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Ninth Grade (Grade 9) Earth Science Questions

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Grade 9 Geomorphology
An ice cap is                                                                   .
  1. a glacier that is less than 50,000 square kilometers in area.
  2. the snow that covers a mountain in winter.
  3. the snow on top of mountains on Denali park.
  4. a glacier that is less than one billion square kilometers in area.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Solar Energy is an example of what?
  1. Non-renewable Energy
  2. Geothermal Energy
  3. Biotic Factor
  4. Renewable Energy
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Grade 9 Geomorphology
Landslides are
  1. slow, flowing movements of soil.
  2. only caused by heavy rains.
  3. the rapid downhill movement of soil and rock.
  4. caused by the collapse of limestone bedrock.
Grade 9 Atmosphere
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is
  1. oxygen.
  2. nitrogen.
  3. carbon dioxide.
  4. water vapor.
Grade 9 Environmental Science

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What is the term for the natural ability of Earth's atmosphere to trap energy from the sun?
  1. global warming
  2. greenhouse effect
  3. biological magnification
  4. ozone depletion
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Grade 9 Atmosphere
Grade 9 Tectonics
What force ultimately drives plate motion in the theory of plate tectonics?
  1. the Sun's energy
  2. ridge-push
  3. slab-pull
  4. unequal distribution of heat within Earth
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