Cfe Comprehensive Science

At which location would earthquakes be least likely to occur?

• continent- far away from tectonic plates

• Ocean trench

• ocean ridge

• subduction zone

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When a company digs land and destroys the vegetation, what impact has this change most likely had on the local ecosystem?

• larger predator populations

• lower number of producers

• a greater number of herbivores

• a smaller amount of available carbon dioxide

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Which type of rock was MOST LIKELY formed by the Mississippi Rivero over the last 100 million years?

• igneous

• sedimentary

• Mountainous

• Metamorphic

Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park has decreased in size since 1910 and 1997, Which best explains the change in the glacier?

• Higher average temperature

• Higher frequency of earthquakes

• Higher total precipitation

• Higher rates of wind erosion

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Plate movement is thought to be the result of

• density differences between the mantle and core

• rotation of the mantle around the core

• convection currents

• the jet stream

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Weathering of rock can occur in many ways. In the western United States, strong winds can erode huge rock formations by blowing million of tiny grains of sands at these rocks. Which term accurately describes this type of weathering?

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Meteorological

The inferred slow circulation of the plastic mantle in the asthenosphere is known as a process called

• insolation.

• convection

• conduction.

• radiation

Earthquakes tend to occur most often in areas where tectonic plates do which of the following?

• move slowly

• move very little

• push into each other

• grind past each other

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Why are the Hawaiian islands made of such different materials compared to the South Florida Keys

• Coral does not grow near the Hawaiian Islands

• The Hawaiian Islands were built mostly by peiole

• Igneous rocks are only found in the Hawaiian Islands

• The Hawaiian Islands formed through volcanic eruptions

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As Franklin is walking to school, he notices a new neighborhood being built. The first thing the builders do is remove all the trees. Which of the following effects would result from this action?

• an increase in soil erosion

• a creation of new plant species

• a reduction in levels of pollution

• a growth in the variety of animals

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