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Which statement explains what happens to sediment during deposition?

A
It is transported to a different location.
B
It is released from a transporting medium.
C
It settles down beneath existing sediment.
D
It breaks down into finer sediment particles.
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Which two layers are part of the thermosphere?

A
exosphere and ionosphere
B
ionosphere and mesosphere
C
mesosphere and stratosphere
D
stratosphere and troposphere
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The image shows isotherms on a map.What temperature pattern do the isotherms show?

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A
Temperatures increase from south to north.
B
There is a zone of low temperatures in the Southwest.
C
There is a zone of high temperatures in the center of the country.
D
Temperatures increase from the center of the country toward the Southeast.
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Which is most likely a source of air pollution?

A
littering
B
CFCs
C
oil spill
D
runoff
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The image shows a cross section of a landscape and a well.

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A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
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Which statement best describes a characteristic of maritime polar air masses?

A
They occur mostly during the summer.
B
They form over water with cool, moist air.
C
They bring dense, heavy snow in the winter.
D
They have cool, dry air that forms over land.
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How do rock types contribute to the rate of weathering?

A
Porous minerals weather faster.
B
Harder minerals break apart more easily.
C
Minerals that dissolve easily weather slower.
D
Permeable rocks have less chemical reactions.
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An igneous rock has large red, black, and green crystals. How else can this rock be accurately described?

A
fine texture
B
cooled quickly
C
intrusive origin
D
created by lava
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The image shows an up-close view of a rock.

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A
jagged grains
B
coarse grains
C
rounded grains
D
non-banded grains
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When a volcano erupts, tiny particles from which of Earth’s spheres are released into the air?

A
atmosphere
B
biosphere
C
geosphere
D
hydrosphere
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What is one way people have negatively affected land resources?

A
habitat restoration
B
urbanization
C
terrace farming
D
reforestation
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Which action can humans take to reduce wave erosion?

A
build drainage systems
B
build houses near coastlines
C
build breakwaters in the ocean
D
reduce vegetation along coastlines
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A scientist measured an increase in nitrous oxide in the atmosphere. This increase would result in

A
an increase in the greenhouse effect.
B
a decrease in the greenhouse effect.
C
no change in the greenhouse effect.
D
a stabilization of the greenhouse effect.
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Which option identifies ways that people positively affect Earth’s resources?

A
use cars that emit fewer harmful gases, build dams, and stop using all resources
B
stop using all resources, increase mining efforts, and halt the runoff of factory waste into rivers and streams
C
build dams, use cars that emit fewer harmful gases, and halt the runoff of factory waste into rivers and streams
D
increase mining efforts, build dams, and use cars that emit fewer harmful gases
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Which two processes would most likely cause metamorphic rocks to change into sediments?

A
compaction and erosion
B
cementation and weathering
C
erosion and weathering
D
heating and compaction
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Which describes a condition of the neritic zone?

A
few organisms
B
ample sunlight
C
changing salinity
D
frigid temperatures
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When does the Northern Hemisphere receive the fewest hours of daylight?

A
during the fall equinox
B
during the winter solstice
C
during the spring equinox
D
during the summer solstice
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Meteorology is the study of

A
radar.
B
meteors.
C
Earth’s satellites.
D
Earth’s atmosphere.
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Which rock is an example of an organic sedimentary rock?

A
iron ore
B
rock salt
C
limestone
D
sandstone
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Chris drew a diagram to compare the ways in which different organisms obtain nitrogen.

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A
breathe in from atmosphere
B
produce themselves
C
eat other organisms
D
absorb from soil

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