APES Earth Systems and Resources

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In a transform plate boundary, the ...

plates are the same age

convergent plate is older, oceanic plate is younger

convergent plate is younger, divergent plate is older

closer the plates are the younger they are

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The surface of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, is broken into seven major pieces and sits atop a liquid layer called the _______

lithosphere, asthenosphere

astenosphere, mantle

crust, litosphere

asthenosphere, lithosphere

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?

Convergent

Divergent

Subductive Zone

Transform

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

Sedimentary

Igneous

Metamorphic

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.

Horizon A

Horizon B

Horizon C

Horizon D or R

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

Horizon A

Horizon B

Horizon C

Horizon D or R

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In which horizon is most of the HUMUS?

Horizon A

Horizon B

Horizon C

Horizon D or R

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

As you travel from the crust to the inner core, how would temperature and density of the material change?

The would all increase

The would all decrease.

They would stay the same.

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When did the super continent Pangaea exist?

20 million years ago

100 million years ago

175 million years ago

250 million years ago

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

Trace gases

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Most of Earth's freshwater is ___________

under ground

as a liquid on the surface

frozen

in Olympic swimming pools

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Most of the freshwater around the world is used for the following purpose.

industry

residential

agriculture

recreation

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located

troposphere

mesosphere

stratosphere

thermosphere

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In which layer do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur?

Outer space

stratosphere

troposphere

mesosphere

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Coriolis effect is a result of the Earth's

gravitation

temperature

rotation

curvature

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

atmosphere

biosphere

hydrosphere

lithosphere

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

All of the water on and near Earth's surface

hydrosphere

atmosphere

biosphere

lithosphere

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Sea surface temperature changes great than .5^oC for greater than 5 months across the centeral ropical Pacific OCean are known as

the arctic effect

the get stream

a typhoon

El Nino-Southern Oscillation

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