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