What generates tides on the earth?
A) Gravitational repulsion of the sun
B) Melting of ice sheets
C) Gravitational attraction of the moon
D) Upwelling of methane gas
Answer: C
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Around which type of pressure area are the winds blowing around?
A. high pressure B. low pressure
The following diagram illustrates the Carbon Cycle. Each arrow represents the transfer of carbon from one component of the Earth system to another. For example, arrow 1 represents the transfer of carbon from the biosphere to the atmosphere. Match the answers below to the number on the diagram.
Match the lettered answer to number 8 on the diagram.
A. Respiration B. Photosynthesis C. Rock formation D. Decay E. Fossil fuel formation
Which of the following is not a mechanism that will cause air to rise?
A) convergence B) convective cooling C) orographic lifting D) frontal Wedging E) conduction cooling
Approximately how much more energy is released in an earthquake of Richter magnitude 6.5 than in a magnitude 5.5 earthquake?
A) 3.2 B) 32 C) 320 D) 3,200