Midterm Review
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| show | model
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| show | energy
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| show | open system
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| A test tube containing plant material and water is sealed and left in sunlight. This is an example of a (n) | show 🗑
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| show | the atmosphere loses hydrogen to space
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| The gaseous envelope surrounding Earth is called the | show 🗑
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| show | locked up in glacial ice
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| You are considered to be part of Earth's | show 🗑
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| show | the geosphere interacting with the biosphere
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| A canyon that is formed when rocky ground is eroded by a river is an example of | show 🗑
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| Pollution from the chimney of a factory is an example of | show 🗑
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| Most of Earth's liquid form of water is | show 🗑
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| Phytoplankton play an important role in the carbon cycle because | show 🗑
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| show | cycle
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| show | geochemical cycle
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| show | transpiration
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| show | Energy in a system cannot be completely recycled
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| show | Photosynthesis
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| show | solar energy
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| What would happen to the climate if Earth took in more energy than it released? | show 🗑
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| Logical explanations for events that happen nature are called | show 🗑
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| show | data
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| Proposed solutions to scientific problems are called | show 🗑
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| show | stating the problem
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| Factors that are being tested in an experiment are called | show 🗑
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| The study of planets and other objects in space is called | show 🗑
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| The study of Earth's origin, history, and structure is called | show 🗑
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| show | meteorology
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| show | meter
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| Which of the following is a unit of volume? | show 🗑
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| show | mass
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| Which of the following is a unit of volume? | show 🗑
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| show | overpopulation
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| The amount of space occupied by an object is called ______? | show 🗑
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| show | mass/volume
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| show | leaving a lighted Bunsen burner unattended
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| If you are fooling around in the lab... | show 🗑
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| You should _________ taste chemicals. | show 🗑
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| show | false
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| show | false
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| show | the core's composition of nickle and iron
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| As a ship sails a steady course, the Big Dipper gets higher in the sky, while the Southern Cross gets lower. In what direction must the ship be sailing? | show 🗑
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| show | the rotation rate of Earth
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| Which best describes Earth's exact shape? | show 🗑
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| Earth's shape is primarily the result of | show 🗑
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| What is the density of an object with a mass of 90.4 g and a volume of 3 cm3 | show 🗑
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| If Earth's interior was the same composition as the crust, Earth would most likely | show 🗑
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| Which best explains why the weight of an object is less at the equator than at the poles? | show 🗑
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| What is the density of a material that has a mass of 10g and volume of 2cm3? | show 🗑
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| show | 1440m
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| show | is used to make topographic maps
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| show | on all map projections
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| How many degrees of latitude, the number of kilometers in one degree of longitude is | show 🗑
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| show | 180
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| The kind of map scale indicated by 1:1000000 is | show 🗑
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| Including sea level how many contour lines would be needed to show an island 125 feet high on a map with a contour interval of 20 feet? | show 🗑
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| Depression contours are used to show | show 🗑
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| show | 30 feet
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| A spot elevation of 1237 feet is shown on a topographic map. If the contour interval of the map is 20 feet, what is the value of the first contour line below the spot elevation? | show 🗑
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| One requirement for a substance to be a mineral is that the substance must | show 🗑
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| The nucleus of an atom does NOT contain | show 🗑
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| show | ions
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| show | copper
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| The major portion of the volume of the silicate mineral is | show 🗑
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| show | fracture
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| show | hardness
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| A mineral can be scratched by feldspar but scratches apatite what other mineral on Moh's scale would be expected to scratch this mineral? | show 🗑
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| A mineral sample has a weight of eight newtons in air and six newtons in water. What is the specific gravity of the sample? (Hint: divide) | show 🗑
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| show | flourecense
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| The cooling and hardening of magma deep underground results in rocks classified as | show 🗑
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| An example of a plutonic rock is | show 🗑
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| show | silty shade
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| show | orthoclase and quartz
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| show | minerals
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| Which is NOT a feature of sedimentary rocks? | show 🗑
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| show | gabbro
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| According to James Hutton's principle of uniformitariansism, a river canyon is the result of the | show 🗑
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| Which best describes mafic magma? | show 🗑
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| show | limestone
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| show | gasoline
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| show | Like air, water resources are evenly spread around the Earth
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| show | carbon dioxide
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| The process of eutropication affects | show 🗑
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| show | heat
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| Which process can result from irrigation and evaporation in a desert? | show 🗑
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| Mineral reserves are | show 🗑
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| Nonmetallic mineral resources frequently used in constructionare | show 🗑
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| The type of coal that would be expected to pollute the air least is | show 🗑
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| show | solar cells
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| A fossil fuel that can sometimes be obtained from shale is | show 🗑
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| Which energy source is renewed by falling rain? | show 🗑
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| An energy source that would be difficult to use in an area of nearly constant cloud cover is | show 🗑
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| show | running water
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| show | toxic wastes
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| Which is NOT a method of conserving nonrenewable resources? | show 🗑
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| The energy source associated with hot springs and volcanoes is | show 🗑
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| show | electricity generation
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| show | oil
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| show | geothermal energy
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| show | decayed organic matter
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| show | A
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| show | moss
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| In addition to rock and organic matter, soil also includes _______. | show 🗑
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| Chemical weathering is more rapid in a ________ climate. | show 🗑
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| Any material or force that moves sediments from place to place is called a (n) | show 🗑
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| Mounds of sand deposited by wind are called | show 🗑
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| show | lateral moraine
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| Which of the following is the slowest type of mass movement | show 🗑
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| A (n) _______ is formed when water empties into a lake, gulf, or ocean. | show 🗑
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| Green sands may be made of ________. | show 🗑
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| show | dam
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| Boating, swimming and scuba diving are examples of _______ uses of water. | show 🗑
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| Runoff water ________. | show 🗑
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| The network of runoff channels that form a river is called a (an) | show 🗑
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| show | lithosphere
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| show | asthenosphere
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| The ______ are mountains formed by the collision of the Indian plate and the Asian plate | show 🗑
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| show | magnetic field
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| Plates move apart at ________ boundaries | show 🗑
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| show | elastic limit
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| A reverse fault is often located along a ______ plate boundary. | show 🗑
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| show | S waves
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| To locate an earthquake's ________, scientists use information from three seismograph stations. | show 🗑
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| By noting the change in the speed and path of ______, scientists have been able to determine the structure of Earth's interior. | show 🗑
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| Dikes are formed when ________. | show 🗑
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| A laccolith is created when _______. | show 🗑
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| A mountain that forms when layers of lava and ash erupt and build up is a ________. | show 🗑
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| Hot spots occur at _______. | show 🗑
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| show | active
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