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8,600 | NDQ_004075 | coriolis effect | coriolis is an effect, because it is not forcing the movement of objects to change, it just appears that the movement of objects is not straight. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,601 | NDQ_004076 | coriolis effect | in which direction will an ocean current that is traveling south from the north pole curve due to coriolis effect? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. North, b. South, c. East, d. West | d |
8,602 | NDQ_004077 | coriolis effect | in which direction will an ocean current that is traveling north from the south pole curve due to coriolis effect? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. North, b. South, c. East, d. West | d |
8,603 | NDQ_004078 | coriolis effect | in which direction will an airplane need to travel if it is flying from 45on 120ow (near the pacific ocean) to 45on 90ow (near the great lakes)? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. East, but curving to the right., b. East, but curving to the left., c. Due east., d. Due west. | c |
8,604 | NDQ_004079 | coriolis effect | an ocean current traveling across the north pacific ocean from west to east runs into north america. which direction does it go from there? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. It turns right., b. If turns left., c. It goes straight., d. It goes back the way it came. | a |
8,605 | NDQ_004081 | correlation using relative ages | a thin rock unit with a high concentration of a very rare element in it found all over the globe could be the same unit. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,606 | NDQ_004082 | correlation using relative ages | an index fossil should | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Be widespread., b. Have existed for only a brief period of time., c. Be identifiable., d. All of the above. | d |
8,607 | NDQ_004083 | correlation using relative ages | to determine that similar rock layers spread over a large area are actually the same rock unit, try to identify | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. An index fossil., b. The rock type., c. The rock’s relative age., d. How the rock formed. | a |
8,608 | NDQ_004085 | correlation using relative ages | the only useful index fossils are shells and skeletons of marine organisms. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,609 | NDQ_004086 | correlation using relative ages | a key bed must | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Contain one or more index fossils., b. Be very distinctive., c. Must be found only in a limited area., d. All of these. | b |
8,610 | NDQ_004087 | correlation using relative ages | which of the following is good for correlation? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. A volcanic ash because it may be spread around the globe., b. A microfossil that can be spread over the ocean surface and then in the seafloor sediments., c. A distinctive fossil assemblage., d. All of these. | d |
8,611 | NDQ_004088 | correlation using relative ages | a good example of a key bed is the thin clay with high iridium that indicates that a huge asteroid struck earth 66 million years ago. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,612 | NDQ_004089 | correlation using relative ages | the thin clay with a high concentration of iridium correlates with | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The extinction of 95% of all Earth’s life at the end of the Permian., b. A massive volcanic eruption that was triggered by the asteroid impact., c. The extinction of the dinosaurs and other organisms at the end of the Cretaceous., d. The beginning of life on Earth, which was triggered by the asteroid impact. | c |
8,613 | NDQ_004100 | deep ocean currents | deep ocean circulation is driven by differences in | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Density & mass, b. Pressure & temperature, c. Temperature & salinity, d. None of the above | c |
8,614 | NDQ_004101 | deep ocean currents | water is denser when salt is added. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,615 | NDQ_004103 | deep ocean currents | what helps to bring cool, nutrient-rich water to the surface? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Downwelling, b. Upwelling, c. Evaporation, d. Swelling | b |
8,616 | NDQ_004104 | deep ocean currents | this makes surface water sink. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Heating or evaporation of fresh water, b. Heating and cooling, c. Cooling or evaporation of fresh water, d. Evaporation of fresh water and nutrients | c |
8,617 | NDQ_004105 | deep ocean currents | downwelling takes place at some coastlines or along the equators and brings nutrient-rich water to the surface. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,618 | NDQ_004106 | deep ocean currents | along the coast of south america, a tremendous ecosystem grows due to __________ along the coast. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Upwelling, b. Downwelling, c. Longshore currents, d. Rip currents | a |
8,619 | NDQ_004108 | deep ocean currents | how does the salinity of water in an ocean increase? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Fresh water evaporates, b. Fresh water freezes into sea ice, c. Salt is added, d. A & B | d |
8,620 | NDQ_004109 | deep ocean currents | ocean currents move through the surface and deep in a large system like a conveyor belt. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,621 | NDQ_004110 | determining relative ages | the relative age of a rock is | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The age of the rock in years., b. The age of the rock relative to other rocks and geologic structures., c. The age of the rock as determined by radiometric dating., d. All of these. | b |
8,622 | NDQ_004111 | determining relative ages | the _________ rock unit lies beneath the __________ rock units above it. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Sedimentary; igneous, b. Igneous; sedimentary, c. Older; younger, d. Younger; older | c |
8,623 | NDQ_004112 | determining relative ages | if a fault cuts a rock sequence that fault is | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Younger than the rock sequence., b. Older than the rock sequence., c. The same age as the rock sequence., d. Of an unknown age relative to the rock sequence. | a |
8,624 | NDQ_004113 | determining relative ages | older rocks lie above the younger rocks. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,625 | NDQ_004114 | determining relative ages | in the geologic cross section in the concept, intrusion d cuts across rock layers c and b. rock layer b and intrusion d are offset by fault e. what are the relative ages of these features from older to younger? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Fault E, intrusion D, rock layer B, rock layer C, b. Rock layer C, rock layer B, fault E, intrusion D, c. Intrusion D, fault E, rock layer B, rock layer C, d. Rock layer C, rock layer B, intrusion D, fault E | d |
8,626 | NDQ_004115 | determining relative ages | a fault can cut through three or more sedimentary rock layers. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,627 | NDQ_004116 | determining relative ages | in the geologic cross section in the concept, the last thing to happen in the sequence was | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The laying down of sedimentary rock layer C., b. The igneous intrusion D., c. The fault E., d. The erosion of the surface. | d |
8,628 | NDQ_004117 | determining relative ages | a fault offsets three older sedimentary rock layers. this displays the principle of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Horizontality., b. Cross-cutting relationships., c. Lateral continuity., d. Faunal succession. | b |
8,629 | NDQ_004118 | determining relative ages | a fault can shift rocks so that the layers no longer match up. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,630 | NDQ_004119 | determining relative ages | if we learn the succession of geological events in a region, it only tells us about that region and does not apply to other locations. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False Sources Figure 1: CK-12: http://www.ck12.org/earth-science/Determining-Relative- Ages/lesson/Determining-Relative-Ages/ | b |
8,631 | NDQ_004121 | development of hypotheses | the law of conservation of energy says that energy cannot be created or destroyed. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,632 | NDQ_004122 | development of hypotheses | which one of these is an example of chemical energy? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. A match lighting a candle, b. Kicking a ball, c. Going down a slide, d. Pedaling a bicycle | a |
8,633 | NDQ_004123 | development of hypotheses | which one of these is not an example of potential energy? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. A ball sitting at the top of a hill, b. A batter ready to hit a ball, c. The kick of a leg on a soccer ball, d. An apple hanging from a tree | c |
8,634 | NDQ_004124 | development of hypotheses | burning fuel is an example of using this kind of energy. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Potential Energy, b. Kinetic Energy, c. Electrical Energy, d. Chemical Energy | d |
8,635 | NDQ_004125 | development of hypotheses | kinetic energy is energy associated with the movement of atoms or molecules that can be transferred. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,636 | NDQ_004126 | development of hypotheses | which of these is an example of chemical energy? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Food is fuel for the body, b. Sunlight to make energy for plants during photosynthesis, c. Gasoline as fuel for cars, d. All of the above | d |
8,637 | NDQ_004127 | development of hypotheses | where does energy come from? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Fuel, b. Heat, c. Photosynthesis, d. Gasoline | a |
8,638 | NDQ_004128 | development of hypotheses | animals and plants get energy directly or indirectly from the sun. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,639 | NDQ_004129 | development of hypotheses | if a person eats a sandwich in a park on top of a hill, stands on their bike at the top of the hill, and then rides the bike down, the energy conversions are | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Kinetic to potential to chemical, b. Chemical to potential to kinetic, c. Chemical to kinetic to potential, d. Potential to kinetic to chemical | b |
8,640 | NDQ_004141 | distance between stars | parallax is used to measure the distance of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. All stars., b. Stars that are anywhere in the Milky Way Galaxy., c. Stars that are only a few light years from us., d. Stars that are no more than a few hundred light years from us. | d |
8,641 | NDQ_004142 | distance between stars | to test parallax, put your finger about one foot in front of your eyes and then look at it from one eye and then the other. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,642 | NDQ_004143 | distance between stars | to use parallax to determine the distance to a star, astronomers must observe that star | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Relative to more distant stars at two opposite sides of Earth’s orbit., b. Relative to more distant stars at two times of day, 12 hours apart., c. Relative to the sun, at two different times, 6 months apart., d. Relative to the Sun, at two different times of day, 12 hours apart. | a |
8,643 | NDQ_004144 | distance between stars | when observing stars, this is the furthest apart two locations on the earths orbit can be. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. 1 au, b. 2 au, c. 3 au, d. 4 au | b |
8,644 | NDQ_004145 | distance between stars | even with the most precise instruments available, parallax is too small to measure the distance to stars that are more than a few hundred light years away. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,645 | NDQ_004146 | distance between stars | the more distant the star, the more accurate our estimate of its distance. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,646 | NDQ_004147 | distance between stars | to determine the properties of a distance star, astronomers compare that star to | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The nearest star to our solar system, Alpha Centauri, b. Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion., c. The Sun., d. Jupiter. | c |
8,647 | NDQ_004148 | distance between stars | au stands for __________ and it is the distance between __________. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Astrology units; Earth and the nearest star, b. Astronomical units; Earth and the Sun, c. Astrology units; Earth and the Sun, d. Astronomical units; Earth and the nearest star | b |
8,648 | NDQ_004149 | distance between stars | to determine the distance of a star that is far away, astronomers | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Compare observed size to expected size., b. Determine its color., c. Use parallax with more precise instruments., d. Compare observed brightness to expected brightness. | d |
8,649 | NDQ_004150 | distribution of water on earth | earth is known as the water planet. the oceans contain this much of the planets water. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. 67%, b. 87%, c. 97%, d. 107% | c |
8,650 | NDQ_004151 | distribution of water on earth | most of the earths fresh water supply is found where? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Oceans, b. Glaciers, c. Lakes, d. Underground | b |
8,651 | NDQ_004152 | distribution of water on earth | which of these can be a reservoir for water? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Ocean, b. Atmosphere, c. Puddle, d. All of the above | d |
8,652 | NDQ_004153 | distribution of water on earth | the amount of time a molecule stays in a reservoir. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Water time, b. Residence time, c. Residence resource, d. Reservoir resource | b |
8,653 | NDQ_004154 | distribution of water on earth | of the 1% of earths fresh water not found underground or in ice, 39% is found here. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Lakes and rivers, b. Atmosphere and soil moisture, c. Soil moisture and lakes, d. Rivers and the atmosphere | b |
8,654 | NDQ_004155 | distribution of water on earth | most fresh water trapped are found in glaciers and ice sheets in | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Antarctica, b. Greenland, c. Iceland, d. A & B | d |
8,655 | NDQ_004156 | distribution of water on earth | fresh water has no salts at all. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,656 | NDQ_004157 | distribution of water on earth | a single water molecule may remain in a reservoir for a long or a short time. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,657 | NDQ_004158 | distribution of water on earth | all of earths water supply is accessible for us to use. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,658 | NDQ_004159 | distribution of water on earth | earth is unique in our solar system because it has such a large liquid water ocean. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,659 | NDQ_004180 | dwarf planets | what qualities define a planet? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Orbits a star, b. Is big enough to have its own gravity causing it to be shaped as a sphere, c. Has cleared the area of its orbit of smaller objects, d. All of the above | d |
8,660 | NDQ_004181 | dwarf planets | what is not characteristic of a dwarf planet? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Orbits a star, b. Is big enough to have its own gravity causing it to be shaped as a sphere, c. Has cleared the area of its orbit of smaller objects, d. All of the above | c |
8,661 | NDQ_004182 | dwarf planets | pluto was thought to be one of nine planets in our solar system from 1930 to 2006. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,662 | NDQ_004183 | dwarf planets | why was pluto thought to be a planet when it was first observed through a telescope in 1930? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Pluto and its moon, Charon, appeared as one much larger object., b. Pluto was larger, but it has been struck by so many meteorites that it’s gotten smaller., c. Pluto was thought to be spherical but it was found not to be., d. Pluto was found to be a star. | a |
8,663 | NDQ_004184 | dwarf planets | why is pluto no longer considered to be a planet? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. It is very unlike the other outer planets., b. It is smaller than one dwarf planet and Earth’s Moon., c. It is part of the Kuiper belt with 200 million other objects., d. All of the above. | d |
8,664 | NDQ_004185 | dwarf planets | although it is in the asteroid belt, ceres is not an asteroid because it is spherical. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,665 | NDQ_004186 | dwarf planets | ceres has been considered | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The 10th planet., b. The largest object in the asteroid belt., c. A dwarf planet., d. All of the above | d |
8,666 | NDQ_004187 | dwarf planets | dwarf planets are all made of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Gases and ices., b. Rocks and metal., c. Methane, ethane and nitrogen ices., d. None of the above. | d |
8,667 | NDQ_004188 | dwarf planets | which is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Ceres, b. Pluto, c. Eris, d. Makemake | c |
8,668 | NDQ_004189 | dwarf planets | the final totals are 8 planets and 5 dwarf planets in the solar system. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,669 | NDQ_004190 | early atmosphere and oceans | earths first atmosphere was made of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Nitrogen and oxygen, b. Hydrogen and helium, c. Greenhouse gases, d. Noble gases | b |
8,670 | NDQ_004192 | early atmosphere and oceans | gases from the early earth | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Were vaporized by the intense heat of the early Earth and from impacts., b. Blew off in the intense solar wind., c. Were those that were drawn into the center of the solar nebula., d. All of the above | d |
8,671 | NDQ_004193 | early atmosphere and oceans | the gas that formed the early atmosphere came entirely from earths interior. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,672 | NDQ_004194 | early atmosphere and oceans | in the early atmosphere, a lot of water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, ammonia, nitrogen and other volatiles came from | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The Sun, b. The Moon, c. Comets and asteroids, d. Volcanic eruptions | c |
8,673 | NDQ_004195 | early atmosphere and oceans | the early atmosphere didnt have oxygen because plants had not yet evolved. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,674 | NDQ_004196 | early atmosphere and oceans | for a long time there were only tiny simple organisms because | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Without oxygen there was no ozone layer., b. Without oxygen animals couldn’t evolve., c. Evolutionary processes take a long time., d. All of the above. | d |
8,675 | NDQ_004197 | early atmosphere and oceans | ______________ in a cell that converts energy from nutrients to useable energy. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Cellular respiration, b. Photosynthesis, c. Cellular replication, d. None of the above | a |
8,676 | NDQ_004198 | early atmosphere and oceans | what do banded-iron formations represent? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The formation of rocks with a lot of iron., b. The development of an anaerobic environment., c. The addition of large amounts of oxygen into the air., d. All of these. | c |
8,677 | NDQ_004199 | early atmosphere and oceans | the great oxygenation event occurred when animals became common. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,678 | NDQ_004200 | earth history and clues from fossils | charles darwin discovered | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The Galapagos Islands, b. Shell beds high in the Andes Mountains, c. Mountains and Earth must be extremely old, d. All of the above | b |
8,679 | NDQ_004201 | earth history and clues from fossils | fossils help us learn more about | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Earth history, b. The history and evolution of life, c. Environmental conditions in the past, d. All of the above | d |
8,680 | NDQ_004202 | earth history and clues from fossils | compared with fossils in younger rocks, fossils in older rocks are | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. More similar to modern organisms., b. All extinct., c. Less similar to modern organisms., d. Sometimes more and sometimes less similar to modern organisms. | c |
8,681 | NDQ_004203 | earth history and clues from fossils | by knowing something about the type of organism a fossil was, geologists can determine | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. What the environment of the region was like at that time., b. What organism it evolved from., c. What organism it evolved into., d. What the environment of the region is like now. | a |
8,682 | NDQ_004204 | earth history and clues from fossils | finding clam shells in a rock indicates that the region was once shallow marine. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,683 | NDQ_004205 | earth history and clues from fossils | _______ can be used to identify a specific period of time. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Trace fossils, b. Index fossils, c. Body fossils, d. Complete fossils | b |
8,684 | NDQ_004206 | earth history and clues from fossils | geologists find ancient coal beds in antarctica. the one thing they can really know from this is that | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Antarctica moved to its current position by plate tectonics processes., b. The swamps that make coal beds existed under different circumstances in the past., c. Africa, South America and Antarctica were once joined into a supercontinent., d. The climate was much warmer on that continent at the time the coal beds formed. | d |
8,685 | NDQ_004207 | earth history and clues from fossils | if a two index fossils are found 3,000 miles apart, geologists know that the two rocks they are in | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Formed at the same time., b. Were once together and have now drifted apart., c. Are volcanic ash., d. Formed in subsequent time periods. | a |
8,686 | NDQ_004208 | earth history and clues from fossils | if a fossil shell has been worn down, geologists know that | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. The organism lived a rough life., b. The organism died and was deposited in soft sediment rapidly., c. The shell was eroded after the animal died., d. The shell is not representative of a once-living organism. | c |
8,687 | NDQ_004209 | earth history and clues from fossils | an index fossil must be distinctive, widespread and short-lived so that it can identify a specific period of time. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,688 | NDQ_004270 | earths core | scientists calculate earths density by using the | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Density of the material in each layer and the volume of each layer., b. Speed of the planet’s rotation., c. Size of the tides., d. All of the above. | b |
8,689 | NDQ_004271 | earths core | the core is made of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Iron and nickel metal, b. Peridotite, c. Gabbro and basalt, d. None of these | a |
8,690 | NDQ_004272 | earths core | the core is less dense than the surface layers. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | b |
8,691 | NDQ_004273 | earths core | scientists believe that metallic meteorites are representative of the core. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,692 | NDQ_004274 | earths core | earths magnetic field is caused by | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Convection in the mantle., b. Conduction in the mantle., c. Convection in the outer core., d. Conduction in the inner core. | c |
8,693 | NDQ_004275 | earths core | which statement is not true about the core? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. It is the cause of Earth’s magnetic field., b. The inner core causes the magnetic field., c. The inner core is hotter than the outer core., d. P-waves bend as they go into the inner core. | b |
8,694 | NDQ_004276 | earths core | scientists know which layer of the core is liquid and which is solid because | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. S-waves do not go through the inner core, b. P-waves do not go through the inner core, c. S-waves do not go through the outer core, d. P-waves do not go through the outer core | c |
8,695 | NDQ_004277 | earths core | which of these help to verify the composition of earths core? | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Metallic meteorites, b. Density calculations, c. The magnetic field, d. All of the above | d |
8,696 | NDQ_004278 | earths core | seismic waves indicate that the inner core is a solid and the outer core is a liquid. | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. True, b. False | a |
8,697 | NDQ_004279 | earths core | the core is still extremely hot due to | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Heat left over from Earth’s formation., b. Solar energy that travels down from the surface., c. Radioactive decay., d. None of these. | c |
8,698 | NDQ_004290 | earths interior material | earths crust is | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Denser than the interior., b. More magnetic than the interior., c. Less dense than the interior., d. Less magnetic than the interior. | c |
8,699 | NDQ_004291 | earths interior material | earths magnetic field is a clue that earth must be made of | null | null | Multiple Choice | a. Rock, b. Metal, c. Sediment, d. Both b and c | b |
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