APES Unit 4 Review 2021 Targeted w FRQ

Question 1

Which of the following describe the Ring of Fire?

Accepted Answer

All of preceding options are correct.

Question 2

How can the geology of a watershed effect groundwater recharge?

Accepted Answer

The bedrock could be permeable, increasing recharge

Question 3

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

Question 4

Which of the following correctly lists, by (%), the present-day composition of the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, CO2, Water vapor, trace gases

Question 5

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Question 6

What is weather? (Click all that may apply).

Accepted Answer

A set of physical conditions of the lower atmosphere, Includes several factors in a given area over a short period

Question 7

The soil layer most similar to the parent material is the:

Accepted Answer

C horizon

Question 8

At which location is new crust being created at a divergent plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 9

Organically rich surface material; contains partially decomposed plants,animals,bacteria&fungi.

Accepted Answer

O horizon

Question 10

Why does climate vary in different parts of the earth?

Accepted Answer

All of the options are correct reasons.

Question 11

What is weathering?

Accepted Answer

The different processes that break down rocks into soil.

Question 12

What is seafloor spreading?

Accepted Answer

Formation of new ocean crust as result of magma upwelling from the mantle.

Question 13

The independent variable is sometimes called the treatment

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Please list the different concentric zones of the earth, starting from the inner-most layer.

Accepted Answer

Core, mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere

Question 15

Large bodies of water create more stable temperatures on nearby land areas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which of the following is used to determine soil texture?

Accepted Answer

the relative proportions of different particle sizes

Question 17

Why do experiments have control groups?

Accepted Answer

To compare the treatment to - to know if the treatment has an effect or not

Question 18

What causes Earth's seasons?

Accepted Answer

Its tilted axis

Question 19

Negative environmental effects of decreased precipitation

Accepted Answer

All of these - and more! can can happen in a drought

Question 20

Please list the layers of the atmosphere in order (starting from layer nearest to surface).

Accepted Answer

Troposp., Stratosp., Mesosphere, Thermosp., Exosphere

Question 21

Which latitude on the diagram experiences 24 hours of daylight on June 20?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 22

Which of the following causes the air to rise high into the atmosphere in the areas labeled A, B, and C on the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Warm, moist air that is less dense than surrounding air

Question 23

During an El Nino event, which of the following best describes conditions in the tropical eastern Pacific?

Accepted Answer

High sea surface temperature, high rainfall

Question 24

Which of these is not associated with divergent plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Subduction Zones

Question 25

What are the proportions of sand, silt, and clay at point U?

Accepted Answer

50% sand, 20% silt, 30% clay

Question 26

What is the focus of an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

Place where an earthquake begins, below surface.

Question 27

Which of the following best explains the pattern of vegetation in the image below?

Accepted Answer

The rain shadow effect is causing precipitation on the windward side

Question 28

The dependent variable depends on the independent variable. It is what is measured for us that might be plant height

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Characterize the following by plate boundary: Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Himalayas, San Andreas fault

Accepted Answer

Divergent; convergent; transform

Question 30

Layer of atmosphere that contains weather and almost all the water vapor

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Question 31

Which type of soil is best for agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Loam

Question 32

Subsoil layer that is rich with inorganic minerals, aka zone of accumulation.

Accepted Answer

B horizon

Question 33

Which type of soil allows the most water to infiltrate?

Accepted Answer

sand

Question 34

Where two plates collide and one plate is forced under the other it is called a

Accepted Answer

subduction zone

Question 35

Which of the following describe La Niña?

Accepted Answer

Occurs along the tropical west coast of South America., Usually causes cooler than normal temperatures., Climate pattern that describes cooling of surface waters

Question 36

100 mL of water were poured through the sample. 98 mL were collected. What is the composition of the soil?

Accepted Answer

5% clay, 10% silt, 85% sand

Question 37

What type of plate boundary is this?

Accepted Answer

Convergent

Question 38

The independent variable is the one the experimenter controls, manipulates, or sets up -like amount of fertilizer for us

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

What are Hadley cells? (Choose all that apply).

Accepted Answer

Large scale atmospheric convection cells, Where air rises at equator and sinks at medium latitudes.

Question 40

Which soil particle has the greatest impact on a soil's water holding capacity?

Accepted Answer

Clay

Question 41

On the Richter scale, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 is how many times greater than 3.0?

Accepted Answer

1,000

Question 42

Where do active volcanoes occur?

Accepted Answer

Where magma reaches the earth's surface through a vent/crack

Question 43

What type of soil particle size allows for maximum infiltration?

Accepted Answer

Sand

Question 44

In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Question 45

What type of boundary forms when plates slide & grind past one another along fractures?

Accepted Answer

A transform fault

Question 46

What is the lithosphere?

Accepted Answer

The combination of both the solid crust and the upper mantle.

Question 47

What defines a watershed?

Accepted Answer

Topography

Question 48

Fossils are most likely to be found in

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

APES Unit 4 Review 2021 Targeted w FRQ

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APES Unit 4 Review 2021 Targeted w FRQ

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