Earth
Plate where new crust is being created at near the ATLANTIC OCEAN
Divergent plate boundary
Most deserts on Earth are located near the 30° north and 30° south latitudes because humidity is lower at 30°.
The best explanation for the lower humidity is that
a. warm air rises at 90° latitude, cools, and sinks at 30°
b. cool air rises at 30° latitude, warms, and sinks at the equator
c. warm air rises at the equator, cools, and sinks at 30° latitude
d. trade winds transfer moisture away from 30° latitude
c. warm air rises at the equator, cools, and sinks at 30° latitude
What property of the soil would allow 98% of water to pass through a soil sample?
permeability
Which of the following practices would have the biggest impact on achieving global sustainability?
a. Recycling aluminum cans
b. Using fuel-efficient vehicles
c. Replanting deforested areas
d. Reducing human population size
e. Developing ecotourism venues
d.) Reducing human population size
The intraplate location where hot-spot volcanism is occurring
THE RING OF FIRE!!! the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean and Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
What are the main gas components of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen and oxygen are the most abundant gases, with trace amounts of others like carbon dioxide, argon and water vapor
Which of the following best describes a transform boundary?
a. An area where two tectonic plates move away from each other
b. An area where two tectonic plates slide past one another
c. An area where two or more tectonic plates collide
d. An area where two or more tectonic plates fuse together at a suture zone
b. An area where two tectonic plates slide past one another
Where one tectonic plate is being forced beneath another, creating a volcanic arc near JAPAN
Subduction Zone
Which is the coldest layer of the atmosphere?
mesosphere
Which soil horizon is best developed in areas with dense vegetation, such as forests and grasslands since the
horizon consists of decomposing leaves and other plant material?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
A
Which layer is the ozone layer in?
Stratosphere
Corn is a crop that grows best in soil that drains well. Which of the following soils is best suited to grow corn?
Sandy loam because it has large amounts of sand and less than 20% clay
Which of the following best explains why some areas of specific states recieve more snowfall than the others like what happens in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio?
a. Moisture-laden storms from the Gulf of Mexico release precipitation here because of the cool temperatures in the region.
b. Air pollutants from power plants and industrial emissions in the Midwest increase snowfall rates.
c. Moisture picked up from the warmer water in the Great Lakes is deposited as snow downwind.
d. Sea spray from the Atlantic Ocean is carried westward by prevailing winds.
c. Moisture picked up from the warmer water in the Great Lakes is deposited as snow downwind.
The Sun’s radiation provides the energy for all of the following EXCEPT
a. plant growth
b. ocean currents
c. hurricanes
d. plate tectonics
e. cloud formation
d. plate tectonics
What are the layers of the atmosphere in order starting from earth
tropo, stratos, meso, thermos, exos
Which of the following properties is most likely associated with soils that contain more sand-sized particles than
soils that contain more clay-sized particles?
a. High permeability
b. Low erosion rate
c. High density
d. Low organic content
a. High permeability
The city of London in the United Kingdom is found approximately at the same latitude as the city of Calgary in
Canada. Calgary has an average high temperature in December of −4.6 degrees Celsius, while London has an
average high temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius.
Which of the following statements best explains why the average temperature of London is warmer than that of
Calgary in December?
Oceanic currents warm the atmosphere in London.