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The law of superposition states that _______
a) the oldest fossils are found in the bottom layers and the youngest is found on top
b) the oldest fossils are found in the top layers
c) the order of fossils doesn't matter
d) softer fossils are the youngest fossils
Which type of animal remains would probably not be found as a fossil?
a) jellyfish
b) clam shell
c) snail shell
d) shark tooth
A __________boundary is found where 2 plates come together
a) convergent
b) divergent
c) transform
d) subduction
A ___________boundary is found where 2 plates spread aparg
a) divergent
b) convergent
c) transform
d) subduction
Which type of rock is most commonly found in Missoui?
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) Igneous
d) fossils
Which process can change Igneous rock into metamorphic rock?
a) heat and pressure
b) melting
c) compaction and cementation
d) weathering and erosion
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource
a) fossil fuels
b) wind
c) solar
d) water
The process of sea floor spreading is powered by _______
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) subduction
Why didn't people accept Wegener's theory of continental drift
a) He could not explain the force that caused the continents to move
b) He was unable to provide fossil evidence
c) He did not have enough evidence
d) He was unable to provide fossil evidence
Ice wedging is caused by
a) freezing and thawing of water in a rock
b) heating and cooling of rock
c) plant roots freezing in the rock
d) animal activities
Which is an example of chemical weathering?
a) an iron nail rusting
b) a plant root wedging between rocks
c) animal activity
d) a rock rolling down a stream breaking into smaller pieces
What would give the most accurate age of rock?
a) absolute age
b) relative age
c) geologic age
d) intermittent age
The _____ is the source of all energy on Earth
a) sun
b) water cycle
c) moon
d) condensation
________is the transfer of energy through waves.
a) radiation
b) convection
c) conduction
d) condensation
When temperature reaches its _______precipitation is likely to occur
a) dew point
b) saturation point
c) evaporation point
d) relative humidity
The layer of the atmosphere that we live in
a) troposphere
b) stratosphere
c) mesosphere
d) ozone layer
Most of the Earth's water leaves the ocean through evaporation and returns through _______
a) precipitation
b) condensation
c) ground water
d) transpiration
Wind is caused mainly by air pressure differences that result from
a) unequal heating of the earth's atmosphere
b) earth's rotation
c) radiation of heat from land masses to the ocean
d) absorption of ultraviolet radiation
land breezes occur because
a) land cools off faster than water causing air to move from the land to the sea
b) land cools off faster than water causing air to move from the sea to the land
c) water cools off faster than land causing air to move from the land to the sea
d) water cools off faster than land causing air to move from the sea to the land
You compare the readings of wet bulb and dry bulb thermometers to measure
a) relative humidity
b) air pressure
c) temperature
d) precipitation
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