Earth Space Spring Final

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Most of the information about Earth’s interior was obtained by studying ____.
2.
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Which two properties characterize an air mass?
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Ocean tides result largely from the gravitational attraction of the
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A rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth’s surface is called an ____.
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What is the ultimate base level of a stream?
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1 point
Seasonal changes occur because of
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Most important weather phenomena occur in the ____.
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Currents affect climate by
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Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called ____.
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Most of Earth’s dry air is made up of
11.
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Which one of the following statements is true about P waves?
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The change of state from a gas to a liquid is called ____.
13.
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Which of the following human activities has caused an increase in soil erosion?
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In the Northern Hemisphere, winds associated with a high-pressure system blow ____.
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Hydroelectric power is produced by ____.
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A drainage basin is ____.
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that controls temperature?
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Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
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The atmosphere balances the unequal heating of Earth’s surface by moving
20.
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Wave impact and pressure cause ____.
21.
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Limiting development on floodplains is effective because it ____.
22.
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Which of the following is NOT a process that lifts air?
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Variations in air pressure from place to place are the principal cause of ____.
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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of ____.
25.
1 point
Which of the following is NOT an agent of metamorphism?
26.
1 point
Which of the following is an example of a nonpoint source of fresh water pollution?
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Which of the following represents the correct order of the processes involved in sedimentary rock formation?
28.
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Weather in the United States is moved by the westerlies in a(n)
29.
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An earthquake’s epicenter is ____.
30.
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The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock’s chemical composition is called ____.
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The ability of a stream to erode and transport material depends largely on its ____.
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Which cloud type is best described as sheets or layers that cover much or all of the sky?
33.
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Which of the following affects the amount of destruction caused by earthquake vibrations?
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Which of these factors affects the rate of weathering?
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What is true about warm, saturated air?
36.
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Renewable resources ____.
37.
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Which air masses have the greatest effect on weather conditions in much of the United States?
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A fault is ____.
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Which of the following is true?
40.
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Earth receives energy from the sun through what method of heat transfer?
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The advantages of solar energy include the fact that it is ____.
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Which of the following is a warm countercurrent that periodically flows southward along the coasts of Ecuador and Peru?
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The energy that drives surface ocean currents comes from ____.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of rock?
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Which of the following is NOT a major component of soil?
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Which gas is most important for understanding atmospheric processes?
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What factor commonly triggers mass movements?
48.
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The height, length, and period of a wave does NOT depend upon which of the following?
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All of the energy that drives Earth’s rock cycle comes from ____.
50.
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Fair weather can usually be expected with the approach of which of the following?