ESRT Pages 1,10,14

Base your answer to the following question on the map of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge shown below. Points A through D are locations on the ocean floor. Line XY connects locations in North America and Africa. In which cross section do the arrows best show the convection occurring within the asthenosphere beneath line XY?

• (A)

• (B)

• (C)

• (D)

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The greatest atmospheric pressure occurs in the

• (A) troposphere

• (B) mesosphere

• (C) stratosphere

• (D) thermosphere

What causes the Coriolis effect?

• (A) the Earth's rotation

• (B) the equatorial calms

• (C) the Earth's revolution

• (D) high and low-pressure belts

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Base your answer to the following question on the diagrams below, which represent two views of a swinging Foucault pendulum with a ring of 12 pegs at its base. Diagram II shows two pegs tipped over by the swinging pendulum at the beginning of the demonstration. Which diagram shows the pattern of standing pegs and fallen pegs after several hours?

• (A)

• (B)

• (C)

• (D)

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Which group of elements is listed in increasing order based on the percent by mass in Earth's crust?

• (A) aluminum, silicon, magnesium

• (B) magnesium, iron, aluminum

• (C) magnesium, silicon, calcium

• (D) aluminum, iron, calcium

In which part of the Earth is a rock temperature of 2,000ºC most likely to occur?

• (A) stiffer mantle

• (B) asthenosphere (plastic mantle)

• (C) continental crust

• (D) outer core

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Compared to the granitic continental crust, the basaltic oceanic crust is

• (A) thicker and more dense

• (B) thinner and more dense

• (C) thinner and less dense

• (D) thicker and less dense

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The rock between 2,900 kilometers and 5,200 kilometers below the Earth's surface is inferred to be

• (A) a silicate-rich solid

• (B) an iron-rich solid

• (C) a silicate-rich liquid

• (D) an iron-rich liquid

Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents a model of a portion of our solar system. In our solar system, the orbits of the planets are best described as

• elliptical with the Sun at one focus

• elliptical with Earth at one focus

• circular with the Sun at one focus

• circular with Earth at one focus

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The apparent rising and setting of the Sun, as viewed from Earth, is caused by

• Earth’s revolution

• the Sun’s rotation

• the Sun’s revolution

• Earth’s rotation

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