APES Unit 4 - Earth and its resources

Question 1

Which is NOT a function of soil?

Accepted Answer

Cycles energy in the form of light

Question 2

What sphere contains a mixture of gases that surrounds Earth?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

Question 3

When air rises...

Accepted Answer

The pressure decreases and it expands in volume

Question 4

What is this?

Accepted Answer

Rain shadow effect

Question 5

What is the major source of energy for Earth?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 6

What term is used for the daily condition of the atmosphere in an area?

Accepted Answer

weather

Question 7

What term is used for rock deposit that is valuable and large enough to be mined for a profit?

Accepted Answer

ore

Question 8

What happens at a hot spot?

Accepted Answer

Magma rises.

Question 9

What term is used when gravity moves water and solutes from land into nearby streams?

Accepted Answer

runoff

Question 10

The soil horizon commonly known as "subsoil" is the

Accepted Answer

B horizon

Question 11

What processes move energy through Earth's systems?

Accepted Answer

conduction, convection, and radiation

Question 12

What determines a region's climate?

Accepted Answer

average temperature & precipitation over several decades

Question 13

The soil that is best for growing most plants is composed of

Accepted Answer

a mixture of sand, silt, and clay that promotes water drainage/retention

Question 14

What layer of the atmosphere includes the ozone layer?

Accepted Answer

stratosphere

Question 15

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Question 16

What sphere is the part of Earth where life exists?

Accepted Answer

biosphere

Question 17

Which of the following has the highest albedo?

Accepted Answer

Fresh snow

Question 18

Mine tailings are...

Accepted Answer

the waste material from mining.

Question 19

Which is NOT an environmental problem associated with mining?

Accepted Answer

improved water quality

Question 20

The porosity of soil is a measure of

Accepted Answer

the volume of water its topsoil layer can hold.

Question 21

Why do boreal forests have soil poor in nutrients?

Accepted Answer

Low precipitation and cold slow decomposition

Question 22

Volcanoes may be found at or near plate boundaries where there is

Accepted Answer

all of the possible answers given.

Question 23

As water freezes or evaporates, the salinity of remaining ocean water...

Accepted Answer

Increases

Question 24

The layer of soil on the surface of Earth is at the top of the

Accepted Answer

crust.

Question 25

Which position would correspond with Fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 26

The northern lights are caused by solar radiation in the ___.

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere, Ionosphere

Question 27

Select the correct order of physical size of sediment particles from smallest to largest.

Accepted Answer

Clay, silt, sand

Question 28

The sun's energy heating the Earth...

Accepted Answer

are concentrated over smaller surface area near the equator, help determine an area's climate, strike at different angles depending on latitude

Question 29

Why is the Atacama desert considered to be the driest place on Earth?

Accepted Answer

it is near 30 degrees south, it is in a double rainshadow

Question 30

Which best describes the theory of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

Earth’s lithosphere is divided into plates, which move.

Question 31

What sphere of Earth is made of water?

Accepted Answer

hydrosphere

Question 32

Which provided geological evidence for the change in continent location over time?

Accepted Answer

Identical rock formations and fossils were found on opposite sides of Atlan

Question 33

Where does upwelling occur?

Accepted Answer

West coast

Question 34

At which type of boundary do tectonic plates move sideways past each other?

Accepted Answer

transform fault boundary

Question 35

Based on the map above, which of the following best explains why the Atacama Desert has a consistently arid climate?

Accepted Answer

It is in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains

Question 36

What sphere is mostly solid and is the rocky part of Earth?

Accepted Answer

lithosphere

Question 37

Soil drains most rapidly when it is made up of

Accepted Answer

primarily sand.

Question 38

An earthquake that measures 7.0 on the Richter Scale is ____ times stronger than an earthquake that measures 5.0.

Accepted Answer

100

Question 39

Which of the following days in Earth’s yearly orbit would have the longest period of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere

Accepted Answer

June solstice

Question 40

Which of the following is an E>A>B causal chain?

Accepted Answer

fire causes ash and fine PM > air & block out sun > slowing photosynthesis

Question 41

Strip mining:

Accepted Answer

surface mining in which strips of soil/rock are removed to to expose ore

Question 42

What type of soil would best be added to the bottom of a constructed pond to have as little leakage as possible?

Accepted Answer

mostly clay

Question 43

At the equator, air ____.

Accepted Answer

Rises

Question 44

Which has a higher water vapor capacity?

Accepted Answer

Warm air

Question 45

Rock Cycle: What rock type is made of cooled magma and lava?

Accepted Answer

igneous rock

APES Unit 4 - Earth and its resources

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APES Unit 4 - Earth and its resources

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