Geography and Earth Sciences

Photovoltaic systems are generally cost-competitiveespecially when the environmental costs ...

Photovoltaic systems are generally cost-competitiveespecially when the environmental costs ...

Photovoltaic systems are generally cost-competitiveespecially when the environmental costs associated with fossil fuels and nuclear energy are factored into cost assessments. 
True or false?

kendreae   52   1 Reply

twentytoo

Physical and chemical weathering processes are not separatethey often operate in concert to ...

Physical and chemical weathering processes are not separatethey often operate in concert to ...

Physical and chemical weathering processes are not separatethey often operate in concert to decompose and dissolve rock. 
Please state whether this statement is true or false.

naturelle   101   2 Replies

naturelle

Physical and cultural geographers see Iceland and Greenland as ________.

Physical and cultural geographers see Iceland and Greenland as ________.

Physical and cultural geographers see Iceland and Greenland as ________.
 
  A) Divided, because the geology of Iceland is the world youngest, and Greenland is the geologically oldest yet discovered
  B) Divided because

LuisJrB96   56   1 Reply

sureshranabhat

Physical boundaries are better than cultural boundaries at peacefully separating nationalities.Is ...

Physical boundaries are better than cultural boundaries at peacefully separating nationalities.Is ...

Physical boundaries are better than cultural boundaries at peacefully separating nationalities.
Is this statement true or is it false?

puty   62   1 Reply

nambin_2016

Physical geography focuses on ____. (Multiple Choice)

Physical geography focuses on ____. (Multiple Choice)

Physical geography focuses on ____.
 a. mapping political boundaries
 b. projecting climate change
 c. understanding human features of a region
 d. the composition of Earth's crust
 e. understanding the natural processes and

ttteel   42   1 Reply

PinBoi

Physical geography is a(n) ____ discipline because it includes analyzing and explaining the ...

Physical geography is a(n) ____ discipline because it includes analyzing and explaining the ...

Physical geography is a(n) ____ discipline because it includes analyzing and explaining the locations, distributions, patterns, variations, and similarities or differences among phenomena on Earth's surface.
 a. earth
 b. historical
&

mamafay   40   1 Reply

nudelosr

Physical geography's major function is to study and learn about:

Physical geography's major function is to study and learn about:

Physical geography's major function is to study and learn about:
 a. human activity and the results thereof.
  b. Earth's environments and the processes that influence them.
  c. the physical and human features of a region.

monkeybee765   45   1 Reply

TSparkman10

Physical oceanographers design and build oil platforms, ships, harbors, and other structures that ...

Physical oceanographers design and build oil platforms, ships, harbors, and other structures that ...

Physical oceanographers design and build oil platforms, ships, harbors, and other structures that enable us to use the
  ocean wisely.
  a. True
  b. False

panda_buhr   49   1 Reply

mikeman2332

Physical resources that are extracted from the ocean and are useful to humans include ____.

Physical resources that are extracted from the ocean and are useful to humans include ____.

Physical resources that are extracted from the ocean and are useful to humans include ____.
 A) fish
  B) petroleum and natural gas
  C) heat derived from the motion of the ocean
  D) compounds used for medicine

lexilourdes   34   1 Reply

Jmassey95

Physical weathering dominates in warm, wet climates. Please state whether this statement is true or ...

Physical weathering dominates in warm, wet climates. Please state whether this statement is true or ...

Physical weathering dominates in warm, wet climates. 
Please state whether this statement is true or false.

kendreae   153   1 Reply

kivlihan

Physiologic density is always higher than simply people per square mile of all land because:

Physiologic density is always higher than simply people per square mile of all land because:

Physiologic density is always higher than simply people per square mile of all land because:
A) physiologic implies increased wealth
B) all countries have voted to make it higher
C) physiologic means "industrialized"
D)

Harro   100   1 Reply

fluid

Physiological density is the number of

Physiological density is the number of

Physiological density is the number of
A) acres of farmland.
B) farmers per area of farmland.
C) people per area of land.
D) people per area suitable for agriculture.
E) farm animals per area suitable for agriculture.

Aranone21   152   3 Replies

9intheafternoon

Phytoplankton are (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton are (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton are
  a. plants. d. carnivore-scavengers.
  b. animals. e. heterotrophs.
  c. carnivores.

ibukunsulie85   25   1 Reply

Ashleyroshell

Phytoplankton are primarily classified as what type of organism?

Phytoplankton are primarily classified as what type of organism?

Phytoplankton are primarily classified as what type of organism?
  a. heterotroph
  b. organotroph
  c. photoheterotroph
  d. autotroph
  e. chemoheterotroph
 
 

thebeagle96   66   1 Reply

nino99

Phytoplankton are primary producers. (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton are primary producers. (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton are primary producers.
  a. True
  b. False

gi.x3   34   2 Replies

gi.x3

Phytoplankton are responsible for how much of the surface ocean's carbohydrate production?

Phytoplankton are responsible for how much of the surface ocean's carbohydrate production?

Phytoplankton are responsible for how much of the surface ocean's carbohydrate production?
  a. Between 30 and 36
  b. Between 40 and 46
  c. Between 50 and 56
  d. Between 70 and 76
  e. Between 9

apich   36   1 Reply

Xuantunich

Phytoplankton are: (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton are: (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton are:
 a. less important to the productivity of the ocean than seaweeds.
 b. residents primarily of the disphotic zone.
 c. heterotrophs.
 d. the base of the marine food web.

hboydston   38   1 Reply

tim87101010

Phytoplankton in the ocean (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton in the ocean (Multiple Choice)

Phytoplankton in the ocean
 
  a. provide much of the planet's oxygen
  b. provide much of the planet's carbon dioxide
  c. remove much of the planet's carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
  d. remove

Breionna   32   1 Reply

lizziemjordan

Phytoplankton in the ocean help to regulate the earth's temperature by removing some of the ...

Phytoplankton in the ocean help to regulate the earth's temperature by removing some of the ...

Phytoplankton in the ocean help to regulate the earth's temperature by removing some of the ____________ ____________produced when we burn fossil fuels..
 
  Fill in the blanks with correct word

meaganec   47   1 Reply

mojin39

Phytoplankton is responsible for the synthesis of 90 to 96 of the surface ocean's carbohydrates. ...

Phytoplankton is responsible for the synthesis of 90 to 96 of the surface ocean's carbohydrates. ...

Phytoplankton is responsible for the synthesis of 90 to 96 of the surface ocean's carbohydrates.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

joewalcott24   37   1 Reply

dalenambawan

Phytoplankton is responsible for the synthesis of 90 to 96 of the surface ocean's carbohydrates. ...

Phytoplankton is responsible for the synthesis of 90 to 96 of the surface ocean's carbohydrates. ...

Phytoplankton is responsible for the synthesis of 90 to 96 of the surface ocean's carbohydrates. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

cristinaloayza   29   1 Reply

Icgcyvfiifctcit

Phytoplankton populations off the coast of South America bloom when upwelling is present.True or ...

Phytoplankton populations off the coast of South America bloom when upwelling is present.True or ...

Phytoplankton populations off the coast of South America bloom when upwelling is present.
True or False?

loopster   65   2 Replies

loopster

Phytoplankton productivity has dropped by 9 in the last 20 years. (True or false?)

Phytoplankton productivity has dropped by 9 in the last 20 years. (True or false?)

Phytoplankton productivity has dropped by 9 in the last 20 years.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

jessiecraane   52   1 Reply

joanneanna

Phytoplankton productivity has dropped by 9 in the last 20 years. (True or false?)

Phytoplankton productivity has dropped by 9 in the last 20 years. (True or false?)

Phytoplankton productivity has dropped by 9 in the last 20 years. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

emalay516   37   1 Reply

lconard0726

Phytoplankton use body size to keep afloat because a small body size ________ surface-area to volume ...

Phytoplankton use body size to keep afloat because a small body size ________ surface-area to volume ...

Phytoplankton use body size to keep afloat because a small body size ________ surface-area to volume ratio and ________ their frictional resistance.
 
  A) decreases; decreases
  B) decreases; increases
  C) i

nurse12   80   1 Reply

joanneanna

Phytoplanktonic organisms with skeletons made of silica are called ____________________. Fill in the ...

Phytoplanktonic organisms with skeletons made of silica are called ____________________. Fill in the ...

Phytoplanktonic organisms with skeletons made of silica are called ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

cristinaloayza   38   1 Reply

Joisar

Phytoremediation (Multiple Choice)

Phytoremediation (Multiple Choice)

Phytoremediation
 
  a. involves the use of plants to remove contaminants from polluted soil and water
  b. involves the use of microscopic filter-feeding organisms to filter contaminants from water
  c. has b

jake08benn   49   1 Reply

asistrunk13

Phytoremediation is a form of bioremediation that

Phytoremediation is a form of bioremediation that

Phytoremediation is a form of bioremediation that
 
  a. is essentially the same, but more costly
  b. involves the use of photosynthetic bacteria
  c. produces more air pollution and is thus not as helpful

jeanettedavis84   40   1 Reply

grrgrrl

Pick the pair which does not fit the pattern.

Pick the pair which does not fit the pattern.

Pick the pair which does not fit the pattern.
 
  A) Clown fishanemone
  B) Isopodfish
  C) Krillwhale
  D) Remorashark

nurse12   34   1 Reply

dalenambawan

Pick the pair which does not fit the pattern:

Pick the pair which does not fit the pattern:

Pick the pair which does not fit the pattern:
A) clown fish—anemone
B) isopod—fish
C) krill—whale
D) remora—shark

Yoshi   552   3 Replies

GeoExp

Pick three of the following volcanic regions and assign it to one of the three types of volcanism (c

Pick three of the following volcanic regions and assign it to one of the three types of volcanism (c

Pick three of the following volcanic regions and assign it to one of the three types of volcanism (convergent plate boundaries, divergent plate boundaries, or intraplate volcanism):
a. Crater Lake
b. Hawaii's Kilauea
c. Mount St.

Earthy   288   3 Replies

Richy271

Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof

Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof

Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof) over the last three or so decades.

thetrinity   206   3 Replies

M8a

Pickling preserves food because bacteria cannot survive in the liquid due to the high _____ content. ...

Pickling preserves food because bacteria cannot survive in the liquid due to the high _____ content. ...

Pickling preserves food because bacteria cannot survive in the liquid due to the high _____ content.
 
  A) oxygen
  B) acid
  C) moisture
  D) heat

Question 2

Flowering annuals ar

ratus   61   2 Replies

ratus

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater at all depths in the ocean. ...

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater at all depths in the ocean. ...

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater at all depths in the ocean.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

jessiecraane   48   1 Reply

Astalina

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater at all depths in the ocean. ...

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater at all depths in the ocean. ...

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater at all depths in the ocean. Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

lindseyb1220   52   1 Reply

yilongchang

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater, at all depths in the ocean.

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater, at all depths in the ocean.

Picoplankton number 100 million individuals in a liter of seawater, at all depths in the ocean.
  a. True
  b. False

sunil1285   39   1 Reply

nino99

Pieces of lithosphere with completely different fossil content, stratigraphy, structural trends, and ...

Pieces of lithosphere with completely different fossil content, stratigraphy, structural trends, and ...

Pieces of lithosphere with completely different fossil content, stratigraphy, structural trends, and paleomagnetic
  properties than surrounding rocks are called ____.
  a. terraces
  b. concretions
  c. hot

applegatedogs   259   1 Reply

leg17

Pike's Peak is located 36 kilometers (22 mi) west of Colorado Springs. What is this statement ...

Pike's Peak is located 36 kilometers (22 mi) west of Colorado Springs. What is this statement ...

Pike's Peak is located 36 kilometers (22 mi) west of Colorado Springs. What is this statement describing?
 a. global address
 b. absolute location
 c. relative location
 d. geospatial address
  e. dynamic location

meaganec   34   1 Reply

danielmata99

Pikes Place Market in Seattle and Portland's Saturday Market are examples of the increasing ...

Pikes Place Market in Seattle and Portland's Saturday Market are examples of the increasing ...

Pikes Place Market in Seattle and Portland's Saturday Market are examples of the increasing importance of ________ to the economy of the Pacific Northwest.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

LuisJrB96   26   1 Reply

mokj

Piles of rock, debris and earth that pile up at the base of steep slopes are called

Piles of rock, debris and earth that pile up at the base of steep slopes are called

Piles of rock, debris and earth that pile up at the base of steep slopes are called
A) earth mound.
B) debris jumble.
C) rockpile.
D) talus.

Fochaian   137   2 Replies

Fochaian