Glaciers represent the largest repository of fresh water on Earth. True False
Name and describe the three types of plate boundaries.
Question 1/Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) [TG.05]What happens to an earthquake's P-waves when they strike the liquid core? They bounce off They are absorbed They change into S-waves. They change into R-waves
Russia is nearly twice the size of the United States. true false
Plate tectonics regards the lithosphere as divided into segments (plates) that are in horizontal motion. True False
True or False 1 point The geomagnetic north pole is not the same as the geographic north pole. (Hint: Video!) True False
1. What is another way to write the total length of the shoreline of the Great Lakes? A (9times 1,000)+(4times 100)+(2times 10) B 94times 102 C (94times 1,000)+(2times 1) D (94times 100)+(2times 1)
One of the most commercially developed orbital regions around the Earth is __ A. middle Earth orbit B. terrestrial orbit C. high Earth orbit D. low Earth orbit
Zone of saturation means that the zone is saturated with __ air clay ice water
Which of the following feature would LEASTLIKELY to be found in a WIDE VALLEY? floodplain waterfall meander oxbow lake
72. During which season in San Diego is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the Sun? Winter Spring Summer Fall
Which types of ores are most commonly concentrated in magmatic deposits? A oxides B sulfides C native metals D copper
Plate Tectonics & effects Earthquake Volcano Asteroid Comet Seismograph Epicenter Richter Scale Tsunami Hot Springs Earth's tilt Time Zones in US (How many, names?) Solstice Equinox Weather Climate Global Warming Drought "Math formula for elevation increase Climograph (what two things does it look at?) Marine West Coast Population Pyramid Population Density Rate of Natural Increase
4. Which city is mentioned as having a sunny climate? a. Miami b. Yuma, Arizona c. Seattle d. New York
2. What do Convergent plate movements create?
Which of these is created when an unconfined aquifer intersects the surface of the land? a sink hole an ice cap a spring a mountain
A que distancia puede estar un montón de : tierra ( la tierra sacada de la zanja ) cerca de la zanja? Por lo menos 4 pies Por lo menos 3 pies Por lo menos 2 pies No importa
18. Describe what happens to daylight in Barrow.Alaska during winter. 19. Why does Barrow Alaska experience months of total daylight in summer? 20. What happens to daylight at the North Pole between the spring equinox and the autumnal equinox? 21. What happens at the North Polo after the autumnal equinox? 22. Explain how the tilt of the Earth influences the angle of sunlight throughout the year. 23. How does the angle of sunlight affect the amount of energy that reaches the ground?
Which layer is in the middle of two layers that temperature decreases with altitude? troposphere mesosphere stratosphere
Which geographical region has the tallest mountains in Oklahoma? Ozark Plateau Arbuckle Mountains Ouachita Mountains Quartz Mountains
