C165 - Unit 4 Earth and Sky - Test
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EARTH'S OUTER CORE IS LIQUID MOSTLY BECAUSE OF ITS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.
PRESSURE.
TEMPERATURE. - CORRECT ANSWER-TEMPERATURE.
EXPLANATION:
THE OUTER CORE OWES ITS LIQUID STATE TO ITS HIGH
TEMPERATURE DESPITE THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN PRESSURE
AND COMPOSITION.
SOME LARGE RIVERS, SUCH AS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, FORM A
DELTA WHERE THEY MEET THE OCEAN, WITH LAND FORMING
THAT EXTENDS INTO THE SEA. THE FORMATION OF A DELTA IS
,THE RESULT OF EROSION UPSTREAM WHERE THE FLOW IS MORE
ENERGETIC AND _______ WHERE THE FLOW IS LESS RAPID.
WEATHERING
DEPOSITION
FURTHER EROSION - CORRECT ANSWER-DEPOSITION
EXPLANATION:
DEPOSITION OF PARTICLES IN THE WATER OCCURS WHERE THE
CURRENT SLOWS.
WHICH TYPE OF ROCK IS FORMED WHEN SAND, SILT, CLAY,
GRAVEL, AND COBBLES BECOME PHYSICALLY CEMENTED OR
CHEMICALLY FUSED TOGETHER INTO HARD ROCK?
IGNEOUS
SEDIMENTARY
METAMORPHIC - CORRECT ANSWER-SEDIMENTARY
EXPLANATION:
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, SEDIMENTARY ROCK IS FORMED WHEN SAND, SILT, CLAY, GRAVEL,
AND COBBLES BECOME CEMENTED OR FUSED TOGETHER INTO
HARD ROCK.
WHICH FORCE CAUSED THE HYDROGEN, HELIUM, AND LITHIUM
FORMED FROM THE BIG BANG TO COLLECT AND FORM STARS,
PLANETS, AND OTHER OBJECTS, AS WELL AS TO FORM THE
ELEMENTS OTHER THAN HYDROGEN MAKING UP THESE OBJECTS?
MAGNETISM
GRAVITY
INERTIA
CHEMICAL BONDS - CORRECT ANSWER-GRAVITY
EXPLANATION:
GRAVITY IS THE FORCE THAT CAUSED THE MATTER FORMED
FROM THE BIG BANG TO EVOLVE AND FORM INTO STARS,
PLANETS, AND OTHER OBJECTS.
WHICH PROCESS GENERATES THE ENERGY THAT STARS EMIT?
Questions with Correct Answers
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EARTH'S OUTER CORE IS LIQUID MOSTLY BECAUSE OF ITS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION.
PRESSURE.
TEMPERATURE. - CORRECT ANSWER-TEMPERATURE.
EXPLANATION:
THE OUTER CORE OWES ITS LIQUID STATE TO ITS HIGH
TEMPERATURE DESPITE THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN PRESSURE
AND COMPOSITION.
SOME LARGE RIVERS, SUCH AS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, FORM A
DELTA WHERE THEY MEET THE OCEAN, WITH LAND FORMING
THAT EXTENDS INTO THE SEA. THE FORMATION OF A DELTA IS
,THE RESULT OF EROSION UPSTREAM WHERE THE FLOW IS MORE
ENERGETIC AND _______ WHERE THE FLOW IS LESS RAPID.
WEATHERING
DEPOSITION
FURTHER EROSION - CORRECT ANSWER-DEPOSITION
EXPLANATION:
DEPOSITION OF PARTICLES IN THE WATER OCCURS WHERE THE
CURRENT SLOWS.
WHICH TYPE OF ROCK IS FORMED WHEN SAND, SILT, CLAY,
GRAVEL, AND COBBLES BECOME PHYSICALLY CEMENTED OR
CHEMICALLY FUSED TOGETHER INTO HARD ROCK?
IGNEOUS
SEDIMENTARY
METAMORPHIC - CORRECT ANSWER-SEDIMENTARY
EXPLANATION:
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, SEDIMENTARY ROCK IS FORMED WHEN SAND, SILT, CLAY, GRAVEL,
AND COBBLES BECOME CEMENTED OR FUSED TOGETHER INTO
HARD ROCK.
WHICH FORCE CAUSED THE HYDROGEN, HELIUM, AND LITHIUM
FORMED FROM THE BIG BANG TO COLLECT AND FORM STARS,
PLANETS, AND OTHER OBJECTS, AS WELL AS TO FORM THE
ELEMENTS OTHER THAN HYDROGEN MAKING UP THESE OBJECTS?
MAGNETISM
GRAVITY
INERTIA
CHEMICAL BONDS - CORRECT ANSWER-GRAVITY
EXPLANATION:
GRAVITY IS THE FORCE THAT CAUSED THE MATTER FORMED
FROM THE BIG BANG TO EVOLVE AND FORM INTO STARS,
PLANETS, AND OTHER OBJECTS.
WHICH PROCESS GENERATES THE ENERGY THAT STARS EMIT?
