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A student suggested that fossil fuels should be considered renewable resources because they were formed by natural processes that still take place today. Which of these BEST describes the main problem with the student’s suggestion?
a) Sedimentation rates are lower today than in the past, so very few fossils are preserved.
b) High levels of atmospheric oxygen cause organic material to decay rather than form fossils.
c) The plants and animals whose bodies became fossil fuels are now extinct.
d) It takes millions of years for fossil fuels to form from dead and decaying matter.

Which of the following is an alternative to using fossil fuels?
a) burning coal
b) using natural gas to heat homes
c) burning biomass
d) using kerosene extracted from petroleum

An astronaut viewed Earth from space. Which of the following did she observe?
a) Earth has five main oceans that are distinctly different.
b) Earth has equal amounts of ocean and land on its surface.
c) Ocean water covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface.
d) Three-fourths of the water on Earth is in the Earth’s oceans.

The Gulf Stream carries warm water to the North Atlantic Ocean, which contributes to
a) a cold-water surface current that flows to the British Isles.
b) a harsh winter in the Paris, France
c) a mild climate for the Paris, France
d) a warm-water surface current that flows along the coast of California.

What causes the wind deflection from the north and south poles?
a) the rotation of Earth on its axis
b) the oval shape of Earth
c) the tilt of Earth’s axis relative to its orbital plane
d) the difference in total land mass of the two hemispheres

One kind of renewable resource from the ocean is
a) Oil
b) natural gas
c) wave energy
d) minerals

What change in water occurs in the atmosphere at the condensation stage of the water cycle?
a) gas to liquid
b) liquid to solid
c) liquid to gas
d) solid to liquid

The ocean water off the coast of Maine, in the United States, is not salty as the ocean water off the coast of Morocco, in Africa. Which of the following factors could be responsible for this difference in salinity?
a) marine life
b) climate
c) ocean pollution
d) deep ocean currents

Which of the following is a disadvantage associated with most alternative fuel sources?
a) They create a great deal of pollution.
b) They are expensive to implement.
c) They are easily constructed anywhere on Earth
d) Their wastes can be easily contained

Which of the following gases does not trap heat?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen
c) Water vapor
d) Methane

A student is observing a model of the oceanic floor at a geological museum. Where in the model will the student MOST LIKELY find the presence of tectonic activity?
a) oceanic seamount
b) continental slope
c) oceanic ridge and trench
d) continental rise and shelf

Which of these is most responsible for moving sand along a beach?
a) waves
b) tides
c) currents
d) streams

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