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1
What modern continents and landmasses once made up Gondwana?
Americas, Africa, NZ, Australia
Australia, NZ, India, Japan
Asia, Madagascar, India, Antarctica
Australia, Antarctica, India, NZ
2
What types of process dissolves limestone?
chemical weathering
stratification
decomposition
physical weathering
3
What is the likely location of a 'black smoker'
submarine vent
oil rig
old house
continental crust
4
What percentage of the earths water is salt water?
77
67
87
97
5
Where does the asthenosphere occur
beneath volcanoes
at transform boundaries
above the lithosphere in oceanic areas
beneath the crust and upper mantle
6
which is the definition of an isotope?
An atom with different amounts of electrons
an atom with different amounts of protons
An atom with different amounts of nucleus
An atom with different amounts of neutrons
7
Which rock stores the most carbon in the lithosphere?
limestone
basalt
granite
rhyolite
8
What processes move water back into the atmosphere?
evaporation and precipitation
transpiration and evaporation
evaporation and runoff
transpiration and infiltration
9
The 4 things produced by the big bang
energy, comets, stars, planets
density, gravity, space, gamma rays
time, matter, energy
earthquakes, volcanoes, magnetism and matter
10
What was the conclusion of Urey and Millers experiment?
Its possible to form amino acids from non living materials
DNA is necessary for life
proteins can be produced from non living materials
Its impossible to form amino acids from non living materials
11
What type of boundary is the San Andreas fault?
Transform
Divergent
Destructive
Convergent