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The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, in and above the Earth. Which of the following describes evaporation in the water cycle?

• Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into a liquid

•  Plants take in water from the soil

• Water gets heated and changes from liquid water to water vapor

• Water freezes

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Which of the following is the best explanation for sea breezes and land breezes along Florida’s coasts?

• The Gulf Stream current in the Atlantic

• Continental polar air masses moving in from the north.

• Conduction currents of rising cool air and falling warm air

• Convection currents of rising, less-dense warm air and    falling, denser cool air caused by differences in how   quickly water and land absorb or lose the Sun’s heat

The arrows in the picture below show several ways heat is transferred from the Sun as it strikes sand on the surface of a beach.  Which arrow shows radiation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Slate is a metamorphic rock that forms from the sedimentary rock, shale. Which of the following is needed for slate to form from shale?

• Weathering

• Erosion and deposition

• Melting and cooling

• Heat and pressure

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 amount of each radioactive element present in the rock

• The percentage of each mineral that makes up the rock

• The thickness of younger rock layers that cover the rock

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

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Which of these is in order from oldest to most recent?

•  4,  3,  2,  5,  1

• 3,  2,  1,  4,  5

• 1,  2,  3,  4,  5

• 3,  4,  1,  5,  2

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The fossil record shows part of the history of life on Earth and can tell scientists about environmental changes over time. Which of the following statements explains what fossils of palm fronds found in  Antarctica tell us about what the climate was once like?

• A)  Palm fronds indicate an aquatic environment was once present

• A)  Palm fronds indicate a period of drought once existed

• A)  Palm fronds indicate a tropical climate was once present

• Palm fronds indicate Antarctica has always had a polar climate

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If an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, the dense ocean plate sinks, or is subducted, beneath the continental plate. Which of these is formed when the subducted plate melts?

• Folded mountains and glaciers

• Magma and volcanic mountains

• Earthquakes and volcanoes

• New seafloor and sediments

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The diagram shows parts of the human body that work together to help you digest the food you eat. What can you conclude about this diagram?

• It is made of just one type of cell.

• It is made of just one type of organ system

• It is made of two or more types of tissue that work together to perform a function.

• It is made of two or more types of organs that work together to perform a function

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Eugene drew the following diagram to describe the levels of structural organization of an animal’s body. He will list the most specialized level at the top. The level that is least specialized will be at the bottom. Which of the following should Eugene list in level 1 on his diagram?

• organ

• tissue

• organism

• organ system

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