Physical Geography (V.2) (Pg. 22)- Key Terms, Definitions & Concepts.

Question 1

What is the definition of bedrock?

Accepted Answer

The hard, solid rock beneath surface materials like soil.

Question 2

If we only use a little fossil fuel and then wait for a few years, it will recharge and therefore, become sustainable.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

When discussing daily whether reports, ___ would be ideal to mention.

Accepted Answer

high pressure

Question 4

Cone bearing trees are ______, that is why they are called ______.

Accepted Answer

coniferous / coniferous

Question 5

Climate change can negatively affect ___, and cause _____ to ___ in some areas.

Accepted Answer

ecosystems / coniferous trees / die out

Question 6

Sustainability means that something is able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Fossil fuels are formed deep beneath the earth in layers of sedimentary rock.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

A deciduous tree has _________.

Accepted Answer

leaves

Question 9

Natural gas is a form of alternative fuel like solar and wind power because it is a gas.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Igneous rock is where you find all the fossil fuels like oil and coal.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Low pressure is the force exerted on Earth’s surface resulting from warm air rising.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

When mining companies drill for ____, it would be important to consider the ____ through which to drill.

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels / bedrock

Question 13

Self- regulating system, created by the interaction between living organisms and their environment is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

Question 14

When discussing climate change and increasing temperatures, ____ would be a good issue to bring up.

Accepted Answer

coniferous trees

Question 15

Self- regulating system, created by the interaction between living organisms and their environment describes...

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

Question 16

Sustainability is the ability to use ____ without letting them get completely ____ or ____.

Accepted Answer

resoruces / used up / destroyed

Question 17

Coniferous trees have ____ instead of ____, are cone-bearing trees adapted to ____, ____ environments.

Accepted Answer

needles / leaves / cooler / drier

Question 18

A deciduous tree will lose its ______ in the ______.

Accepted Answer

leaves / fall

Question 19

Trees that have needles are classified as...

Accepted Answer

Coniferous

Question 20

Oil and coal are examples of fossil fuels.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Coniferous trees have ______.

Accepted Answer

Needles

Question 22

As warm air rises, it leaves less of it near the Earth's surface, resulting in lower pressure.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

An ecosystem is a ____ system, created by the _____ between living organisms and their ____.

Accepted Answer

self-regulating / interaction / environment

Question 24

When discussing geologic time, it would be a good idea to talk about the ____ , especially when considering fossil fuels

Accepted Answer

bedrock

Question 25

Plate Tectonics is the processes related to the structure of Earth’s crust and movement.

Accepted Answer

This is true; tectonic plates move on top of the asthenoshphere (mantle).

Question 26

A tree with leaves is called a:

Accepted Answer

decidous tree

Question 27

A tree with needles instead of leaves is called a:

Accepted Answer

coniferous tree

Question 28

The large slabs of rock on which continents and oceans sit, and moves along the mantle are called...

Accepted Answer

tectonic plates

Question 29

High pressure is the force exerted on earth surface resulting from cold air sinking.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Cold air sinking, like that during extreme winters results in low pressures.

Accepted Answer

False

Physical Geography (V.2) (Pg. 22)- Key Terms, Definitions & Concepts.

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Physical Geography (V.2) (Pg. 22)- Key Terms, Definitions & Concepts.

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