Earth and Space Review (MG Cert)

In geologic time, which of the following would be true?

• Eras make up periods.

• Periods make up eras.

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Mauna Loa is a volcano on the Hawaiian island, Maui. This volcano erupts frequently. When the lava cools, it creates _ rocks.

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On the diagram, M represents an area of igneous rock that intruded into the layers. Which layers are older than the intrusion?

• None of the layers are older than the intrusion.

• A, B, D, O, X

• B, O, X

• A, B, D, J, O, X

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Michael, a geology student, was studying a rock sample. He discovered that the rock contained equal amounts of Potassium-40 and its daughter product, Argon-40. Knowing that Potassium-40 has a half-life of 1.3 billion years, he wanted to determine the age of the rock.

Evelyn and Anika, his classmates, came up with four possible ages for the rock. Which one do you think is correct?

• 1 billion years

• 1.3 billion years

• 2.6 billion years

• 3.9 billion years

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The deepest hole ever drilled into the earth only was only 12,262 meters deep. At this depth, it became impossible to drill any deeper. If it were possible to drill all the way to Earth's center, which of the following correctly shows the layers of the earth you would pass through?

• crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

• inner core, outer core, mantle crust

• outer core, inner core, crust, mantle

• crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

There are four spots in the pictures labeled A, B, C, and D. At which of these spots would the rock in the mantle be the hottest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Rohan, Oliver, and Sophia are studying geology and they come across a map showing the boundary between the North American plate and the Eurasian plate. They notice that part of this boundary goes through the island nation of Iceland, but most of the boundary occurs under the ocean. They start a discussion about what feature they are most likely to find at the boundary under the ocean. What do you think they concluded?

• Deep Ocean Valley

• Rift Valley

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Earthquakes

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During the ice age, huge glaciers moved across much of the United States. These glaciers broke up rocks and carried some rocks from one location to another.

This example represents and interaction between which two of Earth's spheres?

• Hydrosphere and Geosphere

• Cryosphere and Geosphere

• Hydrosphere and Cryosphere

• Atmosphere and Geosphere

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Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that water moves into the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Sublimation

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Harper, Kai, and Emma are studying a map of the United States in their geography class. The map has four arrows representing wind directions. They are trying to figure out which arrow best represents the direction of the jet stream that influences weather across the continental United States. Can you help them?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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