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Earth Processes

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Question 1 of 35

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Marble is...

Select one of the following:

volcanic
mafic
metamorphic
sedimentary

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Question 2 of 35

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Where does weather occur?

Select one of the following:

Troposphere
Geosphere
Mesosphere

Explanation

Question 3 of 35

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Winds flow around low pressure. While winds flow around high pressure.

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Question 4 of 35

1

Latitude and longitude describes your position

Select one of the following:

near the equator
on the surface of the earth
near the North and South poles
in the atmosphere
none of these

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Question 5 of 35

1

Sea water commonly contains

Select one of the following:

55% chlorine, 30% sodium, 3.7 magnesium
55% silica, 20% hydrogen
30% iron, 1% helium
15% sodium, 3.7 magnesium

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Question 6 of 35

1

Meandering streams

Select one of the following:

erode and deposit laterally
erode downward
have a high, coarse sediment load
all options

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Question 7 of 35

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An alluvial fan forms when

Select one of the following:

stream energy is abruptly reduced
stream energy is abruptly increased
water has oxygen molecules
when water is saline

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Question 8 of 35

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A sand spit will form where

Select one of the following:

a beach meets an open embayment
a beach is covered at high tide
backwash drift occurs
where wave-cut occurs

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Question 9 of 35

1

New Zealand sits on the boundary between the

Select one of the following:

Australian and Pacific plates
Tasman and Pacific plates
Indo-Pacific and Oceanic plates
Tasman and Antarctic plates

Explanation

Question 10 of 35

1

The most common gases in the Earth's atmosphere are

Select one of the following:

oxygen and carbon dioxide
nitrogen and oxygen
nitrogen and hydrogen
nitrogen and carbon dioxide

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Question 11 of 35

1

A deposition process that involves the wind is called

Select one of the following:

aeolian
plucking
attrition
abrasion

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Question 12 of 35

1

Reversals in the Earth's magnetic field

Select one of the following:

cause continental drift
show as magnetic stripes in rock either side of a spreading ridge
cause circulation in the mantle
all of these

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Question 13 of 35

1

The rock type called Pumic may be classified as

Select one of the following:

Igneous volcanic mafic
Igneous volcanic felsic
Igneous plutonic mafic
Igneous plutonic felsic

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Question 14 of 35

1

In a hydrosystem environment the term plutonic means?

Select one of the following:

underground
hot
slow sedimentation
all of these

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Question 15 of 35

1

Minerals are classified by

Select one of the following:

chemical composition and structure
texture of the particles
processes that formed them
all of these

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Question 16 of 35

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On a weather map "ridges" are best described as areas of

Select one of the following:

rising and expanding air
sinking and contracting air
boundaries between air of different temperatures
boundaries between air of different pressures

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Question 17 of 35

1

Which of the following is a swamp hydrosystem?

Select one of the following:

palustrine
lacustrine
esturine
saline

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Question 18 of 35

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The New Zealand Alpine fault marks a zone

Select one of the following:

where the pacific plate is subducted under the Australian plate
where the Australian plate is subducted under the Pacific plate
where the Pacific plate is transformed against the Australian plate
where the Tasman plate is transformed against the Pacific plate

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Question 19 of 35

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Which of the following is considered to be a “super-volcano”

Select one of the following:

Ruapehu
Auckland
Yellowstone
Hawaii

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Question 20 of 35

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Which of the following is a feature of plate tectonics?

Select one of the following:

ablation
fracturing and removal of blocks of rock
the Earths magnetic field
subduction

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Question 21 of 35

1

New seafloor is created at a

Select one of the following:

deep-sea trench
mid-ocean ridge
subduction zone
transform fault

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Question 22 of 35

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Oxygen built up in the Earth's atmosphere was caused by

Select one of the following:

the oceans separating from the crust
rocks weathering and releasing their oxygen
algae and other organisms employing photosynthesis
oxygen accumulating on Earth from meteor impact

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Question 23 of 35

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If two streams begin at the same elevation and have equal volumes. Which statement best explains why one stream could be flowing faster than the other stream?

Select one of the following:

The faster stream contains more dissolved minerals.
The faster stream has a much steeper gradient.
The streams are flowing in different directions.
The faster stream has a temperature of 10°C, and the slower stream has a temperature of 20°C.

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Question 24 of 35

1

A tombolo will form where

Select one of the following:

a beach meets an open embayment.
a beach is covered at high tide
waves deposit sediment between an island and the beach
where wave-cut drift occurs

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Question 25 of 35

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What is the name given to the supercontinent that existed c.200 million years ago

Select one of the following:

San Andreas
Laurasia
Gondwana
Pangaea

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Question 26 of 35

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Igneous rocks

Select one of the following:

form at relatively high temperatures
form by crystallization of solids from a liquid
form at high and low pressures
all of these

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Question 27 of 35

1

Volcanic island arcs are associated with

Select one of the following:

transform boundaries.
ocean-continent subduction.
divergent boundaries.
ocean-ocean subduction.

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Question 28 of 35

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The lithosphere is where rocks behave as

Select one of the following:

rocks.
fluids.
plastic solids.
brittle solids.

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Question 29 of 35

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Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Select one of the following:

transform
translational
divergent boundary
convergent boundary

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Question 30 of 35

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Fracturing and removal of blocks of rock at base of glacier is called

Select one of the following:

Picking
Plucking
Corrie
All of these

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Question 31 of 35

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On a weather map - a “trough” is best described as an area of

Select one of the following:

Different temperatures
Expanding air
Sinking air
Different pressure

Explanation

Question 32 of 35

1

Seismologists believe the Earth's core is liquid because

Select one of the following:

Certain types of seismic waves do not pass through liquids
The Earth wobbles on its axis
They can hear the liquid moving
Molten rock sometimes erupts on the surface

Explanation

Question 33 of 35

1

Which of the following is an igneous volcanic mafic rock

Select one of the following:

Andesite
Granite
Quartz
Pumice

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Question 34 of 35

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Which of the following is considered to be a basaltic volcanic field?

Select one of the following:

Ruapehu
Yellowstone
Taupo
Reunion

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Question 35 of 35

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Chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorcarbons are associated with

Select one of the following:

Global warming
Ozone depletion
Surface tension
Volcanism

Explanation