Earth Final Review

Which type of energy releases the most CO₂ into the atmosphere?

Which of the following increases the chance of flooding?

What is the cause for ocean tides?

Which seismic waves are the most destructiive

What is formed when two air masses meet?

The distance between a seismic station and the earthquake epicenter is determined from the.....

What is the process that breaks down a rock without changing the rock's composition?

What drives the ocean's surface currents?

Ridge-push occurs at which type of plate boundary?

The water cycle is driven by energy from which of the following?

The depression often produced in the water table, when water is heavily pumped is called...

When Earth is closest to the sun its speed is.....

Which of the following are limiting factors?

The zone of saturation is characterized by the ground being.....

If it is winter in the northern hemisphere what must be true?

An earthquake's epicenter is ..........

How is heat transferred from the equator to the poles?

Which state of matter has the most kinetic energy (movement)?

Anti-cyclones are charterized by.....

Carrying capacity can be defined as....

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

Salinity is expressed as .......

What type of tide occurs when the sun and moon are in a straight line with one another?

What is the natural process that occurs when the water table reaches the surface production?

Where do continental polar air masses typically start in North America?

In cyclones the wind is....

Why do tropical rainforests tend to have the most biodiversity?

Why do scientists believe that the rising sea levels have occurred?

New ocean crust is formed at what type of boundary?

How are sediments created?

A depositional feature that forms when a river enters a lake or ocean

What is the force for erosion in the desert?

A tectonic plate consists of............

This climate that receives little precipitation with hot days and cool nights year round

What is the major difference between climate and weather?

What is needed for sedimentary rocks to form?

Convection currents are caused by....

What type of air do maritime air masses have?

What is the process called for the constant freezing and thawing of water?

Why are subduction zones not found at convergent continental- continental boundaries?

Slab-pull occurs at which type of plate boundary?

How does a straight alignment between Earth, the sun, and the moon impact the tides on Earth?

The biosphere emcompasses:

The lithospheric plates move an avearge of...........per year

In a hot wet climate which type of weathering will have a greater rate?

Which of the following results in depletion of the ozone?

What type of air do tropical air masses have?

What type of weather does a cyclonic system typically bring?

As latitude increases the temperature in the oceans will?

Breakwaters are useful in preventing beach erosion because...

What is the cause of an urban heat island?

Where in a stream's path is the gradient the largest?

Which of the following are places where a volcano can form?

Which seismic wave arrives first?

What type of front will bring light to moderate precipitation?

What is the impact of El Nino on the fishing industry in Peru?

What forms when one oceanic plate is forced beneath another plate?

Hawaiin Islands were formed when the Pacific Plate moved over what?

What is a natural or man made wall that allows humans to control the area of a flood?

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called

Major earthquakes are often preceded by smaller earthquakes called what?

Tsunamis are caused by........

Which coasts typically have warm currents?

What will happen to the population if there is an increase in medical advancements?

Oceanic lithosphere is destroyed at what type of boundary?

What is responsible for the formation of exfoliation domes

Why was Wegener's continental drift hypothesis rejected?

Which three processes create metamorphic rocks?

How is biodiversity essential to the environment

The distance measure in degrees, north or south of the equator is referred to as the...