HSC Earth and Environmental Science Multiple-Choice Quiz

Try 4 original practice questions. Choose an answer for each question to see your score and the explanations.

1. Which evidence best supports past movement of continents? Matching fossil assemblages in now-separated rock formations Daily changes in cloud cover A single tide measurement Differences in soil moisture after rain

2. In an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary layers, which layer is generally oldest? The uppermost layer The thinnest layer The lowest layer The layer with the darkest colour

3. Which action best isolates the effect of vegetation cover on soil erosion in a model? Use a different rainfall rate for every tray Vary only vegetation cover and hold slope, soil and water input constant Change vegetation, slope and soil together Compare two trays only after changing their slope

4. Which feature is most directly associated with a convergent boundary where oceanic lithosphere subducts? A deep ocean trench A mid-ocean ridge A passive continental margin A river floodplain

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