Atlas Science

Without the Sun, the planets would travel in a straight line. This fact represents Newton's law of _____________: an object stays in motion unless an outside force acts on it.

• inertia

• acceleration

• action-reaction

• gravitational attraction

Which statement BEST hypothesizes the evolutionary history of the area shown?

• The area was once an ocean and was replaced by taiga and coniferous forest.

• The area was once covered by an ocean and was replaced by temperate deciduous forest.

• The area was once a temperate deciduous forest and was replaced by a freshwater lake.

• The area was once a freshwater lake, but it was replaced by the expansion of an ocean.

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Most clouds appear here, mainly because 99% of the water vapor in the atmosphere is found in the:

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

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This map shows the pH levels in rain throughout the United States. We would expect to see the MOST damage to evergreen trees in which area of the United States?

• Midwest

• northeast

• west coast

• deep south

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Any collection of things that have some influence on one another can be thought of as a system. When we talk about a system, we are also talking about all the parts that should be included, how those parts interact with one another, and to how the system as a whole relates to other systems. We think of Earth as both an open and a closed system: energy enters and leaves (open system) but matter does not (closed system). Matter flows between reservoirs or sinks along pathways or fluxes. There are three types of reservoirs in the lithospheric cycle: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Various processes, such as burial and melting, volcanism, or erosion move this material from one reservoir to another. The major process that drives the rock cycle is plate tectonics, the movement of Earth's crustal plates that is driven by convection currents of the magma within the Earth itself. Students are investigating the types of rocks found in various locations throughout California, the state where they live and attend school. What hypothesis might the students formulate to guide their research on rock formation, given that they live in California?

• If volcanoes are the source of land masses in California, then most of the rock in the state should be igneous.

• If California is the site of several plate boundaries, we would expect to see mostly metamorphic rock at the boundary sites.

• If there is movement at plate boundaries and sediment is the result of erosion, then we would expect to find mostly sedimentary rock at plate boundaries.

• Because there are mountainous regions in California and sedimentary rock is the result of erosion, we would expect to find mostly sedimentary rock in California,

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A hurricane is MOST LIKLEY to occur in an area

• near warm water.

• near cool water.

• with strong wind.

• with little moisture.

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Over the past several years, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased. With more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, more heat is absorbed and retained causing an increase in global temperatures.. What can you infer could be a future threat as a result of this increased temperature?

• More people contract tropical diseases.

• Sea-levels will fall along coastal cities.

• The sun will rise a little later each day.

• Plants will remain dormant for longer periods of time.

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Massive objects in the solar system, such as black holes, create large __________________ fields that warp space time and cause rays of light to bend strangely.

• electric

• gravitational

• magnetic

• oracular

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Wind energy is currently being used in the production of electricity. One way is through the use of windmills. What is the main advantage of using windmills?

• They are quiet.

• They are nonpolluting.

• They can be used anywhere.

• They are 90 percent efficient.

What is one problem related to dams?

• Dams do not produce enough electricity.

• Building a dam will disrupt the local ecosystem.

• There are not enough rivers that could be dammed up of energy.

• They produce more pollution than many other sources of energy.

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