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203 Final Practice Questions With Correct Answers
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Why //does //Earth //have //a //magnetic //field? //
A. //Due //to //the //proximity //of //the //Sun
B. //Due //to //the //Earth's //liquid //outer //core
C. //Due //to //content //of //atmospheric //gases
D. /
/Due /
/to /
/the /
/types /
/of /
/rocks /
/found /
/in //the //lithosphere //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Due //to //the //Earth's //liquid //outer //core
Which //statement //about //disturbance //waves //from //an //earthquake //is //true?
A. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //surface //waves
B. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //P-waves
C. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //S-
waves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //surface //waves
Which //earthquake //disturbance //wave //has //a //higher //speed?
A. //Surface //waves
B. //P-waves
C. //S-waves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //P-waves
,Why //are //there //seasons?
A. //The //Sun //increases //and //decreases //solar //output //based //on //the //orbit
B. //Isolation //varies //annually //because //of //the //Earth's //rotational //tilt
C. /
/Earth /
/gets /
/closer /
/and /
/farther /
/away /
/from /
/the /
/Sun /
/as /
/it /
/orbits /
/annually //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Isolation //varies //annually //because //of //the //Earth's //rotational //tilt
Where //is //the //seafloor //returned //to //the //mantle?
A. //Trenches
B. //Mid-ocean //ridges
C. //Along //coastlines //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Trenches
What //happens //to //the //age //of //seafloor //rocks //moving //away //from //a //mid-ocean //ridge?
A. //The //rocks //get //younger
B. //The //rock //ages //do //not //change
C. //The //rock //gets //older //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //The //rock //gets //older
, What //happens //when //an //oceanic //plate //collides //with //a //continental //plate?
A. //The //continental //plate //is //subducted
B. //The //oldest //plate //is //subducted
C. /
/The /
/oceanic /
/plate //is //subducted //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //The //oceanic //plate //is //subducted
Which //volcanoes //are //most //likely //to //have //more //violent //eruptions //and //why?
A. //Strato- //because //the //magma //is //MORE //viscous //than //in //shield //volcanoes
B. //Strato- //because //the //magma //is //less //viscous //than //in //shield //volcanoes
C. //Shield- //because //the //magma //is //less //viscous //than //in //strato-volcanoes
D. //Shield- //because //the //magma //is //more //viscous //than //in //strato-
volcanoes //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. /
/Strato- //because //the //magma //is //MORE //viscous //than //in //shield //volcanoes
The //half-
life /
/of //
a/
/radioactive /
/isotope /
/is /
/500 /
/million /
/years. /
/Scientists /
/testing //
a/
/rock /
/sample /
Physics
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203 Final Practice Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // // //
Why //does //Earth //have //a //magnetic //field? //
A. //Due //to //the //proximity //of //the //Sun
B. //Due //to //the //Earth's //liquid //outer //core
C. //Due //to //content //of //atmospheric //gases
D. /
/Due /
/to /
/the /
/types /
/of /
/rocks /
/found /
/in //the //lithosphere //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Due //to //the //Earth's //liquid //outer //core
Which //statement //about //disturbance //waves //from //an //earthquake //is //true?
A. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //surface //waves
B. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //P-waves
C. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //S-
waves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Most //damage //is //caused //by //surface //waves
Which //earthquake //disturbance //wave //has //a //higher //speed?
A. //Surface //waves
B. //P-waves
C. //S-waves //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //P-waves
,Why //are //there //seasons?
A. //The //Sun //increases //and //decreases //solar //output //based //on //the //orbit
B. //Isolation //varies //annually //because //of //the //Earth's //rotational //tilt
C. /
/Earth /
/gets /
/closer /
/and /
/farther /
/away /
/from /
/the /
/Sun /
/as /
/it /
/orbits /
/annually //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔B. //Isolation //varies //annually //because //of //the //Earth's //rotational //tilt
Where //is //the //seafloor //returned //to //the //mantle?
A. //Trenches
B. //Mid-ocean //ridges
C. //Along //coastlines //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //Trenches
What //happens //to //the //age //of //seafloor //rocks //moving //away //from //a //mid-ocean //ridge?
A. //The //rocks //get //younger
B. //The //rock //ages //do //not //change
C. //The //rock //gets //older //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //The //rock //gets //older
, What //happens //when //an //oceanic //plate //collides //with //a //continental //plate?
A. //The //continental //plate //is //subducted
B. //The //oldest //plate //is //subducted
C. /
/The /
/oceanic /
/plate //is //subducted //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //The //oceanic //plate //is //subducted
Which //volcanoes //are //most //likely //to //have //more //violent //eruptions //and //why?
A. //Strato- //because //the //magma //is //MORE //viscous //than //in //shield //volcanoes
B. //Strato- //because //the //magma //is //less //viscous //than //in //shield //volcanoes
C. //Shield- //because //the //magma //is //less //viscous //than //in //strato-volcanoes
D. //Shield- //because //the //magma //is //more //viscous //than //in //strato-
volcanoes //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. /
/Strato- //because //the //magma //is //MORE //viscous //than //in //shield //volcanoes
The //half-
life /
/of //
a/
/radioactive /
/isotope /
/is /
/500 /
/million /
/years. /
/Scientists /
/testing //
a/
/rock /
/sample /
