Plate tectonics
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Rocks, minerals, weathering, and erosion
Solar radiation and seasons
Soil composition and properties
100
What kind of tectonic boundary is this?
Transform boundary
100
Which of the letters represents the epicenter of this earthquake?
Y
100
What has an internal crystal composition and one or more of these makes up a rock?
Mineral
100
Seasons are caused by the __________ of the Earth.
Tilt
100
The smallest type of soil particle is...
Clay
200
What is the name of the scientist who formulated the first complete theory of continental drift / plate tectonics?
Alfred Wegener
200
What volcanic feature is formed when magma chambers are emptied during large eruptions and the area above the shallow magma reservoir collapses?
Caldera
200
What type of rock is formed by a hardened lava flow?
Igneous rock
200
The amount of solar radiation reaching a given area is also known as....
Insolation
200
Soil is made up of about ___% organic matter.
5%
300
What type of plate boundary forms the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Divergent boundary
300
A magnitude 8 earthquake has ___ times the ground motion amplitude recorded on a seismograph as a magnitude 5 earthquake.
1000
300
The number one major cause of erosion is...
Water
300
Prevailing winds are caused by the combination of Earth's rotation and...
Convection / hot air moving / air moving due to density
300
Which soil horizon will contain the most organic matter / humus?
A
400
What type of tectonic boundary will form shallow earthquakes close to the surface?
Transform boundary
400
Constructed primarily of thin lava flows, broad volcanoes with gently sloping sides are known as...
Shield volcanoes
400
Horizontal layers of sedimentary rock are also known as...
Strata
400
How does the latitude of a city in Canada compare with San Francisco?
It is greater / more northern
400
The capacity of soil to allow water to pass through it is known as....
Permeability
500
The Hawaiian islands are in a relatively straight line and the volcanoes are progressively more weathered as you move northwest. This suggests the islands were formed by a....
(Mantle) hotspot / mantle plume
500
A rare, giant volcanic eruption type that covers vast areas of the Earth with flat lava surfaces is called a....
Flood basalt
500
A rock in an area near the beach is most likely to undergo what kind of physical weathering?
Salt expansion
500
In the Antarctic Circle, in December, how many hours of sunlight per day are you likely getting?
24
500
If you notice your corn, which needs to be well-drained, is struggling due to too much water in the soil, what soil particle size should you add to the mix?
Sand (low water-holding capacity, high permeability and porosity)