A plate moves 200 m in 10 ,000 years . What is its rate in cm/year? 0.02cm/year 2cm/year 10cm/year 100cm/year
The Hawaiian Islands are formed by __ the movement of the Atlantic plate over a hot spot. the movement of the Pacific plate over a hot spot by movement of the North American plate over a hot spot the movement of the Hawaiian plate over a hot spot
A hurricane is a low-pressure phenomenon, so in the Northern Hemisphere, it spins in a __ direction (when looking down from above, like in a weather map). counterclockwise clockwise
The largest crater basin in the solar system is on: A Earth B Venus C Mercury D None of the above
The most abundant element in the materials that make up the Earth is iron. A True B False
Monsoonal winds are a regional wind system that changes direction seasonally True False
Aloft (1.0.W., above 1000 mb), the wind blows parallel to the isobars/height contours. True False
Which of the following is associated with intrusive igneous activity? Choose one: A. debris avalanches B. explosive volcanic eruptions C. crystallization of magma underground D. lava floods
The horizontal motion of air relative to Earth's surface is barometric pressure wind convection flow an indicator of temperature a result of equalized pressure across the surface
Arable land is land that can no longer support agriculture. true false
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 $
