AP Environmental Science - Unit 2 Review

This heavy metal, popular in paint during the '60's & '70's, causing weakness, is now banned.

The amount of air (open space) in soil is known as...

Room and Pillars mining and Longwalls mining are examples of...

In mining, which material has no value at all?

What is the process in which an area becomes increasingly arid and loses its productivity?

At the Mid Atlantic Ridge, geologic plates move away from each other. This is an example of a

What is the area in which an Earthquake originates from?

Which layer of Earth, mostly made of thick/solid rock, is also known as the 'Asthenosphere'?

Convert 10,000 ppm to pph.

Convert 20 feet to meters.

What is the Density of Water?

Nitrogen in the soil is placed back into the atmosphere, by bacteria, during which process?

Erosion can commonly occur due to which of the following...

Which horizon of soil, known as 'Regolith' contains the bedrock?

Which of the following soil particles has the greatest Permeability?

Which of the following is the equation for Density?

If a soil is composed of 55% Clay and 15% Silt...how much of the soil is composed of sand?

Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral resource?

Which of the following is a metallic resource?

Which soil horizon, also at the surface, contains bacteria, fungi, plant roots, and humus?

The crust is the outer layer of Earth, consisting of oceans & continents. Which is more dense?

Rocks that form from weathering, erosion, and/or deposition of smaller grains are called...

Subduction occurs at which plate boundary?

Rocks that from from melting and cooling are called _________________.

According to the 'Theory of Continental Drift' what was the the original "super-continent"?

According to the RichterScale a 3.0 Earthquake is how many times greater than a 7.0 Earthquake?

In the event of a future Earthquake, which precautions should be taken?

Downward movement of water through the soil horizons is known as...

At the San Andreas Fault,in California,tectonic plates move sideways past each other, this is a

What causes tectonic plates to move across the Earth's crust?

Open Pit mining and Mountaintop Removal are examples of...

Rocks that form from high temperatures and high pressures are called __________________.

When two tectonic plates collide at a subduction zone, what geologic feature is created?

Too much salt that accumulates in irrigation water can lead to which of the following?

Weathering produces loose material that can be eroded away. Which is NOT a type of Weathering?

What is the process that measures how easily liquids,like water,can flow through sand and clay?

According to the SoilTexture Triangle, which type of soil has 15% Clay, 20% Silt, and 65% Sand?

Tsunami's are typically caused by ______________

Alfred Wegener developed the 'Theory of Continental Drift' based on...

When soil becomes too saturated, the land nearby can sink drastically. What is this known as?