Experiment 1

There are two main types of glaciers – ________ glaciers and ice sheets.

• talus

• alpine

• outwash

• magma

Which image correctly models nuclear fission?

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Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

• biodiesel

Which of the following is NOT a type of mass wasting?

• outwash

• mudslide

• slump

• rockfall

Which is an advantage of biomass energy?

• no pollution

• Reduces amount of organic material discarded in landfills

• a relatively small amount of biomass produces a large amount of energy

• easy to store and transport

Which is a disadvantage of biomass energy?

• nonrenewable

• large-scale use limited to tectonically active areas

• digging mines disturbs habitats

• costly to transport

Which is a renewable energy resource?

• wood

• uranium

• natural gas

• oil

Which is a nonrenewable energy resource?

• biomass energy

• geothermal energy

• natural gas

• ethanol

Loess is ________________.

• a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay

• a mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier

• a windblown pile of sand

• a large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water

A delta is ______________.

• a broad, C-shaped curve in a stream

• a large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water

• layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flow from a melting glacier

• a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay