Quiz about APES exam Units 4 - 6

Question 1

A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of

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Passive solar

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Active solar

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Parabolic collector

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Photovoltaic Cells

Question 2

What is given off as the major waste product in a hydrogen fueled car?

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H2O

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H2

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O2

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H2O2

Question 3

A wheel that changes the force of a moving gas or a liquid into energy

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Turbine

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Fossil Fuels

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Petroleum

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Oil Reserves

Question 4

Fuel cells that use a chemical reaction to generate electricity are using

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hydrogen gas

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methane gas

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water

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oil

Question 5

If a tractor trailer truck is 20% efficient, what happened to the other 80%

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energy is lost as heat

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energy is destroyed

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the 80% is still in the gas tank

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energy is converted into matter

Question 6

How does biomass reduce our carbon footprint by producing less CO2 than fossil fuels?

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Plants absorb the same amount of CO2 that is released when it is burned.

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Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere and put it permanently into the ground.

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Biomass filters CO2 to make it more environmentally stable.

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Biomass doesn't release any CO2 when burned.

Question 7

Which of the following energy sources has the lowest negative environmental impacts?

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Solar

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Biomass

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Nuclear

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Natural Gas

Question 8

Heating and cooling buildings by exchange with shallow groundwater systems is considered a form of ___ energy.

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geothermal

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solar

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kinetic

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potential

Question 9

All of the following renewable resources are derived from the sun in some way EXCEPT

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geothermal

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biomass

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wind

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hydroelectric

Question 10

What is an example of cogeneration?

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heat energy normally wasted is used to power a turbine

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a power plant that gets energy from both nuclear and hydroelectric

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a type of wind turbine that can be powered by wind or steam

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harvesting natural gas and petroleum from the same field

Question 11

Most of the developing countries in the world depend on _______ for their main source of energy.

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biomass (including wood, manure, etc)

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renewable sources

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nuclear

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coal

Question 12

Which renewable energy does not require spinning a turbine?

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photovoltaic cells

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hydroelectric

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wind

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tidal

Question 13

This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid

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oil

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natural gas

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coal

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steam

Question 14

According to the second law of thermodynamics, whenever one form of energy is transformed into another,

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some of the energy is converted to a less usable form, like heat

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all of the energy is put to work

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all of the energy is converted into a less usable form, like heat

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50% of the energy is put to work, the rest is lost as heat

Question 15

The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is

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lignite, bituminous, anthracite.

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anthacrite, lignite, bituminous.

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anthracite, bituminous, lignite.

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lignite, anthracite, bituminous.

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bituminous, lignite, anthracite.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a biofuel or a biomass?

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methane

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wood

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ethanol from corn

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dung

Question 17

Which conventional fossil fuel resource is in largest supply worldwide?

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Coal

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Biomass

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Natural gas

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Uranium

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Oil

Question 18

The countries with the largest supplies of coal are

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China, the United States, Russia, India

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China, Indonesia, the United States, India

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India, Brazil, Russia, China

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Russia, Indonesia, China, Brazil

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Canada, South Africa, Russia

Question 19

Which type of electricity generating power plant regularly releases toxic metals such as mercury and lead into the atmosphere?

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Coal fired power plant

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Nuclear power plant

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Natural gas fired power plant

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Petroleum fired power plant

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Wind energy power plant

Question 20

Petroleum products are primarily used for

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gasoline for transportation.

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production of kerosene as a fuel source.

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extraction of tar and asphalt.

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production of petrochemicals needed for industry.

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production of plastics.

Question 21

The major petroleum producing countries of the world from the greatest amount produced to the least amount produced are

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Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States.

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Saudi Arabia, Canada, China

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Saudi Arabia, the United States, Mexico.

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the United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia.

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the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia.

Question 22

Which resource consists mostly of CH4 (methane)?

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Natural gas

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Coal

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Oil

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Uranium

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Biofuel

Question 23

Which is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?

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Natural gas

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Coal

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Oil

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Uranium

Question 24

Fossil Fuels are

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fuels that form from the remains of plant and other organisms that were buried and altered over million of years

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pieces of rock that have been compacted many times

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rock that contains 50% plant and animal remains

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metamorphic rock

Question 25

What is a possible downside to hydroelectric energy?

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high startup cost

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generates high levels of pollution

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low functional lifespan

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high operation and maintenance cost

Question 26

The ADVANTAGES of Fossil Fuels include: (Choose ALL that apply)

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low cost

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produce a lot of energy

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cause air pollution

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high cost

Question 27

One of the risks when fracking for natural gas is _________________________

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contamination of drinking water

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spills resulting in kerogen exposure in the ecosystem

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mine collapse

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flooding

Question 28

A resource that is used faster than we can replace it is known as a

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non renewable resource

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renewable resource

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natural resource

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income resource

Question 29

When lighter atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier element

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Nuclear Fusion

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Nuclear Energy

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Nuclear Fission

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Radioactive

Question 30

When the Nuclei of atoms split and release energy

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Nuclear Fission

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Nuclear Energy

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Nuclear Fusion

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Radioactive

Question 31

The energy within the nucleus of an atom

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Nuclear Energy

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Nuclear Fission

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Nuclear Fusion

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Radioactive

Question 32

The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?

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Transform

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Convergent

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Divergent

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Subductive Zone

Question 33

The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon C

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Horizon D or R

Question 34

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

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Plate Boundary

Question 35

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

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Earthquake

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Volcano Eruption

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Tornado

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Mountain Building

Question 36

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

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Pull apart

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Come together

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Slide past each other

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subducting

Question 37

Mountains are created when....

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Two continental plates collide

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Two oceanic plates pull apart

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An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

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Two continental plates pull apart

Question 38

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

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subduction.

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convection.

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continental drift.

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conduction.

Question 39

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

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Horizon C

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon D or R

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT one of the three components used to determine soil texture?

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mud

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clay

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sand

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silt

Question 41

_______ is the best type of soil to use with plants.

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loam

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clay

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silt

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sandy clay

Question 42

Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing particle size?

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clay-silt-sand

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clay-sand-silt

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sand-clay-silt

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silt-clay-sand

Question 43

Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture?

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clay

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clay loam

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sandy loam

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silt

Question 44

The rate at which water flows through the soil is called soil percolation or ______.

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Permeability

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Groundwater

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Soil Pores

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Porosity

Question 45

Which soil component has the least capacity for holding water?

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sand

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silt

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clay

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humus

Question 46

You dig a small hole in the soil and the next day it rains. The hole fills with water, but does not empty even after several days of dry weather. What is the soil mostly made of?

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clay

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sand

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humus

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silt

Question 47

Soil is made of

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all of the above

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weathered rocks and minerals

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dead plants and animals

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air and water

Question 48

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

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convection currents in the sathenosphere

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the rotation of the Earth.

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the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

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the Moho discontinuity.

Question 49

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

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earthquakes

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droughts

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hurricanes

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tornadoes

Question 50

Which list is in the correct order of atmospheric layers starting from Earth's surface?

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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

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Thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere

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Exosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere

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mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, troposphere

Question 51

Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of earth?
I. variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth
II. variation in the amount of surface area over which the Sun's rays are distributed
III. variation in the amount of sunlight reflected from clouds

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I and II only

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I only

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II and III only

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III only

Question 52

Which is the correct order of the convection cells starting from the equator?

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hadley, ferrell, polar

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polar, ferrell, hadley

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ferrell, hadley, polar

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polar, hadley, ferrell

Question 53

Sea surface temperature changes great than .5^oC for greater than 5 months across the centeral ropical Pacific Ocean are known as

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El Nino-Southern Oscillation

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the arctic effect

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the get stream

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a typhoon

Question 54

The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Carbon Dioxide

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Trace gases

Question 55

This phenomenon occurs when a coastal mountain range blocks the passage of precipitation to the leeward side of the mountains.

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rain shadow effect

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thermal inversion

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Coriolis effect

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urban heat island effect

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ENSO

Question 56

Which soil has 40% sand, 30% silt, and 30% clay?

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Clay Loam

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Loam

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Sandy Clay Loam

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Sandy Clay

Question 57

Larger pore spaces generally create soils with

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high permeability.

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low permeability.

Question 58

Soils that hold water well typically have a lot of

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clay.

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sand.

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silt.

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loam.

Question 59

When two plates collide, what geologic formations can occur?

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All of These

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Volcanos

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Mountain Ranges

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Trenches

Question 60

When two plates move parallel to each other, but in opposite directions, what can occur when the energy is released after built up tension?

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Earthquakes

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Landslides

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Volcanoes

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Avalanches

Question 61

Islands in the middle of a tectonic plate are usually associated with what phenomena?

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hot spots

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subduction zones

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divergent boundaries

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transform faults

Question 62

The primary cause of Earth's seasons is the

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constant tilt of Earth's rotational axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun

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changing distance of Earth from the Sun at different times of the year

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periodic wobbling of Earth on its axis of rotation

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changing relative positions of Earth, its Moon, and the Sun

Question 63

The SECOND most common gas in our atmosphere is ____.

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O

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N

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Ne

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Ar

Question 64

In which atmospheric layer do all the pressure, wind and precipitation changes occur?

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

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Stratosphere

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