13) What are the global winds called between 30^circ N and 60^circ N ? Westerlies Subpolar Low Trade winds
During the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere what is happening at the South Pole? Fall equinox 24 hours of darkness 24 hours of daylight Direct solar radiation
19. Why does Earth have seasons, and what causes them to change? 20. Find an endangered animal and explain why it's at risk. 21. What is a fossil, and how does it form over time?
10. How can you use the following geological features to study the Earth? Ice cores: Rock layers: Fossils:
Multiple Choice 3 points This volcano is the least steep of the three types. Cinder cone Composite Shield Mine
What direction do midlatitude cyclones travel in? South to west East to west West to east North to south
What was one effect of the earthquake in California's Lower San Fernando Valley in 1971? It created a new fault line under the dam It caused the dam's crest to slide loose It increased the amount of water behind the dam It made the local leaders ignore the damage
Which of the following geologic resources was discussed for the area around St.George, Utah? Multiple Choice oil field floodplains with fertile soils a large cement plant an oil field and floodplains with fertile soils All of these choices are correct.
Complete the sentence with the correct phrase. the crust is thicker the crust is more dense the lithosphere is thicker the lithosphere is cooler the crust is cooler A region generally is higher than an adjacent region if __ than in the adjacent region.
What caused the formation of the supercontinent Pangea and its breakup into the continent locations today? Changes to ocean currents Release of oceanic gases Gravitational changes Human extinction
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 $
