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AP Environmental Science Practice Test: Earth Systems & Resources
AP Environmental Science Practice Test: Earth Systems & Resources
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1
Freshwater makes up what percentage of the earth’s water?
22.22%
3.31%
2.78%
87.6%
2
The mining of stream bed deposits for minerals is known as
Strip mining
Placer mining
Mountaintop removal
Open-pit mining
3
Which body of water has been significantly reduced in size due to water diversion?
The Mississippi River
The Aral Sea
The Nile River
The Baltic Sea
4
Which of the following is an example of a metamorphic rock?
Limestone
Sandstone
Basalt
Marble
5
The loss of some or all of a soil’s ability to support plant growth is called
Base saturation
Soil degradation
Erosion
Physical weathering
6
An area beneath the ocean floor where tectonic plates move away from each other is known as a
Subduction zone
Divergent plate boundary
Seafloor spreading
Convergent plate boundary
7
Deep well pumps water more than it can be regenerated, which of the following may form?
Cone of depression
Confined aquifer
Flood Plain
Unconfined aquifer
8
Frost wedging and unloading are examples of
Mechanical weathering
Oxidation
Chemical weathering
Biological weathering
9
A stair-like structure that allows migrating fish to navigate through a dam is known as a/an
Levee
Aqueduct
Dike
Ladder
10
Which of the following layers of the earth is entirely liquid?
Mantle
Asthenosphere
Inner Core
Outer core