Earth Science Quiz 1

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1.

The windblown top of a thunderstorm is called a
- A.
  
  Anvil
- B.
  
  Gust front
- C.
  
  Eye
- D.
  
  Occluded front
2.

A boundary where contrasting air masses meet is a
- A.
  
  Hurricane
- B.
  
  Front
- C.
  
  Storm surge
- D.
  
  Eye wall
3.

A cool, moist air mass is the
- A.
  
  CA
- B.
  
  CP
- C.
  
  MT
- D.
  
  MP
- E.
  
  CT
4.

Thunderstorms, midlatitudes cyclones, and hurricanes are fed by
- A.
  
  Dense, heavy air
- B.
  
  Atmospheric stability
- C.
  
  The Coriolis force
- D.
  
  Latent head of condensation
5.

HThe sequence of atmospheric events that develops along the polar jet stream and that produces midlatitude cyclones is called
- A.
  
  Tropical depression
- B.
  
  Cyclogenesis
- C.
  
  Occlusion
- D.
  
  Storm surge
6.

AThe type of mass wasting depicted is a
- A.
  
  Rockfall
- B.
  
  Earthflow
- C.
  
  Soil creep
- D.
  
  Slump
7.

TThe location within the Earth where an earthquake originates is the
- A.
  
  Hogback
- B.
  
  Isotope
- C.
  
  Epicenter
- D.
  
  Focus
8.

The Earth's plates move around on the Earth b/c they float on the
- A.
  
  Crust
- B.
  
  Core
- C.
  
  Asthenosphere
- D.
  
  Plume
- E.
  
  Mantle
9.

A plate boundary where two plates move horizontally past each other is a
- A.
  
  Convergent boundary
- B.
  
  Divergent boundary
- C.
  
  Passive plate margin
- D.
  
  Transform boundary
10.

The spreading apart of the Earth's crust by magma rising between fractures in the Earth's plates is called
- A.
  
  Exfoliation
- B.
  
  Overthrusting
- C.
  
  Rifting
- D.
  
  Subduction
11.

The two kinds of weathering are
- A.
  
  Mechanical and physical
- B.
  
  Mechanical and chemical
- C.
  
  Physical and erosion
- D.
  
  Mechanical and component
12.

The process by which one lithospheric plate is forced beneath another is called
- A.
  
  Laterization
- B.
  
  Subduction
- C.
  
  Volcanism
- D.
  
  Seismicity
13.

Expansion and contraction of water in rock cracks due to freezing and thawing is
- A.
  
  Frost wedging
- B.
  
  Frost heaving
- C.
  
  Plant wedging
- D.
  
  Salt-crystal growth
14.

The types of mechanical weathering do NOT include
- A.
  
  Exfoliation
- B.
  
  Frost wedging
- C.
  
  Salt-crystal growth
- D.
  
  Oxidation
15.

The agent of erosion associated with mass wasting is
- A.
  
  Water
- B.
  
  Wind
- C.
  
  Ice
- D.
  
  Gravity
16.

Midlatitude cyclones in the U.S. generally move in what direction?
- A.
  
  East to West
- B.
  
  West to East
- C.
  
  North to South
- D.
  
  South to North
- E.
  
  They remain stationary
17.

Prior to the development of a midlatitude cyclone, the polar front is a
- A.
  
  Tropical cyclone
- B.
  
  Stationary front
- C.
  
  Occluded front
- D.
  
  Cold front
- E.
  
  Warm front
18.

Air masses are named by their
- A.
  
  Direction from which they came
- B.
  
  Temperature and humidity characteristics
- C.
  
  Order of occurrence from an alphabetical list
- D.
  
  Location of first occurrence
19.

The air masses that originate over Canada are the
- A.
  
  MP and cT
- B.
  
  CP and the mP
- C.
  
  CA and the cAA
- D.
  
  CP and the cA
20.

Cold fronts are characterized by
- A.
  
  Thunderstorms
- B.
  
  Hurricanes
- C.
  
  A rise in temperature
- D.
  
  Several days of slow but steady precipitation
21.

The four pedogenic processes do NOT include
- A.
  
  Deletions
- B.
  
  Additions
- C.
  
  Translocations
- D.
  
  Metamorphism
22.

The pines of the southeastern United States (near Charlotte) are characteristic of which biome?
- A.
  
  Boreal forest
- B.
  
  Mediterranean woodland and shrub
- C.
  
  Midlatitude coniferous forest
- D.
  
  Tropical rainforest
23.

The climate zone with the largest annual range in temperature is
- A.
  
  Mesothermal
- B.
  
  Microthermal
- C.
  
  Arid and semi-arid
- D.
  
  Tropical
24.

The elevation at which the bottoms of clouds begin to form represents the elevation at which
- A.
  
  The dew point occurs
- B.
  
  Relative humidity reaches 100 percent
- C.
  
  Relative humidity reaches 0 percent
- D.
  
  A and B
- E.
  
  A and C
25.

The soil layer that has abundant humus and is the most fertile is the ___ layer
- A.
  
  B
- B.
  
  C
- C.
  
  R
- D.
  
  E
- E.
  
  A