APES STUDY GUIDE
which of the following is the most inclusive example of the environment
a farmhouse, plowed fields and a stand of old growth forest nearby
if 7 students tell a zoologist that they saw Bigfoot while hiking in an Idaho forest the past weekend, an interested zoologist would most likely
return to that region to find evidence of bigfoot.
wind can be though of as air moving from an area of ____ to an area of _______
high pressure, to low pressure
what is the crustal part of the lithosphere primarily composed of
igneous rock
increasing global demands for energy is
increasing political attention to oil production and global climate change
what is earth's core composed of
iron and nickel
heat
is a measurement of how fast or slow molecules move
a storm surge
is a mound of water that is pushed landward by the winds of a hurricane
conduction
is the transfer of energy that occurs when molecules collide
what is an example of a phenomenon that occurs in a microclimate
lake-effect snow
when magma reaches Earth's surface it is called
lava
What two elements make up the majority of Earth's atmosphere
nitrogen and oxygen
what type of gas found in the Earth's atmosphere absorbs UV radiation from the Sun?
ozone
what causes the seafloor to spread
rising molten magma
how are the convection currents set in motion to help move the Earth's plates
slab push and ridge pull
what is the process called when one plate is forced beneath another at a convergent plate boundary
subduction
the natural heating of Earth's surface by the atmosphere is called
the greenhouse effect
the exchange of heat or moisture between an air mass and the underlying surface is called
air mass modification
what is the process by which could droplets collide and form larger droplets
coalescence
the change of state of matter from a gas to a liquid is called
condensation
which is not a main environmental concern
depleting supplies of coal
the constant movement of water between the atmosphere and the earth's surface is called
the water cycle
the place where two plates slide laterally past each other is called a
transform boundary
which of the following ecosystems might be considered as a bank of biodiversity
tropical forests
what layer of the atmosphere contains most of the water vapor
troposphere
globalization is largely the result of
widepsread electronic communication
rocks close to mid ocean ridges are
younger than rocks far from mid-ocean ridges
