Where do we put all the carbon?

It goes from one place to another, gets stored as greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere

A landform deposited by a glacier

What order are the layers of the atmosphere in?

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

Define sedimentary rock

formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments

When the surface of the ocean is colder than normal

The Leeward side (right side) of a mountain will be dry because

it receives little or no rain. It is dry/arid.

The Mohs scale of hardness

measures the hardness of minerals relative to one another

What does desalination do?

It removes salt and contaminants.

subtropical jet stream, polar front jet stream

What is karst topography?

Caves and sinkholes formed by dissolved underground rock

What is a disadvantage or biomass

It is not as efficient, It can lead to deforestation, Requires a lot of space, It is not clean

An Increase in Global Temperature

snow produced due to cold air moving across warm water

An example of successful water management being practiced in the Transition Zone is

using drip irrigation for farming

Peameable rock that allows the movement of groundwater

Types of mass movement:

Soil creep, mudflow, rock fall, slump, solifluction.

The way a surface reflects light.

What is a renewable energy resource?

A source of energy that will not run out

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1
Where do we put all the carbon?
It goes from one place to another
gets stored as greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere
It turns into other stuff
it gets destroyed
2
Which direction do the Trade Winds appear to curve, due to the Coriolis Effect?
East
West
North
South
3
What is a moraine?
A landform deposited by a mountain
A landform deposited by wind
A landform deposited by a glacier
4
The oceans contain what percentage of all the water on earth?
75%
30%
50%
96.5%
5
Which of these aren't greenhouse gasses?
Water Vapor
Ozone
Carbon Dioxide
Helium
6
is solar energy renewable?
False
True
7
What order are the layers of the atmosphere in?
Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Exosphere
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere
8
Earth would be _____ without greenhouse gasses.
colder
hotter
9
This rock is foliated
True
False
10
Define sedimentary rock
formed from intense heat and pressure
formed from extremely hot groundwater
formed from the compaction and cementation of sediments
formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
11
What is Sediment
Rock physically broken into smaller pieces.
Breaks down rocks through chemical changes.
Occurs where the agents of erosion deposit.
Pieces of rock or soil.
12
Mechanical/Physical or Chemical Weathering
Neither
Mechanical-Physical
Chemical
13
Low pressure brings
Warm and wet weather
cold and dry weather
Warm and dry weather
Warm and cold weather
14
What happens in the Troposphere?
Jets fly or second lowest layer
Satellites or the last layer
Northern lights or almost the end of the atmosphere
Weather or lowest layer
15
An example of non point source pollution
sewage treatment plant
runoff from city streets
coal mine run off
factory waste
16
Example of Sedimentary rock?
Sand, limes, mud
Stone
Sandstone, limestone, mudstone
Marble
17
What is La Nina
When you have a dream that rumba's will take over the world
When you realize forgot to put your pillow in the fridge on that holiday
When the surface of the ocean is colder than normal
When the surface of the ocean is on an axis so unicorns dance
18
The Leeward side (right side) of a mountain will be dry because
it receives little or no rain. It is dry/arid.
it receives lots of rain.
19
What percent of water use is done for agricultural reasons?
22%
32.63%
70%
98%
20
The Mohs scale of hardness
is not an ordinal scale
measures the hardness of minerals relative to one another
measures absolute hardness
is unreliable as a method of identifying minerals
21
Renewable or non renewable
Renewable
Non renewable
22
What does desalination do?
It removes salt from your french fries.
It removes chemicals.
It removes salt and contaminants.
It is used to make heavy water for nuclear power stations.
23
What type of feature is an alluvial fan?
Depositional
Ephemeral
Aeolian
Erosional
24
Name a jet stream
anti cyclonic jet stream
desert jet stream
subtropical jet stream
polar front jet stream
25
What is karst topography?
Underground vaults created for a nuclear disaster
Mountains formed by chemical deposition
Caves and sinkholes formed by dissolved underground rock
River valleys
26
Metamorphic rocks are classified as
foliated and nonfoliated
crystalline and chemical
banded and nonbanded
intrusive and extrusive
27
What is a disadvantage or biomass
It is not as efficient
It can lead to deforestation
Requires a lot of space
It is not clean
28
Nuclear Energy is a renewable energy
True
False
29
The Ogallala Aquifer....
Protects from erosion
Will last forever
Is not safe for humans
Is disappearing due to overuse
30
Which is a point source of pollution?
suburban lawns
urban streets
parking lots
leaking oil tanker
31
Global warming is.
A Decrease In Global Temperatures
An Increase in Global Temperature
The Non-Moving Global Temperature
32
Igneous rocks are the only rocks created by
Cooling
Magma
Earth
Sediment
33
What are the two types of weathering?
Chemical and Erosion
Physical and Chemical
Mechanical and physical
Weathering and Physical
34
Lake Effect is . . .
snow produced due to cold air moving across warm water
warm water traveling east across a body of water
cold water traveling west across a body of water
moisture drawn from water and dropped over desert ecosystem
35
An example of successful water management being practiced in the Transition Zone is
collecting rain water in basins
using drip irrigation for farming
Restricting water use to alternate days
recycling waste water
36
The global wind patterns curve due to...
The Earth's rotation
The Earth's revolution
The Corona Effect
The sun's uneven heating
37
What is an aquifer?
Peameable rock that allows the movement of groundwater
Surface water
The highest part of groundwater
Toothbrush
38
Types of mass movement:
Soil creep, mudflow, wetting and drying, rock fall.
Soil creep, mudflow, rock fall, slump, solifluction.
Soil creep, mudflow, rock fall, slump, Carbonation.
39
Luster? What's that?
The way a surface reflects light.
The way a mineral looks when exposed to darkness.
The way a surface reflects light with ultraviolet light.
The way a mineral looks and feels.
40
What is a renewable energy resource?
A source of energy that can be used in a power station
A source of energy that will run out
A source of energy that can be burnt
A source of energy that will not run out
41
The amount of water vapor in the air
precipitation
air temperature
humidity
condensation
42
In the Easterlies (both North and South Pole), air flows ____ to _____.
East to West
South to North
West to East
North to South

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