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GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle...

Environmental Science Final Exam Broward College EVR 1001 Updated 2023 Version with complete solution What does biodegradable mean? Substance or object capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms. What is soil? A complex mixture of eroded rock, mineral nutrients, decaying organic matter, water, air, and billions of living organisms What are soil horizons? Horizontal zones that make up a mature soil. Each soil has a distinct texture and composition that varies with d...

AP Environmental Science Vocabulary. Full coverage, latest update. Verified. air pollution - -presence of unwanted substances in air noise pollution - -presence of unwanted noise Water pollution - -presence of unwanted substance in water Point Source - -pollution that can be traced to specific source Non-point Source - -source of pollution is many or specific, but can't be traced Sustainable Yield - -amount of resources that can be removed/harvested w/o compromising ecosyste...

Word History: We didn't have this word for a person who studies the natural & physical world until William Whewell invented it in 1834? Scientist Word History: Lewis Carroll coined this word, perhaps as a portmanteau of "chuckle" & "snort"? Chortle Brainpower TV Catchphrase: Mork:This double-talk Orkan signoff? Nanu Nanu Party: Combining a holiday & a month, it's the title of a Preston Sturges film, or a party theme illustrated here? Christmas in July Brest: Brest is in this regio...

1. population composed of all individuals that belong to the same species and live in a given area at a particular time 2. community incorporates all of the populations of organisms within a given area 3. population ecolo- gy the study of factors that cause populations to increase or decrease 4. population size the total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time 5. population densi- ty 6. population distriu- tion the number of individuals per unit area (or v...

Rocky Mountains - Mountain range that runs from Northern Alaska to Northern New Mexico and is about 3,000 miles long. Death Valley - The lowest point in USA Great Plains - Region east of the Rockies to the Appalachians. It is in the United States and Canada. Also called the interior plains. Appalachian Mountains - 2nd longest mountain range in North America. Runs from Quebec to Alabama Mississippi River - largest river in US and Canada. It ends in the Gulf of Mexico. Alaska - The largest...

APES FRQ's ALL UNITS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 LATEST UPDATEAPES FRQ's ALL UNITS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 LATEST UPDATE River barriers such as dams are an example of which of the following factors that can lead to species endangerment? a. habitat alteration b. pollution c. commercial harvesting d. direct exploitation e. exotic species introduction - correct answera. habitat alteration A population of rabbits with typical variations of traits lives in a meadow with a dep...

Aquifer - answer-underground geologic unit that is saturated with water which contains sufficient permeability to yield the water to wells. Unconfined aquifer - answer-Water surface is at atmospheric pressures. Confined aquifer - answer-Aquifer that is confined by an impermeable material, such as clay or shale, resulting in the aquifer being under pressure. Permeability - answer-A measure of the ability to transmit fluids based on the material within the aquifer. Transmissivity - ans...

APES FRQ's ALL UNITS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 LATEST UPDATEAPES FRQ's ALL UNITS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 LATEST UPDATE River barriers such as dams are an example of which of the following factors that can lead to species endangerment? a. habitat alteration b. pollution c. commercial harvesting d. direct exploitation e. exotic species introduction - correct answera. habitat alteration A population of rabbits with typical variations of traits lives in a meadow with a dep...

Which geologic law explains the relative ages of rocks with respect to one another in a map or cross section? - ANSWER-Principle of Horizontality, Law of Superposition, Law of Cross-Cutting Relationships Surface exposure, in a temperate environment, of aluminum silicate minerals such as feldspar would result in the development of which of the following clay minerals? - ANSWER-Montmorillonite - a colloidal, hydrated aluminum silicate What geologic condition would produce slow drainage withi...