Ohio State Test Review

What scientific reasoning supports your evidence?

• One tectonic plate is splitting apart into two plates.

• Two tectonic plates are colliding and pushing together.

• One tectonic plate is sliding past another tectonic plate.

• Two tectonic plates are colliding and one is sliding under another.

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, what makes Earth’s plates move?

• gravitational pull of the moon

• volcanic eruptions

• convection currents in the mantle

• radiation from Earth’s core

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Which letter indicates an igneous intrusion?

• A

• C

• D

• E

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What type of energy is the weight storing in this diagram?

• kinetic energy

• chemical potential energy

• electrical potential energy

• gravitational potential energy

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Which of the following options would increase the gravitational potential energy of the weight?

• decreasing the drop height

• increasing the drop height

• increasing the mass of the weight

• decreasing the mass of the weight

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Which statement describes how rock characteristics affect the rate of weathering.

• Metamorphic rock weathers faster than sedimentary rock.

• Rock with gaps and cracks weather more quickly than rocks with smooth surfaces.

• Rocks without minerals weather more quickly than rocks with many minerals.

• Rocks that are buried deep underground weather more quickly than rocks on the surface.

Select the 3 situations where an unbalanced force is acting on an object.

• toy car rolling faster down a ramp

• car remaining parked in a parking lot

• a bike moving at a constant speed around a circular track

• a truck slowly speeding up from a stoplight.

• a bus at a constant speed on a straight highway

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A stream is flowing from high to lower elevation into a lake. The stream profile is shown. In which location does the greatest amount of deposition occur?

• Location 1

• Location 2

• Location 3

• Location 4

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What is the primary reason for the change of seasons on Earth?

• The distance of Earth from the Sun

• The tilt of Earth's axis

• The shape of Earth's orbit

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

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Which of the following best explains why a metal spoon feels colder than a wooden spoon at room temperature?

• Metal is a better conductor of heat than wood

• Metal has a higher density than wood

• Metal reflects more light than wood

• Metal is heavier than wood

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