ES-Jan 2014 Q21-30

During a rainstorm, when soil becomes saturated, the amount of infiltration

•  decreases and runoff decreases
• decreases and runoff increases
•  increases and runoff decreases
•  increases and runoff increases

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

Stream drainage patterns that develop in a landscape region are controlled mostly by

• bedrock structure
•  precipitation amounts
• nearness to a large body of water
• air temperature variations

The most abundant metallic element by mass in Earth’s crust makes up 8.23% of the crust. Which group of minerals all normally contain this metallic element in their compositions?

• garnet, calcite, pyrite, and galena
•  biotite mica, muscovite mica, fluorite, and halite
• talc, quartz, graphite, and olivine
• plagioclase feldspar, amphibole, pyroxene, and potassium feldspar

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

In which environment is the amount of transpiration usually the greatest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which graph best shows the general relationship between a planet’s distance from the Sun and the Sun’s gravitational attraction to the planet?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

 Which diagram best represents the tilt of Earth’s axis that causes the Northern Hemisphere seasons shown? (Diagrams are not drawn to scale.)

• diagram 1
• diagram 2
• diagram 3
• diagram 4

The map below shows a portion of Earth’s system of latitude and longitude and five surface locations labeled A, B, C, D, and X.
It is solar noon at location X. At which location will solar noon next occur?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The diagram below represents the mass and volume of a mineral sample being measured. These measurements were used to determine the density of the mineral sample.
What is the density of this mineral sample?

• 6 g/mL
• 24 g/mL
• 34 g/mL
• 60 g/mL