Science State Test Review

What is the definition of GEOLOGY?

• The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.

• The standard method used to divide Earth's long natural history into manageable intervals of time.

• All fossils discovered on Earth.

• The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth and the processes that shape Earth.

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What is the definition of GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE?

• The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.

• The standard method used to divide Earth's long natural history into manageable intervals of time.

• All fossils discovered on Earth.

• The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth and the processes that shape Earth.

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Organisms D and C clearly lived in an aquatic (water) environment. Organism A does not look like it lived in the water. What is the most likely explanation for this?

• The fossil in layer A died on land and was carried to the water

• The fossils in layer C and D did not live in the same location as the fossil in layer A

• The environment changed over a long period of time. It used to be under water, but is not anymore

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Evidence of an animal or plant that lived a long time ago on Earth is called a ________.

• fossil

• tiger

• extinct

• endangered

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Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

• the oceanic crust is melting.

• the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

• volcanic islands are forming.

• the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

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What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?

• diverging tectonic plates

• erosion of the land by the ocean

• converging tectonic plates

• deposition of sediments by the ocean
  

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What is the source of energy that drives plate movement?

• the subducton of the sea floor

• the different densities of the oceanic and crustal plates

• convection currents in the asthenosphere

• the friction force between the plates that move past each other

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The image shows the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region of high tectonic activity. What evidence supports the theory that the tectonic activity of the region is due to the subduction of tectonic plates?

• The region is bound by many oceanic trenches.

• North America seems to be colliding with Asia at the north of the ring.

• The Asia-Pacific region is dotted by many small and large islands

• The landmasses look like they would fit together like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
  

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Geothermal energy sources that can produce steam are located where bodies of magma are relatively close to Earth's surface. At which regions would these steam-producing energy sources occur?

• regions with very hot climates

• regions with stable continents

• regions with recent volcanic activity

• regions at latitudes close to the equator

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According to the data, which of these states had the most tornadoes in 2020?

• Mississippi

• Florida

• North Carolina

• Kansas

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