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"Select the correct answer. Why is the neritic zone rich in nutrients? A. Because scientists continuously add nutrients to maintain the marine life B. Because there is ample sunlight penetration C. Because continental runoffs provide nutrients to the ocean D. Because nutrients deposit in the neritic zone from the oceanic zone through currents"

"What is the main difference between the Vigoro and Earthgro wood mulches? A. Color B. Texture C. Scent D. Packaging"

"Which sequence correctly depicts the order in which weathering, erosion, and deposition occur? A. Rock sediment → erosion → weathering → deposition B. Rock → weathering → erosion → sediment → deposition C. Rock → erosion → sediment → weathering → deposition D. Rock → weathering → sediment → erosion → deposition"

Is sunlight biotic or abiotic?

It takes the Moon about 28 days to orbit Earth. How many times will the Moon orbit Earth in 1 year?

Which statement best describes a watershed? A. It is the depositing of sediments at the mouth of a river. B. It is the widest part of a river, where the most erosion has occurred. C. It is the action of rivers picking up sediments and depositing them further along downstream. D. It is an area where rivers and/or streams join together, emptying into the same body of water.

Explain the position of the Earth during the summer solstice.

About how many Earths could fit inside the Sun? A. 100 B. 1,000 C. 1,000,000 D. 10,000

What landforms are created by transform boundaries?

What is the difference between a cast fossil and a mold fossil?

What kind of soil is found in the Piney Woods region? A. Entirely sandy B. Heavy clay C. A mixture of sand and clay D. A mixture of lignite and salt

Select the correct answer. What is the difference between hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones? A. Their wind speeds B. The amount of precipitation they bring C. The location in which they form D. The time of year in which they form

List 3 ways that the asthenosphere is different from the lithosphere.

How much shorter is each day after June 21st?

The clap of thunder you hear after a lightning flash is created by rapidly heated air that expands as the lightning passes through it. The distant rumbling is caused by the thunder's sound waves bouncing back and forth within clouds or between mountains. The structure of the selection above can best be described as: A. cause and effect B. compare and contrast C. definition D. sequence

Give 5 examples each of abiotic and biotic components.

What is a carbon reservoir, and what are some examples?

These ROOT-WORDS are HYDRO, HYDRA & HYDR meaning "water."

The four extra minutes in the solar day are due to our ________ around the Sun.

What is the main difference between a marsh and a swamp?

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? A. thermosphere B. stratosphere C. troposphere D. ionosphere

What are the five characteristics that all minerals have in common?

The cities of Portland, Oregon, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, are at about the same latitude, but Minneapolis has much hotter summers and much colder winters than Portland. Why? A) Freshwater is more likely to freeze than salt water. B) They are not at exactly the same latitude. C) The ocean is so large that it has a highly moderating influence on temperature. D) Minneapolis is much windier, due to its location in the middle of a continent.

Provide a summary of the Cretaceous period.

Why don't the Pacific and Atlantic oceans mix?

Why do clouds and precipitation contain freshwater even though much of the water vapor comes from oceans and seas? A. The atmosphere filters out the salt as precipitation is created. B. Most of the water doesn't come from the ocean; it comes from freshwater sources. C. Precipitation does contain 72% saltwater. D. When water evaporates from the ocean, the salt is too dense to evaporate.

What is happening to the Baja California peninsula? A. It is forming a transform fault. B. It is converging with Mexico. C. It is rifting apart from mainland Mexico.

What two processes in the water cycle defy gravity? A. Evaporation and condensation B. Precipitation and infiltration C. Transpiration and runoff D. Sublimation and deposition