Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences - Environmental Geography And Geology, Pace 3 Quiz

A region with high relief (the distance between high and low points in an area) has a ________ rate of debris flow.

What is the discharge of a stream with a velocity of 2 meters/sec that is 5 meters wide by 3 meters deep?

Both pyrolysis and gasification are ways of producing ________ from ________

What type of volcanic products (lava flows, lava domes, or pyroclastic material) and types of volcanoes would you expect from an eruption of basalt? of andesite?

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Obsidian is a felsic rock, yet has a black color. Explain

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The __________ cuts across the southern edge of the Sahara Desert at the widest portion of the continent.

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Describe how a coast can become emergent. What will be an ideal response?

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Groundwater erupting from geysers that contain dissolved calcium carbonate will form deposits of:

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Most reservoir rocks and seal rocks, and almost all source rocks for oils are:

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The place within the Earth where rock ruptures and slips, or the place where an explosion occurs, is called:

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What kind of mountains are visible in this image?

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What is an example of pyroclastic materials?

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How can landslides be prevented during construction? (choose all that apply)A) retaining wallsB) cut steeper slopesC) install water drainage systemsD) add vegetation

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What occurred to magnetic field strength in Glatzmaier and Roberts' model during polarity reversals?

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Which of the following is an adaptation to living in a desert?

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The climate system involves energy and moisture exchanges between five Earth spheres: biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere

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This image contains a spit, which is identified by an arrow. (The arrow is only for identification purposes.) Using the shape of the spit, from which direction is the longshore current coming? Assume for our purposes that the top of the figure is north

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The heaviest precipitation on Caribbean islands tends to be

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Which of the following choices best explains the difference between a crater and a caldera?

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The infectious diseases that cause the greatest mortality in the world today are

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The worldwide mineral demand is more than mineral supply.

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What best describes the basic role of streams in the Earth system?

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Porosity of rocks typically remains stable. In other words, it does not vary considerably over short distances.

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For most of the 20th century earthquake magnitude was reported on the ________ scale, a scale that has never exceeded a magnitude 8.6.

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The Earth's interior can be divided into three distinct layers. Which layer is the densest one?

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Indonesia is a former colony of which European country?

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Why is it important that people with heart problems (hypertension) not drink softened water? What will be an ideal response?

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________ stress results in rocks being shortened or flattened.

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The disk-shaped cloud that formed our solar system is called the solar nebula because:

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Soil development (weathering) is slowest in

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Evaluate this statement. "Glacial meltwater is milky white due to air bubbles trapped in the water."

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The Modified Mercalli Scale determines earthquake intensity, a measure of an earthquake's effect on people and buildings.

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What patterns that tides exhibit?

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The maximum angle of a stable slope is called the angle of

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The highest population densities in Siberia lie along

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Mass wasting is possible only with the aid of a transportation agent such as water, wind, or ice

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The water table

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When water evaporates from the oceans,

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According to Figure 11.13, which option correctly describes the movement of two pins on either side of a plane in a block of clay submitted to shear stress?

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Where is the world's largest tidal electricity power plant?

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Arched folds where limbs dip toward the hinge line are called

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The height of the surface of the water is at any given point is indicated by the stage of the stream.

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How does being an isotope influence the charge of the atom?

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Why is time important in metamorphism? What will be an ideal response?

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Smart-growth efforts are being used with great benefit to growing communities. Which one of the following is a principle of smart-growth?

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Define pollution, pollutant, and nonbiodegradable

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Replacement of native vegetation in semiarid regions with cultivated crops helps reverse the effects of

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Which process is thought to generate most felsic magmas?

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What type of stress would you expect at divergent plate boundaries?

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Salt domes are not entirely made of salt. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Silicates do not commonly form chemical sedimentary rock. Why?

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What type of plate boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

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We can credit volcanoes for our oceans and atmosphere. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following processes requires an oxygen-free environment and produces large volumes of methane that can be used for fuel?

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All of the following are terrestrial planets except

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What is the differential stress at 5 km depth for continental crust if we have a perfect lithostatic state of stress?

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