GEOG-100 ALL Quizzes (Starting at Quiz 6)

The Hawaiian Islands were formed as a result of

???

Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?

Bacteria

Why is thermal pollution a problem?

Because the temperature change to water bodies harms wildlife.

long term patterns of temperature and precipitation

Climate is...

Which of the following is not part of the hydrological cycle?

Decomposition

This is the temperature water vapor condenses into a liquid.

Dew point

A tsunami is caused by

Earthquakes

The fact that water expands as much as 9 percent of its volume as it freezes is the basis of

Frost Action

Why might global warming make some places colder?

Global circulation patterns will change.

Consider a food chain in which a grasshopper eats grass, the grasshopper is eaten by a frog, and the frog is eaten by a snake. Given these relationships, which of the following is correctly matched?

Grasshopper- Herbivore

Which of the following is not a reason why the Amazon has so much water:

It is at its base level

In deserts, a limiting factor on life forms would be

Lack of Rainfall

Near the subtropical high-pressure centers, a limiting factor on life forms would be

Lack of rainfall

This is a type of heat that is stored, and not felt

Latent Heat

What combination will make the most groundwater available for wells and plants?

Low evapo-transpiration and high precipitation

This climate gets cold enough to snow, but may also get quite warm.

Microthermal

Bears eat both plants and animals; therefore, they are

Omnivores

This is not one of the factors that determines the climate of a location

Plate Tectonics

What causes a dead zone?

Pollution from agriculture

rain, sleet, snow, hail

Precipitation normally refers to

Which of the following is not evidence of climate change?

The hole in the ozone layer

A disruption to the nitrogen cycle

Which of the following is not a consequence of melting glaciers

The rainshadow effect is:

dry areas on the leeward sides of mountains.

When the water moves faster there is more ________, and where the water moves slower there is more ______.

erosion; deposition

The Earth's water supplies are not threatened by

evapo-transpiration

Sedimentary rocks are more a product of the _____ system whereas metamorphic an igneous rocks are more a product of the ______ system.

exogenic; endogonic

Metamorphic rocks are formed by

extreme heat and pressure, usually at plate boundaries

when rock strata are stained beyond their ability to remain an intact unit, displacement occurs in a process known as...

faulting

During an Earthquake, you should

get under something sturdy

Glaciers erode the landscape through

ice regulation and abrasion

Large rivers are found

in large drainage basins

This type of atmospheric lifting happens when air hits a barrier like a mountain.

orographic

An ox-bow lake is created because the __________ of a curve flows faster than the _______ of a curve.

outside; inside

The green color of the Statue of Liberty is the result of __________, which is a form of __________ weathering.

oxidation; chemical

Carbon dioxide is produced by all of the following except

photosynthesis.

Which of the following can lead to the formation of mountains?

plate collisions and volcanic activity isostatic rebound faulting all of these

tectonic forces

warp, fold, and uplift rocks

For mass movement to happen, which of the following need to occur?

weathering the cohesiveness of the dirt needs to decrease the slope must be steeper than its angle of repose ALL OF THESE

Urban runoff is

when dirty water from streets flows into surrounding water bodies

Mid-latitude cyclones

ALL ARE TRUE are responsible for the large number of tornados in the US. occur when the mT and cP air masses mix. form along the polar front. contain both a warm and a cold front.

Which of the following is true?

ALL OF THESE ARE TRUE Thunder is caused by rapid heating of the air. Lightning precedes thunder. Thunder is caused by rapid expansion of the air.

Which of the following is not part of an ecosystem?

All of these are part of ecosystems. Earth's crust mountain tops carbon and nitrogen flowers

Of the world's largest rivers, which has the greatest discharge?

Amazon River

Why should we care if a species goes extinct?

Scientist don't yet understand all the roles different organisms play in ecosystem.

Along a divergent boundary, this is what you would expect to find

Sea-floor spreading

If a fire completely destroys pre-existing plant communities, what type of succession will occur?

Secondary

The weathering of limestone can create circular depressions known as

Sinkholes

This is grassland around deserts.

Steppe

Mediterranean

This climate is adapted to fire and suffers summer droughts

Frontal

This type of atmospheric lifting happens when two different air masses with different pressure collide.

tropical

This type of climate is known for being winter-less

How does nitrogen in the atmosphere become available to plants?

Through bacteria on the roots of legumes fixing nitrogen in the soil

The San Adreas Fault zone is along what type of plate boundary?

Transform

Respiration involves

a chemical reaction between oxygen and carbohydrates that produces heat, carbon dioxide, and water.

Orgenesis refers to

a general term for mountain building episode

When water evaporates, it __________ heat energy and __________ the surrounding air.

absorbs;cools

This is the layer inside the Earth that causes the movement of the Earth's plates

aesthenosphere

This is the layer inside the earth that causes movement of the Earths Plates

aesthenosphere

What would happen if decay did not occur?

all of theses Nutrient cycling would stop, so soils would eventually lose their fertility, plants would not be able to grow, and the food chain would collapse. The decomposer component of the food chain would not be operating. The wastes generated by organisms would not decompose and, consequently, the surface of the Earth would become covered with non-decaying animal wastes.

Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?

bacteria

This is not one of the reasons deserts are created

convergent lifting

Intrusive igneous rocks are formed by

cooling magma

The Earth's magnetic field is thought to be formed in the following layer inside the Earth

core

The Earths magnetic field is thought to be formed in the following layer inside the Earth

core

Glaciers that once covered the Hudson Bay Area melted 8,000 years ago.......

isostatic rebound

Sweating makes you cooler because:

lots of energy is required for water to change state

When water condenses, it __________ heat energy and __________ the surrounding air.

releases; heats

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

solar energy - endogenic energy source

Which of the following were created by glaciers?

the Great Lakes, U-Shaped Valleys

The capacity of the air to hold water vapor is basically function of

the temperature of the air

The capacity of the air to hold water vapor is basically a function of

the temperature of the air.

Hurricanes are connected to global warming because

the warmer the oceans, the more energy is available for hurricanes to form.