Quiz about 8th Grade SSA Review

Question 1

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

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jackhammering

Question 2

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

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erosion

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weathering

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deposition

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dumptruck

Question 3

How do plants weather rocks?

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when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

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during photosynthesis

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when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

Question 4

Erosion ________________________.

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moves rocks

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breaks down rock

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deposits rock

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is caused by ice wedging

Question 5

Weathering is the__________________.

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breaking down of rocks

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movement of rocks

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deposition of rocks

Question 6

What process most likely formed the Grand Canyon?

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erosion by a river (water)

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weathering by wind

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rain pounding the rocks

Question 7

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

Question 8

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 9

Which process describes rain washing away soil from a hill?

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

Question 10

Which process describes layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean?

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 11

Which process describes flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down?

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 12

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

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Heating and pressure

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Heating and cooling

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Deposition

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Materials gathering and pressing together

Question 13

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Extrusive

Question 14

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 15

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 16

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

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Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

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Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

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Brown, Red, Gray

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Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Question 17

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 18

This rock is made from tiny pieces of other rocks that settled to the bottom of a valley millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 19

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

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False

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True

Question 20

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found

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Near the bottom of the rock layers

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At the top of the rock layers

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In the middle of the rock layers

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Somewhat near the surface

Question 21

_{Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?}

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A

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F

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E

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B

Question 22

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

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A

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B

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C

Question 23

How do geologists use relative dating?

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Placing rocks in order from youngest to oldest

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Placing rocks in order by minerals they contain

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Classifying rocks by different textures

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Classifying rocks by different isotopes

Question 24

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

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the older the rocks get

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the younger the rocks get

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the smellier the rocks get

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the harder the rocks get

Question 25

The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...

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half-life

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era

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age

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eon

Question 26

How does absolute age differ from relative age?

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only absolute dating finds the age in years

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only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another

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only relative dating finds the age in years

Question 27

Radiometric dating is possible because the rates of decay of radioactive isotopes _____.

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are constant

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change over time

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change from place to place

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vary widely

Question 28

Scientists use radioactive decay to measure...

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absolute time

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relative time

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half-lives

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time of day

Question 29

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Insulation

Question 30

The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

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insulation

Question 31

How does heat move?

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from warm places to cooler places

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In many directions

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from cold places to warm places

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Both B and C

Question 32

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 3 pointing to?

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Radiation

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Convection

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Conduction

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Insulation

Question 33

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

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Radiation

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Convection

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Conduction

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Insulation

Question 34

Question 34.

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 35

As you move from the crust to the inner core, the pressure ___________.

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Increases

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Decreases

Question 36

Question 36.

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 37

Question 37.

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 38

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 39

Contains chlorophyll (green pigment) and uses the sun to make food

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chloroplast

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cell membrane

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cell wall

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cytoplasm

Question 40

controls movement of materials in and out of the cell, maintains homeostasis

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cell membrane

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cell wall

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chloroplast

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cytoplasm

Question 41

jelly like material that protects cell organelles

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cytoplasm

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cell membrane

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cell wall

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chloroplast

Question 42

the brain of the cell

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nucleus

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cytoplasm

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mitochondrion

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vacuoles

Question 43

What cell part is NOT found in all cells?

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Chloroplasts

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Cell Membrane

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Cytoplasm

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Nucleus

Question 44

This type of cell needs a cell wall and chloroplasts

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Plant Cell

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Animal Cell

Question 45

What shape are most plant cells?

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rectangular

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round

Question 46

Which organelle contains the cell's DNA, or the genes?

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Chloroplast

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Vacuole

Question 47

This is the brain or control center of the cell.

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Nucleus

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Cytoplasm

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Cell membrane

Question 48

What do you call the gooey liquid in a cell?

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Cytoplasm

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Lysosome

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Mitochondria

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Chloroplast

Question 49

This organelle is often referred to as the power house of the cell.

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Mitochondria

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Lysosome

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Chloroplast

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Vacuole

Question 50

An object that does not allow light to pass through

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opaque

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transparent

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clear

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translucent

Question 51

This type of object lets some light through, but not all. It is not easy to see through this type of material.

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translucent

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transparent

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co-parent

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opaque

Question 52

If an object allows most all light to pass through it then it is...

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transparent

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opaque

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translucent

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cold

Question 53

A stained glass window is

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translucent

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transparent

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opaque

Question 54

A block of wood is opaque.

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true

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false

Question 55

A clear window is opaque

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false

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true

Question 56

The windows that you can easily see through is transparent.

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true

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false

Question 57

While playing hide and seek I was able to find my friend easily because I could see right through the window into the kitchen where she was hiding. That means the window is ________________.

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Transparent

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Opaque

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Translucent

Question 58

Sometimes in the morning, my car windows are fogged up. This allows me to see some of the road, but it is not very clear. This means my window is now ________________________.

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Translucent

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transparent

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Opaque

Question 59

Based on Aiyana's results which two materials are opaque?

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cardboard and wood

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wood and frosted glass

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frosted glass and notebook paper

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clear glass and glass of water

Question 60

If you were building a house in Alaska (where it can be daylight for months!), what type of material would be best to cover your windows with that would help keep the Sun out of your room so you can sleep?

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opaque material

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transparent material

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translucent material

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glass material

Question 61

A microscope makes objects under it appear bigger because the lens...

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bends the light passing through it.

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increases the strength of the light.

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decreases the light passing through it.

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changes the color of the light passing through it.

Question 62

A medium/matter that allows ALL light pass through

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Transparent

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Transluscent

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Opaque

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Medium

Question 63

A medium/matter that allows SOME light to pass through, but not all of it

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Translucent

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Transparent

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Opaque

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Transmit

Question 64

A medium/matter that allows NO light to pass through which creates a shadow behind that object

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Opaque

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Translucent

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Transparent

Answer

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