Practice Test

Question 1

What must happen for most areas on Earth to experience all four seasons?

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B: The axis must be tilted at a certain angle that remains unchanged.

Question 2

Which word identifies the shaking that results from movement under Earth’s surface?

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B: earthquake

Question 3

Which correctly list the three gases that each make up less than 1 percent of Earth’s atmosphere?

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B: argon, water vapor, carbon dioxide

Question 4

Water exits the leaves of plants and enters the atmosphere. What is this process called?

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D: transpiration

Question 5

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between air pressure, air density, or altitude?

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D: Denser air exerts more pressure than less dense air.

Question 6

Which describes the two ways that energy is measured?

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C: in temperature and in radiation

Question 7

Why do scientists study seismographs?

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C: to determine the location of an epicenter

Question 8

Which word identifies the agent that carries the energy released from earthquakes?

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D: waves

Question 9

Which statement best describes wavelengths of sunlight that are longer than 700 nanometers?

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C: These wavelengths form the infrared part of the spectrum.

Question 10

According to the theory of plate tectonics, which is one feature that plates carry?

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D: seafloor

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