Question 1

What is it called when clouds are formed?

Accepted Answer

condensation

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collection

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precipitation

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evaporation

Question 2

Which of the following best describes why some identical animal fossils have been discovered on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

The continents were one once large land mass.

Answer

Some animals could cross the ocean.

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Strong winds and storms blew them there.

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Nomadic people from different continents took them there.

Question 3

Which rock is formed from volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

igneous

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rock cycle

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sedimentary

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metamorphic

Question 4

Which rock is formed from sand, pebbles, and seashells?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Answer

metamorphic

Answer

igneous

Answer

rock cycle

Question 5

Which rock is made from heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

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igneous

Answer

rock cycle

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sedimentary

Question 6

Which of the following best describes what most rocks are composed of?

Accepted Answer

minerals

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crystals

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sand

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ice

Question 7

Which of the following best describes how ice could have once covered warm places such as Australia and India?

Accepted Answer

They were once closer to the South Pole.

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They were once all connected to each other.

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Their elevations used to be higher.

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Their climates changed over time.

Question 8

What word means moving of weathered rock?

Accepted Answer

erosion

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deposition

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weathering

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chemical change

Question 9

Why are we called the temperate zone?

Accepted Answer

We are in the middle of the equator and poles, so we have 4 seasons.

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The temperature is always the same year round.

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We are near rivers.

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We are near the Great Lakes.

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