APES Unit 4 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers(SCORED A)

Acid precipitation directly causes - ANSWER Erosion and Chemical weathering What are the five primary soil formation factors? - ANSWER Climate, parent material, topography, organisms, time Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface? - ANSWER O, A, E, B, C What type of soil would be best for a man-made pond, where the goal is to have as little leakage of water as possible? - ANSWER Mostly clay Which of the following, if added to soil, would lower base saturation? - ANSWER Sodium Tailings are - ANSWER the waste material from mining Which layer of Earth is composed primarily of iron and nickel? - ANSWER The core Subduction - ANSWER occurs when one plate passes under another The Hawaiian islands were formed - ANSWER at a hot spot How far will a plate travel in 60,000 years if it moves at a net rate of 25 mm/yr? - ANSWER 1,500 m Which rock is formed at high temperatures and pressures? - ANSWER Metamorphic Earthquake epicenters are often at - ANSWER transform boundaries As Earth slowly cooled, - ANSWER Lighter elements moved to the surface and heavier elements sank to the core The correct vertical zonation of Earth above the core is - ANSWER Mantle-asthenosphere-lithosphere-soil Evidence for the theory of plate tectonics includes I. Deposits of copper ore around the globe II. Identical rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic III. Fossils of the same species on distant continents - ANSWER II and III only Which type of mining is usually most directly harmful to miners? - ANSWER Subsurface mining Measured on the Richter scale, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 is ___ times greater than an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.0 - ANSWER 100,000 At which type of boundary do tectonic plates move sideways past each other? - ANSWER Transform fault boundary At which type of boundary does subduction occur? - ANSWER Convergent plate boundary At which type of boundary does seafloor spreading occur? - ANSWER Divergent plate boundary Which term refers to the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake? - ANSWER Epicenter The Fossil records are found in - ANSWER Sedimentary rock Which of the following statements about soil is not correct? - ANSWER Soil always f