Unit 6 CANVAS APES Geography Quiz

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

• 71%

• 90%

• 21%

• 3%

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Plates on the earth's surface are shifting due to:

• gravity and convection in the mantle

• gravity and convection in the lithosphere

• earthquakes

• they must make room for new plates

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Which of the following refers to salinity?

• amount of dissolved salts

• amount of dissolved oxygen

• turbidity

• dissolved nutrients

Soil structure is also known as:

• the tilth

• the horizon

• the permeability

• the profile

Which one of the following statements about the formation of the earth is true?

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How did the Earth form?

• The earth formed from a cloud of gas and dust orbiting the Sun.

• The earth formed about 4.6 million years ago.

• The earth formed during the Cambrian Period.

• The earth formed from a spherical ball of gas which cooled.

Most of the water used in homes is for:

• personal hygiene.

• watering plants

• cooking.

• drinking.

Which one of the following is not a layered component of a soil?

• bedrock

• subsoil

• O horizon

• topsoil

A term for water that is drinkable is:

• potable

• fluoridated

• chlorinated

• salinated

Prolonged irrigation of cropland with groundwater using center-pivot or furrow irrigation methods can lead to:

• salinization of the soil.

• desalinization of the soil.

• cleaner soil.

• constantly muddy fields.

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