Earth science Lab Quiz

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Questão 1

Questão
formula for measuring depth of ocean floor:
Responda
  • 2D=T*V
  • Q = VA
  • neither

Questão 2

Questão
Equation for stream flow?
Responda
  • 2D=T*V
  • Q = VA
  • neither

Questão 3

Questão
The D in (2D=T*V) stands for:
Responda
  • Diversity of wave
  • Direction of signal
  • Depth of ocean floor

Questão 4

Questão
The T in (2D=T*V) stands for:
Responda
  • Travel signal
  • Time for signal to travel
  • turbulence

Questão 5

Questão
The V in (2D=T*V) stands for:
Responda
  • Velocity or speed of sound for it to travel through ocean
  • variations
  • vehicle

Questão 6

Questão
What is an accretionary wedge?
Responda
  • Built up of sediments along active continental margins
  • Built up sediments on coastal margins
  • both
  • neither

Questão 7

Questão
Why should a swimmer caught in a rip current swim parallel with the shore?
Responda
  • to float with it
  • to get away from current
  • neither

Questão 8

Questão
A broadened barrier beach, habitable in places, that provides a measure of protection for the mainland, as during hurricanes and tidal waves:
Responda
  • Barrier Island
  • accretionary wedge
  • neither

Questão 9

Questão
Why is the moon a stronger force of tidal fluctuations than the sun?
Responda
  • Moon is bigger than sun
  • Moon is brighter than sun
  • Moon is closer than the sun
  • none of these

Questão 10

Questão
An _________ ________ ________ occurs along the edges of continents where plate tectonic motion is typically manifested as a convergent boundary
Responda
  • Active Continental Margin
  • Deep Ocean Trench
  • neither

Questão 11

Questão
A ______________ ________________ ____________ is a narrow valley that runs parallel to the volcanic activity produced by subduction as the ocean lithosphere converges with continental lithosphere:
Responda
  • Active Continental Margin
  • Deep Ocean Trench
  • neither

Questão 12

Questão
Which of these is a smaller scale map? Map A scale of: 1:24,000 Map B scale of : 1:500,000
Responda
  • Map A
  • Map B
  • Equal size

Questão 13

Questão
Lines that measure latitude on the globe are called?
Responda
  • Parallel
  • Meridian
  • Contour
  • Index Contour

Questão 14

Questão
A line connecting points of equal elevation? (vertical distance above mean sea level)
Responda
  • Parallel
  • Meridian
  • Contour
  • Index Contour

Questão 15

Questão
Lines that measure longitude on the globe are called:
Responda
  • Parallel
  • Meridian
  • Contour
  • Index Contour

Questão 16

Questão
Every Fifth contour line is darker and heavier. It has a value on the line at regular intervals. this is called an? :
Responda
  • Parallel
  • Meridian
  • Contour
  • Index Contour

Questão 17

Questão
A valley with steep sides and a flat interior that was formed by glaciers is called a?
Responda
  • U-Shaped
  • S-Shaped
  • V-Shaped

Questão 18

Questão
A ridge of glacier material deposited as meltwater flowed beneath a glacier in a sinuous (S-shaped) pattern is called an
Responda
  • Horn
  • Arete
  • Ester
  • Cirque

Questão 19

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Q = VA ( Q represents? )
Responda
  • Discharge
  • Quality
  • Performance
  • none of the above

Questão 20

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Q = VA ( V represents? )
Responda
  • Vehicle
  • Variations
  • Velocity

Questão 21

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Q = VA ( A represents? )
Responda
  • stream low
  • Cross Sectional Area
  • flood plain

Questão 22

Questão
When the stream leaves its banks and spreads over the floodplain, magnitude of cross sectional area (A):
Responda
  • Goes Up
  • Goes Down
  • Stays the same

Questão 23

Questão
When a stream leaves its banks, magnitude of Velocity (V):
Responda
  • Goes Up
  • Goes Down
  • Stays Same

Questão 24

Questão
What happens to the erosive (destructive) power of the stream when it spills into the floodplain?
Responda
  • Goes Up
  • Goes Down
  • Stays Same

Questão 25

Questão
A Mountain Peek that has been left as the result of glacial erosion and typically represents a high elevation within the map is called a :
Responda
  • Horn
  • Arete
  • Cirque

Questão 26

Questão
A Knife-like ridge that is left as alpine glaciers erode on either side is called an
Responda
  • Arete
  • Cirque
  • Horn

Questão 27

Questão
A bowl-shaped depression carved at the head of a glacier is known as a :
Responda
  • Arete
  • Horn
  • Cirque

Questão 28

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The temperature at which saturations occurs and is a variable dependent on the specific humidity of the air massed involved
Responda
  • Dew point
  • Evaporation
  • Front
  • Cold front

Questão 29

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Why is the wet bulb thermometer reading often lower than dry bulb thermometer reading/
Responda
  • dew point
  • evaporation
  • front
  • cold front

Questão 30

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The force exerted against the surface by air _______________ is critical mechanism in the circulation of heat and moisture within the atmosphere.
Responda
  • dew point
  • evaporation
  • air pressure
  • warm front

Questão 31

Questão
________________________ is the leading edge of a warm air mass advancing on, and sliding up and over a cold air mass.
Responda
  • warm front
  • a front
  • cold front
  • coriolis effect

Questão 32

Questão
___________________ is a boundary between air masses that have different moisture and temperature characteristics.
Responda
  • yazoo stream
  • kettle lakes
  • a front
  • coriolis effect

Questão 33

Questão
____________________ Is the leading edge of an advancing cold air mass moving into a region occupied by warmer air masses.
Responda
  • a front
  • warm front
  • cold front
  • coriolis effect

Questão 34

Questão
A _____________________ is one of the largest atmospheric disturbances on earth.
Responda
  • Coriolis Effect
  • A Front
  • Mid Latitude Wave Cyclone

Questão 35

Questão
A ________________________ is caused by the movement of air and water currents, planet rotates so that in the northern hemisphere it reflects to the right and the south reflects to the left.
Responda
  • Yazoo Strem
  • Kettle Lakes
  • Coriolis Effect
  • Mid latitude Wave Cyclone

Questão 36

Questão
A _______________________ is a tributary stream that run parallel to and in the floodplain of a trunk stream.
Responda
  • coriolis effect
  • yazoo stream
  • mid latitude wave cyclone
  • kettle lakes

Questão 37

Questão
_______________________________ are associated with these other features and occur as small bodies of water that formed as large pieces of the continental glacier broke off, were surrounded by sediment, and melted.
Responda
  • yazoo stream
  • kettle laks
  • coriolis effect
  • mid latitude wave cyclone

Questão 38

Questão
What is the peer instructors name?
Responda
  • Lisa
  • Lindsey
  • Laura
  • Lauren

Questão 39

Questão
Instructors name?
Responda
  • Diana Pope
  • no name
  • I don't Know

Questão 40

Questão
Extra credit: Do you like this class?
Responda
  • yes
  • no

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