Earth Science Prologue Practice

An object with an extremely high mass and a very small volume would have

• a very low density

• a very high density

• a density that cannot be calculated

• a rate that is very large

The reason ice floats is that, compared to liquid water, solid ice

• has less mass

• has more mass

• is less dense

• is more dense

Which graph most likely illustrates a cyclic change?

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The diagram represents a rectangular object with a mass of 450 grams. What is the density of the object?

• 1 gram per cubic centimeter

• 2 grams per cubic centimeter

• 3 grams per cubic centimeter

• 4 grams per cubic centimeter

Which graph best represents the relationship between the density and the volume of these minerals?

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Using a ruler to measure the length of a stick is an example of

• predicting the length of the stick by guessing

• extending the sense of sight by using an instrument

• calculating the percent of error by using a proportion

• measuring the rate of change of the stick by making inferences

What is the volume of liquid C?

• 25.0 mL

• 50.0 mL

• 75.0 mL

• 125.0 mL

Assume a cube was broken into many irregularly shaped pieces. Compared to the density of the entire cube, the density of one of the pieces would be

• less

• greater

• the same

• depend one how big the cube was to begin with

A student earned a 90% the first marking period, but only a 75% the second marking period. What was the weekly rate of change over the 10 week marking period?

• 15% / week

• 1.5% / week

• 9% / week

• 7.5% / week

What type of relationship is shown in the graph?

• direct

• indirect

• cyclic

• no relationship