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  1. The shape of the grains in a sedimentary rock can help you find out what?

A. the composition of the rock and whether it can withstand weathering

B. what type of volcanic activity took place nearby

C. the age of the rock

D. whether it was carried a long or short distance before being deposited to form a rock

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D. whether it was carried a long or short distance before being deposited to form a rock

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  1. When you break the rock shale, it splits into thin layers. What is this breaking pattern
    known as?

A. splinteration
B. fissibility
C. discontinuity
D. severance

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B. Fissibility

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  1. What disease is believed to be caused by a person’s own immune system malfunctioning?

A. tuberculous
B. bacterial meningitis
C. measles
D. rheumatoid arthritis

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D. rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. Studying the evidence left behind, we believed that an asteroid had struck the surface of the
    Earth and caused the extinction of dinosaurs and other forms of life. I, a Nobel prize winning
    physicist, along with my geologist son, found and studied the KT boundary. Who are we?

A. Neils and Aage Bohr
B. Bob and Doug McKenzie
C. Luis and Walter Alvarez
D. William and Lawrence Bragg

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C. Luis and Walter Alvarez

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  1. The shape of the grains in a sedimentary rock can help you find out what?

A. the composition of the rock and whether it can withstand weathering

B. what type of volcanic activity took place nearby

C. the age of the rock

D. whether it was carried a long or short distance before being deposited to form a rock

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D. whether it was carried a long or short distance before being deposited to form a rock

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  1. Out of all the sedimentary rocks found on Earth, which type are the most abundant, making
    up over half of all this type of rock?
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A. Shale

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  1. When you break the rock shale, it splits into thin layers. What is this breaking pattern
    known as?
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B. Fissibility

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  1. Petrified wood forms when what happens?

A. trees that have washed down a river settle to the bottom of the lake to be buried over time

B. lightning strikes the trees which cause a chemical reaction to turn the tree to stone

C. when the tree dies, the wood is buried under layers of limestone and sandstone

D. volcanic ash buries trees quickly and over time, silica rich minerals replace the wood

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D. volcanic ash buries trees quickly and over time, silica rich minerals replace the wood

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  1. What disease is believed to be caused by a person’s own immune system malfunctioning?

A. tuberculous
B. bacterial meningitis
C. measles
D. rheumatoid arthritis

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D. rheumatoid arthritis

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  1. Studying the evidence left behind, we believed that an asteroid had struck the surface of the
    Earth and caused the extinction of dinosaurs and other forms of life. I, a Nobel prize winning
    physicist, along with my geologist son, found and studied the KT boundary. Who are we?

A. Neils and Aage Bohr
B. Bob and Doug McKenzie
C. Luis and Walter Alvarez
D. William and Lawrence Bragg

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C. Luis and Walter Alvarez

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  1. The parallel latitude that is found 23.5 degrees north of the equator
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D. Tropic of Cancer

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  1. The parallel latitude that is found 23.5 degrees south of the equator is called what?
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A. Tropic of Capricorn

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  1. Which of these types of organisms are “energy efficient” and do not need to consume as
    much food to keep their bodies warm as the other type?
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B. ectotherms

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  1. Anita was having trouble opening a glass pickle jar with a metal lid. Her mom told her to
    hold it under a stream of warm water in the sink. She did and then she could open it. Why did
    this work for Anita?

A. air pressure differences inside and outside the jar reverse with warm water

B. the warm water caused the glass jar to contract causing the lid to loosen

C. the warm water caused particles in the metal to expand so there is less frictional force

D. mom knows best all the time

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C. the warm water caused particles in the metal to expand so there is less frictional force

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  1. Which of the following rock types has a conchoidal fracture property?

A. shale
B. mica
C. gypsum
D. obsidian

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D. obsidian

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What is conchoidal fracturing

A. Smooth and curved surfaces like broken glass

B. Producing splinters or fibers

C. Rough or irregular surface

D. Jagged, sharp edges

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A. Smooth and curved surfaces like broken glass

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What is hackly fracturing

A. Smooth and curved surfaces like broken glass

B. Producing splinters or fibers

C. Rough or irregular surface

D. Jagged, sharp edges

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D. Jagged, sharp edges

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What is splintery/fiberous fracturing

A. Smooth and curved surfaces like broken glass

B. Producing splinters or fibers

C. Rough or irregular surface

D. Jagged, sharp edges

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B. Producing splinters or fibers

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What is earthy/uneven fracturing

A. Smooth and curved surfaces like broken glass

B. Producing splinters or fibers

C. Rough or irregular surface

D. Jagged, sharp edges

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C. Rough or irregular surface

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  1. I lived in Canada during the late 19th and early 20th century. I helped to isolate the
    hormone, insulin, which is used to treat people with diabetes. Who am I?

A. Pasteur
B. Banting
C. Salk
D. Roentgen

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  1. This “slime mold” spends most of its life as a unicellular organism (protist), but when it is
    starving, will come together with others of its kind to produce spores which are dispersed to
    other places in order to find food. This behavior in organisms is called what?

A. aggregation
B. differentiation
C. colonization
D. segregation

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A. aggregation

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  1. Group 7A on the Periodic Table is made up of elements called what?
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    1. What elements are included in the Lanthanides on the Periodic Table?

A. Mercury, Tungsten, Tin
B. Neon, Argon, Krypton
C. Sodium, Potassium, Cesium
D. Neodymium, Promethium, Cerium

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D. Neodymium, Promethium, Cerium

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  1. What is mitosis?

A. the division of the cell into two cells with half the genetic material
B. the process in which cytoplasm is split in the cell
C. process during cell division in which the nucleus of a cell is divided into two nuclei
D. the division of a cell for the purpose of sexual reproduction

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C. process during cell division in which the nucleus of a cell is divided into two nuclei

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45. It’s night time. You see the moon in its full phase, but then the Earth’s shadow slowly moves across the moon’s surface and blocks the view. What are you experiencing?
B. lunar eclipse
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In the electromagnetic spectrum, waves are arranged by the size of the wavelengths. Which list below is a correct arrangement? (longest to shortest wavelength)
B. radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays
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15. Which of these show the correct order of eras from most recent to oldest on the Geologic Time Scale?
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
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22. A chemical reaction in which a substance gains one or more electrons is called what? (This reaction is paired with another reaction in which the electron(s) are lost.)
B. reduction
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23. A hydraulic car lift can raise a several thousand-pound vehicle into the air with ease. What scientific law or principle does this lift utilize? A. Hooke’s B. Pascal’s C. Newton’s principle of force D. Bernoulli’s
B. Pascal's
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What does it mean when the moon is at its perigee
It means when the moon is nearest to the earth
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What does it mean when the moon is at it's apogee
It means when the moon is farthest away from the earth
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