Earth Science Review

Gases being trapped on Earth, causes the Earth to heat up. This is called the ______________ effect.

• water vapor

• fossil fuels

• greenhouse

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Burning fossil fuels will cause ______________ temperatures to increase.

• water

• global

• forest

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

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

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The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure
• erosion and deposition
• melting and cooling

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

• texture
• weathering
• sediment
• erosion

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_______ rock forms from magma/lava

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous

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Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels
• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
  
• Solar energy recharges batteries
• All of them

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_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.

• Solar 
• Wind 
• Hydroelectric 
• water

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__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

• Wind
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Solar

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Fossil fuels are all examples of...

• renewable energy
• nonrenewable energy
• clean energy
• solar energy

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