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NDQ_004999
intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks
lava that cools extremely rapidly may have a crystalline texture.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
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NDQ_005000
jupiter
which is the nearest of the gas giant planets to the sun?
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Multiple Choice
a. Pluto, b. Uranus, c. Jupiter, d. None of the above
c
9,202
NDQ_005001
jupiter
jupiter
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Multiple Choice
a. Has highly pressurized ices at its center., b. Is made mostly of hydrogen and some helium., c. Has a solid surface that a spacecraft could land on., d. All of the above.
b
9,203
NDQ_005002
jupiter
jupiter is so large that it makes its own light.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,204
NDQ_005003
jupiter
jupiter is 5.2 times as from the sun as the earth is.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,205
NDQ_005004
jupiter
jupiter has
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Multiple Choice
a. A faint ring system, b. At least 63 moons, c. Some evidence for a small rocky core., d. All of the above.
d
9,206
NDQ_005005
jupiter
the galilean moons
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Multiple Choice
a. Are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, b. Were discovered by Galileo through his telescope in 1610., c. Are larger than the dwarf planet Pluto., d. All of the above.
d
9,207
NDQ_005006
jupiter
what is the great red spot found on jupiter?
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Multiple Choice
a. A mark left over from reactions of hydrogen, helium, and ammonia., b. Iron-oxide dust blowing in a giant storm., c. A band of red rocks., d. A giant storm in the atmosphere.
d
9,208
NDQ_005007
jupiter
how do scientists know the minimum length of time the great red spot has been on jupiter?
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Multiple Choice
a. It was first seen through the naked eye and recorded more than 400 years ago., b. They have done calculations and they know a feature of that type would last at least 750 years., c. It has been at least 300 years since it was seen through a telescope., d. None of these.
c
9,209
NDQ_005008
jupiter
jupiters moon, europa, is a place to search for extraterrestrial life because it
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Multiple Choice
a. May have a liquid water ocean beneath its solid ice surface., b. Has heat from the Sun as an energy source., c. Emits organic molecules into its atmosphere., d. All of these.
a
9,210
NDQ_005009
jupiter
jupiters atmosphere contains
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Multiple Choice
a. Thick carbon dioxide, which causes runaway greenhouse effect., b. Ammonia clouds in different colored bands., c. Methane gas from decaying life., d. All of these.
b
9,211
NDQ_005020
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
long ridges of material dumped at the furthest point the glacier reached.
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Multiple Choice
a. End moraines, b. Lateral moraines, c. Ground moraines, d. Terminal moraines
d
9,212
NDQ_005022
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
on a mountain, a glacier originates in a
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Multiple Choice
a. Horn, b. Arete, c. Cirque, d. Coll
c
9,213
NDQ_005023
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
unsorted deposits of rock are called a glacial ________________.
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Multiple Choice
a. Erratics, b. Till, c. Drumlin, d. Valley
b
9,214
NDQ_005024
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
a large rock that was dumped by a glacier, sometimes far from where it originated is a
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Multiple Choice
a. Glacial striations, b. Glacial erratic, c. Glacial till, d. Glacial moraine
b
9,215
NDQ_005025
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
glaciers can carry rocks of any size.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,216
NDQ_005026
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
varves display an annual cycle of dark, fine clays deposited in winter and lighter sands deposited in spring.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,217
NDQ_005027
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
the water falls in yosemite are created by water falling down from a
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Multiple Choice
a. Cirque., b. Tributary valley., c. V-shaped valley., d. Hanging valley.
d
9,218
NDQ_005028
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
a ridge of bedrock carved by a glacier is a(n) __________; a ridge of till deposited by a stream beneath a glacier is a(n) __________.
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Multiple Choice
a. Arête; esker, b. Esker; arête, c. Horn; lateral moraine, d. Lateral moraine; horn
a
9,219
NDQ_005029
landforms from glacial erosion and deposition
how do glaciers erode underlying rocks?
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Multiple Choice
a. Glacial striations., b. Saltation., c. Abrasion and plucking., d. Ice wedging.
c
9,220
NDQ_005030
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
much of the work of erosion at a shore is done by
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Multiple Choice
a. Longshore currents, b. Waves, c. Rip currents, d. Rivers
b
9,221
NDQ_005031
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
shorelines are often straight because
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Multiple Choice
a. Waves come in parallel to the shoreline., b. Longshore currents erode in a fairly straight line., c. Waves come in perpendicular to the shoreline., d. Wave refraction concentrates or disperses energy.
d
9,222
NDQ_005032
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
the erosion of a sea arch can form this.
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Multiple Choice
a. Cliff, b. Sea stack, c. Beach, d. Sea wall
b
9,223
NDQ_005033
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
a long, narrow pile of rocks built perpendicular to the shoreline to keep sand t the beach.
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Multiple Choice
a. Groin, b. Seawall, c. Sea stack, d. Breakwater
a
9,224
NDQ_005034
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
a long, narrow bar of sand that form parallel to the shore by wave transport of sand is a
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Multiple Choice
a. Beach, b. Groin, c. Barrier Island, d. Spit
c
9,225
NDQ_005035
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
a shorelines first line of defense against hurricanes is
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Multiple Choice
a. Beaches, b. Lagoons, c. Spits, d. Barrier Islands
d
9,226
NDQ_005036
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
a length of sand that connects to land and extends into the water, with a hook at the end is a
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Multiple Choice
a. Spit, b. Tombolo, c. Barrier island, d. Groin
b
9,227
NDQ_005037
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
the problem with groins is
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Multiple Choice
a. They starve the beach down-current of them of sand., b. They starve the beach up-current of them of sand., c. They are easily taken out by a rogue wave coming in perpendicular to the shore., d. They are often knocked down by long-shore currents.
a
9,228
NDQ_005038
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
engineers can build structures that will protect our shorelines, come what may.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
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NDQ_005039
landforms from groundwater erosion and deposition
compared with the sand on a low energy beach, the sand on a high energy beach will be
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Multiple Choice
a. A mixture of minerals, rock fragments and shells., b. Mostly shells., c. Mostly hard minerals like quartz., d. It’s impossible to say.
c
9,230
NDQ_005040
lithification of sedimentary rocks
the creation of rock from sediments is called
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Multiple Choice
a. Solidification, b. Lithification, c. Cementation, d. Compaction
b
9,231
NDQ_005041
lithification of sedimentary rocks
when fluid deposit ions create a rock that binds loose sediment it is called
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Multiple Choice
a. Solidification, b. Lithification, c. Cementation, d. Compaction
c
9,232
NDQ_005042
lithification of sedimentary rocks
when sediments are squeezed together by the weight of sediments and rocks on top of them it is called
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Multiple Choice
a. Solidification, b. Lithification, c. Cementation, d. Compaction
d
9,233
NDQ_005043
lithification of sedimentary rocks
clastic rocks contain fragments of pre-existing rock.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,234
NDQ_005044
lithification of sedimentary rocks
the order of how sedimentary rocks are made is
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Multiple Choice
a. Erosion, compaction, cementation, lithification, b. Compaction, cementation, lithification, erosion, c. Erosion, cementation, compaction, lithification, d. Erosion, lithification, cementation, compaction
a
9,235
NDQ_005045
lithification of sedimentary rocks
a mudstone that contains shell fragments is a bioclastic rock.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,236
NDQ_005046
lithification of sedimentary rocks
the grains of sand in a sandstone are
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Multiple Choice
a. The age the sands became a rock., b. The age of the rock that the grains weathered and eroded from., c. All the same age., d. None of these.
b
9,237
NDQ_005047
lithification of sedimentary rocks
lithification creates
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Multiple Choice
a. Clastic or bioclastic sedimentary rocks, b. Igneous rocks, c. Fossiliferous metamorphic rocks., d. Chemical sedimentary rocks
a
9,238
NDQ_005048
lithification of sedimentary rocks
compaction is when cement from fluids bind sediments together.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,239
NDQ_005049
lithification of sedimentary rocks
sandstone is a type of clastic rock.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,240
NDQ_005080
location and direction
latitude
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a. Is a distance north or south of the Equator., b. Is a number between 0 and 100 degrees., c. Runs east and west of the International Date Line., d. Is divided into 90 degrees, 90 minutes and 90 seconds.
a
9,241
NDQ_005081
location and direction
latitude and longitude are used to describe a location
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Multiple Choice
a. Relative to the Equator., b. Above sea level., c. On Earth’s surface., d. Using a measurement divided into 90 degrees, 90 minutes and 90 seconds.
c
9,242
NDQ_005082
location and direction
the height above or below sea level.
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Multiple Choice
a. Longitude, b. Latitude, c. Elevation, d. Direction
c
9,243
NDQ_005083
location and direction
a latitude of 44o2743 should be followed by an n or s.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,244
NDQ_005084
location and direction
earths magnetic north pole and geographic north pole are located at the point where earths axis of rotation intersects the surface.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,245
NDQ_005085
location and direction
a longitude of 44o2743 should be followed by an n or s.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,246
NDQ_005086
location and direction
sea level is
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Multiple Choice
a. Nearly the same all around Earth, b. The average height of the ocean’s surface, c. The midpoint between high and low tide, d. All of the above
d
9,247
NDQ_005087
location and direction
gps stands for
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Multiple Choice
a. Global Positioning Satellites, b. Geological Positioning System, c. Global Positioning System, d. Global Prime System
c
9,248
NDQ_005088
location and direction
the highest point on earth is on
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Multiple Choice
a. Mount Rushmore, b. Mount Everest, c. Mount McKinley, d. Mount Kilimanjaro
b
9,249
NDQ_005089
location and direction
a compass is a device with a floating needle that acts as a magnet point to magnetic north.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,250
NDQ_005090
long term climate change
which of these are greenhouse gases?
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Multiple Choice
a. Carbon dioxide, b. Methane, c. Water vapor, d. All of the above
d
9,251
NDQ_005091
long term climate change
carbon dioxide and methane levels in the atmosphere are correlated with temperature.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,252
NDQ_005092
long term climate change
which of these can cause climate to change?
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Multiple Choice
a. The amount of energy the Sun produces over the years, b. The tilt of the Earth’s axis, c. Asteroid impacts, d. All of the above
d
9,253
NDQ_005094
long term climate change
the climate cycle correlates with the sunspot cycle.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,254
NDQ_005095
long term climate change
plate tectonics processes can alter climate such as
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Multiple Choice
a. When there is a supercontinent, heat is distributed more evenly around the planet., b. When continents are near the poles, ice accumulates to maybe start an ice age., c. When there is a supercontinent, there are more volcanic eruptions to block the sun., d. All of these.
b
9,255
NDQ_005096
long term climate change
when earths axis has less different in its tilt, climate is more moderate throughout the year.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,256
NDQ_005097
long term climate change
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
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Multiple Choice
a. Are currently around 400 ppm., b. Have been higher than 400 ppm several times in the past 100,000 years., c. Are the highest they have ever been in Earth history., d. All of the above
a
9,257
NDQ_005098
long term climate change
ice ages happen predictably on a 100,000 year cycle that correlates with milankovitch cycles.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,258
NDQ_005099
long term climate change
what natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
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Multiple Choice
a. Volcanic eruptions, b. Decay or burning organic matter, c. Absorption by plant and animal tissue, d. All of the above
c
9,259
NDQ_005110
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
how do scientists determine the age of a seafloor basalt?
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Multiple Choice
a. They can get a radiometric age if they can collect a sample., b. They can use the time scale for magnetic reversals., c. They can look at fossils in the sediments on top of the basaltic rocks., d. All of these.
d
9,260
NDQ_005111
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
what is true about the seafloor near mid-ocean ridge?
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Multiple Choice
a. Rocks are younger closer to the ridge., b. The crust is thicker near the ridge., c. The magnetic stripes are thinnest near the ridge and get thicker with distance away from the ridge., d. All of the above.
a
9,261
NDQ_005112
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
submarines during wwii discovered the magnetic patterns on the seafloor.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,262
NDQ_005113
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
the magnetic stripes on either side of the mid-ocean ridge, the same distance out from the ridge, have opposite polarity.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,263
NDQ_005114
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
with increasing age, seafloor rocks
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Multiple Choice
a. Wear away to become thinner., b. Become hotter., c. Collect an increasing amount of sediment on top., d. All of these.
c
9,264
NDQ_005115
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
the oldest seafloor is less than 180 million years old.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,265
NDQ_005116
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
what is not true about the magnetic stripes on the ocean floor?
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Multiple Choice
a. Stripes alternate, normal and reverse polarity, across the ocean floor., b. Stripes indicate the age of the basaltic rock., c. Stripes are evidence of apparent polar wander., d. Stripes end abruptly at the edges of continents.
c
9,266
NDQ_005117
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
navy ships use these to search for enemy submarines, but accidently discovered the magnetic polarity of the seafloor.
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Multiple Choice
a. Bar magnets, b. Magnetometers, c. Electromagnets, d. Echo sounders
b
9,267
NDQ_005118
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
observations of the seafloor support the idea that new seafloor is created at mid- ocean ridges.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,268
NDQ_005119
magnetic evidence for seafloor spreading
if it is true that new seafloor is created at mid-ocean ridges, then
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Multiple Choice
a. The planet must be getting bigger., b. Old seafloor must be destroyed somewhere., c. New seafloor must sink directly into the mantle., d. None of these.
b
9,269
NDQ_005120
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic field.
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Multiple Choice
a. Magnetite, b. Granite, c. Peridotite, d. Hematite
a
9,270
NDQ_005121
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
a device capable of measuring the magnetic field intensity.
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Multiple Choice
a. Magnetoscope, b. Magnetite, c. Magnetometer, d. Magnemometer
c
9,271
NDQ_005122
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
wegener died without knowing that continental drift was accepted.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,272
NDQ_005123
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
magnetite crystals in young volcanic rocks point to the geographic north pole.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,273
NDQ_005124
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
magnetic crystals in older rocks of the same age on the same continent point to
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Multiple Choice
a. The current magnetic north pole., b. The same point, but not the current pole., c. The magnetic south pole since the pole had flipped., d. The geographic North Pole.
b
9,274
NDQ_005125
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
older rocks that are different ages on different continents indicate that
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Multiple Choice
a. The continents have moved., b. Everything is stationary., c. There are multiple north poles., d. The poles do wander.
a
9,275
NDQ_005126
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
if the continents remained fixed while the magnetic pole moved there must have been two separate magnetic north poles.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,276
NDQ_005127
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
there is and was only one magnetic north pole.
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null
Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,277
NDQ_005128
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
magnetite crystals pointing to the magnetic north pole show are evidence for continental drift if
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Multiple Choice
a. The pole is moving across the landscape., b. The pole is flipping with the magnetic south pole., c. The pole is stationary but the continent is moving., d. The pole is stationary and the continent is stationary.
c
9,278
NDQ_005129
magnetic polarity evidence for continental drift
what line of evidence made scientists realize that wegener was right about continental drift?
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Multiple Choice
a. The puzzle-like fit of the continents., b. The distribution of exact fossils on widely separated continents., c. The change in polarity of the magnetic field from normal to reverse., d. Apparent polar wander.
d
9,279
NDQ_005130
maps
topographic maps
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Multiple Choice
a. Use different colors to show different rock types, b. Use contour lines to show different elevations, c. Are also called geologic maps, d. All of the above
b
9,280
NDQ_005131
maps
another name for contour maps is
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Multiple Choice
a. Resource map, b. Road map, c. Geologic map, d. Topographic map
d
9,281
NDQ_005132
maps
a bathymetric map represents the depth below sea level.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,282
NDQ_005133
maps
this type of map shows rock units and features like faults and folds.
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Multiple Choice
a. Topographic map, b. Bathymetric map, c. Geologic map, d. Contour map
c
9,283
NDQ_005134
maps
on a bathymetric map, numbers are negative because they represent depth below sea level.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,284
NDQ_005135
maps
contour lines cross on very steep slopes.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,285
NDQ_005136
maps
a geologic map of the grand canyon, with its layer cake geology, will look like this.
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Multiple Choice
a. Bands of colors from the top to the bottom of the canyon., b. Circles of different color from the top to the bottom of the canyon., c. Very steep contour lines with no other topographic features., d. All of the above
a
9,286
NDQ_005137
maps
on a topographic map
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Multiple Choice
a. Contour intervals are always set at a standard 20 feet., b. Contour lines are the closest together on the steepest slopes., c. No human settlements or roads are shown., d. All of the above
b
9,287
NDQ_005138
maps
if i wanted to know how deep lake tahoe is, i would use this map.
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Multiple Choice
a. Geological map, b. Topographic map, c. Globe, d. Bathymetric map
d
9,288
NDQ_005139
maps
if i wanted to find the san andreas fault in california, i would use this map.
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Multiple Choice
a. Bathymetric map, b. Geologic map, c. Topographic map, d. Contour map
b
9,289
NDQ_005140
mars
mars is the _____ planet from the sun.
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Multiple Choice
a. Furthest, b. Fourth, c. First, d. None of the above
b
9,290
NDQ_005141
mars
mars is nicknamed the red planet because of _________ in the soil.
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Multiple Choice
a. Blood, b. Carbon dioxide, c. Ozone, d. Iron oxide
d
9,291
NDQ_005142
mars
mars is the only planet that humans have walked on.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,292
NDQ_005143
mars
the martian atmosphere
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Multiple Choice
a. Has a large percentage of carbon dioxide., b. Has a strong greenhouse effect., c. Could support life as we know it., d. All of these.
a
9,293
NDQ_005144
mars
the martian shield volcano, olympus mons,
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Multiple Choice
a. Was formed at a hotspot, like the Hawaiian volcanoes., b. Is the largest mountain in the solar system., c. Has a crater lake on its summit., d. All of the above.
b
9,294
NDQ_005145
mars
the largest canyon in the solar system called valles marineris is found on mars.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
a
9,295
NDQ_005146
mars
water cannot stay in liquid form on mars because the
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Multiple Choice
a. Temperature is too high., b. Atmospheric pressure is too low., c. Water is actually liquid methane., d. All of the above.
b
9,296
NDQ_005147
mars
how many moons does mars have? what are their names?
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Multiple Choice
a. 3; Demtrus, Claudius, Mark, b. 2; Pheobe, Demo, c. 2; Phobos, Deimos, d. 4; Zeus, Venus, Zacharia, Joseph
c
9,297
NDQ_005148
mars
mars has active plate tectonics.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,298
NDQ_005149
mars
microbial life has been found in the ices of mars.
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Multiple Choice
a. True, b. False
b
9,299
NDQ_005160
measuring earthquake magnitude
a seismograph from an earthquake with an epicenter about 200 miles away shows
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Multiple Choice
a. A large arrival for the first P-waves and then a tapering off., b. A large arrival for the first P-waves, then a falling off, then a large arrival for the first S-, c. A small arrival for the first P-waves then a large arrival for the first S-waves., d. Random arrivals of waves.
b