NC Earth/Environmental Science Final Exam Part 1

Front

Which statement describes the motion of Earth around the sun?

Back

Speed increases the closer Earth is to the sun and decreases the farther it is from the sun.

Front

If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, which statement is true?

Back

It is winter in the southern hemisphere due to the tilt of Earth's axis.

Front

How does a straight alignment between Earth, the sun, and the moon impact the tides on Earth?

Back

It produces the greatest change in high and low tides.

Front

How does heat from the sun get to Earth?

Back

by radiation, using electromagnetic waves to transfer the heat

Front

Why do green plants require solar energy?

Back

To produce their own food.

Front

Which structure can form as a result of a divergent plate boundary?

Back

A mid-ocean ridge, due to the separation of two plates.

Front

Which would produce the most severe earthquake damage along the surface of Earth?

Back

an earthquake with a shallow focus and magnitude of 4.5

Front

What can scientists learn from a graph showing time differences between seismic P-waves and S-waves?

Back

the epicenter of an earthquake

Front

How can water be an agent for physical weathering?

Back

By seeping into the cracks of rocks and freezing.

Front

How could the removal of trees and other vegetation impact an environment?

Back

by increasing erosion