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SET 1 - Earth Science
SET 1 - Earth Science
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1
Graded bedding (vertical sorting) biggest sediments on the ...
bottom
middle
on the bed
top
2
Longitude lines touch at the poles
False
True
3
latitude lines go east-west
True
False
4
Velocity is slower on outside of meander bend (outside curve of stream)
True
False
5
Glacial sediments are (sorted/unsorted) scratched/striations, what type valley..?
sorted / U shaped vally
unsorted / V shaped valley
unsorted / U shaped valley
sorted / V shaped valley
6
Longitude is based on observations of the...
moon
ocean
your friends
sun
7
The same substance always ...
Has the same density
has the same temp
has a different density
same density even if broken
8
Latitude lines are
straight
parallel
equal
horizontal
9
The steeper the line, the .... the change
equal the change
slower the change
less the change
greater / faster the change
10
as temp increases
temp decreases
density increases
density stays the same
density decreases
11
Longitude lines go north-south
False
True
12
Most changes in the environment are cyclic
True
False
13
Streams are the number one agent of erosion
False
True
14
Trenches mark a subduction zone where crust is ... ESRT pg. 11
destroyed
drawn on
eaten on pizza
built
15
P waves travel through solids and liquids while S waves only go through ...
solids
water
anything
liquids
16
water expands when it freezes
False
True
17
as pressure increases, density decreases
True
False
18
what kind of particles settle out first in water
small-dense
light-dense
idk you tell me???
heavy-dense
19
The altitude of Polaris equals your longitude
False
True
20
Water is densest at 4 degrees C, when it is a ...
water
liquid on ESRT cover
solid
gas
21
The best model of the earths shape is
spherical
trapezoid
idk
flat (like me)
22
P waves are slower than S waves {ESRT pg. 11}
False
True
23
How many seismometer stations to locate an epicenter? hint in photo
1
2
4
3
24
The true shape of the earth is an
flat
rectangle
circle
OBLATE SPHEROID
25
Stream velocity depends on slope and discharge
False
True
