A desert is any region which has a dry or arid climate with a low rainfall of less than 25 cm per year. True False
The most abundant minerals in Earth's crust are silicates carbonates nonsilicates oxides
Which of the follow is not correct about divergent plate boundary? The plates collid with each other. Rift valleys are formed at divergent plate boundary. Volcanic eruption happend at divergent plate boundaries. Shallow and small earthquakes occur at divergent plate boundary.
Which of the following can't be an example of topography? temperature mountains valleys hiils
The Hawaiian Islands are located where the Pacific plate is moving over a hot spot. being subducted beneath the North American plate. being subducted beneath Japan. being subducted beneath the South American plate.
Which of the following is correct? Continents are made of older rocks than oceans. Continents are composed of basaltic rocks. Oceans are made up of old granitic rocks. Continents are made up of denser rocks than oceans.
Which of the following is not part of the Earth's layers? hydrosphere crust core mantle
The solid outermost layer of the earth composed of the crust and the upper most mantle is known as lithosphere asthenosphere mesosphere atmosphere
The continental shelf is located between the continental slope and continental rise. between the continental rise and the abyssal plains. seaward of the continenta slope. landward of the continental slope.
On a flat map that is obtained by Mercator Projection, areas near the equator appear smaller that their actual size on the globe larger than their actual size on the globe. tthe same as their acutal zize on the globe None of these is correct
Fill in the Blank Question Superposition helps us to determine that the lava flow is $\square $ than the underlying surface.
How does the physical geography of China affect where people live?
Compare and contrast a spring and neap tide. __
Isostasy refers to __ the accretion of crustal fragments during mountain building the process by which oceanic lithosphere descends into the mantle at a subduction zone the process by which mountains are formed the concept that rocks of the crust and upper mantle are floating in gravitational balance
Converging Continents Describe the three ways that tectonic plates interact along a convergent boundary Use details from the passages to help you with your answer. __
Sub-Saharan Africa has __ vegetation and climate type. tropical forest savanna desert all of them none of them
How are slow spreading centers (such as the Mid-Allantic Ridge) and fast spreading centers (such as the East Pacific.Rise) different from each other? Select all that apply Slow spreading centers are often characterized by a central swell; fast spreading centers have no such swell. Slow spreading centers tend to have developed rift valleys; fast spreading centers often lack rift valleys. Fast spreading centers have prominent ridges and rugged topography; slow spreading centers have rather smooth lopographies Slow spreading centers have prominent ridges and rugged topography; fast spreading centers have rather smooth topographies Fast spreading centers tend to have developed rift valleys; slow spreading centers often lack rift valleys
What happened to the Mississippi River during the strongest earthquake on February 7th, 1812? It overflowed its banks. It froze solid. It ran backwards. It dried up completely.
In the rock cycle sedimentary rock forms when rock is $\square $ crystallized into natural glass exposed to great temperature melted into liquid magma
We know that sand is always in motion and that most transport is parallel to shore. Describe the two mechanisms by which most littoral transport occurs. $\square $
