3rd Quarter Benchmark Review

How can we prevent erosion with heavy rainfall?

• Build trails around the edges for people to walk

• Plant crops and trees to hold the soil in place

• Plow the topsoil of the hillside to loosen the dirt

• Let livestock graze on the hill each day

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Which of the following are nonrenewable resources?

• Petroleum

• Biomass

• Natural gas

• Coal

• Geothermal

Which of the following identifies the earth’s revolution?

• A. 2

• B. 1

• C. 3

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What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

• The sun
• Geothermal heat
• Wind energy
• The moon

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What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The distance of the Earth from the Sun

• The revolution of the Earth around the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth's axis and the revolution of the Earth around the Sun

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Which of these has the most influence on ocean tides?

• Electrical forces in the atmosphere

• Gravity between the Earth, the sun, and the moon

• Radiation from the sun

• The magnetic field of the Earth

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Which of the following inventions impacted the understanding of our Solar System?

• Telescope

• Sundial

• Magnifying Glass

• Microscope

What is the reason some of the earth’s energy received from the sun returns back into space?

• it is reflected by clouds and the earth’s surface

• it is reflected by the sun

• it is absorbed by clouds and the earth’s surface

• it is absorbed by the sun

The direct transfer of heat from one object to another through touching is called—

• radiation

• invection

• conduction

• convection

Which layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere