APES Review 1 Earth Systems and Resources || with 100% Accurate Solutions.
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APES Earth Systems And Resources
earth's interior correct answers solid crust, semi-solid mantle, liquid core, solid core
lithosphere correct answers the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
tectonic plates correct answers Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
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APES Review 1 Earth Systems and Resources || with 100%
Accurate Solutions.
earth's interior correct answers solid crust, semi-solid mantle, liquid core, solid core
lithosphere correct answers the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
tectonic plates correct answers Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
oceanic plate correct answers This is a tectonic plate that is a thinner, denser and heavier type
continental plate correct answers Thicker but lighter plate that makes up most continents
plate boundaries correct answers the edges of tectonic plates.
convergent correct answers a boundary where earth's tectonic plates move toward each other.
This causes a collision or subduction. This will result in the formation of volcanoes and
mountain ranges.
divergent correct answers plates move apart
transform correct answers Plates slide past each other
subduction correct answers a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced
sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
focus correct answers The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and
causes an earthquake
epicenter correct answers the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an
earthquake
seismograph correct answers a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity
and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)
richter scale correct answers a scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its
seismic waves
tsunami correct answers a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)
earth's tilt correct answers 23.5°, the reason we have seasons
albedo correct answers percent of solar radiation reflected by a surface, dark surfaces have low
atmospheric nitrogen correct answers 78%
, atmospheric oxygen correct answers 21%
atmospheric carbon dioxide correct answers 0.04%
troposphere correct answers first layer of atmosphere. Contains weather, greenhouse gases (bad
ozone).
stratosphere correct answers the layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer;
temperature increases as you go up
mesosphere correct answers the layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the
thermosphere and in which temperature decreases as altitude increases
thermosphere correct answers the outermost shell of the atmosphere, between the mesosphere
and outer space, where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
weather correct answers the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and
precipitation
climate correct answers the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
wind correct answers air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high
pressure to an area of low pressure
convection current correct answers the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in
temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
dew point correct answers the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated
and condensation begins
hadley cells correct answers convection current in the atmosphere that cycles between the
equator and 30° N and 30° S.
trade winds correct answers prevailing winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees
latitude to the equator in both hemispheres
horse latitudes correct answers a relatively calm area located near both 30 degrees latitudes
where cool air sinks
doldrums correct answers calm, windless part of the ocean near the equator
jet stream correct answers a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near
the top of the troposphere
monsoons correct answers seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
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