Quiz about Science SOL 4.2 and 4.3

Question 1

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

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Pull apart

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Come together

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Slide past each other

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subducting

Question 2

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Plate

Question 3

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the mantle

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Energy from the Sun

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Magnetic Pole Reversal

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Faults in Mountain Ranges

Question 4

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Convergent

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Plate

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 5

A subduction zone is formed...

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when one tectonic plate sinks below another

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at every type of convergent plate boundary

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at every type of divergent plate boundary

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at transform boundaries

Question 6

What two processes make sediment?

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Weathering & Erosion

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 7

Which layer of the earth is between the core and the crust?

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Mantle

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Crust

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Outer Core

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Inner Core

Question 8

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

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At plate boundaries

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in oceans

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in the middle of continents

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in the middle of plates

Question 9

Which section would see exponential population growth?

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 10

Compared with a population with low genetic diversity, a genetically diverse population is more likely to include individuals that

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vary greatly by appearance and behavior

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are distributed over a large range

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vary greatly by age

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each carry a large number of genes

Question 11

The two main agents of erosion are...

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wind and flowing water

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gravity and frost wedging

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oxygen and water

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carbon dioxiede and wind

Question 12

Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing particle size?

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clay-silt-sand

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clay-sand-silt

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sand-clay-silt

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silt-clay-sand

Question 13

Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface?

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O, A, E, B, C

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A, B, E,C, O

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O, A, B, C, E

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O, E, A, B, C

Question 14

The deep, underlying non-soil materials

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Bedrock

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B horizon

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E horizon

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O horizon

Question 15

A mixture of soil, loam, and detritus; the topsoil

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A horizon

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B horizon

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E horizon

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O horizon

Question 16

Which soil component has the least capacity for holding water?

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sand

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silt

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clay

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humus

Question 17

When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

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humus

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sand

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silt

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clay

Question 18

You dig a small hole in the soil and the next day it rains. The hole fills with water, but does not empty even after several days of dry weather. What is the soil mostly made of?

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clay

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sand

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humus

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silt

Question 19

Soil formation begins with the weathering of_______.

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Rock

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Humas

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Subsoil

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Litter

Question 20

Which horizon contains clay, silt, and minerals, and is commonly referred to as subsoil?

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Horizon B

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Horizon A

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Horizon C

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Horizon D or R

Question 21

Porosity is a measure of void space in a soil sample. Larger soil particles have larger void spaces. Smaller soil particles have smaller pore spaces, but a greater number of them, which leads to higher surface tension and higher % porosity. With this is mind, which statement is true:

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Clay soil has a higher porosity than sandy soil

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Sandy soil has a higher porosity than clay soil

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Sandy soil has a higher porosity than silty soil

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Porosity is directly proportional to soil particle size

Question 22

This soil particle is the largest particle and can be compared to a basketball.

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Sand

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Silt

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Clay

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Loam

Question 23

What materials are formed from rocks and organic matter?

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Soils

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Sand

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Silk

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Clay

Question 24

The wearing away or a change in the appearance or texture of something by long exposure.

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Weathering

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Environmental Factors

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Organic Matter

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Soil Horizon

Question 25

Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture?

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clay

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clay loam

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sandy loam

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silt

Question 26

The rate at which water flows through the soil is called soil percolation or ______.

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Permeability

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Groundwater

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Soil Pores

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Porosity

Question 27

The layer(s) of soil in which most of the humus and soil organisms are contained:

1- leaf litter, horizon O

2- topsoil, horizon A

3- subsoil, horizons B and C

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1 and 2 only

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1 only

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2 only

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2 and 3 only

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1, 2, and 3

Question 28

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

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Horizon C

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon D or R

Question 29

The surface of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, is broken into seven major pieces and sits atop a liquid layer called the _______

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lithosphere, asthenosphere

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astenosphere, mantle

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crust, litosphere

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asthenosphere, lithosphere

Question 30

The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Subductive Zone

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