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Directions: Multiple choice

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Fill in the
appropriate bubble on your answer sheet.
1. The satellite image below shows a natural feature on Earths surface. The
feature is marked X on the image.

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2. The diagram below shows Earth, four different positions of the Moon,
and the direction of incoming sunlight.

3. The Ring of Fire is a long chain of volcanoes that encircles the Pacific
Ocean. Which of the following is the best explanation for the arrangement
of these volcanoes?

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4. Which of the following diagrams best represents the angle at which the
Suns rays strike location X at noon on June 21?

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5. A student uses the following characteristics to describe a group of objects

in space.
200 billion stars
30 million light years from Earth
500 light years in diameter
Which of the following is the student most likely describing?

6. Just before sunset, a student recorded the temperature of the air and the
soil at the same location. The student found that the air and the soil had
the same temperature.
Which of the following statements describes how the air and soil
temperatures most likely changed after sunset on that day?

7. Which of the following has a warmer average surface temperature than

Earth?

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8. The diagram below represents a portion of a contour map.

Which of the following best describes the physical feature represented by

this contour map?

9. Which of the following most likely causes Earths inner core to be a

solid?

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10. The diagram below shows the orbit of a comet around the Sun. The
comet travels more quickly in its orbit when it is closer to the Sun.

Which of the following statements best explains why the comet travels
more quickly when it is closer to the Sun?

11. Which of the following processes usually takes the longest amount of
time?

12. Heat energy from the Sun is transferred to Earth primarily by which of
the following processes?

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13. Scientists found evidence of past glacial activity in Massachusetts.

Which of the following conclusions is best supported by this evidence?

14. Which of the following are formed when two crustal plates collide with
one another?

15. Which of the following statements best describes how the four planets
closest to the Sun are different from the next four planets in our solar
system?

16. Which of the following is the main reason water at the surface of the
ocean is warmer than water at the bottom of the ocean?

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17. Which of the following provides the best evidence that Earth has
evolved over geologic time?

18. The Appalachian Mountains, which extend from Canada to Alabama,

were much taller in the past than they are today. Which of the following
two processes are most responsible for the decrease in the height of the
Appalachian Mountains?

19. The diagram below shows four layers of Earth. Each layer is identified
by a number. Which layer of Earth is composed primarily of solid iron?

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20. Which of the following correctly lists the structures in space from
smallest to largest?

21. Seafloor spreading provides evidence of which of the following Earth

processes?

22. Which of the following causes a shipsiron anchor to sink to the ocean floor
when it is released overboard?

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23. The four pictures below show how a pondenvironment changed from 1900 to
2000.

Which of the following processeswas most directly responsible for thechanges

that occurred in the pondenvironment?

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24. When bedrock in Massachusetts isexamined, it often appears scraped and

polished. Which of the following mostlikely caused the bedrock to appear
scraped and polished?

25. Which of the following areas is mostlikely to form metamorphic rocks such
as gneiss and schist?

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Directions: Open response

Read each question fully and carefully. Answer each part (A, B, C,
D) separately in the space provided.
1) Some of the geologic features found on Earths surface were caused by the movement of
Earths crustal plates.

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2) The diagram below shows three main layers that compose Earth. The
layers are labeled X, Y, and Z.

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