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What is the major difference between the oceanic and continental crust?
A. The oceanic is thinner and more dense and the continental is thicker and less dense
B. The oceanic crust is thicker and the continental crust is thinner
A. The oceanic is thinner and more dense and the continental is thicker and less dense
Which would produce the most sever earthquake damage along the surface of Earth?
A. An earthquake with a deep focus and magnitude of 4.5
B. An earthquake with a shallow focus and magnitude of 2.5
C. An earthquake with a deep focus and magnitude of 2.5
B. An earthquake with a shallow focus and magnitude of 4.5
Which of the following are examples of point source pollution?
A. Agricultural runoff
B. Animal waste
C. Oil Tanker spill
D. Driving cars
C. Oil Tanker spill
In what type of soil would seepage, (Slow movement of liquid through porous material), of groundwater into streams occur the slowest?
A. Sand
B. Gravel
C. Fine Clay
D. Silt
C. Fine Clay
The ozone layer protects us from
UV radiation
Which of the following is not a form of farming that conserves soil?
A. Crop rotation
B. Overgrazing
C. Terracing
B. Overgrazing
A volcano found in the center of a tectonic plate tends to be a result of which phenomenon?
A. Activity at a Hot Spot
B. Strong earthquakes
C. Pressure in thick sediments that produce heat
A. Activity at a hot spot
What are the five large circular surface currents in the oceans called?
A. Gyres
B. Thermoclines
C. Upwellings
D. Thermohalines
A. Gyres
Where do MOST of the river basins in North Carolina drain into?
The Atlantic Ocean
Which is the MOST common form of mechanical/physical weathering
A. Acid rain
B. Erosion
C. Abrasion
C. Abrasion
What is the process that produces the Sun's radiant energy?
Nuclear fusion
What is it called when ocean water, (Saltwater), seeps into a freshwater aquifer due to the lowering of the water table
Saltwater Intrusion
Which is the MOST common contamination source for freshwater resources?
Runoff
Why are fences put along some beaches?
To prevent wind erosion
The length of a year is determined by the amount of time it takes:
The Earth to revolve around the Sun
Which conclusion is BEST supported by the discovery of the same fossils on separate continents?
Modern Land masses were once connected but moved apart
What is the driving force of the water cycle?
The Sun
What is the ideal pH range for most organisms to live in water systems?
6.5-8
Which is likely to occur before a volcanic eruption
An increase in earthquake activity
What causes the deep water Thermohaline currents to move?
Temperature and salinity differences
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
The Statosphere