APES PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Troposphere The later that contains
the
earth's daily weather
2. Mesosphere Extends from 50-80 km
above Earth
3. Stratosphere The earths ozone layer
ex-
ists in this layer of the
at-
mosphere
4. Thermosphere The highest layer of the
at-
mosphere above 80
km
5. Troposphere the layer of the atmos-
phere that's heated by
in-
frared radiation from
the earth
6. E horizon silt and sand are
concen-
trated here
7. O horizon litter layer mostly un de-
cayed materials
8. Bedrock the deep underlying
non
soil materials
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,APES PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
9. B horizon the layer where
minerals
that were leached out of
layers above accumulate
10. A horizon a mixture of soil loam
and
detritus, the topsoil
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, APES PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
11. AIDS the virus that causes
this disease is
transmitted
through bodily fluids
12. Earthquake Can cause massive de-
struction
13. Asbestosis caused by microscopic
fibers of a mineral
14. radon radiation that causes
lung
cancer
15. malaria caused by a bacteria
car-
ried by mosquitoes
16. grassland soil soil that has a
substantial
organic layer, fire helps
to
break down plant
material in this layer
17. pine forest soil soil comprised of litter
and
humus, this soil is acidic
due to the
accumulation of
needles
18. desert soil soil is rocky, very dry
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ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Troposphere The later that contains
the
earth's daily weather
2. Mesosphere Extends from 50-80 km
above Earth
3. Stratosphere The earths ozone layer
ex-
ists in this layer of the
at-
mosphere
4. Thermosphere The highest layer of the
at-
mosphere above 80
km
5. Troposphere the layer of the atmos-
phere that's heated by
in-
frared radiation from
the earth
6. E horizon silt and sand are
concen-
trated here
7. O horizon litter layer mostly un de-
cayed materials
8. Bedrock the deep underlying
non
soil materials
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,APES PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
9. B horizon the layer where
minerals
that were leached out of
layers above accumulate
10. A horizon a mixture of soil loam
and
detritus, the topsoil
2/
19
, APES PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
11. AIDS the virus that causes
this disease is
transmitted
through bodily fluids
12. Earthquake Can cause massive de-
struction
13. Asbestosis caused by microscopic
fibers of a mineral
14. radon radiation that causes
lung
cancer
15. malaria caused by a bacteria
car-
ried by mosquitoes
16. grassland soil soil that has a
substantial
organic layer, fire helps
to
break down plant
material in this layer
17. pine forest soil soil comprised of litter
and
humus, this soil is acidic
due to the
accumulation of
needles
18. desert soil soil is rocky, very dry
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