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Texas Science 7-12 Practice Test 2024/2025 with 100% complete answers
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Fjord correct answersA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) 
 
The Alps were formed... correct answers...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) 
 
Three Main Types of Rocks correct answersIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) 
 
Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) 
 
Sedimentary - Limestone, Shal...
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abiotic correct answers Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving. 
 
acid correct answers Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. 
 
A layer correct answers a soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock, with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil. 
 
alkaline correct answers a b...
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Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+.
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Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+. The same objects have the - ANSWER same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 
2. The closer isolines are... - ANSWER the steeper the gradient 
(diagram: North side is steepest) 
3. The altitude of Polaris equals... - ANSWER the latitude of the observer 
Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 
4. The Earth rotates - ANSWER West to east 
15 degrees per hour 
in 24 hours or one day 
5. Latitude lines run 
Longit...
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Praxis II Middle School Science 5440 
 
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"Zeroth" Law of Thermodynamics If systems 1 and 2 are both in equilibrium with 3, then 1 
and 2 are also in equilibrium with each other. 
 
1st Law of Thermodynamics Matter and energy are conserved (energy in = energy out) in a 
closed system. 
 
2 elements - liquid at room temperature Hg, Br 
 
2nd Law of Thermodynamics Entropy always increases in a closed system. Not all energy is 
transferred; some is "lost" as heat. 
 
3r...
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AP Environmental Science Exam Review (2023/2024) Graded A+ abiotic Pertaining to factors or things that are nonliving. 
acid Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. 
A horizon a soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock, with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil. 
alkaline a basic substance; chemically, a substance that absorbs h...
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Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. 
 
Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. 
 
Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...
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GEG 111 - Exam 2 Geography - Chapters 9-17
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Which of the following is an exogenic process? 
Volcanism 
Weathering 
Earthquakes 
Flows of heat and materials in the mantle - Weathering 
Which of the following is an endogenic process? 
Weathering 
Glacial erosion 
Volcanism 
Stream deposition - Volcanism 
Uniformitarianism assumes thatmountains, plains, and canyons formed by catastrophic events. 
catastrophic episodes have regularly occurred. 
Earth is quite young and is shaped by dramatic events. 
the same physical processes we see today ar...
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Earth Science Exam 1 UPDATED Actual 
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Mass wasting, a process that often occurs between weathering and erosion, involves 
________. 
the chemical dissolution of minerals due to water 
the mechanical breakdown of minerals due to exposure to the Sun and atmosphere 
the transport of material by water, wind, or ice 
the transport of material due to gravity - CORRECT ANSWER- D
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Earth Science Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 Graded A+. The same objects have the - ANSWER same density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 
2. The closer isolines are... - ANSWER the steeper the gradient 
(diagram: North side is steepest) 
3. The altitude of Polaris equals... - ANSWER the latitude of the observer 
Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 
4. The Earth rotates - ANSWER West to east 
15 degrees per hour 
in 24 hours or one day 
5. Latitude lines run 
Longitude line...
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Weathering Final Test Questions and Answers
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Weathering Final Test Questions and Answers 
 
Weathering - Answer-the disintegration and decomposition of rocks at or near Earth's surface 
 
Mass wasting - Answer-the transfer of rock and soil downslope under the influence of gravity 
 
Erosion - Answer-the physical removal of material by mobile agents such as water wind or ice 
 
Mechanical weathering - Answer-is accomplished by physical forces that break down rock into smaller and smaller pieces without changing the rock's mineral composit...
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