Earth Science 3rd 9 Week Exam review

Underwater mountains that do not break the oceans surface are known as _________________

A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form loop-like bends called

What percentage of the earth is covered in water?

As you dive deeper into the ocean, the water gets colder because

What has the greatest effect on tides?

The amount of dissolved salts in the ocean is called

Which is not an example of mechanical energy?

What is the major source of water for public use?

The Statue of Liberty needs constant restoration because of ______________

How do plankton differ from benthos organisms?

Which natural force creates surface ocean currents?

If the first high tide of the day occurs at 6:00 am, when will the next high tide occur?

Which is not a type of fossil fuel?

The flow of water in and out of a bay is used to create what type of energy?

The type of alternative energy that deals with heat from within the earth?

What is the name of the current that brings warm to the eastern coast of the U.S.?

Place the soil layers in the correct order from top to bottom.

When planning a landfill, what is the most important environmental consideration?

The Coriolis Effect causes currents in the northern hemisphere to spin in a ______ direction.

As depth increases, the pressure will ______________

Mechanical weathering

The Coriolis Effect is a force that affects Earth's ______________

As depth increase, the temperature will ________________

Dams and water make up which type of alternative energy?

What type of tide is occurring when a new or full moon is present?

Slumps, creeps, mudflows, and rock slides are all related to which area of erosion?

What type of natural process is illustrated when sand in a box is blown away by a small fan?

In the diagram, which two points on Earth are having high tides?

As water evaporates, the salinity of the remaining water

A fan shaped deposit of alluvium at the mouth of a stream, that empties into a body of water is

The rate that objects weather depends mostly on the type of rock and the

The distance from crest to trough, labeled B, is called the ___________________

What is the approximate wave length of this wave?

How often do El Nino's occur?

The Sun, the Moon, and Earth form a right angle. Which type of tide is this?

The four agents of erosion are wind, gravity, glaciers and ______________________.

Which example is not a way in which farmers help to reduce soil erosion?

The process where cold nutrient-rich water rises to replace warm surface water is known as

Which statement about mountains BEST describes the surface of Earth over time?

In the diagram, where would the greatest deposition of sediment occur?

Free swimming organisms of the ocean (mammals like dolphins, whales) are known as

The broad, flat portion of the deep-ocean basin is the

When water can flow through rock, that rock is said to be _____________________

An underwater mountain chain that forms on the ocean floor is known as a

The major process that wears down whole mountain ranges is

About what percent of the Earth's water is available for drinking?

Which feature is proof that the Rockies are relatively younger that the ones in the East?

When people remove vegetation, it will _____________ the erosion process

According to the diagram, what feature is labeled C?

The section of the continent that lies just off the shoreline and beneath the ocean is called