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- 1. Multiple Choice
T/F: Geologist use radioactive dating to find the absolute age of rocksTrueFalse - 2. Multiple ChoiceScientist think the Earth is ___ years old.4,50045,0004.5 million4.5 billion
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMeteorites have clues about our planet's past.truefalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA _____________________ is the remains or evidence of an ancient organism.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen something is _____________________ it no longer exists.paleontologistfossilpreservedextinct
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy is it important to study fossils?Fossils are evidence of organisms that lived long ago.Fossils are fortune tellers.Fossils are fun to study.Fossils are found everywhere in the world.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich would be an example of a fossil?Sedimentary RockOyster PearlDinosaur FootprintRotting Log
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich Rock type would be best to find fossils?Igneous RockSedimentary RockMetamorphic Rock
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe circulation of the earth's water, in which water evaporates from the sea into the atmosphere, where it condenses and falls as rain or snow, returning to the sea by rivers or returning to the atmosphere by evapo-transpiration is called the...carbon cyclenitrogen cyclewater cyclerock cycle
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWater that is located in the ground in the pores within rock is called…watershedsurface watergroundwaterwater cycle
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the source of groundwater?rain, snow, melted glaciersocean watericebergswater from fossilized animals
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.water tableaquiferwatershedriver
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow do people extract groundwater?groundwater cannot be extractedby drilling wells and pumping water out of the groundmining water from the Earthanswer not shown
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat do all the sources of groundwater contamination shown have in common?caused by humans so it is preventablenaturally occurring so it cannot be prevented
- 15. Multiple Choice
When water cools and again becomes liquid water; this is how clouds are formed. This is called:
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
- 16. Multiple Choice
Look at the diagram of the water cycle. When heat from the sun turns water into water vapor this is called:
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
- 17. Multiple Choice
How can you help reduce water pollution?
Use less fertilizer and pesticides
Take paint, cleaners, and old medication to safe disposal sites
Clean up pet waste and litter
All the above
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