PRAXIS 5905 MOCK EXAM AND STUDY
MATERIAL WITH SCIENCE APPLICATION AND
CONCEPT QUESTIONS
◉ aurora/australis borealis.
Answer: natural atmospheric light displays; result of Earth's photons
emitting light as they collide with solar wind particles and regain
electrons
◉ hydrology.
Answer: The study of all water on Earth, including its movement and
distribution.
◉ hydrosphere.
Answer: all the water on Earth's surface, groundwater, and water in
the atmosphere
◉ waves.
Answer: formed by winds on the surface of bodies of water
◉ tectonic plates.
,Answer: plates in the lithosphere that shift causing transformations
to Earth's landscape
◉ continental drift.
Answer: the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's
surface
◉ Pangaea.
Answer: supercontinent
◉ earthquakes.
Answer: destructive releases of energy in Earth's crust caused by
seismic waves
◉ fault.
Answer: a fracture between two plates
◉ epicenter.
Answer: The location on the surface directly above the focus of the
earthquake
◉ Seismometer (Seismograph).
Answer: measures and records earthquakes
,◉ tsunami.
Answer: a series of waves that have the potential to devastate
coastal regions with massive volumes of water and energy
◉ volcanoes.
Answer: an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava,
ash, and gases are ejected; caused by the movement of tectonic
plates
◉ mountain ranges.
Answer: plates consist of continental and oceanic crust; as the plates
collide, they push land masses together which can cause the surface
to be forced upwards
◉ ocean trenches.
Answer: due to the sliding of one tectonic plate underneath another
as they move towards each other, or subduction
◉ Ring of Fire.
Answer: home to about 90% of the world's earthquakes
◉ mineral.
, Answer: a solid substance that has a specific chemical composition
and a crystal structure
◉ rocks.
Answer: solid substances that may be made up of different types of
minerals
◉ erosion.
Answer: the process that changes the surface of Earth by wearing
away rock and carrying away soil through agents of current
◉ weathering.
Answer: the decomposition of rocks, soil, and minerals through
exposure to Earth's atmosphere
◉ soil.
Answer: a naturally occurring mixture of broken rock fragments,
clay, and decomposing organic matter
◉ clouds.
Answer: condensed water droplets frozen in Earth's atmosphere;
sources of precipitation
MATERIAL WITH SCIENCE APPLICATION AND
CONCEPT QUESTIONS
◉ aurora/australis borealis.
Answer: natural atmospheric light displays; result of Earth's photons
emitting light as they collide with solar wind particles and regain
electrons
◉ hydrology.
Answer: The study of all water on Earth, including its movement and
distribution.
◉ hydrosphere.
Answer: all the water on Earth's surface, groundwater, and water in
the atmosphere
◉ waves.
Answer: formed by winds on the surface of bodies of water
◉ tectonic plates.
,Answer: plates in the lithosphere that shift causing transformations
to Earth's landscape
◉ continental drift.
Answer: the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's
surface
◉ Pangaea.
Answer: supercontinent
◉ earthquakes.
Answer: destructive releases of energy in Earth's crust caused by
seismic waves
◉ fault.
Answer: a fracture between two plates
◉ epicenter.
Answer: The location on the surface directly above the focus of the
earthquake
◉ Seismometer (Seismograph).
Answer: measures and records earthquakes
,◉ tsunami.
Answer: a series of waves that have the potential to devastate
coastal regions with massive volumes of water and energy
◉ volcanoes.
Answer: an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava,
ash, and gases are ejected; caused by the movement of tectonic
plates
◉ mountain ranges.
Answer: plates consist of continental and oceanic crust; as the plates
collide, they push land masses together which can cause the surface
to be forced upwards
◉ ocean trenches.
Answer: due to the sliding of one tectonic plate underneath another
as they move towards each other, or subduction
◉ Ring of Fire.
Answer: home to about 90% of the world's earthquakes
◉ mineral.
, Answer: a solid substance that has a specific chemical composition
and a crystal structure
◉ rocks.
Answer: solid substances that may be made up of different types of
minerals
◉ erosion.
Answer: the process that changes the surface of Earth by wearing
away rock and carrying away soil through agents of current
◉ weathering.
Answer: the decomposition of rocks, soil, and minerals through
exposure to Earth's atmosphere
◉ soil.
Answer: a naturally occurring mixture of broken rock fragments,
clay, and decomposing organic matter
◉ clouds.
Answer: condensed water droplets frozen in Earth's atmosphere;
sources of precipitation
