EVR 1001 Exam 2 Unit 4-6 Questions
With Correct Answers
________ is a weak acid that reacts to the mineral calcite. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Carbonic acid |
________ was a supercontinent that existed in the late Paleozoic era of
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geologic time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pangaea
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A transform plate boundary is characterized by ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a deep, vertical fault along which two plates slide past one
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another in opposite directions
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Which layer in a soil profile is comprised of organic materials, mainly
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from once living plants and animals? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The O
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Horizon
Which of the following was a main objection to Alfred Wegener's
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continental drift hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-He couldn't
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provide a credible mechanism (the why).
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, What occurs during nitrogen fixation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nitrogen
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enters the soil and is converted to ammonia or nitrate.
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Which of the following is NOT an impact of erosion? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Loss of Topsoil | |
What is NOT a major feature of karst topography? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Flat Impervious Surfaces | |
The type of tectonic plate boundary at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is referred
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to as a ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-divergent boundary
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Course-grained sediments, such as pebbles and cobbles, often comprise
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the ________ in desert environments. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-desert
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pavement
What are the three distinct layers of Earth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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core, mantle, crust
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To transform an igneous rock into a sedimentary rock, which of the
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following processes must take place? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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weathering, transport, deposition, and lithification
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With Correct Answers
________ is a weak acid that reacts to the mineral calcite. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Carbonic acid |
________ was a supercontinent that existed in the late Paleozoic era of
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geologic time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pangaea
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A transform plate boundary is characterized by ________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a deep, vertical fault along which two plates slide past one
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another in opposite directions
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Which layer in a soil profile is comprised of organic materials, mainly
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from once living plants and animals? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The O
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Horizon
Which of the following was a main objection to Alfred Wegener's
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continental drift hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-He couldn't
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provide a credible mechanism (the why).
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, What occurs during nitrogen fixation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nitrogen
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enters the soil and is converted to ammonia or nitrate.
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Which of the following is NOT an impact of erosion? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Loss of Topsoil | |
What is NOT a major feature of karst topography? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Flat Impervious Surfaces | |
The type of tectonic plate boundary at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is referred
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to as a ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-divergent boundary
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Course-grained sediments, such as pebbles and cobbles, often comprise
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the ________ in desert environments. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-desert
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pavement
What are the three distinct layers of Earth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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core, mantle, crust
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To transform an igneous rock into a sedimentary rock, which of the
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following processes must take place? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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weathering, transport, deposition, and lithification
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