Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

Which statement best describes a population that competes for reproductive purposes?

Which occurs just before a volcanic eruption?

Which rock is an example of an organic sedimentary rock?

An igneous rock has large red, black, and green crystals. How else can this rock be accurately described?

Sara has made this list to summarize what she learned in science class today: 1. Core 2. Radiation zone 3. Convection zone What is the best title for her list?

The diagram shows cross-cutting relationships among rocks.

Which phrases describe S waves?

Which statement explains what similar fossils found on distant continents suggest about Earth’s history?

Jasmine is late to science class and misses the very beginning of notes for the day. These are Jasmine’s notes:–Round objects that orbit the Sun–Not large enough to have enough gravitational pull to clear the path of their orbit–4 known in the Kuiper Belt (Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and Pluto)–1 in the asteroid belt (Ceres)Jasmine later copied the title of the notes from a friend. What title did Jasmine most likely copy?

How are S waves and surface waves similar?

At which point is crust neither created nor destroyed?

Examine the image of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.

By which mechanism does older oceanic rock move at a ridge?

The image shows an up-close view of a rock.

Which discovery did scientists make at mid-ocean ridges that caused them to conclude that new rock was being formed by molten material?

Cattle live in an area where the streams are dry. For which basic need do these cattle most likely compete?

Which statement describes earthquakes?

Which example best illustrates a method to show differences among Earth’s layers?

Which two processes would most likely cause metamorphic rocks to change into sediments?

Which is a difference between the Paleozoic and Mesozoic era?