SSA Science

What would happen to temperatures on Earth if the atmosphere did not exist?

• Nothing would happen to change the temperatures.

• All temperatures would decrease.

• All temperatures would increase.

• Temperatures would become more extreme.

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Which of the following describes all of the types of water found in the hydrosphere?

• all frozen water on the Earth

• all of the water on the Earth

• all of the fresh water on the Earth

• all of the water found on the surface of the continents

The rock, dust, soil, and minerals of the Earth's solid crust and outer mantle make up the ____

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

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Which direction will the heat flow while this person holds a hot cup of tea?

• from the cup to her hand

• from her hand to the cup

• no heat is transferred

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Conduct experiment

Communicate results

Draw conclusions

Ask a question

Form a hypothesis

Analyze results

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

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What causes warm air to rise?

• the fact that it's less dense than cold air 

• The fact that it weighs more than cold air 

• The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

• the fact that its more dense than cold air 

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A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)

• Metamorphic Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Extrusive Rock

• Igneous Rock

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Fossils are only found in

• Sedimentary rocks

• Foliated Metamorphic rocks

• Igneous Rocks

• Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks