UNIT 4 TEST APES with complete solutions 2024/2025

UNIT 4 TEST APES with complete solutions 2024/2025 Which practice does NOT accelerate erosion of soil? a. Logging b. Agriculture c. Planting trees d. Road building e. Construction - correct answer planting trees The A horizon of soil is I. a zone of organic material. II. also known as topsoil. III. called the A horizon because it is created artificially. a. I and II b. I, II, and III c. I only d. III only e. II only - correct answer I and II Nuclear power plants in seismically active areas a. are no more vulnerable than any other nuclear power plants. b. have been shut down in the last ten years. c. are currently being considered for closure because of safety concerns. d. are designed to harness the energy of seismic activity to generate additional power. e. are programmed to shut down if ground movement above a certain threshold occurs. - correct answer are programmed to shut down if ground movement above a certain threshold occurs. Use Figure 8-3. In Figure 8-3, what is the percentage of sand, silt, and clay at point A? a. 40 percent sand, 30 percent silt, 10 percent clay b. 30 percent sand, 40 percent silt, 30 percent clay c. 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt, 20 percent clay d. 40 percent sand, 20 percent silt, 40 percent clay e. 35 percent sand, 35 percent silt, 30 percent clay - correct answer 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt, 2 percent clay Which is NOT a function of soil? a. Provides an anchor for plants b. Provides a habitat for organisms c. Offers a location for recycling organic matter d. Binds with greenhouse gases e. Filters water and atmospheric chemical compounds - correct answer binds with greenhouse gases Soil is more fertile when a. it has been farmed for many years. b. it contains few organisms or other biotic components. c. the parent rock has a high quartz content. d. it experiences long periods of freezing. e. the parent material has a high calcium carbonate content. - correct answer the parent material has a high calcium carbonate content The damage an earthquake is capable of causing can be predicted by I. its magnitude on the Richter scale. II. the proximity of the epicenter to densely populated areas. III. the quality of building construction close to the earthquake zone. a. II only b. III only c. I only d. I, II, and III e. II and III - correct answer I, II, and III Soil is a. nutrient poor in the humid tropics because high rain leaches nutrients from the ground. b. thickest on steep slopes in very dry areas because nutrients do not get leached away. c. richest in the humid tropics because warm temperatures and high rain cause rapid decomposition. d. most fertile nearest to the poles because it contains high amounts of decomposed organic matter. e. low in organic matter on the surface in temperate areas because of rapid decomposition. - correct answer nutrient poor in the humid tropics because high rain leaches nutrients from the ground Which provided evidence for the change in continent location over time? a. Fossils of mammals have been found in both South America and Africa. b. Hot spots are located in parallel positions on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. c. Identical rock formations were found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. d. Fossils found in Antarctica match fossils found in Greenland. e. Carbon dating has shown that rocks are of similar ages in South America and Africa. - correct answer Identical rock formations were found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean Erosion is NOT caused by a. wind. b. burrowing animals. c. gravity. d. acid rain. e. water. - correct answer acid rain An earthquake that measures 8.0 on the Richter Scale is ____ times stronger than an earthquake that measures 5.0. a. 3 b. 3,000