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Subduction
Is the result of a hot spot moving near a plate boundary
Occurs when one plate passes under another
Occurs when oceanic plates diverge & form volcanoes
Is the reason similar fossils appear on both sides of river
The Hawaiian Islands formed
At a divergent plate boundary
at a convergent plate boundary
at a hot spot
at a transform fault boundary
Which rock forms at high temperatures & pressures?
Sedimentary
Igneous
metamorphic
Basaltic
Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface?
O,A,E,B,C
E,A,B,O,C
A,E,C,B,O
C,B,A,E,O
What type of soil would be best for a man-made lake, where the goal is to have as little leakage of water as possible?
Mostly sand
Equal amounts of sand, silt and clay
Mostly clay
Mostly silt
What are the three main types of soil?
clay, humus and loam
loam, silt and sand
Sand, silt and clay
Sand, clay and humus
List three types of soils, by their particle size, from largest to smallest?
Silt, Sand, Clay
Clay, Silt, Sand
Sand, Silt, Clay
Sand, Clay, SIlt
Using a soil pyramid, what type of soil is 70% sand, 10% silt & 20% clay?
Sand
Loam
Sandy Loam
Clay
What atmospheric Layer does our weather take place
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
At what atmospheric layer does the Aurora borealis occur?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Which of the following has the highest albedo?
Snow
Tropical Rain Forest
Soil
Water
Why is summer warmer in the Northern Hemisphere?
More daylight
Increased absorption of the sun's rays
Reduced Albedo
The tilt of Earth's axis
Which does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents?
Hadley Cells
Westerlies
Polar Cells
Gyres
What plays a role in causing a rain shadow?
Adiabatic cooling
gravity
A mountain Range
moving plates
What is the correct order of convection cells, starting from the arctic?
Polar, Ferrell, Hadley
Ferrell, Polar, Hadley
Hadley, Polar, Ferrell
Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
What does NOT drive ocean currents?
Temperature
salinity
Gravity
Rainfall
