Billy Science Test 12 Final Exam - Lesson 170 Questions
And Complete Solutions
what layer of the soil contains less organic material and more mineral material than the other
layers? - Correct Answer subsoil
what forms when rocks along one side of a fault move horizontally along the fault? - Correct
Answer strike-slip fault
what type of volcano pours out highly fluid lava during its mild eruptions to produce a broad,
gently sloping cone? - Correct Answer shield volcano
what gemstone consists of corundum with traces of iron or titanium that give it a distinctive
blue color? - Correct Answer sapphire
what sedimentary rock consists of rough, angular fragments embedded in hardened sand or
clay? - Correct Answer breccia
what is the main agent of chemical weathering? - Correct Answer water
what are hills that form when advancing glaciers overrun old piles of till? - Correct Answer
drumlins
which view claims that understanding modern geological processes is the key to understanding
the earth's geological history? - Correct Answer uniformitarianism
on which of the following did Darwin base his evolutionary ideas? - Correct Answer natural
selection
, what is a sandy, gently sloping underwater plain that borders the coasts of continents? - Correct
Answer continental shelf
what type of oceanographic vessel is lowered from a surface ship near the area to be studied
and can operate without any outside guidance? - Correct Answer AUV
what layer of the atmosphere acts like a giant mirror, bouncing certain types of radio waves
back down toward the ground? - Correct Answer ionosphere
the sun outputs the same amount of energy in summer and winter, but summer is much
warmer than winter. what factor of insolation has the most influence on this difference? -
Correct Answer angle of sun's rays
what convection cell exists between latitude 30 degrees and latitude 60 degrees? - Correct
Answer temperate cell
what term refers to the temperature at which cooling air becomes saturated? - Correct Answer
dew point
what type of cloud forms a low, heavy layer of gray puffs and is the most frequent type
observed? - Correct Answer stratocumulus
what are ice crystals that grow as they absorb water vapor from a cloud and stick together? -
Correct Answer snowflakes
what is a combination of three air masses to form a Y-shaped front? - Correct Answer occluded
front
And Complete Solutions
what layer of the soil contains less organic material and more mineral material than the other
layers? - Correct Answer subsoil
what forms when rocks along one side of a fault move horizontally along the fault? - Correct
Answer strike-slip fault
what type of volcano pours out highly fluid lava during its mild eruptions to produce a broad,
gently sloping cone? - Correct Answer shield volcano
what gemstone consists of corundum with traces of iron or titanium that give it a distinctive
blue color? - Correct Answer sapphire
what sedimentary rock consists of rough, angular fragments embedded in hardened sand or
clay? - Correct Answer breccia
what is the main agent of chemical weathering? - Correct Answer water
what are hills that form when advancing glaciers overrun old piles of till? - Correct Answer
drumlins
which view claims that understanding modern geological processes is the key to understanding
the earth's geological history? - Correct Answer uniformitarianism
on which of the following did Darwin base his evolutionary ideas? - Correct Answer natural
selection
, what is a sandy, gently sloping underwater plain that borders the coasts of continents? - Correct
Answer continental shelf
what type of oceanographic vessel is lowered from a surface ship near the area to be studied
and can operate without any outside guidance? - Correct Answer AUV
what layer of the atmosphere acts like a giant mirror, bouncing certain types of radio waves
back down toward the ground? - Correct Answer ionosphere
the sun outputs the same amount of energy in summer and winter, but summer is much
warmer than winter. what factor of insolation has the most influence on this difference? -
Correct Answer angle of sun's rays
what convection cell exists between latitude 30 degrees and latitude 60 degrees? - Correct
Answer temperate cell
what term refers to the temperature at which cooling air becomes saturated? - Correct Answer
dew point
what type of cloud forms a low, heavy layer of gray puffs and is the most frequent type
observed? - Correct Answer stratocumulus
what are ice crystals that grow as they absorb water vapor from a cloud and stick together? -
Correct Answer snowflakes
what is a combination of three air masses to form a Y-shaped front? - Correct Answer occluded
front
