PMA Review

Use the following rok cycle model to answer the following question. WHich of the following events must occur at point 6 in order to transform sedimentary rock into igneous rock?

• Shifting tectonic plates push the sedimentary rock toward the poles where it freezes and hardens into igneous rock.

• Extreme winds and storms weather the sedimentary rock into particles which collect in rivers and are compacted into igneous rock.

• Rising oceans erode mountains of sedimentary rock into particles, which sink and get compacted into layers that form igneous rock.

• Tectonic plates push against each other driving sedimentary rock under Earth's surface where it melts into mama and turns into igneous rock as it cools.

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What property of the magnifying lens is most responsible for allowing it to magnify the penny?

• It can reflect light

• It can refract light

• It can increase the intensity of light

• It can increase the wavelength of light

What causes the spoon to appear bent?

• The reflection of light

• The refraction of light

• The absorption of light

• The mass of light

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Plant and animal cells have many similarities in structure and function, however plant cells have three organelles that animal cells do not. Which of the following identifies a process that a plant cell is able to complete due to one of the additional organelles?

• Make its own food.

• Make new cells and reproduce.

• Ward off predatory organisms.

• Generate energy for processes in the cell.

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Which statement below best describes a cell structure found in plants and NOT in animal cells?

• This cell structure supplies energy to the cell.

• This cell structure pads and supports organelle inside the cell.

• This cell structure allows for materials to move in and out of the cell.

• This cell structure is made of cellulose to protect and support the cell.

Which statements correctly describe infectious agents?

• Statements 1 and 2

• Statements 1 and 3

• Statements 2 and 4

• Statements 3 and 4

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Which type of plate movement will result in a volcano forming at a subduction zone?

• When two continental plates collide.

• When two continental plates move apart.

• When an oceanic and a continental plate collide.

• When an oceanic and a continental plate move apart.

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In which situation would a scientist prefer to use the Law of Superposition over radioactive dating?

• To determine which mountain peak on Earth's surface is the nearest.

• To determine the exact age of a human skeleton found in an ancient tomb.

• To determine which layer of sedimentary rocks at the bottom of a lake is oldest.

• To determine whether two dinosaurs whose fossils are found on different continents lived in the same time period.

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The graph below shows Global Land and Ocean Temperature Anomalies since 1880. Based on this graph, which of the following best describes the impact these anomalies would have on the water cycle?

• A decrease in global land and ocean temperatures will result in lower rates of evaporation.

• An increase in global land and ocean temperatures will result in lower rates of transpiration.

• A decrease in global land and ocean temperatures will result in higher rates of precipitation.

• An increase in global land and ocean temperatures will result in higher rates of evaporation.

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At which stage in the figure below are the most pioneer species found?

Which type of ecological succession is the image showing? Explain how you know.