Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

1. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

2. Click the appropriate dollar amount at right to proceed to the question _________________________ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ ___________________ ___________________ __________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Earth Science

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5. 50/50 Fifty - Fifty You’ve asked that two of the wrong answers be eliminated, leaving you with one wrong answer plus the correct one. Return to the Question

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8. The majority of freshwater in California is used for … 50/50 Drinking Agriculture A B Firefighting Livestock C D

9. Shifts in the Earth’s continents most likely caused a change in Earth’s… 50/50 Mass Orbital Velocity A B Atmospheric Temperature Climatic Regions C D

10. A rift valley is evidence of which kind of plate boundary? 50/50 Transform Convergent A B Divergent Uniform C D

11. Earthquake vibrations are detected, measured, and recorded by instruments called… 50/50 Richer Scales Sonargraphs A B Seismographs Magnetometers C D

12. According to scientists, which of the following material categories is thought to be the primary cause for the depletion of the ozone layer? 50/50 Chlorofluorocarbons Fossil Fuels A B Hydrocarbons Coal-containing sulfur C D

13. Which planet was formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula? 50/50 Mercury Venus A B Mars Uranus C D

14. The convergence of two continental plates would produce… 50/50 Rift Valleys Trenches A B Folded Mountains Island Arcs C D

15. What energy resource is made possible by the volcanic activity in California? 50/50 Geothermal Nuclear A B Solar Wind C D

16. What is the driving force for surface ocean currents? 50/50 Density Layering The Coriolis Effect A B Salt Concentration Global Winds C D

17. Which of these effects generally occurs as the result of a warm air mass and a cooler air mass converging at Earth’s surface? 50/50 Cloud formation decreases Stormy weather patterns develop A B The sky becomes clear Winds die down C D

18. Which of the following was made possible by the presence of photosynthetic bacteria on Earth? 50/50 An Oxygen Cycle Anaerobic Respiration A B A Water Cycle Carbon Fixation C D

19. Earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers that are based upon their… 50/50 Relative Humidity Gas Content A B Water Content Temperature Gradient C D

20. The first atmosphere that formed above Earth was most likely due to what process? 50/50 Occurrence of Violent Storms Eruption of Volcanoes A B Development of Land Plants Movement of Water C D

21. Stars begin their life cycle in… 50/50 A Nebula A Supernova A B A Black Hole A Nova C D

22. Which type of volcano would be the least explosive? 50/50 Shield Volcano Cinder Cone A B Stratovolcano Composite Cone C D