Earth/Space (Week 11)

The often brackish feature formed where a river meets the sea is called what?

• W) Lagoon

• X) Bay

• Y) Swamp

• Z) Estuary

What is the term for the production of usable energy directly from inorganic molecules?

• W) Photosynthesis

• X) Respiration

• Y) Chemosynthesis

• Z) Mitosis

What scientist developed the theory of continental drift?

• W) Harry Hess

• X) Alfred Wegner

• Y) James Croll

• Z) Isaac Newton

Which of the following planets do not have natural satellites?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

Eskers are left behind by what geological features?

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Quiescent prominences observed on the Sun are long, thin, vertical sheets of what state of matter?

Which of the following best describes the intercloud medium in space?

• W) Hot and high density

• X) Hot and low density

• Y) Cold and high density

• Z) Cold and low density

A stream is dammed, raising its base level. Which of the following is most likely to happen?

• W) The stream deposits sediment upstream of the dam

• X) The stream's velocity increases

• Y) The stream's discharge increases

• Z) The gradient of the stream increases

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What objects are created via calving?

Desert pavement is a feature created due to the action of what erosional agent?

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