LSU Geography 2051, Namikas, Final Exam GUARANTEED PASS !!
What are the 4 spheres of the Earth? - (ANSWER)- Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
What is the solid portion of the globe? - (ANSWER)Lithosphere
What is the water portion of the globe? - (ANSWER)Hydrosphere
What is the gases that surround the globe? - (ANSWER)Atmosphere
What are the living organisms that occupy the globe? - (ANSWER)Biosphere
A method for producing new knowledge - (ANSWER)Scientific method
A body of existing knowledge - (ANSWER)Theory
A provisional explanation - (ANSWER)Hypothesis
A set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow of matter and energy -
(ANSWER)System
Matter and energy can leave the system - (ANSWER)Open system
The system is self-contained; matter and energy are preserved - (ANSWER)Closed system
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,Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or will be outputted -
(ANSWER)Budgets
Inputs are larger than outputs and storage increases - (ANSWER)Positive budget
Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases - (ANSWER)Negative budget
Inputs are equal to outputs and storage is constant - (ANSWER)Balanced budget (equilibrium)
A fixed balance that is rarely changing - (ANSWER)Static equilibrium
A balance that is constantly changing - (ANSWER)Dynamic equilibrium
System response to a change in conditions or inputs that acts to influence that initial change -
(ANSWER)Feedbacks
System responses that result in positive increases - (ANSWER)Positive feedbacks
System responses that act to reduce environmental conditions and helps the system maintain and
preserve itself - (ANSWER)Negative feedbacks
Parallels that use the equator as reference - (ANSWER)Latitude
Meridians that use Greenwich as a reference - (ANSWER)Longitude
The innermost portion of the earth - (ANSWER)Core
The part of the earth that is very hot, under a lot of pressure, and contains solid iron -
(ANSWER)Inner core
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, The part of the earth that is hot, liquid iron - (ANSWER)Outer core
The middle portion of the earth - (ANSWER)Mantle
The plastic layer of the mantle - (ANSWER)Asthenosphere
The rigid layer of the mantle - (ANSWER)Uppermost mantle
The outermost portion of the earth - (ANSWER)Crust
The mantle and crust makes up the ________ - (ANSWER)Lithosphere
A type of rock formed from cooling magma and is broken down by weathering processes -
(ANSWER)Igneous rock
A type of rock formed by lithification and sediments - (ANSWER)Sedimentary rock
A rock that is formed by a molecular change due to intense heat and pressure -
(ANSWER)Metamorphic rock
Large scale movements of the earth's crust - (ANSWER)Isostasy
The last supercontinent - (ANSWER)Pangea
Plate boundaries that move away from each other - (ANSWER)Divergent boundaries
What do divergent boundaries result in? - (ANSWER)Sea floor spreading zone
Plate boundaries that move toward one another - (ANSWER)Convergent boundaries
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What are the 4 spheres of the Earth? - (ANSWER)- Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
What is the solid portion of the globe? - (ANSWER)Lithosphere
What is the water portion of the globe? - (ANSWER)Hydrosphere
What is the gases that surround the globe? - (ANSWER)Atmosphere
What are the living organisms that occupy the globe? - (ANSWER)Biosphere
A method for producing new knowledge - (ANSWER)Scientific method
A body of existing knowledge - (ANSWER)Theory
A provisional explanation - (ANSWER)Hypothesis
A set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow of matter and energy -
(ANSWER)System
Matter and energy can leave the system - (ANSWER)Open system
The system is self-contained; matter and energy are preserved - (ANSWER)Closed system
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,Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or will be outputted -
(ANSWER)Budgets
Inputs are larger than outputs and storage increases - (ANSWER)Positive budget
Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases - (ANSWER)Negative budget
Inputs are equal to outputs and storage is constant - (ANSWER)Balanced budget (equilibrium)
A fixed balance that is rarely changing - (ANSWER)Static equilibrium
A balance that is constantly changing - (ANSWER)Dynamic equilibrium
System response to a change in conditions or inputs that acts to influence that initial change -
(ANSWER)Feedbacks
System responses that result in positive increases - (ANSWER)Positive feedbacks
System responses that act to reduce environmental conditions and helps the system maintain and
preserve itself - (ANSWER)Negative feedbacks
Parallels that use the equator as reference - (ANSWER)Latitude
Meridians that use Greenwich as a reference - (ANSWER)Longitude
The innermost portion of the earth - (ANSWER)Core
The part of the earth that is very hot, under a lot of pressure, and contains solid iron -
(ANSWER)Inner core
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, The part of the earth that is hot, liquid iron - (ANSWER)Outer core
The middle portion of the earth - (ANSWER)Mantle
The plastic layer of the mantle - (ANSWER)Asthenosphere
The rigid layer of the mantle - (ANSWER)Uppermost mantle
The outermost portion of the earth - (ANSWER)Crust
The mantle and crust makes up the ________ - (ANSWER)Lithosphere
A type of rock formed from cooling magma and is broken down by weathering processes -
(ANSWER)Igneous rock
A type of rock formed by lithification and sediments - (ANSWER)Sedimentary rock
A rock that is formed by a molecular change due to intense heat and pressure -
(ANSWER)Metamorphic rock
Large scale movements of the earth's crust - (ANSWER)Isostasy
The last supercontinent - (ANSWER)Pangea
Plate boundaries that move away from each other - (ANSWER)Divergent boundaries
What do divergent boundaries result in? - (ANSWER)Sea floor spreading zone
Plate boundaries that move toward one another - (ANSWER)Convergent boundaries
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