Earth Science Reference Tables Review

Which Earth material has the highest specific heat?

• Dry Air

• Water Vapor

• Liquid Water

• Basalt

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following materials will require the least amount of heat to raise its temperature from 20 degrees Celsius to 15 degrees Celsius?

• Basalt

• Ice

• Lead

• Granite

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which phase change of water requires the addition of the grestest amount of heat?

• melting

• vaporization

• freezing

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

At what temperature is water's density 1.00 gram/milliliter?

• 3.34 degrees C

• 3 degrees C

• 4 degrees C

• 3.98 degrees C

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which radioactive isotope has a half life of 1,300,000,000 years?

• Potassium-40

• Uranium-238

• Rubidium-87

• Carbon-14

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Lead-206 (Pb-206) is the daughter isotope for which radioactive isotope?

• Rubidium-87

• Potassium-40

• Uranium-238

• Carbon-14

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A fossil bone contains C¹⁴ and N¹⁴ in the ratio of 1:3. How old is the bone?

Answer explanation

11,400 years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What is the percentage, by volume, of oxygen in the Earth's crust?

• 21.0%

• 33.0%

• 46.10%

• 94.04%

A stream transports a sand grain 400 centimeters in 10 seconds. Using the rate of change formula, calculate the rate at which the sand grain moved along the stream bed.

• 300 cm/sec

• 40 cm/sec

• 4 cm/sec

• 0.025 cm/sec

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

A mineral with a density of 2.7 g/cm³ has a volume of 120 cm³. What is the mineral's mass?

• 44.4 g

• 324 g

• 0.02 g