APES TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The Atlantic Ocean is expanding as a result of plate
tectonics. Which of the following explanations best A developer wants to develop a large tract of land near a
identifies the type of plate boundary and processes watershed, which will require the removal of several large
occurring at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, as shown in the trees. Which of the following statements best describes
diagram below? - -A divergent plate boundary exists the impact that the development would have on the
at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where plates move away from watershed? - -Removing large trees would cause an
one another, leading to seafloor spreading. increase in temperature and keep the surrounding water
and soil warmer.
Which of the following abiotic factors, when graphed on
the x-axis, leads to the curved line in the graph due to Peru's commercial anchovy industry would most likely be
variation in the different layers of the atmosphere? - harmed during an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
-Temperature gradients event. Which of the following is the most likely explanation
for the decline in anchovy during an El Niño Southern
Oscillation (ENSO) event? - -Less nutrient-rich
During a La Niña event, what environmental changes water reaches surface waters, disrupting the food web.
would the tropical Pacific Ocean and its surrounding
landmasses most likely experience? - -Increased
upwelling off the coast of South America resulting in The vast majority of ozone (O3) is found in a thin layer due
increased productivity of fisheries to a lack of circulation in which of the following
atmospheric layers? - -Stratosphere
Which of the following measures should be taken to best
reduce erosion at the construction site to protect the Which of the following would be most helpful to determine
Mississippi watershed? - -Planting grass and shrubs the soil texture of a sample? - -A density gradient
on the steep slope will help to prevent erosion. tube and a soil triangle
Which of the following layers of the atmosphere contains Based on the diagram, which of the following describes
charged gas molecules that glow and produce light when why the summer solstice in Australia occurs in December
hit by solar energy, leading to glowing gases such as the and not in June? - -At this time of year, the tilt of
northern lights, found over 90 kilometers above Earth's Earth causes Australia to receive highly concentrated
surface? - -Thermosphere solar radiation.
Which statement is best illustrated in the diagram above The Chesapeake Bay is a watershed that is located in six
regarding how the Sun's energy affects the Earth's states and the District of Columbia. Which of the following
surface from June through September in the Northern can cause an increase in water pollution in the watershed?
Hemisphere? - -The season changes from summer - -An increase in stormwater runoff in urban areas
to autumn, daylight hours decrease, and infrared radiation
is the strongest during the June solstice.
During an El Niño event, farmers in the southwestern
United Stated often benefit from which of the following
climatic changes - -Wetter and warmer weather that
increases soil moisture
Based on the diagram, which of the following days in
Earth's yearly orbit would have the longest period of
daylight in the Northern Hemisphere? - -June
solstice
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The Atlantic Ocean is expanding as a result of plate
tectonics. Which of the following explanations best A developer wants to develop a large tract of land near a
identifies the type of plate boundary and processes watershed, which will require the removal of several large
occurring at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, as shown in the trees. Which of the following statements best describes
diagram below? - -A divergent plate boundary exists the impact that the development would have on the
at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where plates move away from watershed? - -Removing large trees would cause an
one another, leading to seafloor spreading. increase in temperature and keep the surrounding water
and soil warmer.
Which of the following abiotic factors, when graphed on
the x-axis, leads to the curved line in the graph due to Peru's commercial anchovy industry would most likely be
variation in the different layers of the atmosphere? - harmed during an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
-Temperature gradients event. Which of the following is the most likely explanation
for the decline in anchovy during an El Niño Southern
Oscillation (ENSO) event? - -Less nutrient-rich
During a La Niña event, what environmental changes water reaches surface waters, disrupting the food web.
would the tropical Pacific Ocean and its surrounding
landmasses most likely experience? - -Increased
upwelling off the coast of South America resulting in The vast majority of ozone (O3) is found in a thin layer due
increased productivity of fisheries to a lack of circulation in which of the following
atmospheric layers? - -Stratosphere
Which of the following measures should be taken to best
reduce erosion at the construction site to protect the Which of the following would be most helpful to determine
Mississippi watershed? - -Planting grass and shrubs the soil texture of a sample? - -A density gradient
on the steep slope will help to prevent erosion. tube and a soil triangle
Which of the following layers of the atmosphere contains Based on the diagram, which of the following describes
charged gas molecules that glow and produce light when why the summer solstice in Australia occurs in December
hit by solar energy, leading to glowing gases such as the and not in June? - -At this time of year, the tilt of
northern lights, found over 90 kilometers above Earth's Earth causes Australia to receive highly concentrated
surface? - -Thermosphere solar radiation.
Which statement is best illustrated in the diagram above The Chesapeake Bay is a watershed that is located in six
regarding how the Sun's energy affects the Earth's states and the District of Columbia. Which of the following
surface from June through September in the Northern can cause an increase in water pollution in the watershed?
Hemisphere? - -The season changes from summer - -An increase in stormwater runoff in urban areas
to autumn, daylight hours decrease, and infrared radiation
is the strongest during the June solstice.
During an El Niño event, farmers in the southwestern
United Stated often benefit from which of the following
climatic changes - -Wetter and warmer weather that
increases soil moisture
Based on the diagram, which of the following days in
Earth's yearly orbit would have the longest period of
daylight in the Northern Hemisphere? - -June
solstice
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