Midterm 2020

solar panels....

theory that states that earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into enormous slabs

coal beds in Antarctica indicates that this continent was....

liquid volume is measured in...

density is measured in...

each cycle of intrusion of magma during seafloor spreading, results in...

the ULTIMATE source of most energy used by organisms on earth

two climates that are the same latitude may be different because of....

to establish normals, data needs to be collected for _____ years

_______ and fossil fuel are similar bc both were formed from once living materials.

weight is measured in...

a landmass comprised of all of earth's continents

located between polar zones and the tropics, violent weather changes occur

initially, continental drift was not accepted bc

as the earth revolves and the north pole tilts towards the sun, what season would the southern hemisphere experience?

living things depend on _____ to act as a solvent to carry nutrients into cells and waste out of cells.

type of boundary characterized by shallow earthquakes

continental tropical air dominates, precipitation is low, vegetation scares, clouds are few

respiration and photosynthesis both add co2 to the atmosphere

the process that helps to move an oceanic plate toward a subduction zone

a narrow elongated depression in the seafloor

There are 6 scientific notation questions on the test. Do you need to practice?

location where a geothermal energy plant would be most successful

area is measured in...

a narrow, long depression in continental crust

mass is measured in...

tectonic plates interact at places called....

temperature is measured in...

which is a biomass fuel?

the mid atlantic ridge is an example of...

without nitrogen, organisms could not produce..

___________ of the seafloor indicate that ocean crust is youngest near ocean ridges.

which would be most impacted by reduction in the use of fossil fuels?

characterized by constant high temps, lots of rainfall

summers are warm and muggy, winters are dry and cool

length is measured in...