Science Praxis 5005 Elementary Exam
2026 Questions and Answers
Plate tectonics - Correct Answer -Movement of continents and changes in the
Earth's crust caused by internal forces
Atmosphere - Correct Answer -dry gas (nitrogen, oxygen, argon carbon dioxide),
water vapor, solid particles
Troposphere - Correct Answer -closest to Earth's surface (weather related
activities)
Stratosphere - Correct Answer -Very little water, ozone layer
Mesosphere - Correct Answer -Coldest layer
Thermosphere - Correct Answer -Layer extends upward into space
Mountains are caused by... - Correct Answer -volcanic action or tectonic plate
collisions
Folding - Correct Answer -folding of rock layers, usually sedimentary rocks
Faulting - Correct Answer -Fractures in Earth's crust because of tension
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, Volcanoes are... - Correct Answer -the movement of magma through the crust and
its emergence as lava onto the Earth's surface
Active, Dormant, Extinct, and volcanoes - Correct Answer -currently/building up
to an eruption, between eruptions but internal activity, and no longer erupting
Igneous rock formation - Correct Answer -Intrusive: formed below Earth's surface.
Extrusive: formed at Earth's surface
Sedimentary Rocks - Correct Answer -created when fluid sediments are
transformed into solid rocks. Cementation is when sediments are converted to
sedimentary rocks
Igneous Rocks - Correct Answer -classified according to their texture,
composition, and the way they formed. Made from magma (molten Rock)
Metamorphic rocks - Correct Answer -formed by high temperatures and great
pressure. Process is called metamorphism.
Minerals - Correct Answer -natural, nonliving solids with a defined chemical
composition and crystalline structure
Glaciers - Correct Answer -bodies of ice that move over the land due to gravity.
Fossil - Correct Answer -remains or trace of an ancient organism
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2026 Questions and Answers
Plate tectonics - Correct Answer -Movement of continents and changes in the
Earth's crust caused by internal forces
Atmosphere - Correct Answer -dry gas (nitrogen, oxygen, argon carbon dioxide),
water vapor, solid particles
Troposphere - Correct Answer -closest to Earth's surface (weather related
activities)
Stratosphere - Correct Answer -Very little water, ozone layer
Mesosphere - Correct Answer -Coldest layer
Thermosphere - Correct Answer -Layer extends upward into space
Mountains are caused by... - Correct Answer -volcanic action or tectonic plate
collisions
Folding - Correct Answer -folding of rock layers, usually sedimentary rocks
Faulting - Correct Answer -Fractures in Earth's crust because of tension
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, Volcanoes are... - Correct Answer -the movement of magma through the crust and
its emergence as lava onto the Earth's surface
Active, Dormant, Extinct, and volcanoes - Correct Answer -currently/building up
to an eruption, between eruptions but internal activity, and no longer erupting
Igneous rock formation - Correct Answer -Intrusive: formed below Earth's surface.
Extrusive: formed at Earth's surface
Sedimentary Rocks - Correct Answer -created when fluid sediments are
transformed into solid rocks. Cementation is when sediments are converted to
sedimentary rocks
Igneous Rocks - Correct Answer -classified according to their texture,
composition, and the way they formed. Made from magma (molten Rock)
Metamorphic rocks - Correct Answer -formed by high temperatures and great
pressure. Process is called metamorphism.
Minerals - Correct Answer -natural, nonliving solids with a defined chemical
composition and crystalline structure
Glaciers - Correct Answer -bodies of ice that move over the land due to gravity.
Fossil - Correct Answer -remains or trace of an ancient organism
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