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Three types of wells - ANSWERS- Dug - Driven - Drilled Dug wells - ANSWERSDigging with a pick and shovel Driven wells - ANSWERSDriving a small diameter pipe into the soft earth Drilled wells - ANSWERSRotary drill bits mounted on a truck, chew away at the Earth, percussion bits that smash the rock Negative effects of groundwater depletion - ANSWERS- Lowering of water table - Increased costs for the user - Reduction of water in streams and lakes - Land subsidence : a loss of suppo...

Ecologist study: - ANSWERSOrganisms, their adaptations, factors in their environment Living factors - ANSWERSBiotic Nonliving factors - ANSWERSAbiotic The living or once living factors in an organism's environment are called - ANSWERSBiotic factors Interactions among organisms are necessary - ANSWERSFor the health of all species in the same geographic location Levels of Organization - ANSWERSOrganism, Population, Biological community, and ecosystem A species is a group of or...

The forces opposing the expansion of the universe are due to - ANSWERSthe gravitational interation The speed of plate motion in the tectonic system is approximately - ANSWERS1-10 centimeters a year The cosmological red shift seems to indicate that other galaxies are - ANSWERSmoving away from the Milky Way galaxy with those farthest away moving the fastest There are four major types of studies used to determine the structure and composition of the earth's interior. Which of the follow...

How have humans been able to increase our carrying capacity? - ANSWERSb. sanitation, e.g. sewage systems c. medical advances d. increasing our ability to feed ourselves through mechanized agriculture e. expanding human habitation to most places in the world, made possible by heating, air conditioning and a modern food system Around the year 1800, when the world first reached __ billion people, all economies in the world were based on __ . - ANSWERS1 billion, agriculture Our world's p...

The high heat capacity of water causes what effect when combined with ocean circulation - ANSWERSWarm temperatures in continental coastal area Which of the following processes is NOT a characteristic of oceanic circulation - ANSWERSCounterclockwise gyres in the Northern Hemisphere High productivity and nutrient availability in the ocean occurs in areas with gyres. upwelling. warm waters. El Nino. prevailing westerlies. - ANSWERSUpwelling Which statement best explains why polar regi...

Which of the following statements best describes the boundary between the two tectonic plates seen in the map? - ANSWERSThe map illustrates a transform boundary, where tectonic plates slide past each other as the Pacific Plate moves northwest and the North American Plate moves southeast. The Atlantic Ocean is expanding as a result of plate tectonics. Which of the following explanations best identifies the type of plate boundary and processes occurring at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, as shown in th...

What are the layers of the earth? - ANSWERS15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - ANSWERSTectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - ANSWERSThe theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give an example - ANSWERSAn area beneath the ocean where tectonic plates move away fr...

of the earth plates is called plate tectonic - ANSWERSmovement receives the most amount of sunlight - ANSWERSepipelagic over __________ of the worlds population can be found in coastal areas. - ANSWERShalf seventy five percent of the oceans floor is found in the ----- zone - ANSWERSabyssopelagic consists of very weal and low tides that occur at the quarter moon - ANSWERSneap tides what does the term pelagic refer to - ANSWERSopen ocean what is a truth about hydrothermal vents -...

The Phases of the Moon - ANSWERS1. New Moon 2. Waxing Crescent 3. First Quarter 4. Waxing Gibbous 5. Full Moon 6. Waning Gibbous 7. Last Quarter 8. Waning Crescent What causes our seasons? - ANSWERS-Seasonal changes due to tilt and revolution -Caused because Earth is tilted on it's axis and moves around the sun Draw a Lunar Eclipse: - ANSWERS-the moon passes through the Earth's shadow -can happen only at the time of a full moon and the moon is in the opposite direction of t...

surface water - ANSWERSwater on Earth's land surface groundwater - ANSWERSwater beneath Earth's surface watershed - ANSWERSall of the land area that is drained by a certain river osmosis - ANSWERSthe process by which water flows to balance solute concentration conservation - ANSWERSthe process by which something is saved aquifer - ANSWERSan underground water-containing formation dam - ANSWERSa structure built across a river to control water flow reservoir - ANSWERSan a...