Science State Assessment

Some resources are renewable and will not run out.  Some are finite and can't be renewed.  Which of these resources is non-renewable?

• solar

• hydroelectric

• wind

• oil

Suppose you find fossils of dinosaurs on an island but no fossils of bird or mammal fossils found on the continent it broke off from  This information provides evidence of _________________.

• global warming

• seafloor spreading

• mountain building

• continental drift

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How do folded mountains form?

• They form when plate boundaries diverge.

• They form on the continent side of convergent boundaries.

• They form when plates collide or push against each other.

• They can form several different ways.

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Which states of matter have volume?

• solid and liquid

• solid, liquid, and gas

• liquid and gas

• solid and gas

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A girl collects rocks while at the beach.  She notices that the rocks are milky white and contain fossils.  What type of rock has she found?

• Sedimentary, because it contains fossils

• Sedimentary, because it is milky white

• Metamorphic, because it contains fossils

• Metamorphic, because it is milky white

Which is an example of erosion?

• water sitting in a well

• magma rising in a volcano

• wind blowing sand on a beach

• heat melting rock underground

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Which two processes could result in the formation of high mountains with well-rounded peaks?

• volcanic eruptions and global warming

• earthquakes and tidal activity

• movement of tectonic plates and erosion

• production of greenhouse gases and weathering

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Everything we touch is made of…

• Atoms

• Air

• Carbon

• Magic

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Why does the Earth have seasons?

• The Earth is tilted.

• The Earth moves closer to and farther away from the Sun

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What happens when a cold front approaches?

• Warm air is pushing under cold air and you can expect humid weather and lower temperatures.

• Warm air is pushing under cold air and you can expect humid weather and higher temperatures.

• Warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and possible thunderstorms.

• Cold air is pushed over warm air causing rain and possible thunderstorms.

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