Quiz about Semester 1 Final Review

Question 1

Using the chart, what percentage of the energy comes from all fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

86%

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41%

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20%

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25

Question 2

What is a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed?

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable Resource

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Renewable Resource

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Recycling

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Natural Resource

Question 3

Terra's teacher wants her to design a car that can be powered by a renewable resource. Which of the following energy sources would Terra not want to use?

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Gasoline

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Corn

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Wind

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Sunlight

Question 4

Geothermal, wind, and solar are some of the energy resources in which Nevada has an abundant supply. What would be a benefit of their usage compared to other energy sources?

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They are constantly being replenished.

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They are relatively cheap to establish.

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They produce large amounts of carbon dioxide.

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They cover relatively small amounts of land.

Question 5

Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?

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All of the above

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Less Expensive

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More Energy

Question 6

What is conservation?

Accepted Answer

Using resources only when needed and taking care of resources when not needed.

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Using resources only when needed

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Taking care of resources when not using them.

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Using up resources as much as possible.

Question 7

What is the soil conservation technique in which rows of trees are planted along the edges of a field to block the wind from eroding fields and trap the soil?

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Windbreaks

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Terracing

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Cover Crops

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Conservation Plowing

Question 8

Which soil conservation technique helps preserve the quality of soil?

Accepted Answer

Cover Crops

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Terracing

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Contour Plowing

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Conservation Plowing

Question 9

Which of the following is the way to stop soil loss by plowing fields along curves of a slope to prevent soil from washing away with the rain?

Accepted Answer

Contour Plowing

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Cover Crops

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Conservation Plowing

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Terraces

Question 10

Which of the following is not a method to reduce soil erosion?

Accepted Answer

Clearing vegetation

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Conservation plowing

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Crop rotation

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Contour plowing

Question 11

Which is the least used alternative resource?

Accepted Answer

Geothermal

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Biomass

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Wind

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Nuclear electric power

Question 12

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

Accepted Answer

Extrusive and Intrusive

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Foliated and Non-Foliated

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Clastic and Biochemical

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Clastic and Inorganic

Question 13

What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

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Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

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Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

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Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

Question 14

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

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striped layers

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weather patterns

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tiny crystals

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glassy surfaces

Question 15

Which best describes erosion?

Accepted Answer

running water or wind carry away fragments of rock

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sediment pressing together

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dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together

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particles settle as loosely packed sediment

Question 16

Which best describes deposition?

Accepted Answer

particles settle as loosely packed sediment

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sediment pressing together

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dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles together

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running water or wind carry away fragments of rock

Question 17

Which process best describes compaction?

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particles are squeezed together under pressure

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particles glue together as minerals harden

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sediment settles

Question 18

Which process best describes cementation?

Accepted Answer

particles glue together as minerals harden

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particles are squeezed together under pressure

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sediment settles

Question 19

What forms fine-grained (small crystals) igneous rocks?

Accepted Answer

fast cooling lava

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A person named crystal

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weathering by ice

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slowly heated rocks

Question 20

What forms coarse-grained (large crystals) igneous rocks?

Accepted Answer

slow cooling magma

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fast cooling lava

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weathering by ice

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erosion of sand

Question 21

The picture shows a mineral being tested. Which mineral property is being tested in the picture?

Accepted Answer

streak

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cleavage

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color

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hardness

Question 22

What is the difference between characteristics and properties of minerals

Accepted Answer

Properties help to classify & identify minerals but, Characteristics help you determine if a substance is a mineral.

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Characteristics help to classify & identify minerals but, Properties help you determine if a substance is a mineral.

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Properties help to determine if you should buy minerals but, Characteristics help you determine if a substance is a mineral.

Question 23

Select all the choices that identify characteristics of a mineral?

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Naturally Occurring

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Definite Chemical Composition

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Solid

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Crystal Structire

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Luster

Question 24

What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral?

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Rocks are made up of minerals.

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Minerals are made up of rocks.

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Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground.

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Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing.

Question 25

Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of what?

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Compaction

Question 26

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

Accepted Answer

Weathering

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Erosion

Question 27

What is sediment?

Accepted Answer

bits of rock and sand caused by the weathering of rocks

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the process of rocks being broken down and carried away

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the top layer of the soil

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decaying plant or animal material

Question 28

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

Accepted Answer

mechanical weathering

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chemical weathering

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erosion weathering

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deposition

Question 29

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

Accepted Answer

chemical weathering

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mechanical weathering

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erosion weathering

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deposition

Question 30

-dark, organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals

Accepted Answer

humus

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loam

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gravel

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clay

Question 31

Which describes soil composition?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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weathered rocks and minerals

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dead plants and animals

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air and water

Question 32

What do we call the layers of soil?

Accepted Answer

Horizons

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Deposits

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Minerals

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Rocks

Question 33

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

Accepted Answer

Horizon C

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon D or R

Question 34

Look at the following data table and label each soil horizon using the descriptions.

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Beaker 1 = Bedrock Beaker 2 = Horizon B (subsoil) Beaker 3 = Horizon A (topsoil) Beaker 4 = Horizon C (parent material)

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Beaker 1 = Bedrock Beaker 2 = Horizon C (parent material) Beaker 3 = Horizon B (subsoil) Beaker 4 = Horizon A (topsoil)

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Beaker 1 = Horizon C (parent material) Beaker 2 = Horizon B (subsoil) Beaker 3 = Horizon A (topsoil) Beaker 4 = Bedrock

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Beaker 1 = Bedrock Beaker 2 = Horizon A (topsoil) Beaker 3 = Horizon B (subsoil) Beaker 4 = Horizon C (parent material)

Question 35

Which layer of the soil profile contains a solid layer of rock?

Accepted Answer

4

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1

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2

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3

Question 36

A student in Earth science class wants to create a model to demonstrate the soil horizons. Which materials would he use to represent LAYER 1?

Accepted Answer

Solid Hershey candy bar

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Crumbled Oreo cookies and gummy worms

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Chocolate Pudding

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Pieces of Hershey candy bar

Question 37

A student in Earth science class wants to create a model to demonstrate the soil horizons. Which materials would he use to represent LAYER 4?

Accepted Answer

Crumbled Oreo cookies and gummy worms

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Solid Hershey candy bar

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Chocolate Pudding

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Pieces of Hershey candy bar

Question 38

Place the following layers in order from top to bottom: bedrock, topsoil, subsoil, organic, parent material.

Accepted Answer

Organic, Topsoil, Subsoil, Parent Material, Bedrock

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Organic, Topsoil, Parent Material, Subsoil, Bedrock

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Topsoil, Organic, Subsoil, Parent Material, Bedrock

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Topsoil, Organic, Parent Material, Subsoil, Bedrock

Question 39

What feature is formed on the continental crust at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

Accepted Answer

volcanoes

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mid-ocean ridge

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ocean trench

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none of these features are formed at a oceanic-continental convergent boundary

Question 40

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?

Accepted Answer

oceanic

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continental

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neither

Question 41

What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

Accepted Answer

convection currents in the Lithosphere

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the subducton of the sea floor

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the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

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the friction force between the plates that move past each other

Question 42

Based on the map, what is the best conclusion?

Accepted Answer

Africa was once a colder climate due to the glaciated state of its climate in the past

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Africa and South America were once joined due to the presence of similar salt deposits

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Asia and Antarctica were once joined due to the presence of coal swamps

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Asia was once an underwater sea world

Question 43

According to the continental drift hypothesis and the chart, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?

Accepted Answer

South America and Africa were once connected together.

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Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.

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Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).

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Land bridges once existed that connected the continents.

Question 44

Fossils of ferns have been found on what two continents and what does this suggest?

Accepted Answer

Africa and Antarctica; Antarctica was once a warmer climate

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India and Africa; Africa once once a colder climate

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Africa and South America; South America was once a colder climate.

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Africa and Australia; Africa was once under water

Question 45

Which question can best be answered when doing an investigation about earth's layers?

Accepted Answer

Why do both the temperature and pressure increase as you move towards the core?

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Why do both temperature and pressure stay the same as you move towards the core?

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Why do both the temperature and pressure decrease as you move towards the core?

Question 46

Which question can best be answered using the table?

Accepted Answer

How do we know solid nickel and iron are the outermost layer and solid rock the innermost layer?

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How do we know liquid nickel and iron are the outermost layer and molten rock is the innermost layer?

Question 47

What is B describing?

Accepted Answer

Mantle

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Crust

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Inner core

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Outer core

Question 48

Which question can best be answered using the table?

Accepted Answer

How do we know the density increases as depth increases?

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How do we know the outer core is less dense than the crust?

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How do we know the inner core is less dense than the mantle?

Question 49

Which best explains how convection currents move in the mantle?

Accepted Answer

Warm, less dense molten material rises while cool, more dense material sinks creating convection currents

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Cool, less dense molten material rises while warm, more dense material sinks creating convection currents

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Warm, more dense molten material rises while cool, less dense material sinks creating convection currents

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Cool, more dense molten material rises while warm, less dense material sinks creating convection currents

Question 50

Includes the crust and upper mantle that is divided into several constant moving plates of solid rock that floats on the layer below it.

Accepted Answer

Lithosphere

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Asthenosphere

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Mesosphere

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Crust

Question 51

Which of the following is true regarding the composition of the lithosphere?

Accepted Answer

The lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle, which is solid and rigid.

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The lithosphere is mostly liquid, with some medium-density materials, such as silicon.

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The lithosphere is more plastic and flows slowly compared to the solid crust of Earth.

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The lithosphere includes the core and the lower portion of the mantle.

Question 52

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?

Accepted Answer

crust, mantle (lithosphere, asthenosphere), outer core, inner core

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crust, mantle (asthenosphere, lithosphere), outer core, inner core

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mantle, outer core, inner core, crust

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outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

Question 53

Using the image, determine which is the BEST question you could ask to compare/contrast the crust and mantle of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Is the layer thicker than the outer core?

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Is the layer solid?

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Does the layer have a temperature of 1,000 Celsius?

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Does the the pressure increase and density decrease?

Question 54

Using the image, determine which is the BEST question you could ask to compare/contrast the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Do plates float on top of this layer?

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Does the layer contain rock?

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Does the layer have a temperature of 1,000 Celsius?

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Does the the pressure increase and density decrease?

Question 55

Using the image, determine which is the BEST question you could ask to compare/contrast the Outer core and Asthenosphere of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Is the layer a liquid?

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Is the layer composed of molten rock?

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Does the layer have a temperature of 2,200 Celsius?

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Does the the pressure increase and density decrease?

Question 56

Using the image, determine which is the BEST question you could ask to compare/contrast the inner core and lithosphere of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Does the the pressure, density, and temperature greater than the other layer?

Answer

Is the layer composed of molten rock?

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is the layer a solid?

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Does the layer have a temperature of 2,200 Celsius?

Question 57

Using the image, determine which is the BEST question you could ask to compare/contrast the inner core and outer core of the earth.

Accepted Answer

Is the layer in a liquid state?

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Does the layer contain iron and nickel?

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Does the layer have a temperature of 5,000 Celsius?

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Does the the pressure and density increase as the depth increases?

Question 58

Which indicator would not be good as the only indicator when identifying a mineral?

Accepted Answer

Color

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Breaking Pattern

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Specific Gravity

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Hardness

Question 59

How does population growth affect natural resources?

Accepted Answer

The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

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The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

Answer

The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

Question 60

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

Accepted Answer

all of the above are good conservation practices

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recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum

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limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving

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using rechargeable batteries

Question 61

Claim: the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment. What data would provide evidence for this claim?

Accepted Answer

Increased human population and decreased habitats for plants and animals

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Increased human lifespan and decreased ice cap size

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Decreased use of fossil fuel burning by humans and increased use of other resources

Question 62

Which energy source is used in the following power plant?

Accepted Answer

Hydroelectric power

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Nuclear power

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Tidal power

Answer

Geothermal power

Question 63

Which list includes ALL alternative energy sources?

Accepted Answer

Biomass, Wind, and Nuclear

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Solar, Hydroelectric, and Coal

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Wind, Geothermal, and Natural gas

Answer

Soil, Minerals, and Rocks

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