Unit 8 Exam Review- Earth's Systems

Magma sometimes comes out of the ground as exploding _______. As it cools, it hardens, and becomes new rock.

• lava

• hot water springs

• streams

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The Law of Superposition states that ________________.

• newly formed rocks are older than ancient rocks

• sedimentary rock in the bottom layer is oldest relative to the other layers

• sediment on top of rock is the oldest relative to the other layers

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Which "sphere" includes all of the rocks, minerals, and metals that are found on the surface and deep inside the earth?

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

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What is the biosphere made up of?

• All of the water on Earth including oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds

• All of the air in the sky which is mostly nitrogen and oxygen

• Everything that needs water to survive including people, plants, and animals

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The equator runs through Africa. This tell us that the climate in Africa is generally ______________.

• cold

• hot

• mild and very wet

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Which of the following best describes the water in our oceans?

• stagnant

• constantly in motion

• does not affect climate

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Which of the following is true about the ocean and how it impacts weather on earth?

• warm ocean currents carry warm water from the equator to higher latitudes

• ocean currents do not move

• the ocean does not get heated by the sun

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Meteorologists do their best to predict the weather, ___________.

• and they are always correct

• but sometimes the weather changes unexpectedly

• and the weather is very easy to predict because it never changes

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Which of the following is the best description of global warming?

• an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, land, and water

• an increase in the temperature of the Earth's of a lake as the day progresses

• the melting of ice when winter turns to spring

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What is an example of a constructive force that helps to shape Earth's land?

• When two plates in the Earth's lithosphere collide and cause the land to rise up into a mountains

• When glaciers break pieces of mountain away as they slide downward

• When erosion, due to rain, wind, snow, and ice, wears away a mountain

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