a(n) is a gently sloping erosional surface, commonly covered with a veneer of gravel, cut into the solid rock of a mountain. group of answer choices bajada pediment cuesta arroyo playa
Which best describes the field of regional geography? A. The study of Earth's physical features B. The study of patterns and processes that shape human interactions with the world they live in C. The study of unique traits of different parts of the world D. Connections between physical and human geography
1. in the predictions of the 1980 mount st helens eruption, what did volcanologists get right, and what did they get wrong? 2. who first noticed the renewed activity of the philippine volcano? 3. what are the three possible explanations for earthquakes beneath a volcano? 4. on the flight to the philippines, usgs volcanologists passed over katmai volcano, alaska, which erupted in 1912. why was this relevant to mt pinatubo? 5. what did ca
what did scientists hypothesize the early earth needed, in addition to the gases and water present, to form simple organic molecules?
if the earth were covered in water except for the north american continent, would there still be geostrophic gyres? if so, where? what would the current pattern be in the southern hemisphere?
how much larger is the amplitude of the waves generated by a 6.5 richter magnitude earthquake than a 4.5 richter magnitude earthquake?
why does continental crust melt when impacted by a rising mantle plume underneath, even if the plume itself is bery hot but still solid
what causes equatorial open ocean upwelling? select one: a. heavy rainfall b. high primary productivity c. converging surface currents moving toward the equator in both hemispheres d. diverging surface currents moving away from the equator in both hemispheres e. strong solar heating
29. 18. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 17. 19. 20. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ܘ ܘ ܐ ܩ 6. _ 8. 15. 16. 9. Name: Date: Class: How the Earth Was Made: Driest Place on Earth is the story of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, a place 50 times drier than Death Valley! Many unique events conspired to create today's Atacama. It is a story of geologic uplift, wind and ocean currents, mountain formation, human habitation, and even the potential for life on other planets! Select the correct multiple-choice response for each question. After the video, write the letter for each answer in the blank at the beginning of each question. The questions follow the same order as the information presented in the video. Atacama lies between the Pacific Ocean and which mountains? A) Alps B) Himalayas C) Andes Atacama is the same size as... A) Iowa B) Manhattan C) Texas Which town is a "rare green oasis"? A) Chuquicamata B) Quillagua C) El Tatio The gauge measured how much rainfall? A) < 1mm per yr. B)~ 1 cm per yr. C) > 10 mm per yr. Atacama lies at which important latitude? A) Tropic of Cancer B) Equator C) Tropic of Capricorn In the north, the Tropic of Cancer runs through the... A) "vast Sahara" B) Kalahari & Namib C) Atacama What does a whirling hygrometer measure? A) Rainfall B) Relative humidity C) Temperature Who studied how air circulates around the earth? A) G. Hadley B) C. Darwin C) A. von Humboldt 10. 11. By the time air reaches the two Tropics, it has... A) shed nearly all of its moisture. B) warmed & gained moisture. C) flowed directly north. The remote boulders were made of which fragile, easily dissolved mineral? A) Quartz B) Halite C) Gypsum 12.. How was the "awesome age" of the desert rocks shown? A) Analyzing fossils B) Carbon dating C) Helium-3 13. Atacama is a "staggering". years old! A) 23 million B) 150 million C) 195 million 14. How did the "special gypsum" reveal Atacama to be the oldest desert in the world? A) Fossil contents B) It formed by the evaporation of a shallow, warm tropical sea C) It would have dissolved in heavy rainfall The gypsum also reveals that, before becoming a desert, Atacama was a seabed. A) True B) False The volcanoes and geysers of El Tatio are evidence of which process deep beneath the desert? A) Subduction B) Sea-floor spreading C) Rifting According to Dr. Godfrey, which crust is sliding beneath the edge of South America? A) Scotia B) Pacific Ocean C) Patagonian The crucial depth of 60 mi, where hot, molten rock is thrust upward to form active volcanoes, is called... A) the asthenosphere. B) a melting zone. C) the Moho. When were the coastal hills active volcanoes? A) 23 ma* B) 150 ma C) >195 ma 50 million years ago, what was raised by the same process that pushed up the Atacama? A) The Andes B) The Altiplano C) A volcanic island arc Today, the melting zone is_inland, and produces volcanoes. A) 60 mi B) 140 mi C) 700 mi What is the largest open pit copper mine in the world? A) Chuquicamata B) Quillagua C) El Tatio What causes most of the erosion on the earth's surface? A) Wind B) Volcanism C) Water On average, Atacama is hotter than Death Valley in California. A) True B) False Who first described the Atacama penguins? A) G. Hadley B) C. Darwin C) A. von Humboldt What explained the huge variety of marine life at Atacama? A) The water was 20° colder than expected B) The growth of large blooms of plankton C) Minerals enrichment due to coastal erosion 27._____. The cold Humboldt Current comes all the way up from... A) Greenland. B) Antarctica. C) Iceland. 28. which prevents coastal rain from Hot, dry air prevents the cold, coastal air from rising and creates reaching the desert. A) an anticyclone B) an inversion layer C) a jet stream In other deserts, storms bring heavy rain and... A) wind. B) annual blooms. C) flash floods. . 1 E E How the Earth Was Made: Driest Place on Earth Video Questions 1 E * B " . At the equator, moisture rich air... A) forms an inversion. B) sinks. C) rises. drivend
knowing that contact metamorphism "cross-cuts" the rocks intruded by a pluton, how could you tell whether a basalt layer between two shale beds was a lava flow or a sill?
one way to slow the rate of climate change could be through fertilizing the ocean with nutrients such as iron. this will increase the growth of algae. how would this reduce the greenhouse effect?
