Earth History and Hydrosphere

Which of these provides the BEST evidence that the distribution of Earth's oceans has changed over time?

• hot spots on the ocean floor.

• seismic activity along plate boundaries

• sediment buildup on continental slope

• marine fossils found on land masses

How does intrusion X compare to the ages of the other rock layers and fossils in this geologic column?

• Intrusion X is older than layer Y and Z.

• Intrusion X is younger than all the layers.

• Intrusion X is older than the clam and broadleaf.

• Intrusion X is younger than the broadleaf and fern fossils.

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The diagram shows a series of rocks layers and fossils.

Which is true?

• Layer W is older than Intrusion X

• Intrusion X is younger than layer Z and Y

• The broadleaf fossil is older than the fern fossil

• The clam fossil is young than the reptile bone fossil.

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The diagram shows a series of rock layers and Fossils.

Which is younger than the clam fossil?

• Layer Z

• Broadleaf

• intrusion X

• Reptile Bone

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Which of the following describes the Hydrosphere?

• The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

• All the rock material that makes up Earth, from the planet’s outer surface to its center

• All of Earth’s water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers, ice caps, clouds, and even water vapor (a gas).

• The parts of Earth in which organisms are able to live, along with all of Earth’s living things.

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Which will cause an increase in runoff and infiltration in an area?

• contouring farmland

• a drought

• digging wells

• excessive rain

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Approximately how much of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 97%

• 71%

• 25%

• 3%

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The Florida Everglades is a large, warm wetland with many plants, animals, and microscopic organisms. Which part of the Earth system includes the water in the Everglades?

• the geosphere

• the cryosphere

• the atmosphere

• the hydrosphere

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A rock layer that collects and stores water is called

• An aquifer

• an estuary

• a glacier

• a hydrosphere

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A fossil discovered in Colorado dates from the early Mesozoic era. A year later a similar fossil is found in Wyoming that also dates from the early Mesozoic era. These two organisms most likely lived in...

• the same environment at about the same time.

• the same environment at different times.

• different environments at about the same time.

• different environments at different times.

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