True or False? The angle of sunlight striking the earth and the amount of heat absorbed by earths surface is caused by the greater angle of incidence which causes a greater absorption rate.
True
100
Which type of stress produces reverse faults?
Compression
100
Which sediment is carried farthest by water: slate, mud or sand?
mud
100
List one method of soil conservation.
Crop rotation, planting windbreaks or contour plowing.
100
A rotation is equal to what?
One day or 24 hours.
200
Why does the air temperature rise in the summer?
Because the sun's rays are more direct and days are longer.
200
What is a force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume?
Stress
200
Which weathering force desolves rocks?
Chemicals.
200
What happens when lakes overflow on the land?
Erosion.
200
Another name for the moon is?
Luna or satelite
300
At what degree is the earth tilted?
23 1/2 degrees
300
What kind of wave can travel both through liquids and solids?
"P" waves.
300
What carrier smooths rocks that it carries?
A water current.
300
Name one thing a farmer would do to have good soil.
Rotate crops, use fertilizer, or let soil rest during the summer.
300
What phase of the moon occurs when the sun, earth & the moon line up?
A full moon.
400
What is the inner most layer of the earth that is made of solid metal called?
The core.
400
What is the long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to the earth's surface called?
A pipe.
400
What weathering force breaks rocks apart by freezing in cracks?
ice
400
What is the second layer of soil called?
Subsoil.
400
How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun in days?
365 1/4 days.
500
Which hemisphere is Utah in?
The Northern Hemisphere
500
What is the type of fault that is formed when compression causes the hanging wall to move over the foot wall?
A reverse fault.
500
What causes rocks to breakdown into small pieces?
Weathering.
500
What is crop rotation?
Planting different crops in the field each year.
500
What determines the average surface temprature on earth?