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$500 $500 We learn about the core of We learn about the core of
the earth bythe earth by
A – digging deep into the earth.
B – studying earthquake waves.
C – studying X-rays of the earth.
D – observing volcanoes
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$1,000$1,000The earth has two kinds of The earth has two kinds of
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A – sea floor and continental.
B – continental and oceanic.
C – ocean plates and mountain plates.
D – lithospheric and oceanic
B – continental and oceanicB – continental and oceanic
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A – liquid nickel
B – solid nickel
C – liquid iron
D – solid iron
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$5,000$5,000The soft layer of the mantle on The soft layer of the mantle on
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A – inner core
B – outer core
C – crust
D – asthenosphere
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$10,000$10,000When rock layers are pulled When rock layers are pulled
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A – tension.
B – compression.
C – compaction.
D – shearing.
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B – convection
C – radiation
D – conservation
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$100,000 $100,000 The inner core of the earth isThe inner core of the earth is
A – liquid iron and nickel
B – liquid nickel
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D – solid nickel
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$500,000$500,000A mountain range in the A mountain range in the
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A – upwelling
B – midocean ridge
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D – atoll
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D – ocean trenches
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$500$500Volcanic eruptions can Volcanic eruptions can
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A – changes in animal behavior
B – changes in area climate
C – earthquake activity
D – subduction zone activity
C – earthquake activityC – earthquake activity
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$1,000$1,000The theory of continental drift The theory of continental drift
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A – Isaac Newton
B – William Oort
C – Charles Richter
D – Alfred Wegener
D - Alfred WegenerD - Alfred Wegener
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$2,000 $2,000 Mid-ocean ridges are a result Mid-ocean ridges are a result
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$5000$5000The tectonic plates of the The tectonic plates of the earth move because ofearth move because of
A – mountains pushing on each other
B – convection currents in the mantle
C – convection currents within the oceans
D – gravitational pull of the sun.
B – convection currents in B – convection currents in the mantlethe mantle
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$10,000 $10,000 A deep trench that runs A deep trench that runs through the center of a through the center of a
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B – tectonic plate
C – river valley
D – rift valley
D – rift valleyD – rift valley
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$25,000$25,000250 million years ago, all the 250 million years ago, all the
earth’s continents formed earth’s continents formed one land mass called one land mass called
A – Gondwanaland
B – Laurasia
C – Pangaea
D – Tethys
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the the
A – Cocos plate
B – Pacific plate
C – North American plate
D – South American plate
B – Pacific plateB – Pacific plate
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A – Australia
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D – Africa
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$1,000,000 $1,000,000 The process of the ocean The process of the ocean
floor plunging back into the floor plunging back into the earth’s interior is calledearth’s interior is called
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C – convection
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A – the breakdown of material on the earth’s surface.
B – Carrying sediment to a new location
C – Leaving sediment at a new location
D – All of the above
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$1,000$1,000Volcanoes often form Volcanoes often form
A – in subduction zones
B – around the Ring of Fire
C – at hot spots
D – All of the above
D – All of the aboveD – All of the above
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$2,000$2,000Sea floor spreading is a Sea floor spreading is a
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A – subduction zones
B – convergent boundaries
C – divergent boundaries
D – compression
C – Divergent boundariesC – Divergent boundaries
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C – ice wedging
D – abrasion
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A – chemical weathering
B – physical weathering
C – pressure release
D – All of the above
B – Physical weatheringB – Physical weathering
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A – type of material that is being weathered.
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D – Number of mountains in an area.
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there are oftenthere are often
A – a lot of volcanoes
B – earthquakes
C – island arcs in the ocean
D – lakes formed
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$500,000$500,000Most scientists rejected Most scientists rejected
continental drift because it continental drift because it failed to explainfailed to explain
A – coal deposits in Antarctica
B – formation of mountains
C – climate change
D – the force that moves the continents.
D – The force that moves the D – The force that moves the continents.continents.
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A – radiation
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D – subduction
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55 cm = ____ mm55 cm = ____ mm
A – 55
B – 550
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D – .55
D D – 550.– 550.
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3000 mm = ____ m3000 mm = ____ m
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D – 3,000
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Soil conservation is very important. Soil conservation is very important. During the 1930s, parts of the USA During the 1930s, parts of the USA
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A – Dust Bowl
B – Super Bowl
C – Soil Loss Bowl
D – the Great Depression
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Which of the following is Which of the following is notnot a soil conservation practice?a soil conservation practice?
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B – contour plowing
C – growing tall plants
D – windbreaks
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A landslide is a type of A landslide is a type of erosion caused byerosion caused by
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C – water.
D – glaciers.
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$100,000$100,000 Soil is made up of Soil is made up of
A – only weathered rock.
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D – only organic material and bedrock.
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How does the density of How does the density of material in Earth’s layers material in Earth’s layers
change with depth?change with depth?
A – density decreases with depth
B – density increases with depth
C – density does not change with depth
D – density increases and then decreases.
B – density increases with B – density increases with depthdepth
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From bottom to top, what are From bottom to top, what are the soil horizons?the soil horizons?
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B – topsoil, bedrock, subsoil
C – topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
D – subsoil, bedrock, topsoil
C – topsoil, subsoil, bedrockC – topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
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