WGU C165
WGU C165 EXAM GRADED A+
Speed - correct answer how fast an object is moving
Which of the following statements BEST describes
the locations of volcanoes? - correct answer Most
volcanoes are located along the edges of some
continents or in chains off the coast of continents.
Some plate boundaries have - correct answer active
volcanoes but some don't, and almost all volcanoes
are at boundaries.
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The typical speed of a plate is - correct answer a few
centimeters per year.
An atmospheric instability causes a column of air to
rotate. - correct answer Tornado
A moist mass of air over warm ocean water
condenses as it rises, forming a massive spinning
storm. - correct answer hurricane
This type of storm is common at cold fronts and
often produces lightning. - correct answer Thunderstorms
This is the most violent storm on Earth. - correct answer
tornadoes.
A hurricane has an - correct answer eye in the center that
is very calm.
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Lightning is an - correct answer electric glow that can be
seen during a storm.
Differences in temperature within Earth and within
the plates result in - correct answer processes that move
plates.
A low-lying cloud of small water droplets that
reduces visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi) is called
- correct answer fog
Which radiation can greenhouse gases absorb that
nitrogen and oxygen cannot? - correct answer
Greenhouse gases can absorb infrared radiation,
which nitrogen and oxygen cannot.
Which of the following are considered greenhouse
gases? - correct answer carbon dioxide and methane
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Which kind of plate boundary produced the
Himalayas? - correct answer Two plates pushed into each
other to push the land upward and generate a
mountain range.
Greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere - correct answer
absorb infrared radiation emitted by the ground.
After absorbing incoming solar radiation, Earth
emits mostly __________, which is the radiation
associated with heat. - correct answer infrared radiation
The greenhouse effect __________. - correct answer helps
keep Earth's surface sufficiently warm for life to
exist
The greenhouse effect occurs because greenhouse
gases __________. - correct answer absorb infrared
radiation emitted by the surface
WGU C165 EXAM GRADED A+
Speed - correct answer how fast an object is moving
Which of the following statements BEST describes
the locations of volcanoes? - correct answer Most
volcanoes are located along the edges of some
continents or in chains off the coast of continents.
Some plate boundaries have - correct answer active
volcanoes but some don't, and almost all volcanoes
are at boundaries.
,WGU C165
The typical speed of a plate is - correct answer a few
centimeters per year.
An atmospheric instability causes a column of air to
rotate. - correct answer Tornado
A moist mass of air over warm ocean water
condenses as it rises, forming a massive spinning
storm. - correct answer hurricane
This type of storm is common at cold fronts and
often produces lightning. - correct answer Thunderstorms
This is the most violent storm on Earth. - correct answer
tornadoes.
A hurricane has an - correct answer eye in the center that
is very calm.
,WGU C165
Lightning is an - correct answer electric glow that can be
seen during a storm.
Differences in temperature within Earth and within
the plates result in - correct answer processes that move
plates.
A low-lying cloud of small water droplets that
reduces visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi) is called
- correct answer fog
Which radiation can greenhouse gases absorb that
nitrogen and oxygen cannot? - correct answer
Greenhouse gases can absorb infrared radiation,
which nitrogen and oxygen cannot.
Which of the following are considered greenhouse
gases? - correct answer carbon dioxide and methane
, WGU C165
Which kind of plate boundary produced the
Himalayas? - correct answer Two plates pushed into each
other to push the land upward and generate a
mountain range.
Greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere - correct answer
absorb infrared radiation emitted by the ground.
After absorbing incoming solar radiation, Earth
emits mostly __________, which is the radiation
associated with heat. - correct answer infrared radiation
The greenhouse effect __________. - correct answer helps
keep Earth's surface sufficiently warm for life to
exist
The greenhouse effect occurs because greenhouse
gases __________. - correct answer absorb infrared
radiation emitted by the surface
