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These can travel on land or water.
a) transverse waves
b) seismic waves
c) longitudinal waves
d) P-Waves

During which of the Earth's cycles does the main substance NOT travel through the atmosphere.
a) Water
b) Rock
c) Phosphorus
d) Sulfur

This causes vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in the Earth
a) earthquake
b) epicenter
c) fault
d) focus

This is the point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake begins.
a) fault
b) epicenter
c) focus
d) earthquake

In triangulation, scientists locate the epicenter of an earthquake by using the center point of _____ seismometers.
a) only one
b) two
c) at least three
d) it doesn't matter

Why are earthquakes common occurrences in California?
a) California is near the ocean
b) California is constantly pounded by waves from the Pacific Ocean
c) California is located on a tectonic plate boundary
d) California is build on ancient sand bars from ancient oceans.

Which of the following is a major contribution to the phosphorus cycle?
a) fertilizers
b) acid rain
c) decomposition of dead plants
d) mass removal of trees

Which of the following adds greenhouse gases to the air?
a) burning fossil fuels
b) The water cycle
c) The rock cycle
d) decomposition

During which process does carbon leave the biosphere and enter the atmosphere?
a) decomposition
b) deforestation
c) photosynthesis
d) Volcanic Eruptions

Which of the following is an example of the hydrosphere interacting with the atmosphere?
a) water condensing to form clouds
b) floods causing erosion
c) greenhouse gases
d) decomposition

Eroding riverbanks caused by flooding waters is an example of which two systems interacting?
a) biosphere and hydrosphere
b) atmosphere and hydrosphere
c) hydrosphere and geosphere
d) geosphere and biosphere

Metamorphic rocks are created by which two processes?
a) weathering and erosion
b) compaction and cementation
c) melting and cooling
d) heat and pressure

Gases in the atmosphere that absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the sun.
a) Carbon Gas
b) Greenhouse Gases
c) Phosphorus
d) Carbon Cycle

The continuous process of moving water above, on, and below the Earth's surface.
a) Rock Cycle
b) Water Cycle
c) Phosphorus Cycle
d) Carbon Cycle

The process of rocks changing from one form to another
a) Rock Cycle
b) Water Cycle
c) Phosphorus Cycle
d) Carbon Cycle

Includes plants, animals, and all other living things.
a) Hydrosphere
b) Geosphere
c) Atmosphere
d) Biosphere

Includes rocks, minerals, and soils.
a) Hydrosphere
b) Geosphere
c) Atmosphere
d) Biosphere

Is mainly made up of nitrogen and oxygen.
a) Hydrosphere
b) Geosphere
c) Atmosphere
d) Biosphere

Includes Earth's rivers, lakes, and oceans
a) Hydrosphere
b) Geosphere
c) Atmosphere
d) Biosphere

This process moves oxygen into the atmosphere.
a) respiration
b) photosynthesis
c) decomposition
d) evaportransporation

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