Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

Convection currents in the mantle

A subduction zone is formed...

when one tectonic plate sinks below another

at every type of convergent plate boundary

at every type of divergent plate boundary

Which of the following best describes soil erosion?

A. the movement of soil by wind or water

As permeability increases

Infiltration increases and runoff decreases

Infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

Infiltration decreases and runoff increases

Infiltration increases and runoff increases

The percent of the volume of open spaces in rock or sediment

Ability rock sediment fluids pass through open spaces/pores

Ability rock/sediment fluids pass through open spaces/pores

Percent of volume of open spaces in rock or sediment

What affect does particle size have on permeability

The larger the particles the higher the permeability

The larger the particles the lower the permeability

The smaller the particles the higher the permeability

What is the function of the ozone layer?

to block UV rays from getting to Earth

to allow UV rays to get to Earth

to allow meteors to get to Earth

Wind is caused mainly by air pressure differences that result from...

a. uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere.

b. absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Earth's land masses.

c. radiation of heat from Earth's land masses to water bodies.

d. rotation of Earth on its axis.

Which statement correctly defines wind?

Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

the Earth to rotate on its axis

global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.

What impact does the Coriolis effect have upon global winds in the northern and southern hemispheres?

Global winds blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere.

Global winds blow counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

Global winds flow clockwise in both the northern and southern hemispheres.

The Coriolis effect has no impact upon global winds in the northern and southern hemispheres.

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface

El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward

El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain

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5 mins • 1 pt

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

Tectonic plates

Puzzles

Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

Ring of Earth

Ring of Fire

Ring of Stone

Ring of Diamond

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

lava

magma

volcano

earthquake

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Divergent

Convergent

Transform

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Divergent

Convergent

Slide/Transform

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2 mins • 1 pt

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

Divergent

Convergent

Slide/Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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30 sec • 1 pt

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

Pull apart

Come together

Slide past each other

subducting

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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APES Unit Four Review

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

A subduction zone is formed...

What two processes make sediment?

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