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The transfer of Energy in the form of rays or waves is known as____________.
a) Radicalization
b) Conduction
c) Convection
d) Radiation

____________are lines connecting points of equal temperature on a weather map.
a) Contours
b) Isotherms
c) Indexes
d) Biotherms

The alignment of iron minerals in rock reflects the fact that Earth’s ____________ has reversed itself several times in the past.
a) Magnetic Field
b) Baseball Field
c) Convergent Field
d) Convection Field

Plates slide past one another at ___________ boundaries.
a) Mid- Atlantic Ridge
b) Divergent
c) Convergent
d) Transform

When the buildup of stress in Earth’s crust is so great that rocks reach their_____________ and earthquake occurs.
a) Epicenter
b) Shadow Zone
c) Elastic Limit
d) Convergent

To locate an earthquake’s ______________, scientist use information from three seismograph stations.
a) Epicenter
b) P-wave
c) S-wave
d) Surface waves

The opening at the top of a volcano's vent is called a __________.
a) Creator
b) Crater
c) Sill
d) Magma Chamber

Windless zone at Earth’s equator is called the ____________.
a) Jet Stream
b) Polar Easterlies
c) Doltuba
d) Doldrums

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and ____________ are the four main parts of the water cycle.
a) Groundwater
b) Deposition
c) Run-Off
d) Oceans

The crystals that form in slowly cooling magma are generally __________.
a) Small
b) Large
c) Bright
d) Colorful

Broad, flat valley floors carved by wandering streams are called_______.
a) Flood Plains
b) Aquafer
c) Valley
d) Rill

__________occur when bedrock is gouged deeply by rock fragments being dragged by a glacier.
a) Dents
b) Grooves
c) Sill
d) Till

Small pieces of rock such as sand, silt, and clay are called____________.
a) Deflation
b) Rocks
c) Deposition
d) Sediments

The three horizons make up the soil.___________
a) Cast
b) Profile
c) Landscape
d) Till

Relatively flat, raised areas of land are called__________
a) Plateaus
b) Mountains
c) Plains
d) Islands

Destroying and cutting down trees.
a) Convection
b) Conduction
c) Habitat
d) Deforestation

Present state of the atmosphere.
a) Hydrosphere
b) Isotherms
c) Weather
d) Fronts

Most common gas in air.
a) Oxygen
b) Neon
c) Nitrogen
d) Sulfer

Transfer of energy through contact.
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Ratioation
d) Heat

Magma hardened in a horizontal crack.
a) Nike
b) Till
c) Dike
d) Sill

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