How are the Himalaya Mountains forming? (What process)
What is colliding tectonic plates
100
With respect to matter, Earth is mostly
What is a closed system
100
The ozone layer is located in the
a. stratosphere.
b. ionosphere.
c. thermosphere.
d. troposphere.
What is (A) stratosphere
100
Which of the following includes all of the water on or near Earth’s surface?
a. geosphere c. atmosphere
b. hydrosphere d. lithosphere
What is the hydrosphere
100
Which of the following are producers of oxygen?
a. plants c. automobiles
b. animals d. industries
What are plants (A)
200
Which of the following is the most geologically active region on the surface of Earth?
a. glacial valleys
b. mountain peaks
c. boundaries between tectonic plates
d. recharge zones
What is boundaries between tectonic plates (C)
200
Earth’s thin outer layer is known as the ____________________.
What is crust
200
Which of the following is Earth’s densest atmospheric layer?
a. mesosphere c. thermosphere
b. stratosphere d. troposphere
What is the troposphere (D)
200
Where is most of the fresh water on Earth located?
What is the polar ice caps
200
Which of the following is not a mechanism of energy transfer through or within Earth’s atmosphere?
a. radiation c. conduction
b. condensation d. convection
What is (B) condensation
300
The Richter scale best describes the
What is the magnitude of an earthquake
300
The removal and transport of surface material by water and wind is known as ____________________.
What is erosion
300
The force that causes air to be denser near Earth’s surface.
What is gravity
300
The main difference between ocean water and fresh water
What is the amount of salt (salinity)
300
Surface currents circulate in different directions, depending on the _____ in which they occur.
a. hemisphere c. hydrosphere
b. troposphere d. biosphere
What is hemisphere
400
The Ring of Fire is a roughly circlular area where volcanoes are common because it is placed
What is along the pacific plate boundary
400
A(n) ____________________ current consists of air or a liquid moving in a circular path as it is heated and cooled
What is convection
400
Without the greenhouse effect, Earth’s atmosphere would be too _____ to support life.
What is too cold
400
Deep currents flow along the
a. ocean floor. c. thermocline.
b. ocean surface. d. halocline.
What is the ocean floor
400
With respect to energy, Earth is this kind of system
What is open
500
In large volcanic eruptions, ash and gases can enter the atmosphere and reduce the amount of ____________________ that reaches Earth’s surface
What is sunlight
500
The process that occurs when water vapor forms water droplets on surfaces is known as ____________________.
What is condensation
500
In the troposphere, which of the following decreases as altitude increases?
a. temperature c. pressure
b. radiation d. Both (a) and (c)
What is both temperature and pressure
500
Currents at the surface of the ocean are driven by
a. tectonic plates. c. salinity.
b. gravity. d. wind.
What is wind
500
What part of Earth encompasses all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need?
a. biosphere c. atmosphere
b. hydrosphere d. lithosphere