Earth Enviromental Review

In certain areas, tectonic plates move over hot spots. Which landforms are MOST likely associated with these hot spots?

• trenches

• island arcs

• volcanoes

• mid-ocean ridges

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At the equator, Earth spins at a rate of about 1670 kilometers per hour. The circumference of Earth at the equator is about 40,000 kilometers. About how long does it take Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis at the equator?

• 365 days

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 29.5 days

Which of the following observations BEST supports Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift?

• Similar animal species are found in Asia and North America.

• Patterns of the major oceanic currents stay consistent from year to year.

• Changes in Earth’s magnetic field have been documented in ocean floor rocks.

• Identical fossils are found along the coastal region of Africa and South America.

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There are several different types of rock. Each type of rock is formed under different conditions. How are sedimentary rocks, such as shale and sandstone, formed?

• Particles are heated by the Sun.

• Particles are melted together by magma.

• Particles are compressed into layers.

• Particles are changed into liquids.

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Under which circumstance is continental accretion MOST likely to occur?

• Two continental plates collide, folding rock upward.

• One continental plate incompletely subducts during a collision.

• Magma cools and hardens before emerging from a volcano.

• Accumulated sediments cause deformation by exerting downward pressures.

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Limestone has weathered and eroded over thousands of years through the action of wind, acid rain, and other agents. Which type of energy is primarily involved as acid rain weathers the limestone?

• thermal energy

• nuclear energy

• chemical energy

• electromagnetic energy

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Which of the following would happen if precipitation increased within the watershed boundary?

• Hillside infiltration would be reduced.

• The water table would rise.

• Some tributaries would disappear.

• Boundaries of the watershed would expand.

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A mass of air is at an elevation of 1000 meters in the low-pressure center of a Northern Hemisphere storm. Which of the following BEST describes the motion of air particles in this air mass due to storm conditions and the rotation of Earth as the air mass moves outward?

• Air particles move up and to the left.

• Air particles move up and to the right.

• Air particles move down and to the left.

• Air particles move down and to the right.

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A student studies these two illustrations of the same area of land in the southern United States.

• The stream banks became too eroded to hold water.

• The water table beneath the stream moved to the surface.

• The direction of water flow in the stream reversed.

• The stream changed course farther upstream.

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The waves generated at the focus will MOST likely...

• stop when they reach the surface.

• die out before reaching the fault.

• be stronger in the atmosphere.

• move out in all directions.

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