Geography and Earth Sciences

7 years ago

Plate boundaries are associated with

Plate boundaries are associated with
A) earthquakes.
B) volcanoes.
C) subduction.
D) rifting.
E) all of the above.

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7 years ago

Which of the following is not true of geothermal energy?

Which of the following is not true of geothermal energy?
A) It could be used everywhere.
B) It's in use in Iceland, Japan, and California.
C) Loss of aquifer pressure and groundwater dr

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7 years ago

Which of the following is not true?

Which of the following is not true?
A) The Hawai'ian island chain will subduct in approximately 40 my.
B) The newest Hawai'ian island, Lo'ihi, should reach the surface in around 10,000 years.

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7 years ago

Exogenic processes cause warping, folding, faulting, and uplift of Earth's surface. Please state ...

Exogenic processes cause warping, folding, faulting, and uplift of Earth's surface.
Please state whether this statement is true or false.

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7 years ago

According to currently accepted scientific theories, Earth is never affected by catastrophes. ...

According to currently accepted scientific theories, Earth is never affected by catastrophes.
Please state whether this statement is true or false.

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7 years ago

Earth's interior has been mapped using seismic waves. Please state whether this statement is true ...

Earth's interior has been mapped using seismic waves.
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7 years ago

Earth's magnetic field is generated from within the entire planet, rather than in a specific region ...

Earth's magnetic field is generated from within the entire planet, rather than in a specific region of Earth's interior.
Please state whether this statement is true or false.

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7 years ago

Earth's magnetic field has reversed nine times in the last four million years. Please state ...

Earth's magnetic field has reversed nine times in the last four million years.
Please state whether this statement is true or false.

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7 years ago

During a magnetic field reversal, Earth is unprotected from cosmic rays and their harmful effects. ...

During a magnetic field reversal, Earth is unprotected from cosmic rays and their harmful effects.
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7 years ago

The lithosphere lies above the aesthenosphere. Please state whether this statement is true or ...

The lithosphere lies above the aesthenosphere.
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7 years ago

The upper mantle is rigid, whereas the aesthenosphere is plastic-like. Please state whether this ...

The upper mantle is rigid, whereas the aesthenosphere is plastic-like.
Please state whether this statement is true or false.

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7 years ago

The principle of isostasy refers to the vertical movement of Earth's crust in response to loading ...

The principle of isostasy refers to the vertical movement of Earth's crust in response to loading and unloading of weight, such as ice or sediment.
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7 years ago

The geologic cycle is powered both by exogenic and endogenic energy systems. Please state whether ...

The geologic cycle is powered both by exogenic and endogenic energy systems.
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7 years ago

An example of an intrusive igneous formation is a pluton. Please state whether this statement is ...

An example of an intrusive igneous formation is a pluton.
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7 years ago

Lithification refers to the cementation, compaction, and hardening of sediments. Please state ...

Lithification refers to the cementation, compaction, and hardening of sediments.
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7 years ago

Silt and clay are likely to be deposited in a beach environment. Please state whether this ...

Silt and clay are likely to be deposited in a beach environment.
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7 years ago

Benjamin Franklin once suggested that the crust of Earth must have been broken into pieces that ...

Benjamin Franklin once suggested that the crust of Earth must have been broken into pieces that moved.
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7 years ago

Most sedimentary rocks are derived from preexisting rocks, or from organic materials (such as bone ...

Most sedimentary rocks are derived from preexisting rocks, or from organic materials (such as bone and shell).
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7 years ago

Any rock, either igneous or sedimentary, may be transformed into a metamorphic rock, by going ...

Any rock, either igneous or sedimentary, may be transformed into a metamorphic rock, by going through profound physical and/or chemical changes under increased pressure and temperature.
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7 years ago

Some day, the Dakotas may look like the Yellowstone region. Please state whether this statement is ...

Some day, the Dakotas may look like the Yellowstone region.
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7 years ago

The half-life of a radioactive isotope does not vary. Please state whether this statement is true ...

The half-life of a radioactive isotope does not vary.
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7 years ago

Global climate change (Multiple Choice)

Global climate change
A) has been linked to floods, droughts, and record high temperatures.
B) in the next 50 years is expected to be greater than the last 18,000 years combined.
C) is affecting

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7 years ago

Based on principles discussed earlier in the course, you know that as distance from the equator ...

Based on principles discussed earlier in the course, you know that as distance from the equator increases, seasonal variation in temperature tends to
A) increase.
B) decrease.
C) remain constant.

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7 years ago

Based on principles discussed earlier in the course, you know that the annual temperature range of ...

Based on principles discussed earlier in the course, you know that the annual temperature range of places located in the interior of a continent is __________ those located along the coast at the same latitude.
A) greater than

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7 years ago

In which of the following areas would the least amount of precipitation occur?

In which of the following areas would the least amount of precipitation occur?
A) in areas affected by maritime air masses
B) along windward coasts
C) in low-pressure regions
D)

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7 years ago

Regarding average annual precipitation, which of the following is correct?

Regarding average annual precipitation, which of the following is correct?
A) The highest amounts occur throughout subtropical latitudes.
B) The drier regions are associated with the eastern portions of major landm

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7 years ago

La Niña (Multiple Choice)

La Niña
A) is usually stronger than El Niño.
B) occurs more frequently than El Niño.
C) usually creates the opposite conditions of El Niño, and in about the same strength.
D) req

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7 years ago

Which is not true of The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon?

Which is not true of The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon?
A) It creates the largest variation in climate from year to year on a global scale.
B) It involves higher than normal pressure in the western

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7 years ago

Which is true of The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon?

Which is true of The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon?
A) The thermocline in the eastern Pacific Ocean rises.
B) It always brings increased rain to the western United States.
C)&nb

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7 years ago

A genetic classification system can be based on, among other factors,

A genetic classification system can be based on, among other factors,
A) the interaction of air masses.
B) statistics or other data used to determine general categories.
C) mean annual temperature

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7 years ago

Which of the following lists the correct, generalized sequence of climates from the equator to the ...

Which of the following lists the correct, generalized sequence of climates from the equator to the poles?
A) Highland → Microthermal → Mesothermal → Desert → Tropical
B) Highland → Desert → Mesothermal → Microtherm

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7 years ago

Which of the following is not one of the six basic climate categories listed in the text?

Which of the following is not one of the six basic climate categories listed in the text?
A) Torrid
B) Tropical
C) Mesothermal
D) Desert
E) Highland

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7 years ago

A climate that is mesothermal and has a long, hot, dry summer would be designated by which of the ...

A climate that is mesothermal and has a long, hot, dry summer would be designated by which of the following?
A) Tropical savanna
B) Semiarid steppe
C) Mediterranean
D) Humid subt

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7 years ago

The tropical rain forest climate receives most of its rainfall as a result of

The tropical rain forest climate receives most of its rainfall as a result of
A) frontal uplift.
B) orographic uplift.
C) convectional uplift.

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7 years ago

In terms of total land and ocean area, which of the following climate classifications is the most ...

In terms of total land and ocean area, which of the following climate classifications is the most extensive at 36 percent percent of Earth's surface?
A) A climates
B) B climates
C) C climates

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7 years ago

Which of the following is false regarding the tropical rain forest climate?

Which of the following is false regarding the tropical rain forest climate?
A) It is influenced by the ITCZ year-round.
B) It does not experience a winter season.
C) The annual temperature range i

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7 years ago

Which of the following is false regarding Tropical climates?

Which of the following is false regarding Tropical climates?
A) They occupy 36% of Earth's surface.
B) They are found from 35° N to 35° S.
C) They have consistently warm seasonal temperatures

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7 years ago

The bulk of the Amazon River drainage basin is dominated by which one of the following climate ...

The bulk of the Amazon River drainage basin is dominated by which one of the following climate classifications?
A) Tropical monsoon
B) Tropical savanna
C) Tropical rainforest
D)

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7 years ago

The dry season in the tropical monsoon climate occurs when

The dry season in the tropical monsoon climate occurs when
A) cold air masses dominate the region.
B) the ITCZ is not overhead.
C) the ITCZ is overhead.
D) cold ocean currents sh

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