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APES: Earth & Water (Chapters 8 & 9) Friedland
APES: Earth & Water (Chapters 8 & 9) Friedland
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Chapter 9, APES, Friedland, Releya
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1
Which type of mining is usually most directly harmful to miners?
subsurface mining
strip mining
placer mining
open-pit mining
2
What type of soil would be best for a man-made pond, where preventing leakage is the goal?
mostly silt
mostly clay
mostly sand
equal amounts of clay, silt, and sand
3
The correct vertical zonation of Earth above the core is
mantle, lithosphere, soil, asthenosphere
mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere, soil
asthenosphere, lithosphere, mantle, soil
asthenosphere, mantle, soil, lithosphere
4
Gray water may come from
baths, showers, sinks, and washing machines.
flushing toilets.
washing cars.
dishwashers.
5
Dikes in the Netherlands
are used in association with pumps to remove sea water.
All answers shown are correct.
are necessary. Over 1/4 of the land is below sea level.
originally used pumps powered by windmills.
6
Subduction
result of a hot spot moving near a plate boundary
occurs when one plate passes under another
is why similar fossil fuels appear on both sides of Atlantic
occurs when oceanic plates diverge and form volcanoes
7
Which term refers to the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake?
Divergent plate boundary
Seismic activity center
Epicenter
Convergent plate boundary
8
Oligotrophic lakes
contain many fish because they are free of pollutants.
have low productivity due to low amounts of nutrients.
are polluted by nitrogen and phosphorous.
are synonymous with eutrophic lakes.
9
Overall, the greatest percentage of household water use in the United States is for
drinking.
watering lawns.
laundry.
flushing toilets.
10
The purpose of aqueducts is
to protect river channels.
to move water from one place to another.
to create wells.
to store water.
11
The Dust bowl caused by
a flood
salt water intrusion
a sand storm
a severe drought
12
Places where water from aquifers naturally percolates up to the ground surface are known as
wells.
springs.
cones of depression.
water tables.
13
As Earth slowly cooled
light elements mixed w/ heavy and sank to the core
light elements went to core, heavy elements to the crust
light elements mixed w/ heavy and moved to the surface
light elements went to surface, heavy sank to core
14
Migratory behavior of salmon in the Pacific northwest was assisted by
cutting of new channels parallel to the rivers for migration
warmer temperatures.
cutting of trees along the banks for warmer temperatures.
fish ladders.
15
Hydroponic agriculture
Uses a nutrient rich solution.
Uses abundant pesticides
Uses soil
16
Tailings are
the nutrients that leach downward in soil
the waste material from mining
the remaining supply of metals on Earth
minerals found in metamorphic rock
17
Fossil records are found in
intrusive igneous rock
sedimentary rock
extrusive igneous rock
metamorphic rock
18
The amount of water needed to grow on metric ton of grain is
100,000L
100L
1000L
1,000,000L
19
At which type of boundary do tectonic plates move sideways past each other?
Divergent plate boundary
seismic activity center
Transform fault boundary
Convergent plate boundary
20
Levees do which of the following?
prevent flooding
cause flooding downstream
Levees do all of these.
prevent deposition of sediment on floodplains
21
The soil horizon commonly known as subsoil is the
B horizon
C horizon
A horizon
O horizon
22
At which type of boundary does sea floor spreading occur?
Convergent plate boundary
Seismic activity center
Transform fault boundary
Divergent plate boundary
23
How far will a plate travel in 60,000 years if it moves at a net rate of 25 mm/yr?
24 m
1500 m
3000 m
4800 m
24
A cone of depression may develop
where groundwater is abundant.
Near a deep well from which a lot of water is pumped.
where artesian wells are common.
only in unconfined aquifers.
25
The Hawaiian islands were formed
at a divergent plate boundary
at a hot spot
at a transform fault
at a convergent plate boundary
26
Drip irrigation
reduces weed growth.
involves dripping water near the roots of a plant.
all of these answers are correct.
is 95% water efficient.
27
Water us in the USA
leveling off
decreasing
increasing sharply
28
What are the 5 primary soil formation factors?
parent material, climate, pH, latitude, altitude
climate, parent material, topography, organisms, time
parent material, topography, organisms, time, latitude
altitude, climate, parent material, latitude, organisms
29
The fresh water in the world is used...
50% irrigation 20% industry 30% household
50% irrigation 25% industry 25% household
70% irrigation 20% industry 10% household
70% irrigation 10% industry 20% household
30
Hydroelectric dams represent _____ percent of all dams in the United States.
25
50
98
3
31
Freshwater accounts for about what percent of the total water in the world.
75
3
1
50
32
On the Richter scale, an earthquake w/ a mag. of 7.0 is __ times greater than a mag 2.0
100,000
100
1000
10,000
33
Evidence of the theory of plate tectonics includes
deposits of copper ore around the globe
fossils of the species on distant continents
identical rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic
34
Where would you expect to find extrusive igneous rock?
on the coast of a continent
along the ocean floor
in the Himalayas
along and transform fault
35
At which type of boundary does subduction occur?
Epicenter
Transform plate Boundary
Convergent plate boundary
Divergent plate boundary
36
Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface?
O, A, E, B, C
A, B, C, E, O
O, E, A, B, C
O, A, B, C, E
37
Which layer of Earth is composed primarily of iron and nickel?
the asthenosphere
the crust
the mantle
the core
38
Use of water from the Ogallala aquifer in the Great Plains is not sustainablebecause
it is being polluted at a rapid rate by oil leaking.
it is recharged at a rate that is slower than it is used.
It originated during the time when dinosaurs existed.
There is intense competition for water
39
Earthquake epicenters are often at
transform boundaries
divergent boundaries
convergent boundaries
subduction zones
40
What happened to the Aral Sea?
Mason drank it
massive oil spill
Water was diverted to irrigate fields
China built a dam
41
Saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers may be a problem in
mountainous areas.
areas with many freshwater lakes.
the midwestern United States.
coastal areas.
42
The amount of water needed to raise one metric ton of beef is
11 million L
1 million L
2 million L
6 million L
43
We improved the toilet to use less water from _pre 1944 to _after 1944 to the 1.28 gal today
50;5
27;6
10;5
15;10
44
Where is Earth's freshwater found?
3/4 is groundwater
3/4 is above ground in ice and glaciers
1/4 below ground as permafrost
1/2 above ground and 1/2 below ground
45
Acid precipitation directly causes
physical weathering
erosion
both physical and chemical weathering
chemical weather
46
Which of the following statements about soil is NOT correct?
Soil is fairly static and does not change
Soil is a primary filter of water
Soil is the medium for plant growth
A wide variety of organisms live in soil
47
Which rock is formed at high temperatures and pressures
sedimentary
metamorphic
intrusive igneous
extrusive igneous
