Es 1010 unit ii assessment

ES 1010 UNIT II ASSESSMENT DOWNLOAD •

Question 1 2 out of 2 points At a subduction zone ____.

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Question 2 2 out of 2 points Isobars on weather maps ____.

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Question 3 2 out of 2 points Salinity is ____.

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Question 4 2 out of 2 points Sedimentary rock is formed _______.

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Question 5 2 out of 2 points

Which of the following statements about volcanic gases is FALSE?

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Question 6 2 out of 2 points

Icelandic volcanoes, which occur along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, are related to plate tectonics because _____.

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Question 7 0 out of 2 points

S waves travel through ____ only and P waves travel through ____.

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Question 8 2 out of 2 points On December 21st _____.

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Question 9 2 out of 2 points Altostratus clouds are typically ____.

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Question 10 2 out of 2 points

The breakup of the super-continent Pangea began roughly ____.

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Question 11 2 out of 2 points

Meteorologist John Winters for News Channel 7 stated that warm, humid air has been moving vertically within an unstable environment. Which of the following storm systems is MOST likely to form?

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Question 12 2 out of 2 points

Referring to Figure 5.8, determine which ocean ridge separates the African continent from the Americas. According to the map and the concept of divergent boundaries, what is the approximate distance per year that North America and Africa are moving and in what direction?

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Question 13

Which of the following is responsible for reflecting the MOST solar radiation back into space?

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Question 14 2 out of 2 points Metamorphic rocks are produced ____.

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Question 15 2 out of 2 points Liquefaction occurs ____.

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Question 16 2 out of 2 points

A drop in sea level is responsible for ____.

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Question 17 2 out of 2 points

The Mohs scale is used to determine ______.

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Question 18 2 out of 2 points Which of the following is TRUE?

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Question 19 2 out of 2 points

The LEAST important of the following agents of erosion is ____.

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Question 20 0 out of 2 points

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Question 21

Because almost all galaxies exhibit Doppler shifts toward the red end of the spectrum, ____.

2 out of 2 points