. The picture shows a fifty-two-million-year-old palm leaf fossil from a palm tree that was found in Wyoming. Palm trees with leaves similar to this fossil can be found living in tropical climates in the present day. Which of these best explains why a palm leaf fossil was found in Wyoming? *
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A leaf from a palm tree was carried to the area by the wind.
The climate in the area was much warmer fifty-two million years ago.
Seeds from a palm tree were carried to the area by migrating animals.
The palm trees in the area were adapted to a much colder climate fifty-two million years ago.
2. If these rock layers have been undisturbed, which layer is the youngest? *
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A
B
C
D
3. Plate A and Plate B are both made of continental plate material where they touch. What will happen as the plates press together? *
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The edges of both plates will be pushed upward as the plates continue to move toward each other.
The edges of both plates will be pushed downward as the plates continue to move toward each other.
One plate will stop moving, and one plate will push upward as it continues to move toward the other plate.
Both plates will stop moving.
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5. A scientist observed two rock samples. Sample A was found in the bottom of a dried–up lake and contained fossils. Sample B was found near a volcano and was glassy in appearance. Which statement is MOST LIKELY correct? *
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Sample A is an igneous rock, and Sample B is a sedimentary rock.
Sample A is a sedimentary rock, and Sample B is an igneous rock.
Sample A is an igneous rock, and Sample B is a metamorphic rock.
Sample A is a metamorphic rock, and Sample B is a sedimentary rock.
6. A student is studying the fossils of a plant species that lived several million years ago. The fossils of this species are found in Australia and Antarctica.Which statement is the MOST LIKELY explanation for why fossils of this plant are found on these two continents? *
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The plant evolved independently on Australia and Antarctica.
Australia and Antarctica were a single land mass in the past.
The plant’s seeds floated across the ocean between Australia and Antarctica.
Australia and Antarctica were the only two continents in the past.
7. The Appalachian Mountains were once higher than they are now. Which of these explains why the Appalachians have become shorter over the years? *
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plate movements
volcanic eruptions
deposition of sediments
erosion by water and wind
8. If you were looking for an example of a trace fossil, for which of the following might you search? *
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footprints and trails
a whole body preserved in rock
dinosaur teeth
a hardened mineral sample
9. Which of the following vertebrates had the chance to become abundant after the dinosaurs became extinct? *
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woolly mammoths
amphibians
mammals
reptiles
10. Laws differ from theories because laws do not provide *
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a hypothesis.
a description.
an explanation.
a statement.
11. The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
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weathering
deposition
erosion
dumptruck
12. What does this image demonstrate about rocks?
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Rocks can be combined with other rocks to make a single mineral.
Rocks always have crystal grains of identical size and shape.
Rocks can be made up of more than one type of mineral.
Rocks are always made up of minerals with identical properties
13. This rock may chemically weather easily because is has many spaces or holes in it that allow water to seep through it, meaning it is:
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Permeable
erosion
abrasive
unchangable
Other:
14. Sediment deposited as fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land is
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river delta
alluvial fan
floodplain
oxbow lake
Other:
15. Diamonds and graphite may seem very different; however, they share a characteristic. What is that characteristic?
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shape
composition
hardness
color
16. View the picture and identify A.
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Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
Runoff
17.These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface. This is an example of:
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ice wedging
acid rain
chemical weathering
abrasion
18. The mass of rock and soil directly deposited by a glacier is called
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erosion
loess
till
load
19. Which part of the ocean floor is part of the continuous underwater mountain range that circles Earth?
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seamount
mid-ocean ridge
trench
abyssal plain
20. How is an area’s topography determined?
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by using an area’s longitude and latitude
by using an area’s scale
by using an area’s elevation, relief, and landforms
by using an area’s elevation, longitude, and latitude
21. What is the energy source for the water cycle?
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The Sun
The Earth
The Moon
Water
22. Which of these is an example of precipitation?
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Clouds
Snow
Air
Vapor
23. What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
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condensation
sublimation
transpiration
evaporation
24. During which stage do clouds form?
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Evaporation
Condensation
Precipation
Transpiration
25. Which best explains why runoff is important?
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It makes evaporation occur faster
It increases the chance of flooding
It increases condensation
It returns water to other locations on Earth
26. Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
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Rocks
Metal
Water
Gas
27. One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
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axis
revolution
rotation
satellite
28.The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
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United States
Earth
Solar System
rotation
29. As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.
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Seasons
months
day and night
years
30. One kind of _______ is the crescent Moon.
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axis
phase
asteroid
space probe