Earth Science Review

The diagram above shows the sequence of the process that turn solid rock into sandstone. Which two processes best complete this diagram?

• Melting and cooling

• Erosion and compaction

• Compaction and cementation

• Evaporation and dissolving

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The model above shows layers of sediment on an ocean floor. Which of the following can explain how these layers can become rock over many years?

• sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock

• weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock

• changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock

• pollution caused by humans turns sediment into rock

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Fossil fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form?

• Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood

• mostly decaying organisms

• mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks

• mostly metal minerals

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• delta

• canyon

• cave

• sand dune

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• landslide

• u shaped valley

• sand dune

• canyon

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• Both are formed by the movement of glaciers.

• Both are formed by water eroding sediments.

• Both are formed by wind weathering rocks.

• Both are formed be deposition of sediments.

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• a slow moving glacier

• a thunderstorm

• heavy winds

• moving water

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Which student-created model best represents

the formation of a delta?

• A student carefully placed pieces of gravel in

  a hill.

• A student set up a tray of sand and blew

  through a straw to form a hill of sand.

• A student poured water into a stream table

  filled with dirt and observed sediments get

  deposited at the end of the table in a

  triangular shape.

• A student packed damp sand in a tray then

  scraped a large ice cube along the bottom.

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Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease

Based on the weather map, what can you predict the weather in Florida?

• It is storming today and tomorrow.

• It is most likely going to rain there tomorrow.

• The air temperature will be getting warmer and dry.

• You cannot predict the weather from a weather map.

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