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CRCT Question of the Day
1-5-11
Why don’t plants normally grow on the
bottoms of deep lakes?
A. The water is too salty.
B. The water is too cold.
C. Photosynthesis does not occur in
water.
D. There is not enough sunlight for
photosynthesis to occur.
Standard & Element – S6E3.a
CRCT Question of the Day
1-6-11
Which of the following is an example of a
point source of water pollution?
A. Runoff of pesticides from wheat fields
B. Salt spread on parking lots to melt ice
C. Chemical flowing from a factory into a
stream
D. Fertilizer from corn fields that runs off
into streams
Standard & Element – S6E5.j
CRCT Question of the Day
1-7-11
For a science project you must build a model
of an aquifer. What material would be the
best to use for the layer that will hold water?
A. An impermeable material, such as clay
B. An impermeable material, such as granite
C. A permeable material, such as gravel
D. A material that does not have pores
Standard & Element – S6E3.a
CRCT Question of the Day
1-10-11
A scientist plans to test the effect temperature
has on the density of ocean water. What will
the manipulated variable be in her
experiment?
A. Density
B. Salinity
C. Temperature
D. Water depth
Standard & Element – S6E3.c
CRCT Question of the Day
1-11-11
In which of the following areas would the
salinity of the ocean water be the highest?
A. In a hot, dry area
B. Near a rainy coastal area close to the
equator
C. At the mouth of a large river.
D. In cold, deep water, near the ocean bottom
Standard & Element – S6E3.c
CRCT Question of the Day
1-12-11
A major warm ocean current flows along a
coastal area. What type of climate would you
most likely find in the area influenced by the
current?
A. Extremely hot and dry
B. Cool and dry
C. Extremely cool and wet
D. Mild and wet
Standard & Element – S6E3.d
CRCT Question of the Day
1-13-11
What two gases make up approximately
99% of Earth’s atmosphere?
A. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
B. Oxygen and carbon dioxide
C. Nitrogen and hydrogen
D. Nitrogen and oxygen
Standard & Element – S6E4
CRCT Question of the Day
1-14-11
In the troposphere, as altitude increases
A. Air pressure decreases.
B. Temperature decreases.
C. Air density decreases.
D. All of the above
Standard & Element – S6E6.a
CRCT Question of the Day
1-18-11
What is the main method by which heat
is transferred within the troposphere?
A. Radiation
B. Conduction
C. Convection
D. The Greenhouse effect
Standard & Element – S6E6.a
CRCT Question of the Day
1-19-11
The ozone layer is found in the
A. Troposphere.
B. Stratosphere.
C. Mesosphere.
D. Thermosphere.
Standard & Element – S6E4
CRCT Question of the Day
1-20-11
How are air masses classified?
A. By temperature and pressure
B. By pressure and humidity
C. By temperature and density
D. By temperature and humidity
Standard & Element – S6E4.a
CRCT Question of the Day
1-21-11
A rapidly moving cold air mass meets a slowly
moving warm air mass and forms a front.
What will most likely occur at this front?
A. The two air masses will mix together.
B. The warm air will slide under the cold air.
The cold air will rise and get warmer.
C. Cold air will slide under the warm air. Warm
air will rise and cool. Clouds will form.
D. The less dense warm air will sink and cool.
Clouds will form.
Standard & Element – S6E4.a
CRCT Question of the Day
1-24-11
Which of the following represents a sudden
change in Earth’s atmosphere?
A. The carbon cycle
B. The nitrogen cycle
C. A rain shower
D. A dust storm
Standard & Element – S6E4.a
CRCT Question of the Day
1-25-11
The gas that makes up the largest percentage
of the atmosphere’s substance is
A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Water vapor
D. Carbon dioxide
CRCT Question of the Day
1-26-11
In which of the atmosphere’s layers does
temperature decrease as the altitude
increases?
A. The troposphere and the stratosphere
B. The troposphere and the mesosphere
C. The stratosphere and the mesosphere
D. The stratosphere and the thermosphere
CRCT Question of the Day
1-27-11
What are the three forms of water on Earth?
A. Groundwater, lakes, and clouds
B. Liquid water, frozen water, and water vapor
C. Gas, steam, and vapor
D. Groundwater, oceans, and ice
CRCT Question of the Day
1-28-11
Which is a characteristic of a pond?
A. Rooted plants covering the entire
bottom
B. Plants only near shore
C. A layer of impermeable rock
D. Water heated by underground
rock
CRCT Question of the Day
1-31-11
The term for pollution that can
traced to a specific location is
A. Water pollution
B. Point-source pollution
C. Nonpoint-source pollution
D. Runoff pollution
CRCT Question of the Day
2-1-11
How is water stored in an aquifer?
A. In an open underground lake
B. In cracks and spaces in rocks
C. In impermeable rock
D. In wells and springs
CRCT Question of the Day
2-2-11
How are glaciers like rivers?
A. They are made of liquid water.
B. Their water sinks into the ground.
C. They flow downhill.
D. They are a mile thick.
CRCT Question of the Day
2-3-11
How much of Earth’s water is fresh
water?
A. Almost all
B. About half
C. Very little
D. none
CRCT Question of the Day
2-4-11
What process forms clouds?
A. Evaporation
B. Precipitation
C. Condensation
D. dehydration
CRCT Question of the Day
2-7-11
What two major factors are usually
used to classify climates?
A. Precipitation and altitude
B. Temperature and air pressure
C. Temperature and precipitation
D. Air pressure and humidity
CRCT Question of the Day
2-8-11
A rapidly moving cold air mass meets a slowly
moving warm air mass and forms a front.
What will most likely occur a this front?
A. The two air masses will mix together.
B. The warm air will slide under the cold air.
The cold air will rise and get warmer.
C. Cold air will slide under the warm air. Warm
air will rise and cool. Clouds will form.
D. The less dense warm air will sink and cool.
Clouds will form.
CRCT Question of the Day
2-9-11
Predict what type of climate would be the most
likely in an area located in the interior of a
large continent, on the east side of a major
mountain range. Winds in the area commonly
blow from west to east.
A. Dry
B. Polar
C. Temperate marine
D. Tropical rainy
CRCT Question of the Day
2-10-11
What would a scientist usually do after
conducting a controlled experiment?
A. Interpret the data from the experiment
B. Communicate the results of the experiment
C. Draw a conclusion, and if needed, revise the
hypothesis.
D. All of the above
CRCT Question of the Day
2-11-11
Scientific inquiry often begins with
A. Drawing conclusions.
B. Posing questions.
C. Making models.
D. Communicating results.
CRCT Question of the Day
2-15-11
Which characteristic is used to
determine the color of a mineral’s
powder?
A. Luster
B. Fracture
C. Cleavage
D. Streak
CRCT Question of the Day
2-16-11
A metamorphic rock in which the
grains line up in parallel bands is a
A. Clastic rock
B. Nonclastic rock
C. Nonfoliated rock
D. Foliated rock
CRCT Question of the Day
2-17-11
An igneous rock containing large
crystals is most likely a(n)
A. Chemical rock
B. Extrusive rock
C. Foliated rock
D. Intrustive rock
CRCT Question of the Day
2-22-11
Lines joining places that have the
same temperature are
A. Isobars
B. Isotherms
C. Fronts
D. Occluded
CRCT Question of the Day
2-24-11
Rolling waves with a large horizontal
distance between crests have a long
A. Wave height
B. Wavelength
C. Frequency
D. Trough
CRCT Question of the Day
2-25-11
The most abundant gas in the
atmosphere is
A. Ozone.
B. Water vapor.
C. Oxygen.
D. Nitrogen.
CRCT Question of the Day
2-28-11
What is the major result at Earth’s
surface of ozone depletion in the
stratosphere?
A. An increase in the amount of
ultraviolent radiation reaching the
surface.
B. A decrease in the amount of ultraviolent
radiation reaching the surface
C. An increase in global temperatures
D. A decrease in global temperatures
CRCT Question of the Day
3-1-11
Information about scientific theory would
most likely be found under which heading
in a table of contents?
A. Laws of Motion
B. Doctor’s Code of Ethics
C. Repeated Tests Have Shown
D. Mythology of Volcanoes
CRCT Question of the Day
3-2-11
The continents and ocean basins are part
of Earth’s
A. Crust
B. Mantle
C. Outer core
D. Inner core
CRCT Question of the Day
3-3-11
How is it possible for two different
minerals to have the same chemical
composition?
A. They have different crystal structures.
B. One is formed only by organism.
C. Only one is a rock-forming mineral.
D. They have different appearances.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-4-11
The movement of air molecules causes
A. Air density
B. Air pressure
C. Humidity
D. Relative humidity
CRCT Question of the Day
3-7-11
What ice formation covers Greenland
and Antarctica?
Iceberg
B. Landmass
C. Valley glacier
D. Continental glacier
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-8-11
Two kinds of wetlands that border
estuaries are
Coral reefs and mangrove forests
B. Salt marshes and mangrove forests
C. Tidal pools and salt marshes
D. Mangrove forests and tidal pools
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-9-11
Which of the following best describes
Earth’s mantle
The
B. The
C. The
D. The
A.
denest of Earth’s layers
home of all life on Earth
thickest layer of hot rock
thinnest and hottest layer
CRCT Question of the Day
3-10-11
Tectonics plates make up Earth’s
Lower mantle
B. Lithosphere
C. Asthenosphere
D. Inner core
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-11-11
A mid-ocean ridge forms when plates
Move apart
B. Push together
C. Scrape past each other
D. Subduct
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-15-11
Which of the following is evidence for
sea-floor spreading?
Matching patterns of magnetic stripes
in the ocean floor.
B. Volcanic eruptions along mid-ocean
ridges
C. Older rock found farther from midocean ridges
D. All of the above
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-16-11
Wegener thought the continents moved
because fossils of the same organisms
are found on widely separated
continents. Wegener’s use of fossil
evidence is an example of a(n)
Prediction
B. Observation
C. Inference
D. Controlled experiment.
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-17-11
The relatively soft layer of the upper
mantle is the
Asthenosphere.
B. Lithosphere.
C. Inner core.
D. Continental core.
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-21-11
The force that causes part of the crust
to become shorter and thicker is
Tension.
B. Compression.
C. Shearing.
D. Normal force.
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-22-11
When the hanging wall of a fault slips
down with respect to the footwall, the
result is a
Reverse fault.
B. Syncline.
C. Normal fault.
D. Strike-slip fault.
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-23-11
Which of the following is a rating of
earthquake damage at a particular
location?
Moment magnitude scale
B. Focus scale
C. Mercalli scale
D. Richter scale
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-24-11
The largest waves on a seismogram
are
P waves.
B. S waves.
C. Surface waves.
D. Tsunamis.
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-25-11
In the hours after an earthquake,
people should not go inside a building,
even if it appears undamaged, because
of
Aftershocks
B. Liquefaction.
C. Tsunamis.
D. Deformation.
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-28-11
A composite volcano is most likely to
form
Above a hot spot.
B. Where an oceanic plate collides with a
continental plate.
C. Along the mid-ocean ridge.
D. Along a rift valley.
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-29-11
As silica content of magma decreases,
its viscosity.
May either increase or decrease
B. Increases
C. Stays the same
D. Decreases
A.
CRCT Question of the Day
3-30-11
Which of the following is a type of
mechanical weathering?
Abrasion
B. Plant growth
C. Freezing and thawing
D. All of the above
A.