Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic mountain ranges?

Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)

E and sets in the W due to the Earth Rotation from W to E

Why do winds switch from daytime sea breezes to night time land breezes?

The cooling of the land in daylight creates a HIGH on land

What process moves the plates?

Convection currents in the asthenosphere.

Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, and large mountain ranges?

Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)

Which of the following was not something that Alfred Wegener used in his evidence.

location of earthquakes and volcanoes

Which of the following is true?

Limestone forms in deeper water than Shale

Which of the following is correct?

Water has a higher specific heat than land.

Where are most earthquakes and volcanoes located.

The Ring of Fire (The area around the Pacific)

The hemisphere leaning toward the sun receives

More direct rays and longer daylight periods.

Which of the following is a reason for the seasons.

All of the other answers combine create the seasons.

Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic island chains?

Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)

An annual temperature profile for a city on a coast will be

smaller than for a city in an inland area.

Describe the tilt of the Earth's axis.

It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Earth's orbit.

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1
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic mountain ranges?
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Divergent
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
2
What layer of the atmosphere is Ozone concentrated in?
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
3
The Sun rises in the
W and sets in the E due to the Earth's rotation from W to E
E and sets in the W due to the Earth Rotation from E to W
E and sets in the W due to the Earth Rotation from W to E
W and sets in the E due to the Earth's rotation from E to W
4
Which rock layer is the youngest of the rock layers in question?
Layer F
Layer D
Layer H
Layer B
5
Why do winds switch from daytime sea breezes to night time land breezes?
Cooling land at night causes a HIGH pressure over land.
The cooling of the land in daylight creates a HIGH on land
The daytime heating of the land creates a HIGH on land
The heating of the land at night creates a LOW on land
6
Which plate boundary type has mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys?
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Divergent
7
What process moves the plates?
The gravitational pull of the moon.
Convection currents in the asthenosphere.
Convection currents in the core.
Convection currents in the lithosphere.
8
What are the two most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Nitrogen and Water Vapor
9
In what climate does chemical weathering work the best?
A cold, humid climate.
A warm, dry climate.
A cool, dry climate.
A warm, humid climate.
10
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, and large mountain ranges?
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Divergent
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
11
Which of the following was not something that Alfred Wegener used in his evidence.
location of earthquakes and volcanoes
Fit of the continents.
Matching fossils.
Paleoclimates
12
How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
360 days
90 days
180 days
365.25 days
13
What agent of erosion is the most powerful?
running water
waves
wind
glaciers
14
Which of the following is true?
Sandstone forms in deeper water than Limestone
Sandstone forms in deeper water than shale.
Limestone forms in deeper water than Shale
Shale forms in deeper water than Limestone.
15
Which of the following is correct?
Water has a lower specific heat than land.
Water has a higher specific heat than land.
16
What are the two most common igneous rocks?
Sandstone and Granite
Sandstone and Basalt
Limestone and Granite
Granite and Basalt
17
What is NOT a reason for the seasons?
Revolution around the sun
Parallelism of Axis
Distance from the sun
Tilt of the Earth
18
What happens to water when it freezes.
It shrinks
Nothing
It changes chemical formulas.
It expands
19
Where does new ocean crust form?
At deep-sea trenches.
At transform boundaries.
At subduction zones
At spreading centers.
20
What are the most abundant heat absorbing gases in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Water Vapor and Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen and Hydrogen
Hydrogen and Helium
21
Which of the following does not affect the rate at which a rock will weather?
The amount of surface area of the rock that is exposed.
The climate the rock is in.
The chemical composition of the rock.
The age of the rock.
22
What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
23
Where are most earthquakes and volcanoes located.
The Ring of Fire (The area around the Pacific)
The Ring of Fire (The area around the Atlantic)
24
The hemisphere leaning toward the sun receives
More direct rays and longer daylight periods.
Less direct rays and shorter daylight periods.
More direct rays and shorter daylight periods.
Less direct rays and longer daylight periods.
25
Which of the following is a reason for the seasons.
The earth is tilted on its axis.
All of the other answers combine create the seasons.
There is parallelism of axis.
The earth revolves around the sun.
26
Which plate boundary type has earthquakes, deep-sea trenches and volcanic island chains?
Convergent Cont-Cont (Collision)
Convergent Ocean-Ocean (Subduction)
Convergent Ocean-Cont (Subduction)
Divergent
27
The sun is highest in the sky during
our winter season
our fall season
our spring season
our summer season
28
An annual temperature profile for a city on a coast will be
the same as other cities at the same latitude.
larger than for a city in an inland area.
smaller than for a city in an inland area.
larger than cities at the same longitude.
29
What layer of the atmosphere do Auroras occur?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
30
Describe the tilt of the Earth's axis.
It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Earth's orbit.
It is tilted 23.5° from the poles.
It is tilted 23.5 °from the equator.
It is tilted 23.5° from the plane of the Moon's orbit.

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