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Earth Science Final Exam 2023 What is the most responsible for the presence of groundwater in an area? A. The movement of water from a confined aquifer into surface water B. The movement of surface water and precipitation through soil and rock C. The movement of water from streams and rivers to watersheds B Which is the most common contamination source for freshwater resources? A. Runoff B. Digging wells C. Melting of glaciers D. Lightening A Which storm most likely develops as air...

Plate tectonics theory that explains the: - movement of the continents - changes in Earth's crust caused by internal forces Plates rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle - move along the hot upper mantle - make up the lithosphere Divergence - 2 plates move away from each other - hot mantle rock rises - creates new sea floor - creates new oceanic crust (2-10 cm per yr) -Mid-Atlantic

Which of the following statements are true regarding weather and climate? Choose all that apply. Weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. Climate data does not guarantee matching daily weather. What are the basic elements of weather and climate? Choose all that apply. Wind speed, wind direction, and amount of clouds, Air temperature, air pressure, and precipitation` Which two gases are the primary components of clean, dry air? Choose two. Nitrogen and ...

Asthenosphere The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it. Lithosphere Earth's crust & solid upper mantle, broken into tectonic plates. Crust The thin & solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle, made of less silicates than the mantle, composed of oceanic & continental crust. Mantle Solid layer between Earth's crust & core, made of silicates. Outer Core — A...

1. The same objects have thesame density (NO MATTER WHAT SIZE) 2. The closer isolines are...the steeper the gradient (diagram: North side is steepest) 3. The altitude of Polaris equals...the latitude of the observer Diagram: Observer's altitude = 66.5 degrees North 4. The Earth rotatesWest to east 15 degrees per hour in 24 hours or one day 5. Latitude lines run Longitude lines runeast-west, but measure north or south of the equator north-south, but measure east or west of the Prime Me...

seismic waves - Answer-Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust - Answer-the outer layer of the Earth mantle - Answer-the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere - Answer-the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere - Answer-the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats basalt - Answer-a rock that makes up much of the o...

List the 3 main layers of the earth from the center to the outside based on composition (what they are made out of). - Answer-1). Core (Inner and outer)-solid inner liquide outer. Iron/nickel alloy. Extreme pressure 2).Mantle-82% of the earth's volume-Solid, rocky, shell 3). Crust (Oceanic-younger rocks and Continental-granite rocks) List the 5 mechanical layers of the earth (based on how they deform?) Whic layers is a liquid? - Answer-1.The lithosphere is the outermost mechanical layer a...

Mineral - Answer-A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence. Crystal - Answer-A substance in which the particles are arranged in an orderly, geometric, repeating pattern. Atomic Number - Answer-The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. Atomic Mass - Answer-The average mass of all the isotopes of an element. Isotope - Answer-Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons. Rock - Answer-A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic ma...

What are the two different kinds of crust? - Answer-Oceanic and Continental Which crust is denser? - Answer-Oceanic Which crust is thicker? - Answer-Continental What specific type of rock is each type of crust made of? - Answer-Continental-granite Oceanic-basalt What layer contains the crust and the upper mantle? - Answer-Lithosphere What is unusual about the Asthenosphere? - Answer-It is partially melted What happens when 2 oceanic plates collide? - Answer-The denser of the 2 plates will...