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APES chapter one barron's quiz

Terms in this set (20)

the majority of the rocks in the earths crust
igneous
which of the following is an example of an igneous rock
granite
the smallest particle of soil is known as
clay
which of the following environmental factors does NOT lower the pH of soil
all choices can possibly lower the pH of soil (acid rain, use of fertilizers, weathering of minerals, mine spoils)
which of the types of soil listed. slow contains the highest amount of nutrients
loam
an example of a volcano with broad, gentle slopes and built by the eruption of runny, fluid type basalt lava would be
Kilauea
which of the following is at a convergent boundary where two continental plates are presently colliding
the Himalayas
the dust bowl of the 1930's resulted in the passage of what legislation
soil and water conservation act
poor nutrient holding capacity, good water infiltration capacity and good aeration properties are examples of what type of particle found in soil
sand
which factor is the most important in determining the characteristics of soil
climate
which period in geological time describes the following following: "development of flowering plants. Large diversity in dinosaurs but ending with their sudden extinction approximately 65 million years ago. Formation of the Andes Mountains. African and South American plates begin to separate. Climate is cooling. Shallow seas are prominent"?
Cretaceous
Weathering contributes to the formation of which type of rock
sedimentary
a rock that would most likely contain a fossil would be
sedimentary
The most common element found in Earths crust is
oxygen
the horizon of soil, also known as the topsoil layer, the contains humus, minerals and roots and that is rich in living organisms is known as the
a layer
earth is closest to the sun in the northern hemisphere during
winter
an earthquake of richter magnitude 5 is how many times larger on the richter scale than and earthquake of richter magnitude 3
one hundred times
earths surface is part of the
lithosphere
the san andreas fault occurs at
a transform boundary
which of the choices above represents the most stable and the least stable foundation material to build upon in areas that are frequented by earthquakes
most stable - bedrock
least stable - sand
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