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Which row in the table below correctly describes the substance(s) found in Earth’s interior and the characteristic of that interior layer of Earth?

a) Row A

b) Row B

c) Row C

d) Row D

Which statement correctly describes a source of heat within Earth’s interior?

a) Radioactive isotopes in Earth’s interior decay in the mantle and crust, further driving convection currents that cycle mater

b) Radioactive activity in the mantle and crust helps to cycle materials into Earth’s inner core and asthenosphere.

c) Radioactive elements in Earth’s interior decay, cycling materials in convection currents only within Earth’s crust.

d) Radioactive isotopes in Earth’s interior decay, cycling materials in convection currents from the mantle and asthenosphere.

Which statement correctly compares locations on the Juan de Fuca Ridge Model?

a) The basalt at location A is older than the basalt at location B.

b) A greater amount of outward flow of energy from Earth’s interior occurs at location A than at location B.

c) The magnetic polarity of basalt at location A is the same as the magnetic polarity of basalt at location B.

d) The motion of the tectonic plate is from location B to location A.

Which statement identifies the evidence for how the past and current movements of oceanic crust explain the ages of this ocean floor rock?

a) Oceanic crust at the mid-ocean ridge in diagram A is now the youngest normal magnetic polarity rock found in diagram C.

b) Ocean crust at the mid-ocean ridge in diagram A is now the oldest normal magnetic polarity rock found in diagram C.

c) Reverse magnetic polarity rock (RMPR) closest to the ridge in A is younger than the RMPR closest to the ridge in B.

d) The reverse magnetic polarity rock in diagram B is the same age as the normal magnetic polarity rock in diagram B.

Which statement, based on evidence presented in the diagram, model, and graph, most accurately identifies our current understanding of the driving force for the theory of plate tectonics?

a) Highest amounts of heat from Earth’s core is cycled by convection in the mantle, causing plates to diverge at ridges

b) Highest amounts of heat at Earth’s surface is cycled by convection in the lithosphere, causing plates to diverge at hot spots

c) Higher amounts of heat in the inner core than in the outer transfer heat to the mantle, causing plates to diverge at trenches

d) Higher amounts of heat in the mantle than the outer core causes plates to converge and form mountains

Based on evidence from the map, which statement identifies the pattern of the ages of crustal rocks in North America?

a) The oldest rocks in North America are found along the Gulf of Mexico, and the youngest rocks are found along the Hudson Bay.

b) Central region of the continent contains the oldest rocks; the youngest rocks are found along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts

c) The oldest rocks are found in the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains.

d) Rocks of the same age are found along the entire coastline of North America.

The Moon is moving away from Earth at approximately 2.5 cm per year. Which explanation correctly describes how this increased distance from Earth would affect Earth’s tides after 1,000,000 years?

a) The difference between low tide and high tide will be smaller.

b) The difference between low tide and high tide will be greater.

c) The gravitational force exerted on Earth by the Moon would be greater, causing high tides to be higher.

d) The gravitational force exerted on Earth by the Moon would be less, causing low tides to be lower.

Which set of terms constructs a correct explanation that describes why humans have built the La Rance Tidal Barrage across the La Rance River?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Which set of claims correctly predicts the amount of the Moon visible, the distance from Earth, and the orbital velocity for the Moon during the waning gibbous phase?

a) claims 1, 4, and 5

b) claims 2, 4, and 5

c) claims 1, 3, and 6

d) claims 2, 3, and 6

Which statement summarizes evidence in the Model of Moon’s Orbit Around Earth and the table Solar Eclipses at Vanderpool, Texas that describes 3 conditions that occur during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse for an observer in Texas?

a) The Moon is in the new phase, closer to Earth, and appears smaller than during an annular solar eclipse.

b) The Moon is in the full phase, farther from Earth, and appears smaller than during an annular solar eclipse.

c) The Moon is in the new phase, closer to Earth, and appears larger than during an annular solar eclipse.

d) The Moon is in the full phase, farther from Earth, and appears larger than during an annular solar eclipse.

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