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APES 2019-20 CED Unit 4 Earth Systems and Resources Review
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1
Soil particle size affects
soil fertility.
permeability.
all of these
porosity.
2
What type of plate boundary is this?
Convergent
Transform Fault
Divergent
3
Which type of soil is best for agriculture?
Clay
Silt
Sand
Loam
4
During an earthquake, energy radiates out from the center known as the
focus.
fault.
epicenter.
5
Winds are named by where they originate.
False
True
6
The rain shadow effect is caused by
valleys.
rivers.
mountains.
oceans.
7
What is the greatest agent of weathering and erosion?
Gravity
Wind
Water
8
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
9
What causes Earth's seasons?
Its precession
Its rotation
Its revolution
Its tilted axis
10
Which soil particle has the greatest impact on a soil's water holding capacity?
Silt
Sand
Loam
Clay
11
What causes the Coriolis Effect?
Earth's revolution
Earth's tilted axis
Earth's rotation
Earth's precession
12
Large bodies of water create more stable temperatures in nearby land areas.
False
True
13
In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
14
Which of these is not an example of intraplate volcanism?
Yellowstone National Park
Mt. St. Helens
The Hawaiian Islands
15
Soil formation is strictly a top-down process.
False
True
16
Which of these is not associated with divergent plate boundaries?
Subduction Zones
Rift Valleys
Earthquakes
Seafloor Spreading
17
Earth is closest to the sun in January.
False
True
18
El Niño and La Niña occur at regular intervals.
True
False
19
Which has the greatest impact on soil formation?
Slope
Parent Material
Organisms
Climate
20
Which soil horizon contains the greatest amount of organic matter?
A
R
C
B
21
What defines a watershed?
The divides
Its length
Its composition
Arbitrary lines created by humans
22
What happens to the pressure as altitude increases?
It stays the same
It decreases, then increases, then decreases, then increases
It decreases
It increases
23
El Niño impacts which of the following?
All of these
Weather in the Americas
Pacific fisheries
Weather in Southeast Asia
24
All watersheds are the same.
True
False
25
What term is used for this diagram?
Soil Layer Diagram
Soil Horizon
Soil Profile
Soil Texture Diagram
