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Earth Science Final Exam Review Part 4
Earth Science Final Exam Review Part 4
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1
What does Earth's rotation cause?
the seasons
eclipses
night and day
a year
2
Why are decomposers an important part of a food web?
give off oxygen for animals to breathe
use sunlight to make their own food
make nutrients available to plants
provide camouflage for small animals
3
Where do Earth's oceans bulge in response to the Moon's gravitational pull to make tides?
sides at right angles to the moon
side facing the moon
side opposite the moon
sides facing and opposite the moon
4
Water evaporates and falls back to Earth as rain or snow. What is the primary energy source?
ocean currents
sun
wind
air pressure
5
During a severe drought, which will likely cause the most erosion of a farmland?
wind
ice
water runoff
soil creeping downhill
6
The environment in which an organism lives in called a
habitat
niche
climate
ecozone
7
All of the following are examples of erosion except
glacier picks up boulders as it moves
wind in the desert blows sand against a rock
an icy winter causes the pavement in a road to crack
flood washes over a riverbank, carrying small soil particles
8
During what phase of the moon can a lunar eclipse occur?
waxing gibbous
new moon
full moon
1st quarter
9
Which piece of information about a rock will bets help with its identification?
minerals in the rock
size
temperature where it was found
weight
10
Which best explains why Earth has tides?
Earth rotates on its axis
Earth orbits the Sun
The Moons has a gravitational pull on Earth
The Sun has a gravitational pull on Earth
11
Earth's axis is tilted at what angle?
90 degrees
30 degrees
23.5 degrees
45 degrees
12
Which of the following is not a method used to preserve the fertility of topsoil?
crop rotation
plowing under plant materials left in the field
plant soybeans to increase nitrogen levels
clearing a field of all plants occasionally
13
Which living things in a pond break down dead plants and animals?
bacteria
green algae
rushes
frogs
14
Herbivores and carnivores have in common that they both
are producers
are scavengers
are consumers
are omnivores
15
Biotic factors are
living and nonliving
living
neither
nonliving
16
The type of seismic wave that arrives first and moves by compressing and expanding the ground:
s waves
mercalli waves
surface waves
p waves
17
Which soil horizon usually contains humus?
A
C
E
B
18
Which layer of Earth is divided into plates?
inner core
crust
mantle
outer core
19
Roger poured water over a pile of sand. Some of the sand washed away. This is similar to which?
uplifting of mountain ranges
forming of dunes or mounds in a desert
erosion of the walls of a canyon
eruption of a volcano
20
Which property makes Earth unique compared to the other planets in our solar system?
it has liquid water
it orbits the sun
it rotates on its axis
is it a rocky planet
21
Which group of organisms would all be found living in a tropical rain forest?
lichens, mosses, caribou, polar bears
evergreens, moose, weasels, mink
lizards, insects, cacti, kangaroos
vines, palm trees, tree frogs, monkeys