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Semester 1 Earth Science Exam -

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The image shows the area where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico and forms a bird’s foot delta. Images such as these are used to monitor changes to areas on Earth.

River Sediments
underwater plants
salt from salt water
sand from the Gulf of Mexico

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve home water use?

turning off the water while brushing teeth
using a washing machine when it is fully loaded
fixing leaks in faucets
watering the lawn daily

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Scientists have discovered evidence that suggests that parts of Africa, India, Australia, and South America were once covered with large ice caps. This is an example of which of the following types of evidence for the theory of plate tectonics?

evidence from ancient climactic changes
evidence from the greenhose effect
evidence from glacier movements
evidence from global warming

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following forms mountains?

weathering and erosion
plate movements
conduction currents
volcanic eruptions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Major geological events like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or mountain formations are MOST likely to occur

boundary of two tectonic plates
along metamorphic rock formations
in the center of a tectonic plate
along sedimentary rock formations

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ninety percent of the world's earthquakes occur in an area around the Pacific Ocean called the Ring of Fire. The high rate of earthquake activity in the area called the Ring of Fire provides evidence for

the formation of new islands.
tectonic plate movement.
the recycling of rock in the rock cycle
climate change from global warming

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Geologists are conducting a study on many layers of different types of rock in the Grand Canyon.These geologists will likely find ancient fossils that reveal the history of life near the Grand Canyon in

igneous rock layers
layers of sedimentary rock
layers of volcanic rock
metamorphic rock layers

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