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Random vocabulary review for NC Final Exam - Earth Science
Random vocabulary review for NC Final Exam - Earth Science
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1
The weather tool used to measure humidity is __________________.
psychrometer
windmill
celiometer
anemometer
2
A mild climate that is in between the tropical and subarctic climates is called ____________
diverticulating
polar
lanai
temperate
3
A loose covering of weathered rock and decayed organic material overlying bedrock is ___.
humus
dirt
soil
peat
4
An invasive species (ex. kudzu) is ______________.
Not native to an area
all of these are correct
Usually grows like crazy
outcompetes native species
5
Litter on the side of a highway is called ____________ source pollution.
"oh, gross"
nonpoint
point
unpolluting
6
The process of extracting rock from the ground for its ore is ________.
leaching
reclamating
mining
digging
7
The stratosphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere and it has the ozone.
False
True
8
The common center of mass around which two or more bodies rotate is __________.
biomass
apogee
fulcrum
barycenter
9
A depression of the land as a result of groundwater being pumped is called _________.
sinkhole
subsidence
overpumping
denitrifying