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Unit 4 Progress Check: FRQ (APES)(a) A period of precipitation is one of the short-term conditions in the atmosphere referred to as weather. (i) Identify the layer of Earth's atmosphere where the circulation and mixing of liquids and gases produce weather. - correct answer (i): the troposphere (ii) An area receives significantly less precipitation over a period of time than it typically does. Describe one negative environmental effect in the area as a result of the decrease in precipitati...

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...

Awesome Aquifer VocabAeration zone - correct answer The zone immediately below the land surface where the pores contain both water and air, but are not totally saturated with water. Plant roots can capture the moisture passing through this zone, but it cannot provide water for wells. Also known as the unsaturated zone. Aquifer - correct answer An underground geological formation able to store and yield water. Bedrock - correct answer Solid rock beneath the soil Cone of depression - corr...

___________________ 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...

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...

Aquifersaeration zone - correct answer the zone immediately below the land surface where the pores contain both water and air, but are not totally saturated with water. Plant roots can capture the moisture passing through this zone, but it cannot provide water for wells. Aka the unsaturated zone. aquifer - correct answer an underground geological formation able to store and yield water cone of depression - correct answer the zone around a well in an unconfined aquifer confining layer - ...

Aquifers Aeration zone - correct answer The zone immediately below the land surface where the pores contain both water and air, but are not totally saturated with water. Plant roots can capture moisture passing through this zone, but it cannot provide water for wells. Also known as the unsaturated zone. Aquifer - correct answer An underground geological formation able to store and yield water. Cone of depression - correct answer The zone around a well in an unconfined aquifer that is norm...

Chapter 11 GroundwaterDescribe several ways in which groundwater can become contaminated. - correct answer 1. Pesticides and herbicides applied to agricultural crops can find their into groundwater. 2. Nitrate, formed from one of the most widely used fertilizers, is harmful in even small quantities in drinking water. 3. Rain can carry pollutants like toxic mercury and lead from city landfills into groundwater. 4. Liquid and solid wastes from septic tanks and sewage plants, as well as animal f...

IB ESS - Topic 5 (Soil & Terrestrial Food Production Systems) Full Notes. Soil is a complex ecosystem made up of minerals, organic material, gases and liquids which forms the for many animals and plants. ● all the food that we consume depends on soil. ● holds water & mineral nutrients that plants depend upon. ● plants grow in soil and we eat plants that grow directly in the soil or animals that have eaten● habitat for many organisms in some ecosystems, below-ground biomass > above-...

___________________ 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...