AP Environmental

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon D or R

As you travel from the crust to the inner core, how would temperature and density of the material change?

• The would all increase

• The would all decrease.

• They would stay the same.

• Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Trace gases

Most of Earth's freshwater is ___________

• under ground

• as a liquid on the surface

• frozen

• in Olympic swimming pools

Most of the freshwater around the world is used for the following purpose.

• industry

• residential

• agriculture

• recreation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

In which layer do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur?

• Outer space 

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Coriolis effect is a result of the Earth's 

• gravitation

• temperature

• rotation

• curvature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6