APES Unit 4

Front

What is the texture of a soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand?

Back

Clay

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates come together?

Back

Convergent Boundary

Front

If a hole in the soil fills with water and does not empty after several days of dry weather, what is the soil mostly made of?

Back

Clay

Front

What is the correct sequence of layers of the earth's atmosphere from earth's surface to space?

Back

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

Front

How are mountains created?

Back

When two continental plates collide.

Front

What is the primary component of soil that retains water and nutrients?

Back

Clay

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs?

Back

Troposphere

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform Boundary

Front

What is the term for the uppermost layer of the Earth’s crust?

Back

Lithosphere