When mined, minerals are removed from the ground in the form of _______ ?
What is ore?
100
Which of the following is not a result of flooding?
Drowning of livestock
Pollution Of drinking water
Leaching of soil
Land erosion
What is leaching of soil?
100
Any stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river.
What is tributary?
100
This is the most important force of erosion.
What is wind?
100
You might expect to find a geothermal power plant located _________?
In the middle of the desert
Near the ocean
Near a ht springs
Near a glacier
What is a hot springs?
200
Most of the Earth's mass is located in the ___________?
What is mantle?
200
Which of the following substances is not a fossil fuel?
Coal
Gas
Oil
Wood
What is wood?
200
Salt buildup in the soil.
What is soil salinization?
200
This type of power does not pollute the environment, but it does create hazardous waste material.
What is nuclear power?
200
The hydrologic cycle is driven by _______?
Headwaters, tributaries, and watersheds
Solar energy, winds and gravity
Condensation, precipitation, and evaporation
Estuaries, wetlands, and groundwater
What is solar energy, winds, and gravity?
300
Petrochemicals come from this substance.
What is oil?
300
Which of the following occurrences is not likely to result in the formation of a lake?
Volcanoes
Earthquake
Continental rift
Glaciers
What is earthquake?
300
The entire region drained by a river and its tributaries.
What is watershed?
300
A water shed begins with this.
What is headwaters?
300
What agent of erosion only affects locations along the coastline?
Solar energy
Water
Waves
Wind
What is waves?
400
The most widely used renewable energy source is ________ power.
What is hydroelectric?
400
The deep valley marking a plate collision is called a ______?
Fold
Rift
Fault
Trench
What is a trench?
400
The movement of surface material from one location to another.
What is erosion?
400
Is it true that contour plowing can reduce soil erosion!
What is yes?
400
Which if the following is not a benefit of recycling?
Decreased cost of oil
Decreased consumption of renewable resources
Decreased pollution
Reduced damage to the environment
What is decreased cost of oil?
500
Glaciers can be found on many high mountains. Is this true or false?
What is true
500
___________ is not a renewable energy force.
Solar energy
Wind power
Water power
Coal power
What is coal power?
500
Liquid rock within Earth
What is magma?
500
The theory of ______________ explains how forces within the planet create landforms.
What is plate tectonics?
500
What are folds?
Places where rocks have been compressed into bends
Places whee rocks have been weathered
Places where rock masses have broken apart and moved away from each other
Places where sediment has been layered
What is places where rocks have been compressed into bends?