ES SOL Practice 1 24-25

 A red shift in the light from very distant galaxies suggests that the universe is 

• fixed and stationary 
• moving randonly
• contracting
• expanding 

An air mass entering Alaska from the northern Pacific Ocean would most likely be labeled on a weather map as 

• cP
• mP
• cT
• mT

Sediment is deposited as a river enters a lake because the 

• velocity of the river decreases 
• force of gravity decreases
  
• volume of water increases
  
• slope of the river increases 

Which sequence of events affecting moist air within Earth’s atmosphere causes cloud formation? 

• rising → expanding → cooling → condensation 
• rising → contracting → warming → evaporation 
• sinking → expanding → warming → condensation 
• sinking → contracting → cooling → evaporation 

The diagram below represents three bedrock outcrops. The layers have not been overturned. Letters A through E identify different rock layers. Fossils found in the rock layers are shown.  Which fossil could be classified as an index fossil? 

• Shell
• Rod
• Snail
• Wave

The tidal range on November 8 was approximately 

• 11m
• 2m
• 13m
• 15m

Which processes are most likely to cause a rise in the water table? 

• runoff and erosion
• precipitation and infiltration
• deposition and burial
• solidification and condensation

What is soil made out of?

• Dirt
• Weathered Rock
• Organic Material
• Weathered Rock and Organic Material

Which part of Earth's core is a mineral that causes the Earth's magnetic field?

• Gold
• Magnetite
• Iron
• Fluorite

What processes can happen to change any rock into a sedimentary rock?

• Weathering and erosion
• Weathering and cooling
• Heat and pressure
• Heat and erosion