Quiz about Science 1

Question 1

Where do decomposers get their energy?

Accepted Answer

dead material

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food

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sun

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water

Question 2

What role do plants play in an ecosystem?

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producers

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consumers

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decomposers

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herbivores

Question 3

Where do herbivores get their energy?

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plants

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dead material

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meat

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sun

Question 4

Pick the true statement about plants.

Accepted Answer

Plants perform photosynthesis and provide energy to the ecosystem.

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Plants absorb energy from water and minerals in the ground.

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Plants make most of their energy during the night.

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Plants make most of their energy by breaking down food.

Question 5

Snakes eat grasshoppers, mice, and toads. What is their role?

Accepted Answer

Carnivore

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Herbivore

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Omnivore

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Decomposer

Question 6

An imaginary axle that a planet spins on

Accepted Answer

axis

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horizon

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the tilt of the planet

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altitude

Question 7

The day and night cycle on Earth is caused by

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation on its axis

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Earth's tilted axis

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Earth's orbit around the Sun

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Earth's distance from the Sun

Question 8

The Moon can be seen from Earth

Accepted Answer

Sometimes at night and sometimes during the day

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Only when it is night

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Only when it is day

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Only after the Sun has set

Question 9

A place where the sky and Earth's surface appear to meet is the _______.

Accepted Answer

Horizon

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Axis

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Line of sight

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Point of view

Question 10

What is revolution?

Accepted Answer

Traveling around something

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Day/night cycle

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Spinning like a top

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Turning on an axis.

Question 11

Why does a ship sailing out to sea give us evidence that the Earth is round?

Accepted Answer

It looks like it is sinking because it is going beyond the horizon and we can only see in straight lines which shows the Earth is round

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It doesn't

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The top of the mast disappears because we only see curves and the mast is too straight when it is far away

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The Earth isn't round

Question 12

Earth's axis

Accepted Answer

always points to the North Star

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changes as we orbit the Sun

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always points away from the Sun

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never points at the North Star

Question 13

1. Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere

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outer core

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inner core

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lithosphere

Question 14

2. Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

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oceanic

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plates

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mantle

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continental

Question 15

14. What type of event will occur at this boundary?

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Earthquake

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Volcano Eruption

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Tornado

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Mountain Building

Question 16

Which type of scientist studies the weather and Atmosphere?

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Meteorologist

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Biologist

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Chemist

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Geologist

Question 17

Which type of scientist studies molecules, atoms and the properties of chemical elements?

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Chemistry

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Geology

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Cognitive Science

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Physicist

Question 18

Which type of scientist studies the composition and structure of our planet Earth?

Accepted Answer

Geologist

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Physicist

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Astronomer

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Cognitive Scientist

Question 19

Which type of scientist studies living things?

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Biologist

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Chemist

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Geologist

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Cognitive Scientist

Question 20

A molecule is made up of one or more atoms.  (Hint: H2O Molecule)

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 21

What causes  a Pendulum's Bob to drop towards the Earth when you let it go?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Surface Tension

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Length of String

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Magnetic Force

Question 22

All Branches of Science use Observation and Inference.

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True

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False

Question 23

What are the three layers of the earth called?

Accepted Answer

Crust, mantle, core

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Crust, mental, crow

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Crust, bread, loaf

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Crust, epi-centre, seismic

Question 24

The clown fish and sea anemone are an example of

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two living things working together.

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a living and nonliving thing working together.

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two nonliving things working together.

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a nonliving and living thing working together.

Question 25

Worms prefer to live in the ground. Which one of these do they need the most in order to survive?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

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fertilizer

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Carbon dioxide

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Grass

Question 26

What is the role of a producer?

Accepted Answer

Use sunlight to make food

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Gain energy from eating other organisms

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Keep other species from overpopulating

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Breaking down dead stuff

Question 27

Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?

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decomposer

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herbivore

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carnivore

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omnivore

Question 28

If the grasshopper population increases, which of these is most likely?

Accepted Answer

The population of the shrews will increase.

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The population of the shrews will decrease.

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Marsh grass will increase.

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Cattails will increase.

Question 29

In food webs, what always transfers the most energy?

Accepted Answer

Producers

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Carnivores

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Omnivores

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The animal with the most arrows pointing at it.

Question 30

What must be added to water to change its state from liquid to gas?

Accepted Answer

Energy or heat

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More liquid

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More oxygen atoms

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More hydrogen atoms

Question 31

Which is an example of a chemical reaction?

Accepted Answer

Rusting iron

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Melting ice

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Water evaporating

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Rubbing a marker on paper

Question 32

Rusting metal is an example of a _________ change?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

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Phase

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State

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Physical

Question 33

Which is a physical change?

Accepted Answer

Cracking an egg shell

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Rusting iron

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Burning paper

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Reacting baking soda and vinegar

Question 34

What phase of water is COLDEST?

Accepted Answer

Ice

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Steam

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Liquid water

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All phases of water are the same temperature

Question 35

What physical property would you use to separate a jar of colorful jelly beans?

Accepted Answer

Color

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Mass

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Length

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Texture

Question 36

Jack heats a pot of water on the stove. What process occurs as the water begins to bubble?

Accepted Answer

Boiling

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Condensing

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Freezing

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Melting

Question 37

Suppose you have a container filled with iron and sand. You can separate the iron from the sand if you __________ so this is a __________.

Accepted Answer

use a magnet; mixture

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melt the sand; mixture

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add baking soda; compound

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dissolve the sand in water; solution

Question 38

The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(an)

Accepted Answer

ellipse.

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straight line.

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circle.

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parabola.

Question 39

What step in the water cycle occurs when a water turns into water vapor?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

Question 40

The cause of a rock breaking due to frozen water is an example of...

Accepted Answer

weathering.

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soil formation.

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erosion.

Question 41

A plate moving along a fault often causes...

Accepted Answer

an earthquake.

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a tornado.

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a hurricane.

Question 42

Clay holds too much water, and the plant's roots will rot.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 43

What option shows an example of a renewable and nonrenewable natural resources?

Accepted Answer

water and natural gas

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trees and solar energy

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plants and oxygen

Question 44

Earth's gravity pulls all objects towards the planet's center

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 45

The farther from the Earth's surface an object is, the stronger gravity pulls on it.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 46

This happens when the sun's light is blocked by the moon.

Accepted Answer

Solar Eclipse

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Lunar Eclipse

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Moon Phase

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Waxing

Question 47

This term is used when the lighted side of the moon that we can see appears to be shrinking.

Accepted Answer

Waning

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Waxing

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Eclipsing

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Moon Phase

Question 48

This happens when the moon's light is blocked by the earth passing between the moon and the sun.

Accepted Answer

Lunar Eclipse

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Waxing

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Moon Phase

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Solar

Question 49

This has 29.5 days in it.

Accepted Answer

Lunar Month

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moon phase

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waxing

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waning

Question 50

A student has 4 boats. The students want to test whether each boat floats in water. Why would the student place all boats in the sink with water at once?

Accepted Answer

each boat will be tested in the same water

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only the heaviest will sink

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each boat will be tested in the same sink

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Only the lightest bar will float

Question 51

What can be used to measure temperature?

Accepted Answer

thermometer

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ruler

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finger

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graduated cylinder

Question 52

_______ cannot be easily compressed can be cut, has definite shape and volume

Accepted Answer

solid

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liquid

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gas

Question 53

Physical state is the classification of matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 54

Relative Density: _________ dense than water floats.

Accepted Answer

less

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more

Question 55

A student is planning an experiment to find out what time of day is the coldest. Which set of tools is the student MOST LIKELY to use in this experiment?

Accepted Answer

thermometer and watch

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ruler and camera

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balance and microscope

Question 56

_______ most spread into open spaces and flow easily.

Accepted Answer

gas

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solid

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liquid

Question 57

an instrument that detects and records earthquake vibrations

Accepted Answer

seismograph

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compression

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shearing

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stress

Question 58

the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake

Accepted Answer

epicenter

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stress

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vent

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seismograph

Question 59

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks

Accepted Answer

compression

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stress

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aftershock

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shearing

Question 60

seismic waves that vibrate from side to side and can only travel through solids

Accepted Answer

s wave

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p wave

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r wave

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q wave

Question 61

the opening on the top of a volcano through which lava and gases are released

Accepted Answer

vent

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geyser

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compression

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shearing

Question 62

stress that pushes in opposite directions

Accepted Answer

shearing

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stress

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aftershock

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epicenter

Question 63

a type of energy that can be produced when heat from inside of the earth is used

Accepted Answer

geothermal energy

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aftershock

Answer

stress

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geyser

Question 64

a small earthquake that follows a larger earthquake

Accepted Answer

aftershock

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lava flow

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compression

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seismograph

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