Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points) Which geologic term or phrase explains why the reason rock layers typically form parallel to each other? Cross-cutting relationships Original horizontality Superposition Unconformities
Into what body of water does the Danube River flow? A singular common noun B singular proper noun C plural proper noun D none of these
Which of the following is not a Virginia watershed? Pacific Ocean Chesapeake Bay Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico
A talus is a piece of rock that has been eroded and transported by a glacier to a different area. A True B False
Only 30% of the Earth's surface is covered in water. A True B False
Mountain building may occur by interaction of plate boundaries. A True B False
A theory that proposes that the continents are spreading apart from each other- drifting slowly through the Earth's crust A Continental Drift B Sea Floor spreading C Radiation decay D Nuclear Fission
2. A lahar that occurs when a volcano erupts is an example of __ creep talus slope solifluction slump
4/20 Altitude The measurement of temperature at sea level. How high in the atmosphere, or how high off the ground. The depth below sea level in oceans. The distance from the ground to the highest point of a mountain.
A low-level layered cloud comprised of water droplets and producing steady rain would be a(n) altocumulus cloud nimbostratus cloud altostratus cloud cirostratus cloud stratus cloud
Which type of volcanic wock is formed from volcanic ash? obsidian tuff basalt diorite
__ is a type of basaltic lava flow that is diffuse and earthy. Pahoehoe Aa Thephra pillow lava
The flow of glaciers is best described as __ erratic turbulent corrosive nocturnal nonerosive
5. Which event is a direct result of Earth's revolution? (1) the apparent deflection of winds (2) the changing of the Moon phases (3) the seasonal changes in constellations viewed in the night sky (4) the daily rising and setting of the sun
Peru is the third largest producer of what precious metal? zinc gold silver copper
¿Qué ocurre con el centro de gravedad cuando se elevan los brazos de elevación? El centro de gravedad no cambia El centro de gravedad se eleva a medida que se levanta la carga El centro de gravedad baja en relación con el movimiento de los brazos de elevación
Multiple Choice Question The time that the Sun crosses the meridian on the sky (the line running from north to south) is __ midnight sunrise sunset noon
How does the Coriolis effect influence global wind patterns? A. It causes winds to blow toward the poles in both the northern and southern hemispheres. B. It causes winds to be deflected to the right in both the northern and southern hemispheres. C. It causes winds to blow westward in the southern hemisphere and eastward in the northern hemisphere. D. It causes winds to be deflected to the left in the southern hemisphere and to the right in the northern hemisphere.
Which of the land masses found within Oceania provided the most terrestrial resources to humans? High Volcanic Islands The Tundra Coral Atolls Continental Landmasses
Question 5 (0.5 points) A Granite might metamorphose into a(n) __ Serpentinite Marble Gneiss Anthracite
