Geoscience Semester 1 Review

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what is the dependent variable?

• Type of plant
• Water, apple juice, milk
• Plant growth
• Color of the plant's leaves

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Jill is testing the effect of caffeine on the breathing rate of betta fish. She sets up two fish tanks with identical conditions. She places 10 betta fish in each tank. She adds caffeine to one tank and nothing to the other tank. She then counts the operculum plate movement per minute for the fish in each tank.

What scientific question is the above experiment attempting to answer?

• What effect does caffeine have on betta fish?

• Will caffeine affect the heart rate of betta fish?

• Does caffeine affect the breathing rate of betta fish?

• Is the amount of caffeine affected by the betta fish?

What is the type of correlation?

• Negative 
• no association
• positive 

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Which statement best represents this relationship?

• There is no relationship between the number of miles driven and the amount of gas remaining in the tank
• As the number of miles driven increases, the amount of gas remaining in the tank increases.
• As the number of miles driven increases, the amount of gas remaining in the tank decreases.
• A relationship cannot be determined from this scatter plot

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When looking at mid ocean ridges the oldest rocks are

• at the top of the ridges

• at the bottom of the ridges

• inside the mid ocean ridges

• farthest away from the mid ocean ridges

A change in Earth' s magnetic field is called a

• magnetic reversal

• subduction

• paleomagnetism

• slab pull

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

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Which of these boundaries is responsible for creating volcanic arcs?

• Continental - Continental Convergence

• Oceanic - Continental Convergence

• Mid Ocean Ridges

• Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these creates a trench? Select all that apply.

• Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence

• Continental - Continental Convergence

• Continental - Oceanic Convergence

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

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When one tectonic plate is pulled under another and into the mantle, it's called:

• A Subduction Zone

• A Transform Boundary

• A Ridge

• A Folded Mountain

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