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Which energy source has the lowest long–term environmental impact?
a) wind
b) nuclear
c) clean coal
d) corn ethanol

Cracks in rocks widen as water in them freezes and thaws. How does this affect the surface of the Earth?
a) It reduces the rates of soil formation.
b) It changes the chemical composition of the rocks.
c) It exposes rocks to increased rates of erosion and weathering.
d) It limits the exposure of rocks to acid precipitation.

How can urbanization affect a local area?
a) It can increase the number of invasive species in an area.
b) It can decrease the risk of water pollution in an area.
c) It can increase the risk of flooding in an area
d) It can decrease the need for natural resources in an area.

What is most responsible for the presence of groundwater in an area?
a) the movement of water from a confined aquifer into surface water
b) the movement of surface water and precipitation through soil and rock
c) the movement of water from streams and rivers to watersheds
d) the movement of surface water through impermeable rock

Which is the most common contamination source for freshwater resources?
a) runoff
b) digging wells
c) melting glaciers
d) lightning

A community decides to upgrade its water purification and management systems. What lasting impact could this have on available freshwater?
a) It could cause a decrease in water demand.
b) It could cause a decrease in the water levels.
c) It could cause an increase in waterborne diseases.
d) It could cause an increase in the freshwater supply.

What long-term impact could the destruction of large areas of forests have on Earth?
a) decreased rates of erosion
b) increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
c) decreased amounts of acid rain
d) increased atmospheric oxygen levels

Which would most likely cause a reduction in the amount of coal and natural gas on Earth?
a) a continual increase in the amount of pollution in Earth’s atmosphere
b) a continual increase in the number of people on Earth
c) a continual decrease in the amount of water in Earth’s aquifers
d) a continual decrease in the amount of rain forests on Earth

Which will most likely form when movement along a plate boundary forces a landmass to be pulled apart?
a) volcanic island arc
b) continental mountains
c) continental rift
d) oceanic trench

Type of rock formed under heat and pressure.
a) sedimentary
b) metamorphic
c) igneous
d)

Which hypothesis states that the continents were once join?
a) plate tectonics
b) sea floor spreading
c) continental drift
d) paleomagnetism

This occurs directly above the focus
a) p waves
b) s waves
c) epicenter
d) surface waves

Instrument that records earthquake waves
a) seismograph
b) barometer
c) anemometer
d) hygromometer

Most of the active volcanoes on Earth occur at the
a) Ring of Lava
b) Ring of Fire
c) African Rift Valley
d) Divergent boundaries

Line of erosion between the piedmont and the coastal zone.
a) Barrier Islands
b) Shoreline
c) Fall zone
d) River basins

The particles ejected during a volcano
a) Calderas
b) Volcanic stocks
c) Laccoliths
d) Pyroclastic material

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