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Earth Science Quiz 1

The windblown top of a thunderstorm is called a

A boundary where contrasting air masses meet is a

A cool, moist air mass is the

Thunderstorms, midlatitudes cyclones, and hurricanes are fed by

HThe sequence of atmospheric events that develops along the polar jet stream and that produces midlatitude cyclones is called

AThe type of mass wasting depicted is a

TThe location within the Earth where an earthquake originates is the

The Earth's plates move around on the Earth b/c they float on the

A plate boundary where two plates move horizontally past each other is a

The spreading apart of the Earth's crust by magma rising between fractures in the Earth's plates is called

The two kinds of weathering are

The process by which one lithospheric plate is forced beneath another is called

Expansion and contraction of water in rock cracks due to freezing and thawing is

The types of mechanical weathering do NOT include

The agent of erosion associated with mass wasting is

Midlatitude cyclones in the U.S. generally move in what direction?

Prior to the development of a midlatitude cyclone, the polar front is a

Air masses are named by their

The air masses that originate over Canada are the

Cold fronts are characterized by

The four pedogenic processes do NOT include

The pines of the southeastern United States (near Charlotte) are characteristic of which biome?

The climate zone with the largest annual range in temperature is

The elevation at which the bottoms of clouds begin to form represents the elevation at which

The soil layer that has abundant humus and is the most fertile is the ___ layer

The conversion of solar radiation into chemical energy by plants that releases oxygen is called

The climate most noted for summer droughts and winter precipitation is

The severity of storm activity along a warm front is ____ than that along most cold fronts because the rate of uplift is ____ along a warm front

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of soil horizons from top down?

The broad biome types do NOT include

The climatic influence that results in variation in radiation intensity and lenth of day is

An mT air mass is likely to be _____ than a cT air mass b/c the mT air mass _____

When water condenses, it ____ heat energy and ____ surrounding air.

Which of the following is not an example of a soil forming factor?

The transition area where two or more ecosystems merge is the

The major climate group that is NOT based on temperature is

Which part of a hurricane consits of sinking air and relatively calm conditions?

Relative humidity is

Which of the following is Not true about soils?

Dense biomass and tremendous species diversity characterize the

A boundary where contrasting air masses mees is a

The wet adiabatic lapse rate is ____ than the dry adiabatic lapse rate because ____.

The soil horizon that has the most organic matter is labeled the ___ horizon

The biomes of the tropical monsoon climate are

The factor below with the LEAST direct significance to climate is

Which of the following are necessary for cloud formation?

Which soil order is home to Charlotte's soils?

Of the solar radiation entering the atmosphere, about ___% reaches the surface directly as direct radiation.

This process allows heat energy to be transferred between objects.

The severity of storm activity along a warm front is than that along most cold fronts because the rate of uplift is along a warm front

An mT air mass is likely to be _ than a cT air mass b/c the mT air mass _

When water condenses, it heat energy and surrounding air.

The wet adiabatic lapse rate is than the dry adiabatic lapse rate because .