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Earth Environmental NCFE Review
Earth Environmental NCFE Review
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1
Which of the following affects the amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibrations?
The intensity and duration of the vibrations
The deign of structures.
All of the above
The nature of the material of which structures are built
2
Which seismic wave is the last to arrive and is the strongest?
Secondary Waves
Surface Waves
Primary Waves
3
Which of the following was formed in NC due to uplifting of rock?
Barrier Islands
Appalachian Mountains
River Basins
Fall Zone
4
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
Geothermal
Oil
Natural gas
Nuclear Fission
5
What causes Earth's seasons?
The gravitational pull between the Earth & Moon
The approximate 23.5 degree tilt and revolution of the Earth
Due to Earth's oblate spheriod shape
The distance between the Earth & the Sun
6
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Lava-below Earth's surface & Magma-above the surface
Magma-below Earth's surface & Lava-above Earth's surface
7
Mountains form at what type of boundary?
Oceanic-oceanic convergent
Divergent
Continental-continental convergent
Continental-oceanic convergent
8
The line joining the planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas in equal times during orbit
Kepler's 2nd law
Kepler's 4th law
Kepler's 1st law
Kepler's 3rd law
9
A change in the direction of the axis, but without any change in the tilt
Barycenter
Rotation
Nutation
Precession
10
The particles ejected in volcanic eruptions are called:
Laccoliths
Volcanic stocks
Pyroclastic material
Calderas
11
At which boundary do plates scrape past each other, creating cracks and causing earthquakes?
Convergent
Transform
Divergent
12
What is an ecological footprint?
max number of individuals that the environment can support
the amount of renewable and nonrenewable resources used
measure of how many people make up the world population
13
Unusually warm temps caused by a change in ocean currents
El Nino/La Nina
Volcanic Eruptions
Shifts in Earth's orbit
Sunspots
14
What type of rock is formed through heat and pressure?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
15
Which of the following is not a negative consequence of over harvesting?
More erosion
Vegetation can't recover
Area dries up
Creates more food for people
16
Which of the following was built up by sediment from NC rivers?
Appalachian Mountains
Barrier Islands
River Basins
Fall Zone
17
What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?
Continental Drift
Plate Tectonics
Seafloor Spreading
Paleomagnetism
18
How is igneous rock formed?
Heat and pressure
Weathering/Erosion and compaction
Melting and cooling
19
Which correctly sorts the celestial bodies from largest to smallest?
Universe, Solar System, Galaxies, Planet
Universe, Galaxies, Solar System, Planet
Galaxies, Solar System, Universe, Planet
Planet, Solar System, Galaxies, Universe
20
What is the min # of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake?
Two
Four
One
Three
21
Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?
Rainfall
Temperature
Plant
Latitude
22
Which of the following atmospheric layer is the hottest?
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Mesophere
Startosphere
23
Most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located in a belt known as the:
Cicum-Atlantic Belt
Ring of Fire
Ring of Lava
East African Rift Valley
24
What will most likely happen in the human population continues to grow at current rates?
Increase in nitrogen levels in the atmosphere
Decrease in water pollution
Decrease in the number of strong hurricanes
Fewer natural resources available for future generations
25
All of the following support the theory of continental drift except.
The continents seem to fit together like pieces of a puzzle.
There are similar fossils on different continents.
Mountain ranges on different continents line up.
The North Pole and Antarctica are covered in ice.
