MP3 Quarterly Review

Which layer of the earth is thinnest?

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

Which of the following is the soil horizon containing organic matter and minerals?

• Top soil

• Luster

• Parent rock

• Overburden

Which of the following can be described as glassy, pearly, or dull?

• Top soil

• Luster

• Parent rock

• overburden

Which of the following can occur at a subduction zone?

• volcanoes

• trenches

• earthquakes

• all of the above

What two processes cause sediments to stick together into a sedimentary rock?

• Weathering & compaction

• Lithification & contact metamorphism

• Crystallization & compaction

• Compaction and cementation

Are there more clouds in the sky when air pressure is high or low?

• High
• Low
• the number of clouds is unrelated to air pressure

If Earth's axis is tipping away from the sun, that means the northern hemisphere is in which season?

• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter

Which of the following air circulation cells is found from 0 - 30 degrees North latitude?

• Polar
• Ferrel
• Hadley
• El Nino

In the Northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes wind to bend

• clockwise pattern
• counterclockwise direction
• towards the Southern Hemisphere

The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer is the

• the stratosphere
• troposphere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere