Science TCAP Prep 1

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What are the locations where volcanoes can be found?

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Volcanoes can be found on land, under water, and on islands.

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What explains the differences in appearance between the kit fox and red fox?

Back

As the foxes adapted to different environments, differences in appearance evolved.

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What was a major reason Alfred Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift was not accepted?

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He couldn't explain what force could be big enough to move continents.

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What current theory explains the movement of continents?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

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What does the fossil evidence on South America and Africa suggest?

Back

The two continents were once joined as part of a larger continent.

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What causes the age differences among the Hawaiian Islands?

Back

An ocean plate is moving northwest across a hot spot.

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What is the definition of adaptation in biology?

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Adaptation is a change in an organism that makes it better suited to its environment.

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What is continental drift?

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Continental drift is the theory that continents move across the Earth's surface over geological time.

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What is a land bridge?

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A land bridge is a connection between two landmasses that allows species to migrate.

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What are subduction zones?

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Subduction zones are areas where one tectonic plate moves under another and is forced into the mantle.