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Subduction
Is the reason similar fossils appear on both sides of river
Occurs when one plate passes under another
Occurs when oceanic plates diverge & form volcanoes
Is the result of a hot spot moving near a plate boundary
The Hawaiian Islands formed
at a convergent plate boundary
at a hot spot
At a divergent plate boundary
at a transform fault boundary
Which rock forms at high temperatures & pressures?
Sedimentary
metamorphic
Basaltic
Igneous
Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface?
O,A,E,B,C
E,A,B,O,C
C,B,A,E,O
A,E,C,B,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?
Equal amounts of sand, silt and clay
Mostly silt
Mostly clay
Mostly sand
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
Clay, Silt, Sand
Sand, Clay, SIlt
Silt, Sand, Clay
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
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
At what atmospheric layer does the Aurora borealis occur?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Which of the following has the highest albedo?
Soil
Tropical Rain Forest
Water
Snow
Why is summer warmer in the Northern Hemisphere?
More daylight
Reduced Albedo
Increased absorption of the sun's rays
The tilt of Earth's axis
Which does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents?
Polar Cells
Westerlies
Gyres
Hadley Cells
What plays a role in causing a rain shadow?
A mountain Range
Adiabatic cooling
moving plates
gravity
What is the correct order of convection cells, starting from the arctic?
Hadley, Polar, Ferrell
Ferrell, Polar, Hadley
Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
Polar, Ferrell, Hadley
What does NOT drive ocean currents?
Rainfall
salinity
Gravity
Temperature
