APES

mantle fault

A _____________________ is not one of the three types of boundaries between lithospheric plates

Topsoil

A horizon commonly referred to as A- Horizon

Carbohydrate Cycle

All of the following are general types of nutrient cycles except

photosynthesis

All of the following increase the carbon in the atmosphere except

Calcium

All of the follwing are elements involoved in major biogeochemical cycles except

nitrification

Ammonium ions are converted to nitrite ions which are then converted to nitrate ions through what process

All of those

An example of a microbe is

Bedrock

As it weathered ________ gives rise to the C Horizon

organic compounds

Carbon is a major component of

low; high

Clay has _____ permeability and ________ porosity

lithosphere

Fossil Fuels and minerals are found in the

surface litter

Freshly fallen leaves, organic debris, and partially composed organic matter as a indicative of the

all of the following

Humans add sulfur to the atmosphere by

applying organic fertilizers to agricultural land

Humans remove nitrogen from the soil by all of the following except

partially decomposed organic matter

Humus is

Igneous

Lava is an example of ________ rock

moving water

Most soil erosion is caused by

Cycrobacteria

Nitrogen fixation is accomplished by

Nirtrogen Fixation

Nitrogen gas is converted to ammonia through

atmosphere

Not one of common phosphorus resevoirs:

calcium carbonate shells

Of the following carbon-based compounds which would have the slowest turnover rate?

Sustainable agriculture

Of the following human activities, the one which probably contributes least to soil erosion is

Transpiration

Of the following processes of the water cycle, the one working against gravity is

Nutrient holding capacity

Properties of sand do not include good

High; high

Sand has a ______ permeablilty and a ________ porosity

All of these answers

Soil is a complex mixture of

Weathering

Soil is developed most directly through

Porosity

Soil texture most directly determines

Divergent plate boundary

Tectonic plates move apart in opposite directions at a

transform fault

Tectonics in opposite but parallel directions along a fault at a

plastic region in the mantle

The aethenosphere is

metamorphism

The changes of rocks from one rock to another

Hydrologic Cycle

The cycle most responsible for linking the other biogeochemical cycles is the

creation of a fault

The earthquake is most directly caused by

energy from the sun and gravity

The energy sources primarily responsible for Earth's external geological processes are

solar energy and gravity

The hydrologic cycle is driven primarily by

Water

The hydrologic cycle refers to movement of

crust and upper mantle

The lithosphere is made up of

Phosphorus

The major plant nutrients most likely to be a limiting factor is

along edges of continents

The majority of earthquakes and volcanoes occur

Nitrogen

The most common gas found in the atmosphere

Atmospheric cycle

The nitrogen cycle is an example of an

Gaseous cycle

The nitrogen cycle is considered to be a

O

The surface litter is described by the letter

all of the above

The theory of plate tectonics explains

burning fossil fuels and removal of forests and brush

The two ways in which humans have most interfered with the carbon cycle are

horizons

The zones that compose a mature soil are known as

freshly fallen leaves

Topsoil contains all of the following except

Photosynthesis and Cellular

Transfer of carbon between organisms depends primarily on

lithosphere

Where a geologist collect rock and soil samples

Composed of crust and core

Which of the following is false?

Coal

Which of the following rocks is most likely to be formed from compacted plant remains

clay

Which of the following types of soil has the least pore space

Clay

Which of the following types of soil hold the most water?

Organic

which of the following is not a characteristic of a mineral?