Apes unit 4 progress check fully solved graded A+ 2023/2024

Apes unit 4 progress checkStudents want to determine how vegetation affects soil erosion. They collect four soil samples of equal starting mass with different types of vegetative cover, as seen in the table below. Each sample is placed in a three-sided plastic dish that can drain into a beaker and is exposed to the same amount of consistent, steady rainfall for ten minutes. The water and soil runoff are collected in the beaker and separated. The average values for each sample are provided below. Which of the following is the control group for this experiment? - correct answer Soil with no grass Which of the following is a dependent variable in the experiment? - correct answer Percent change in mass of the soil sample A group of students wanted to determine if soil texture can vary by location. Several students brought in a sample of soil from their backyards. Each student added their soil sample of equal mass to a jar with exactly the same amount of water, shook the contents so that all soil particles were suspended in the water, and left the jars covered overnight. The next morning, the soil particles had settled out into layers and students could determine the percentage of each type of particle. The results of their soil test are shown below. Which of the following describes the independent variable in this investigation? - correct answer Soil samples taken from different locations Which of the following describes the dependent variable in this investigation? - correct answer Percentage of each particle size in each soil sample A student claims that soil sample B would be classified as a loam. Which of the following best describes the method used by the student to reach this conclusion? - correct answer The student used a soil triangle to determine where the lines intersect for sand, silt, and clay for the soil sample. Which of the following abiotic factors, when graphed on the x-axis, leads to the curved line in the graph due to variation in the different layers of the atmosphere? - correct answer Temperature gradients The vast majority of ozone (O3) is found in a thin layer due to a lack of circulation in which of the following atmospheric layers? - correct answer Stratosphere Which of the following layers of the atmosphere contains charged gas molecules that glow and produce light when hit by solar energy, leading to glowing gases such as the northern lights, found over 90 kilometers above Earth's surface? - correct answer Thermosphere Which of the following is the best explanation for the formation of Hadley cells in the tropics, as seen in the diagram, between 30°N and 30°S latitude? - correct answer The Sun warms the moist air at the equator and causes it to rise because of its lower density. As the warm air moves away from the equator, it cools, becomes denser, and then sinks. Which of the following is the best explanation for the deflection of the trade winds in both hemispheres, as seen in the diagram above? - correct answer The wind is deflected west because of Earth's rotation. 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? - correct answer June solstice Which statement is best illustrated in the diagram above regarding how the Sun's energy affects the Earth's surface from June through September in the Northern Hemisphere? - correct answer The season changes from summer to autumn, daylight hours decrease, and infrared radiation is the strongest during the June solstice. Based on the diagram, which of the following describes why the summer solstice in Australia occurs in December and not in June? - correct answer At this time of year, the tilt of Earth causes Australia to receive highly concentrated solar radiation. Based on the map above, which of the following best explains why the Atacama Desert has a consistently arid climate? - correct answer It is in the rain shadow of the Andes Mountains. Based on the map above, which of the following best identifies and explains the region of South America that would have a more moderate climate? - correct answer The east coast would have a more moderate climate because of the Brazil Current.