PRAXIS SCIENCE 5905 FINAL EXAM 2025
ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A
AND B) COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% DETAILED
VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ACTUAL BRAND-NEW EXAM
ALREADY GRADED A+
VERSION A
Changes an atom from one that has higher energy inside
its nucleus into one with lower energy -
....ANSWER...Nuclear decay
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant -
....ANSWER...Transpiration
Transfer of heat by the movement of liquid or gas -
....ANSWER...Convection
Positively charged particles - ....ANSWER...Protons
The mineral's ability to resist separation or breaking when
1
,subjected to stress - ....ANSWER...Tenacity
the process of determining the age of a sample of organic
matter based on the amount of carbon-14 it contains -
....ANSWER...carbon dating
large, gently-sloped volcano formed from basaltic lava
flows, present at divergent plate boundaries and above
hot spots
(Hawaiian Islands - Mauna Loa) - ....ANSWER...Shield
Volcano
an accumulation of one or more minerals -
....ANSWER...rock
the response of a mineral when exposed to magnetic
materials; physical property -
....ANSWER...Magnetism
the wave pattern of movement of the earth produced by an
earthquake - ....ANSWER...seismic waves
gases which, when present in elevated quantities in
Earth's atmosphere, trap solar radiation and cause the
planet to warm
2
,(carbon dioxide) - ....ANSWER...greenhouse gases
igneous rock formed when magma stays below Earth's
surface
(granite, gabbro) - ....ANSWER...Intrusive Igneous Rock
smooth-flowing magma formed from dense, dark, mantle
rock, basalt forms from mafic magma -
....ANSWER...Mafic Magma
the logarithmic scale used for indicating the magnitude
of an earthquake; the scale spans from one to ten, with
ten being the strongest. -
....ANSWER...Richter Scale
the upper layer of the earth's surface; formed from the
weathering of rocks
(clay) - ....ANSWER...soil
A process scientists use in order to identify the epicenter
of an earthquake. -
....ANSWER...Triangulation
3
, the transparency of the mineral or ability of light to pass
through it
(witherite is translucent, allowing some light through) -
....ANSWER...Diaphaneity
the trapping of the sun's heat in the atmosphere due to
the increased presence of gases in the atmosphere; light
is allowed to pass through, but heat is trapped, similar to
the glass walls of a greenhouse -
....ANSWER...greenhouse effect
smaller dome found in the crater of a stratovolcano
(in the crater of Mt. St. Helens after the 1980 eruption) -
....ANSWER...Lava Dome
The currently warm period, which began 11,700 years
ago, in the midst of the Quaternary Ice Age. -
....ANSWER...Holocene
a state in which a material is solid but can flow (generally
slowly) - ....ANSWER...plastic
the process of breaking down rocks by physical means
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ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A
AND B) COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% DETAILED
VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ACTUAL BRAND-NEW EXAM
ALREADY GRADED A+
VERSION A
Changes an atom from one that has higher energy inside
its nucleus into one with lower energy -
....ANSWER...Nuclear decay
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant -
....ANSWER...Transpiration
Transfer of heat by the movement of liquid or gas -
....ANSWER...Convection
Positively charged particles - ....ANSWER...Protons
The mineral's ability to resist separation or breaking when
1
,subjected to stress - ....ANSWER...Tenacity
the process of determining the age of a sample of organic
matter based on the amount of carbon-14 it contains -
....ANSWER...carbon dating
large, gently-sloped volcano formed from basaltic lava
flows, present at divergent plate boundaries and above
hot spots
(Hawaiian Islands - Mauna Loa) - ....ANSWER...Shield
Volcano
an accumulation of one or more minerals -
....ANSWER...rock
the response of a mineral when exposed to magnetic
materials; physical property -
....ANSWER...Magnetism
the wave pattern of movement of the earth produced by an
earthquake - ....ANSWER...seismic waves
gases which, when present in elevated quantities in
Earth's atmosphere, trap solar radiation and cause the
planet to warm
2
,(carbon dioxide) - ....ANSWER...greenhouse gases
igneous rock formed when magma stays below Earth's
surface
(granite, gabbro) - ....ANSWER...Intrusive Igneous Rock
smooth-flowing magma formed from dense, dark, mantle
rock, basalt forms from mafic magma -
....ANSWER...Mafic Magma
the logarithmic scale used for indicating the magnitude
of an earthquake; the scale spans from one to ten, with
ten being the strongest. -
....ANSWER...Richter Scale
the upper layer of the earth's surface; formed from the
weathering of rocks
(clay) - ....ANSWER...soil
A process scientists use in order to identify the epicenter
of an earthquake. -
....ANSWER...Triangulation
3
, the transparency of the mineral or ability of light to pass
through it
(witherite is translucent, allowing some light through) -
....ANSWER...Diaphaneity
the trapping of the sun's heat in the atmosphere due to
the increased presence of gases in the atmosphere; light
is allowed to pass through, but heat is trapped, similar to
the glass walls of a greenhouse -
....ANSWER...greenhouse effect
smaller dome found in the crater of a stratovolcano
(in the crater of Mt. St. Helens after the 1980 eruption) -
....ANSWER...Lava Dome
The currently warm period, which began 11,700 years
ago, in the midst of the Quaternary Ice Age. -
....ANSWER...Holocene
a state in which a material is solid but can flow (generally
slowly) - ....ANSWER...plastic
the process of breaking down rocks by physical means
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