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Earth science S2 Final SG 3
Earth science S2 Final SG 3
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The name of this type of rock means "from fire"
sedimentary
metamorphic
sandstone
igneous
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What is absolute magnitude?
true brightness of a star
brightness of a star from Earth
size of a star
brightness of the moon
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How does sediment near a mid-ocean ridge compare to sediment further away?
it is smaller
it is larger
it is younger
it is older
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Who proposed a heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the universe, where planets revolve the sun
Galileo
Newton
Copernicus
Kepler
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Scientists determine the composition and temperature of stars by
magnetic testing
analyzing the light spectra
analyzing the vibrations of stars
sampling matter on the surface of stars
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numeric age of an object
absolute age
relative age
comarative
relational
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Frequent earthquakes in an area may indicate
reversed polarity
tectonic plate boundaries
sea-floor spreading
mantle convection
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As deep ocean water becomes colder, it becomes
lighter
clearer
saltier
denser/heavier
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when surface ocean water is warmed by solar energy, its density
decreases and it rises
increases and it sinks
triples
is unchanged
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principle that Earth history can be explained by current processes
superposition
evolution
unitarianism
uniformitarianism
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The Himalayan Mountains were formed in a collusion at a
transform boundary
fracture zone
convergent boundary
divergent boundary