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2. $500 We learn about the core of the earth by
A – digging deep into the earth.
B – studying earthquake waves.
C – studying X-rays of the earth.
D – observing volcanoes

3. B – studying earthquake waves.
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4. $1,000 The earth has two kinds of crusts, they are
A – sea floor and continental.
B – continental and oceanic.
C – ocean plates and mountain plates.
D – lithospheric and oceanic

5. B – continental and oceanic
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6. $2,000 The outer core of the earth is composed mostly of
A – liquid nickel
B – solid nickel
C – liquid iron
D – solid iron

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C – liquid iron
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8. A – inner core B – outer core C – crust D – asthenosphere
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A – inner core
B – outer core
C – crust
D – asthenosphere

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D - asthenosphere
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10. $10,000 When rock layers are pulled apart, the stress is called
A – tension.
B – compression.
C – compaction.
D – shearing.

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A - tension
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12. $25,000 Heat transferred by liquids and gases is called
A – conduction
B – convection
C – radiation
D – conservation

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B – convection
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14. $100,000 The inner core of the earth is
A – liquid iron and nickel
B – liquid nickel
C – solid iron and nickel
D – solid nickel

15. C – solid iron and nickel
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16. $500,000 A mountain range in the middle of the ocean is called a
A – upwelling
B – midocean ridge
C – fringing reef
D – atoll

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18. $1,000,000 When two continental plates collide they most often form
A – volcanoes
B – new continental crust
C – non-volcanic mountain ranges
D – ocean trenches

19. C – non-volcanic mountain ranges
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21. $500 Volcanic eruptions can sometimes be predicted by
A – changes in animal behavior
B – changes in area climate
C – earthquake activity
D – subduction zone activity

22. C – earthquake activity
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23. $1,000 The theory of continental drift was developed by
A – Isaac Newton
B – William Oort
C – Charles Richter
D – Alfred Wegener

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D - Alfred Wegener
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25. $2,000 Mid-ocean ridges are a result of
A – subuction
B – convergent boundaries
C – divergent boundaries
D – plate collisions

26. C- divergent boundaries
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27. $5000 The tectonic plates of the earth move because of
A – mountains pushing on each other
B – convection currents in the mantle
C – convection currents within the oceans
D – gravitational pull of the sun.

28. B – convection currents in the mantle
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29. A – trench B – tectonic plate C – river valley D – rift valley
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A – trench
B – tectonic plate
C – river valley
D – rift valley

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D – rift valley
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31. A – Gondwanaland B – Laurasia C – Pangaea D – Tethys
$25, million years ago, all the earth’s continents formed one land mass called
A – Gondwanaland
B – Laurasia
C – Pangaea
D – Tethys

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C - Pangaea
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33. $100,000 The largest plate on Earth is the
A – Cocos plate
B – Pacific plate
C – North American plate
D – South American plate

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35. A – Australia B – India C – Eurasia D – Africa
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A – Australia
B – India
C – Eurasia
D – Africa

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37. A – subduction B – earthquakes C – convection D – compression
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A – subduction
B – earthquakes
C – convection
D – compression

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A - subduction
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40. $500 Erosion is A – the breakdown of material on the earth’s surface.
B – Carrying sediment to a new location
C – Leaving sediment at a new location
D – All of the above

41. B – Carrying sediment to a new location
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42. $1,000 Volcanoes often form A – in subduction zones
B – around the Ring of Fire
C – at hot spots
D – All of the above

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D – All of the above
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44. $2,000 Sea floor spreading is a result of
A – subduction zones
B – convergent boundaries
C – divergent boundaries
D – compression

45. C – Divergent boundaries
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46. $5,000 An example of chemical weathering is
A – acid dissolving rocks
B – root pry
C – ice wedging
D – abrasion

47. A – Acid dissolving rocks
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48. $10,000 If you walk on rocks and break them, this is a form of
A – chemical weathering
B – physical weathering
C – pressure release
D – All of the above

49. B – Physical weathering
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50. $25,000 Which of the following does not affect the rate of weathering?
A – type of material that is being weathered.
B – The climate of an area.
C – The amount of air pollution in an area.
D – Number of mountains in an area.

51. D – number of mountains in an area.
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52. $100,000 Where faults are active, there are often
A – a lot of volcanoes
B – earthquakes
C – island arcs in the ocean
D – lakes formed

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B - Earthquakes
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54. $500,000 Most scientists rejected continental drift because it failed to explain
A – coal deposits in Antarctica
B – formation of mountains
C – climate change
D – the force that moves the continents.

55. D – The force that moves the continents.
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56. $1,000,000 The process that powers plate tectonics is
A – radiation
B – conduction currents
C – convection currents
D – subduction

57. C – Convection currents
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59. $500 question 55 cm = ____ mm
A – 55
B – 550
C – 5.5
D – .55

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D – 550.
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61. $1,000 A hypothesis is
A – possible explanation to a scientific question.
B – the results of an experiment.
C – the directions for an experiment.
D – the data you collect after experimenting.

62. A – possible explanation to a scientific question.
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63. $2, mm = ____ m
A – 300,000
B – 300
C – 3
D – 3,000

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C – 3
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65. $5,000 Soil conservation is very important
$5, Soil conservation is very important. During the 1930s, parts of the USA did not practice good soil conservation and caused the
A – Dust Bowl
B – Super Bowl
C – Soil Loss Bowl
D – the Great Depression

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A – Dust Bowl
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67. $10,000 Which of the following is not a soil conservation practice?
A – building terraces
B – contour plowing
C – growing tall plants
D – windbreaks

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C – growing tall plants
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69. $25,000 A landslide is a type of erosion caused by
A – wind.
B – gravity.
C – water.
D – glaciers.

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B – gravity.
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71. $100,000 Soil is made up of A – only weathered rock.
B – only organic material.
C – both organic material and weathered rock.
D – only organic material and bedrock.

72. C – both organic material and weathered rock.
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73. $500,000 How does the density of material in Earth’s layers change with depth?
A – density decreases with depth
B – density increases with depth
C – density does not change with depth
D – density increases and then decreases.

74. B – density increases with depth
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75. $1,000,000 From bottom to top, what are the soil horizons?
A – bedrock, topsoil, subsoil
B – topsoil, bedrock, subsoil
C – topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
D – subsoil, bedrock, topsoil

76. C – topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
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