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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which earth layer is made up of the upper mantle and the crust?
core
lower mantle
asthenosphere
lithosphere
- 2. Multiple Choice
Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...
lava
magma
igneous rock
minerals
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of rock is formed when magma and lava cools and hardens?mineralssedimentaryigneousmetamorphic
- 4. Multiple Choice
Rock particles carried and deposited by water, wind & ice.
sedimentary rock
sediment
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why has meat consumption increased over the last 50 years?
Because of the rise in the world's population and in the people's income.
Because there are more animals to slaughter now rather than in the past.
Because vegetable consumption has decreased.
Because of the greenhouse effect.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is a CAFO?
a concentrated agricultural food operation
a confined animal feed operation
a corny animal feed operation
a completely agonizing food operation
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes a transform boundary?
An area where two tectonic plates move away from each other
An area where two tectonic plates slide past one another
An area where two or more tectonic plates collide
An area where two or more tectonic plates fuse together at a suture zone
- 8. Multiple Choice
Area where new crust is being created at a divergent plate boundary
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- 9. Multiple Choice
Area that exhibits a growing nonvolcanic mountain chain due to uplift
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- 10. Multiple Choice
Area that exhibits island arcs
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E
- 11. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows the tectonic plate activity on the West Coast of the United States. Which of the following statements correctly explains the tectonic plate activity there?
The Cascade Mountains were formed when two continental plates converged.
Earthquakes occur at the San Andreas Fault when stored energy is released from locked plates.
The divergence of two plates has led to the formation of volcanoes in the Cascade Mountains.
Movement of plates along the San Andreas Fault created the Cascade Mountains.
- 12. Multiple Choice
At this site a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, which occurred at a nearby subduction zone, triggered one of the largest nuclear reactor disasters in history.
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- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following accurately describes a benefit of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)?
Concentrated animal feeding operations produce a large amount of manure, which is then often held in large manure lagoons.
The animals raised in concentrated animal feeding operations are usually grass-fed and therefore less susceptible to disease.
Concentrated animal feeding operations are efficient and relatively low-cost facilities that help keep consumer costs low.
When animals are kept in large concentrations in a small area, the water quality of local waterways is protected from excess runoff.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Overgrazing of grasslands can lead to reduced range quality. Two of the major effects of overgrazing are
erosion and desertification
higher fire potential and increased productivity
eutrophication and increased methane production
higher primary productivity and ammonification
soil compaction and subsidence
- 15. Multiple Choice
Two common conditions in developing countries that result from protein deficiencies are
dysentery and diarrhea
dysentery and scurvy
scurvy and pellagra
goiter and cretinism
marasmus and kwashiorkor
- 16. Multiple Choice
Confined animal feeding programs are considered problematic for all but one of these reasons. Identify it.
They require a rich diet which costs a lot
They require constant use of antibiotics in daily food
It is an energy intensive product
More greenhouse gases are released from this kind of farming than by transportation
Animals gain weight quickly
- 17. Multiple Choice
The true risk of constant use of antibiotics in intensive livestock production is
the animals will not gain weight fast enough
the chance of a mad cow disease outbreak
antibiotic-resistant diseases could occur
the taste of the meat will be unpleasant
the cost of the meat will be higher
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