Transcript Daily Openers (3-Feb to 8-Apr)

Daily Opener
3-Feb -16
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and answers/responses.
97) Tides on Earth are produced by _______.
A. the Earth’s rotation
B. wind blowing on the oceans
C. gravitational effects of the Moon and Sun
D. Earth’s revolution around the Sun
Daily Opener
4-Feb -16
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98) Which statement below best describes the tidal
range that occurs as the moon moves from a new moon
to a waxing crescent and then to first quarter ?
( > means “is greater than”)
A. first quarter > new moon > waxing crescent
B. waxing crescent > new moon > first quarter
C. new moon > waxing crescent > first quarter
D. tidal range is equal at all moon phases
Daily Opener
5-Feb-16
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99) If the Sun, Earth, and
Moon were aligned as
shown here, what type of
tide would occur?
A) Spring Tide
B) Lunar Tide
C) Neap Tide
D) Gravitational Tide
Daily Opener
8-Feb-16
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100) Put the phases of the moon in the correct
order, by their letter, starting with the New Moon
A
B
C
E
F
G
D
H
Daily Opener
9-Feb -16
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101) Which moon phase could produce a lunar eclipse?
A. First Quarter
B. Full Moon
C. New Moon
D. Third Quarter
Daily Opener
10-Feb-16
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102) At which position in Earth’s orbit are
daytime and nighttime equal in length?
2
1
4
3
A) Position 1
B) Position 2
C) Position 3
D) None of these
Daily Opener
11-Feb-16
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103) When the tilted axis of Earth causes the
Southern Hemisphere to face the sun, what
season is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Autumn
Spring
Summer
Winter
Daily Opener
16-Feb-16
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104) When the sun's rays strike Earth from directly
overhead at noon on the highest point North, (23.5 N,
or on the Tropic of Cancer), what time of the year is that
for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Autumnal Equinox
B. Summer Solstice
C. Vernal Equinox
D. Winter Solstice
Daily Opener
17 –Feb -16
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105) Since the Moon produces no light of its own, it can only be
seen by reflected light from the Sun. Study the Moon cycle
diagram below carefully. As viewed from Earth, which phase of the
Moon matches position II ?
Daily Opener
18-Feb-16
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106) Riders on cattle drives had to watch over their
herds at night. They kept track of their duty time by
watching the position of the Little Dipper. The
position of these stars changes because of the
A.
Earth's rotation.
B.
atmosphere's composition.
C.
Moon's revolution.
D.
Earth's shape.
Daily Opener
19–Feb–16
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107) In the diagram, above, the next moon phase could
be an eclipse. Which of the following indicates
the type of eclipse and the moon phase in which
it occurs?
A.
B.
C.
D.
lunar eclipse, full moon
lunar eclipse, new moon
solar eclipse, full moon
solar eclipse, new moon
Daily Opener
22–Feb–16
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108) Sarah conducted an investigation to determine the effect of
heat on the growth of mold. She grew the mold in nine jars with the
same amount and type of food. Three jars were kept at 0 C.
The growth of the mold was recorded after four days.
What is the dependent variable?
A) The amount of food in each jar
B) The growth of mold
C) The number of jars
D) The temperature of the jars
Daily Opener
23-Feb-16
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109) Identify the observation made during an activity
involving electromagnets.
A. The electromagnet should pick up 12 paper clips.
B. The electromagnet is strong because it is large.
C. The electromagnet has 25 coils of wire on it.
D. The electromagnet will not pick up the aluminum foil
Daily Opener
24-Feb-16
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110) The crystal form or shape of a mineral is
determined by:
A) the chemicals in the mineral.
B) the arrangement of the atoms.
C) the heat at which it formed.
D) the country in which it formed.
Daily Opener
25-Feb-16
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111) Why is color the least reliable property
to use for mineral identification?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Different minerals can be the same color.
Some minerals appear in more than one color.
It does not represent true color.
All of the above.
Daily Opener
26 – Feb -16
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112) A cubic zirconia is not considered a mineral
because
.
A.
B.
C.
D.
it is not naturally occurring
it is not inorganic
lacks a definite crystal structure
lacks a definite chemical composition
Daily Opener
29 – Feb - 16
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113) This mineral shows a perfect example of what mineral property?
A) Streak
B) Hardness
C) Fracture
D) Cleavage
Muscovite Mica
Daily Opener
1-Mar-16
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114) The two most common classes of rockforming minerals are the _______ and the
_______.
A) Carbonates, Ferrous Oxides
B) Silicates, Carbonates
C) Silicates, Pyroxenes
D) Phosphates, Sulfides
Daily Opener
2-Mar-16
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115) Which factor below does not affect whether
an igneous rock is classified as intrusive or
extrusive?
A. Rate of cooling
B. Size of mineral crystals
C. Area that minerals were deposited
D. Formed above or below Earth’s surface
Daily Opener
3-Mar-16
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116) The size of mineral crystals in intrusive
igneous rocks ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
are the same size as crystals in extrusive
igneous rocks
are smaller than crystals in extrusive
igneous rocks
are larger than crystals in extrusive igneous
rocks
none of the above
Daily Opener
4-Mar-16
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117) Examine the rock below. Based on your
knowledge of igneous rocks, you know the texture of
this igneous rock may be classified as:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mafic
Intrusive
Extrusive
Felsic
Daily Opener
7–Mar–16
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118) After the Olympics, you decide to travel
to Iceland to see the volcanos there. You find
rocks there that are dark and smooth, kind of
like black concrete. What kind of rock is it?
A) felsic extrusive
B) felsic intrusive
C) mafic extrusive
D) mafic intrusive
Daily Opener
8–Mar–16
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119) Broken pieces of what types of rocks can
be deposited into layers and cemented together
to form sedimentary rock?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
All of the above
Daily Opener
9–Mar–16
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120) The word metamorphic means
A. “produced by cooling.”
B. “made from living matter.”
C. “change of form.”
D. “very old.”
Daily Opener
10–Mar–16
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121) Which of the following statements is
accurate?
A. Sedimentary rock is heated and squeezed to form
metamorphic rock
B. Igneous rock is eroded to form metamorphic rock
C. Metamorphic rock melts to form sedimentary rock
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Daily Opener
14 – Mar -16
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122) In the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, as seen in the
video “Volcano – Nature’s Inferno,” the majority of
deaths that occurred were not related to the actual
eruption, but from _______.
A. pyroclastic flows
B. mudflows
C. landslides
D. lava flows
Daily Opener
15–Mar-16
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123) Of the three main types of volcanoes, the
most dangerous type are the _______
volcanoes.
A) Cinder cone, or ash cinder
B) Strato or composite
C) Shield
D) Strombolian
Daily Opener
16–Mar-16
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124) Thick, pasty lava with a high gas content
tends to erupt ___________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
quietly
explosively
from fissures in a broad sheet
from undersea vents
Daily Opener
17–Mar–16
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125) Rocks are classified as igneous,
sedimentary, or metamorphic based primarily on
their ____________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
texture
crystal or grain size
method of formation
mineral composition
Daily Opener
18 – Mar -16
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126) According to
this diagram, the
asthenosphere is
part of:
1)Lithosphere
2) Outer core
3) Mantle
4) Crust
Daily Opener
21 – Mar -16
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127) The order of the earth’s layers from
most to least dense is
A) Mantle  Crust  Inner Core  Outer Core
B) Inner Core  Outer Core  Mantle  Crust
C) Inner Core  Outer Core  Crust  Mantle
D) Crust  Mantle  Outer Core  Inner Core
Daily Opener
22 – Mar -16
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128) The lithosphere rides on top of
the ________.
A) asthenosphere
B) inner core
C) mantle
D) outer core
Daily Opener
23 –Mar -16
129) What type
of fault is shown
in the picture?
1) Normal
2) Reverse
3) Strike-Slip
4) Transverse
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Daily Opener
4 – Apr -16
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130) This type of stress pulls on the crust,
stretching the rock and producing normal
faulting.
A) Shearing
B) Compression
C) Tension
D) Deformation
Daily Opener
5 – Apr -16
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131) This type of stress pushes on the crust,
compressing the rock so that it becomes thicker
in the middle:
A)
B)
C)
D)
Shearing
Compression
Tension
Deformation
Daily Opener
6 – Apr -16
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132) Where might you experience an earthquake
produced by the movement of a normal fault?
A) convergent boundary
B) divergent boundary
C) transform boundary
D) subduction zone
Daily Opener
7 – Apr -16
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133) Station A is 50 km from the epicenter of an earthquake.
Station B is 100 km away from the epicenter.
Scientists examining the seismograms from both stations will
notice that the time between the arrival of the primary wave and
the arrival of the secondary wave at Station B was______ than
at Station A.
A) the same
B) shorter
C) much faster
D) longer
Daily Opener
8 – Apr -16
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134) What type
of plate boundary
is shown in the
picture?
A) Convergent
C) Trench
B) Divergent
D) Mid-Atlantic ridge