ES 1010 UNIT II ASSESSMENT

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Question 1
2 out of 2 points
At a subduction zone ____.

Question 2

2 out of 2 points

Isobars on weather maps ____.

Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Salinity is ____.

Question 4

2 out of 2 points

Sedimentary rock is formed _______.

Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements about
volcanic gases is FALSE?

Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Icelandic volcanoes, which occur along
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, are related to
plate tectonics because _____.

Question 7

0 out of 2 points

S waves travel through ____ only and P

waves travel through ____.

Question 8

2 out of 2 points

On December 21st _____.

Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Altostratus clouds are typically ____.

Question 10

2 out of 2 points

The breakup of the super-continent

Pangea began roughly ____.

Question 11

2 out of 2 points

Meteorologist John Winters for News

Channel 7 stated that warm, humid air
has been moving vertically within an
unstable environment. Which of the
following storm systems is MOST likely
to form?

Question 12

2 out of 2 points

Referring to Figure 5.8, determine which

ocean ridge separates the African
continent from the Americas. According
to the map and the concept of divergent
boundaries, what is the approximate
distance per year that North America
and Africa are moving and in what
direction?

Question 13

2 out of 2 points

Which of the following is responsible for

reflecting the MOST solar radiation back
into space?

Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Metamorphic rocks are produced ____.

Question 15
Liquefaction occurs ____.

2 out of 2 points

Question 16
2 out of 2 points
A drop in sea level is responsible for
____.

Question 17
2 out of 2 points
The Mohs scale is used to determine
______.

Question 18
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is TRUE?

Question 19

2 out of 2 points

The LEAST important of the following

agents of erosion is ____.

Question 20

0 out of 2 points

Which of the following statements is

FALSE?

Question 21

2 out of 2 points

Because almost all galaxies exhibit

Doppler shifts toward the red end of the
spectrum, ____.