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APES UNIT 4 REVIEW verified/passed Earth's spheres - correct answer lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - correct answer - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - correct answer continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - correct answer oceanic Plate tectonics theory - correct answer a model of movement of...

APES Unit 4 multiple choice verified already passedWhich of the following is a major goal of the program begun in 1995 to reintroduce the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park? A) Decrease the number of grizzly bears, because they were becoming a nuisance B) Enable the removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list C) Increase the dwindling numbers of tourists that visit the park each year D) Upset the natural predator-prey balance between coyotes and elk E) Decrease the numbe...

APES Unit 1 Latest Update Already Passed enviornmental science an interdisciplinary field of science that integrates natural science and social science How nature works How the environment affects us How we affect the environment Causes of and solutions to environmental problems enviornment the sum total of all living and nonliving things that affect an organism ecology a biological science that studies the interrelationships between living organisms and their environments enviornmentalism a ...

APES Unit 5 Climate and Land Use Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024Layers of the Atmosphere - correct answer troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. A further region at about 500 km above the Earth's surface is called the exosphere Troposphere - correct answer Closest layer to Earth Densest layer Weather occurs Stratosphere - correct answer Ozone layer: pale blue gas composed of molecules made up of three oxygen atoms (O3) Absorbs UV-B and UV-C radiation Cli...

on average, how much does each person in the United States use of nonfuel mineral materials each year? - ANSWER 20,000 lbs. (10 tons) what is the largest waste by weight put into landfill sites? - ANSWER paper what does materials management involve? - ANSWER reducing waste volumes through the combination of more sustainable use of materials and resource consideration how can materials management achieve goals of sustainable use and resource consideration? - ANSWER 1. eliminate subsidies...

APES Unit 2 Adaptation - correct answer the acquisition of traits that allow a species to survive in its environment; explained by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection Evolution - correct answer A trait must be inherited (genetic) for it to evolve; individuals with traits that make them suited to a particular environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate in that environment than individuals with less suitable traits. Natural Selection - correct answer The proce...

APES Unit 4 Practice Test exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

APES Unit 1 Exam Review (2023/2024) Graded A+ intraspecific competition between members of the same species interspecific competition between members of different species competitive exclusion 1 species is a stronger competitor than the other coexisting species species alter behaviors to minimize competition, altering their niche niche A species role in an ecosystem selective pressure when the environment pushes an individual or population to adapt or evolve parasitism One organism benefit...

APES Unit 4 Practice Test exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

APES Unit #4- Earth Systems & Resources correctly answered 2024/2025Core - correct answer the innermost zone of Earth's interior, composed mostly of iron and nickel. It includes a liquid outer layer and a solid inner layer. Mantle - correct answer The layer of Earth above the core, containing magma. Magma - correct answer molten rock Asthenosphere - correct answer The layer of Earth located in the outer part of the mantle, composed of semi-molten rock. Lithosphere - correct ans...