Apes Exam

Which of the following is true regarding solar radiation?

• Radiation helps determine an area's climate

• Radiation strikes at different angles depending on latitude

• Radiation is concentrated over smaller surface area near the equator

• All of the answers listed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The goals of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act include which of the following?

• To prevent the unsafe disposal of high-level radioactive wastes at sea

• To prevent the illegal disposal of hospital waste contaminated with infectious agents

• To prevent the unsafe disposal of hazardous wastes on land

• To clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites

An ecological footprint considers

• per capita resource use of a nation.

• how much an individual consumes in terms of land area.

• average yearly consumption of resources.

• resources that an entire nation consumes in and average year.

• the ratio of resources consumed in developed nations to less developed nations.

Which of the following biogeochemical cycles does not have an atmospheric phase?

• Hydrolic Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Sulfur Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Phosphorous Cycle

Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?

• human activities 

• unusual weather

• competition

• natural disaster

Which section would see exponential population growth?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The Coriolis effect is responsible for

• the mixing of two Hadley cells

• the falling effect of warm air

• the cooling effect of air as it rises and expands

• the deflection of atmospheric currents

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

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Plate Boundary

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

• Earthquake

• Volcano Eruption

• Tornado

• Mountain Building

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon D or R