Quiz about Semester 1 Final Exam Review

Question 1

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

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Coal

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Wind

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Solar

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Biomass

Question 2

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

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Moving water

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Wind

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Sunlight

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Dung

Question 3

Energy from the sun is known as.........

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solar energy

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hydroelectric energy

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geothermal energy

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wind energy

Question 4

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

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take millions of years to replace

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require expensive equipment

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can be found all over

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provide all the energy we use

Question 5

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

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cheap and little pollution

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cheap and a lot pollution

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expensive and a lot of pollution

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expensive and little pollution

Question 6

Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?

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renewable

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nonrenewable

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potential

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chemical

Question 7

An Alternative Energy Resource is...

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A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy

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Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air

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Energy that comes from the Sun

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Fuel from plant material

Question 8

What is biomass?

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energy from plant and animal waste

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energy from the sun

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energy from water

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energy from wind

Question 9

Why aren't American's roofs crammed with more solar panels?

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They have expensive start-up costs

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They are ugly.

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They are uninformed.

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People enjoy paying bills.

Question 10

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

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Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

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Coal, Oil, and Gasoline

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Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

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Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

Question 11

The formation of fossil fuels is a process that takes millions of years and starts with energy from the sun. The sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels by

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giving energy to the living things that become fossil fuels

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heating up the Earth's core where fossil fuels form

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generating winds so humans use less fossil fuels

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giving off heat, similar to burning fossil fuels

Question 12

Geothermal energy is energy from

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heat deep within the earth

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the sun

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wind

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inexhaustible

Question 13

What is a major advantage that alternate energy has over fossil fuels?

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alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxide ejected into the atmosphere

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alternate energy does not produce radioactive waste

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alternate energy is more efficient than fossil fuels

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alternate energy increases the amount of sulfur dioxide ejected into the atmosphere

Question 14

Why are fossil fuels more widely used than solar energy?

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Fossil fuels are much cheaper

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Solar energy is harder to find

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Fossil fuels are more abundant

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The sun's energy can never be harnessed

Question 15

Which methods of generating electricity does NOT use alternative energy resources?

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Burning coal in a power plant

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Turbines spinning in dam

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Solar panels taking in light energy

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Drilling wells to reach hot rocks deep inside the earth

Question 16

Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of

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Biomass

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Energy

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Heat

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Nuclear waste

Question 17

Why is the Sun considered the ultimate energy source?

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The Sun provides energy for the water cycle and plants.

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The Sun is the center of our solar system.

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The Sun is limited in the amount of energy released daily.

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The Sun rises and sets each day as seen from Earth.

Question 18

The poster shown below advertises tours of a power plant.
This power plant produces electricity most likely by using-

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geothermal energy

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fossil fuels

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biofuels

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solar energy

Question 19

The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?

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Solar

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Water

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Wind

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Geothermal

Question 20

An energy company wants to build a hydroelectric power plant. Which of these characteristics of an area is most important to the development of a hydroelectric power plant?

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The area has a river that flows rapidly from nearby mountains through a valley

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The area has a cool, rainy climate.

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The area is located in a valley with very little wind and frequent heavy fog.

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The area has no geysers or hot springs.

Question 21

Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?

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Biofuel

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Hydroelectric

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Geothermal

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Solar

Question 22

This power plant produces electricity most likely by using -

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geothermal energy

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fossil fuels

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biofuels

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solar energy

Question 23

Based on the data collected, which source of alternative energy is most efficient?

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Wind

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Coal

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Natural gas

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Solar

Question 24

The type of landform shown is at the mouth of the Mississippi River. What is it called?

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a delta

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coastal erosion

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a loess

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sand dunes

Question 25

How do plants weather rocks?

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when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

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when the leaves dissolve the rocks

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when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

Question 26

How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?

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Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.

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Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.

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Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.

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Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.

Question 27

The diagrams show a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

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water expands when it freezes

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water boils and pushes against the rocks

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the mass of water increases when it freezes

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water dissolves most types of rock

Question 28

What is mechanical weathering?

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Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

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Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.

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Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.

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Rocks broken down by machinery.

Question 29

If the same type of rock were placed in a rainforest, desert, a forest in Tennessee, and the North Pole, in which area would the rock weather the fastest?

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rainforest

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desert

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North Pole

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forest in Tennessee

Question 30

Which factors are the most important for determining the rate of weathering?

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Humidity and temperature

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Erosion and deposition

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Climate and type of rock

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Humidity and climate

Question 31

In which type of climate would weathering happen the fastest to a rock?

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wet and warm

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dry and cold

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wet and cold

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dry and warm

Question 32

As you were climbing a mountain, you noticed that rocks were crumbling below your feet and moving down the mountain. What 2 processes did you observe?

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Weathering and erosion

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Erosion and deposition

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Abrasion and chemical weathering

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Abrasion and ice wedging

Question 33

Your teacher filled a box with sand. She put a fan at one end and turned the fan on. The sand was blown to the opposite side of the box and collected at that side. What processes was the teacher demonstrating?

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Erosion and deposition

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Weathering and erosion

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Weathering and deposition

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Chemical and mechanical weathering

Question 34

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

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ice wedging

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acid rain

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permeability

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abrasion

Question 35

How might a weathered mountain appear different than an unweathered mountain?

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Weathered mountain would be rounder and less jagged.

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Weathered mountain would be taller.

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Weathered mountain would be more jagged and less rounded.

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Weathered mountain would have no trees.

Question 36

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Decomposition

Question 37

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

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Ocean waves washed away rock.

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Warm air melted the rock.

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Sun rays evaporated the rock.

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Plant roots pushed away the rock.

Question 38

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Landslide

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Weathering

Question 39

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor is an example of

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Question 40

Which of these is an example of erosion?

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Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

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Light shining onto a mountain.

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Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.

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All of the above.

Question 41

What are the four soil components?

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Rock, humus, air, water

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Sand, rock, humus, air

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Rock, humus, roots, water

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Rock, humus, animals, plants

Question 42

What soil horizon is A

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Topsoil

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Subsoil

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Bedrock

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Parent Rock

Question 43

Decayed organic material in soil is called______.

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Humus

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Litter

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Silt

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Clay

Question 44

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

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Horizon C

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon D or R

Question 45

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

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Compaction

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Cementation

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 46

Fossils are often found in ____________ because it is formed from the remains of once living things.

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

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magma

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igneous

Question 47

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

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How they form

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Their color and shapes

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Mineral bands

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Where they form

Question 48

What do we call the powder left behind when a mineral is scratched on a plate?

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Streak

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Hardness

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Luster

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Cleavage

Question 49

A mineral is broken into pieces using a hammer. The rocks edges are straight and even. What property does this mineral have?

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Cleavage

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Fracture

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Hardness

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Luster

Question 50

Which is not a characteristic of a mineral?

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Organic

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Naturally Formed

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Inorganic

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Definite crystalline structure

Question 51

Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

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Rock Cycle

Question 52

The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.

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sediment

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texture

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weathering

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erosion

Question 53

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 54

The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Igneous Rock

Question 55

Which rock group makes up most of Earth's crust?

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Basalt

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Sedimentary

Question 56

From your knowledge of Earth's crust, where would you most likely find igneous rocks like basalt?

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On the ocean floor

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Within mountain ranges

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In my backyard

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Sandy Beaches

Question 57

What is molten or liquid rock material that is deep beneath the Earth's surface?

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magma

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grain

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lava

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rock

Question 58

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.

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cementation

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compaction

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deposition

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organic rock

Question 59

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 60

This rock was molten magma that slowly cooled under the ground. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentar

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Metamorphic

Question 61

What does Mohs Chart measure?

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The Hardness of Minerals

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The Density of Liquid

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The Density of Air

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The Hardness of Atoms

Question 62

What mineral is the highest on the Mohs Scale?

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Diamond

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Topaz

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Feldspar

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Granite

Question 63

Process when sediments settle out of wind or water

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deposition

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erosion

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compaction

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cementation

Question 64

Acid from rain water reacts chemically with minerals dissolving them or turning them into other minerals, often through the processes of oxidation or hydration. Which term describes the process when chemicals dissolve and break up rock to form sedimentary rock?

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D) Chemical weathering

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A) Deposition

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B) Lithification

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C) Physical weathering

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