Question 1
A teacher wants students to test whether soil type affects how quickly water infiltrates. Which design best isolates soil type as the independent variable?
Correct Answer:
Use equal masses of different soils in identical columns and pour the same volume of water into each column
Question 2
Students measure stream nitrate concentration at five sites below a farm field after a rainstorm. Which additional information would most improve their ability to evaluate whether runoff from the field is affecting the stream?
Correct Answer:
A nitrate measurement upstream from the field collected at the same time
Question 3
A graph shows that a glacier's terminus position moved from 0 m to -600 m over 30 years. What is the average annual change in terminus position?
Correct Answer:
-20 m per year
Question 4
Which lab practice is safest when diluting concentrated hydrochloric acid for a mineral reaction test?
Correct Answer:
Add acid slowly to water while wearing splash goggles and gloves
Question 5
A topographic map has a 1:24,000 scale. What ground distance is represented by 2 cm on the map?
Correct Answer:
480 m
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