QUESTION 33
Which of these is an example of climate change caused by human activity?

QUESTION 34
Which location has high risk of earthquakes but low risk of volcanic activity?

QUESTION 35
Sir Isaac Newton discovered that when one object applies a force to another object, the second object applies an equal force to the first object. Since Newton did his work, numerous investigations have confirmed this relationship.
Which type of scientific statement is this?

QUESTION 36
Which question would be appropriate for an observational study?

QUESTION 37
Cargo inspectors often use electromagnetic radiation to form images of objects inside large steel shipping containers like those shown below.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation is used In this way?

QUESTION 38
Kepler discovered that planets move in elliptical paths around the sun. Repeated observations have confirmed Kepler’s finding.
Which type of scientific statement is Kepler’s discovery?

QUESTION 39
Commercial airline pilots seek out stable atmospheric conditions to ensure a smooth flight.
Which layers of the atmosphere are of most interest to airline pilots?
Choose 2 answers.

QUESTION 40
A student makes the diagram of the rock cycle that is shown here
Which description should the student place on arrow B?

QUESTION 41
Which time of the year Is it In Fargo, North Dakota, when Earth is facing the sun as shown in the diagram?

QUESTION 42
The United States is located in the northern hemisphere.
Which point in the diagram represents Earth’s location at the time of year when the United States experiences the most direct sunlight?

QUESTION 43
A person near a campfire may feel warmth from the fire even though the heated air above the fire does not reach her.
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum transfers most of the energy that warms her?

QUESTION 44
In which state of matter are particles closest together?

QUESTION 45
Which type of wave travels faster through water than through air?

QUESTION 46
In which state of matter do particles within a substance vibrate around fixed positions?

QUESTION 47
Ball 1 is moving and ball 2 is still. Both balls have the same mass.
What happens to the motion of the two balls if ball 1 strikes ball 2 head on in an elastic collision?

QUESTION 48
Which statement describes the relationship between mass and acceleration when the net force on an object is kept constant?

QUESTION 49
Which process is responsible for the formation of the sand dune pictured above?

QUESTION 50
Hail falls into the ocean.
Between which two reservoirs is the hail transferred during this process?

QUESTION 51
Which question would be appropriate for an observational study?

QUESTION 52
Which graph represents the mass versus the acceleration of objects with different masses pulled by the same net force?

QUESTION 53
Which point In the diagram represents Earth’s location when locations in the southern hemisphere receive the most direct sunlight?

QUESTION 54
In which phase change is energy being released to the surroundings?

QUESTION 55
Which of these is an example of climate change caused by human activity?