Bootcamp Quiz #4

Use the Law of Superposition to analyze the diagram that shows rock layers near the surface of the Earth. Which rock formation listed below is the oldest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Granite that formed from slowly cooling magma in the Appalachian Mountains is the source of the sand found along the west coast of Florida. When this sand is buried and compacted, it becomes sandstone. The sandstone may be moved deeper underground where it will be subjected to heat and pressure to become quartzite. What is the rock cycle for this sequence of transformations?

• igneous rock → metamorphic rock → sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock → igneous rock → sedimentary rock

• igneous rock → sedimentary rock → metamorphic rock

• metamorphic rock → sedimentary rock → igneous rock

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The surface of the Earth is made of several tectonic plates that move at a very slow rate. What causes the plates to move?

• explosions within the Earth's mantle

• convection currents within the Earth's mantle

• expansion of the Earth's core pushing on the tectonic plates

• contraction of the Earth's core pulling on the tectonic plates

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The oldest rock formation identified on Earth is found on the shoreline of Hudson Bay in Canada. This rock formed 4.28 billion years ago. What information does a scientist need to more accurately determine the age of a rock?

• the percentage of each mineral that makes up the rock

• the thickness of younger rock layers that cover the rock

• the amount of each radioactive element present in the rock

• the amount of weathering present on the surface of the rock

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The processes involved in the rock cycle take place over millions of years. Which of the following describes a phase of the rock cycle that takes the longest to produce results?

• Rocks are eroded by wind and rain.

• Eroded rocks travel by wind or moving water.

• Rocks form layers of sediment and solidify into new rocks.

• Rocks are pushed to Earth's surface by tectonic forces.

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Which example shows an interaction between the biosphere and the geosphere?

• Ice from a glacier melts into the ocean.

• Wind blows loose particles of sand into a dune.

• Decomposers slowly turn a decaying log into soil.

• Flowing river water deposits particles that eventually form sedimentary rock.

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Earthquakes cause a sudden shaking of the ground. If the locations of earthquakes over the past 10 years were plotted on a world map, which of the following would be observed?

• Earthquakes do not seem to occur in any consistent pattern.

• Earthquakes generally occur along the edges of tectonic plates.

• Earthquakes most frequently occur near the middle of continents.

• Earthquakes occur with the same frequency everywhere on Earth.

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Earth's spheres interact to create the unique conditions on the planet. Which pair of Earth's spheres interact the most when ocean waves break onto a beach?

• atmosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and atmosphere

• hydrosphere and biosphere

• geosphere and hydrosphere

Plate tectonics is a well-supported idea that explains how the Earth's plates move across its surface, carrying the continents and oceanic crust along with them. Plate tectonics is an example of which of the following?

• a law

• a theory

• an observation

• an investigation

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Max wants to find out what variables affect the rate at which sugar dissolves in water. He records different information about four containers of water and sugar, as shown in the attached table. Which two containers should Max choose to investigate the effects that different temperatures have on the rate at which sugar dissolves?

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 2 and 4

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