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the earth bythe earth by

A – digging deep into the earth.

B – studying earthquake waves.

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B – continental and oceanic.

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D – lithospheric and oceanic

B – continental and oceanicB – continental and oceanic

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$5,000$5,000The soft layer of the mantle on The soft layer of the mantle on

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B – liquid nickel

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D – ocean trenches

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A – changes in animal behavior

B – changes in area climate

C – earthquake activity

D – subduction zone activity

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C – Charles Richter

D – Alfred Wegener

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$5000$5000The tectonic plates of the The tectonic plates of the earth move because ofearth move because of

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D – gravitational pull of the sun.

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$25,000$25,000250 million years ago, all the 250 million years ago, all the

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D – Tethys

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A – Cocos plate

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$1,000,000 $1,000,000 The process of the ocean The process of the ocean

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C – Leaving sediment at a new location

D – All of the above

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$1,000$1,000Volcanoes often form Volcanoes often form

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B – around the Ring of Fire

C – at hot spots

D – All of the above

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C – ice wedging

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A – chemical weathering

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$500,000$500,000Most scientists rejected Most scientists rejected

continental drift because it continental drift because it failed to explainfailed to explain

A – coal deposits in Antarctica

B – formation of mountains

C – climate change

D – the force that moves the continents.

D – The force that moves the D – The force that moves the continents.continents.

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Which of the following would Which of the following would be erosionbe erosion

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B – the formation of a delta

C – iron rusting

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D – the erosion of land at the curve of a river.

A – deposition of sediment A – deposition of sediment when a river reaches an when a river reaches an

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An example of mechanical An example of mechanical weathering would beweathering would be

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C – the breakdown of rock by tree roots (root pry).

D –the formation of rust on a piece of iron.

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Soil conservation is very important. Soil conservation is very important. During the 1930s, parts of the USA During the 1930s, parts of the USA

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D – windbreaks

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A landslide is a type of A landslide is a type of erosion caused byerosion caused by

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C – water.

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$100,000$100,000 Soil is made up of Soil is made up of

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D – only organic material and bedrock.

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How does the density of How does the density of material in Earth’s layers material in Earth’s layers

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B – density increases with depth

C – density does not change with depth

D – density increases and then decreases.

B – density increases with B – density increases with depthdepth

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From top to bottom, what are From top to bottom, what are the soil horizons?the soil horizons?

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B – topsoil, bedrock, subsoil

C – topsoil, subsoil, bedrock

D – subsoil, bedrock, topsoil

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