Apes unit 4 stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the negative environmental impacts of HEV (hybrid vehicles)? - ANSWER -Needs Neodymium, lithium, and lanthanum. - Causes water to be more acid when mining those three by dissolving metals and minerals How old is the Earth believed to be? - ANSWER - 4.543 Billion years / 4.6 billion years (in textbook) What is the composition of Earth's layers? What is the order? - ANSWER -The earth is composed of concentric layers. - Inner Core, Fluid Core, Core Floaters, Lower Mantle, Upper M...

Which of the following is the best explanation for the formation of Hadley cells in the tropics, as seen in the diagram between 30 degree N and 30 degree S latitude? - ANSWER The sun warms the moist air at the equator and causes it to rise because of its lower density. As the warm air moves away from the equator, it cools, becomes denser , and then sinks. Which of the following is the best explanation for the deflection of the trade winds in both hemispheres, as seen in the diagram above? - A...

on average, how much does each person in the United States use of nonfuel mineral materials each year? - ANSWER 20,000 lbs. (10 tons) what is the largest waste by weight put into landfill sites? - ANSWER paper what does materials management involve? - ANSWER reducing waste volumes through the combination of more sustainable use of materials and resource consideration how can materials management achieve goals of sustainable use and resource consideration? - ANSWER 1. eliminate subsidies...

Earth's spheres - ANSWER lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - ANSWER - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - ANSWER continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - ANSWER oceanic Plate tectonics theory - ANSWER a model of movement of Earth's crust Convection currents exist in cells in the... - ANSWER lower m...

___________________ boundaries can result in the creation of mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes. - ANSWER Convergent _______________ boundaries can result in seafloor spreading, rift valleys, volcanoes, and earthquakes. - ANSWER Divergent _____________________ boundaries can result in earthquakes. - ANSWER Transform Maps that show the global distribution of ___________ _______________ can be used to determine the location of volcanoes, island arcs, earthquakes, hot spots...

What are the layers of the earth? - ANSWER 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - ANSWER Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - ANSWER The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give an example - ANSWER An area beneath the ocean where tectonic plates move away fr...

Acid precipitation directly causes - ANSWER Erosion and Chemical weathering What are the five primary soil formation factors? - ANSWER Climate, parent material, topography, organisms, time Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface? - ANSWER O, A, E, B, C What type of soil would be best for a man-made pond, where the goal is to have as little leakage of water as possible? - ANSWER Mostly clay Which of the following, if added to soil, would lower base saturati...

ecosystem services provided by soil - ANSWER - provides habitats - allows for the cycling of nutrients through terrestrial ecosystems - provides a substrate for plant growth - filters water as rainwater passes through it on its way to rivers and groundwater How does soil form? - ANSWER weathering is the primary process that forms soil - breaks down rock into smaller particles - these small particles of rock combine with decomposing organic material to form soil - As a result...

Which of the following statements best describes the boundary between the two tectonic plates seen in the map? - ANSWER The map illustrates a transform boundary, where tectonic plates slide past each other as the Pacific Plate moves northwest and the North American Plate moves southeast. The Atlantic Ocean is expanding as a result of plate tectonics. Which of the following explanations best identifies the type of plate boundary and processes occurring at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, as shown in th...

if the people of the world continue to use our oil reserves at the current rate, we will have to find new reserves, the size of saudi arabia reserves, every ______ years -ANSWER 10 (years) Which of the following would not be considered part of the direct input of energy from the sun? a. solar energy b. hydropower c. biomass d. geothermal e. wind -ANSWER d. geothermal what percentage of the world's commercial energy use comes from renewable resources such as biomass, hydropower, geot...