FINAL
true or false? sediment that has been laid down directly by glacial ice
tends to be sorted into layers of different sizes - ANSWERS-false
what are terminal moraines composed of? - ANSWERS-till
what kind of eruption has high viscosity, a violent eruption, felsic
magma, and is usually found in composite volcanoes - ANSWERS-
explosive
what is the point on earth's surface that is directly above the the focal
point, where the most energy is released during an earthquake? -
ANSWERS-epicenter
what form of weathering is exfoliation? - ANSWERS-physical
what is the function that an organism "okays", which is in an
ecosystem and establishes a habitat and place on the food web? -
ANSWERS-niche
what tries to work with the natural systems to mimic the systems
already there (like adding sand and replace materials that were lost to
erosion) - ANSWERS-soft shoreline protection
, what is the low part of a wave? - ANSWERS-trough
what is the intermolecular attraction where water molecules stick
together (a resisting force caused by water) - ANSWERS-cohesion
what is the ability to recover from a disturbance quickly and return to
the original state? - ANSWERS-resilience
what is a strategy for survival; the ability to resist change in an
ecosystem? - ANSWERS-intertia
what is the innermost layer of the earth? (can be divided to an inner
layer of solid iron and an outer layer of molten iron) - ANSWERS-
core
what is the process called when everything that gets absorbed is
moved up the food chain (can increases an organism's exposure to
toxic materials because concentration increases) - ANSWERS-
biomagnification
what causes tsunamis? - ANSWERS-earthquakes
what are the lowest high tides (only the lunar tidal bulge is acting) and
the highest low tides (only the solar tidal bulge is acting)? -
ANSWERS-neap tides