Earth Science STAAR review

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Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of which feature? Options: where they come from, how they are produced, how long they take to form, how useful they are

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how long they take to form

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What is the process and agent that forms sand dunes? Options: deposition by water, weathering, erosion by water, deposition by wind, weathering, erosion by glacier

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deposition by wind

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What's the process and agent for the formation of a canyon?

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weathering, erosion by river water

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What's the process and agent involved with the formation of a delta?

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deposition by river water

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Which of these is not an example of deposition? Options: river dropping sediments to form a delta, wind dropping sand to form sand dunes, receding glacier leaving a hill of sediment called a moraine, ice expanding and breaking a rock into smaller pieces

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ice expanding and breaking a rock into smaller pieces

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Which statement is true about the sedimentary rock layers? Options: The top layer is the oldest., The area was a desert first then became an ocean, The area was an ocean first then became a forest, The bottom layer is the youngest

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The area was an ocean first then became a forest

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Fossils are found in what type of rock? (Options: Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphosis)

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Sedimentary

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Day and night on Earth is caused by-

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Earth rotating on its axis

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Which of the following occurs on a daily basis? Earth revolves around the sun one time, Moon rotates once on its axis, Earth rotates once on its axis, The moon revolves around Earth one time

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Earth rotates once on its axis

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How many hours does it take Earth to rotate one time?

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1 day