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EAPS 100 Final, Exam Review Questions and answers. VERIFIED/ Broad, flat areas of the seafloor adjacent to mid-ocean ridges are called ____________ and reflect subsidence of oceanic crust as it moves away from the mid ocean ridge, cools, and becomes more dense. Abyssal Plains What bathymetric (underwater topographic) feature is associated with subduction zones? A deep sea trench Ocean waves can be generated by all of the following processes except which one? Underwater earthquakes *...

EAPS Exam 3 Review Questions & Answers, rated A+ Which of the following describes a meteor? - -Small objects that burn up in Earth's atmosphere Which of the following describes a comet? - -Icy objects that form a tail as they come close to the Sun Which of the following describes an asteroid? - -Large objects (> 10 m) in space originating from a region between Jupiter and Mars Why does the Moon have more impact craters than the Earth? - -Because most impact craters on the Earth a...

EAPs 105 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024 The difference between open and closed systems is that - ANSWER-open systems can acquire matter and energy but closed systems cannot A snowball that rolls down a hill, gradually gaining more and more mass and rolling faster and faster as it continues, would be an example of a(n) - ANSWER-positive feedback system Which of the following statements is true about the transfer of energy, matter, or momentum in the atmosphere? - ANSWER-Energy transfe...

EAPS 106 Exam 1, Review Questions and answers, rated A+ The earth's four layers and their thicknesses --crust: radius = 6371 km, thiccness = 35 km mantle: radius = 6336 km, thiccness = 2850 km outer core: radius = 3486 km, thiccness = 2270 km inner core: radius = 1216 km, thiccness = 1216 km How did Earth acquire its internal heat? --The process of planet accretion results from lots of collisions, each producing heat. Combined with heat from the decay radioactive elements, the interior...

EAPS Exam 3 Study Guide Questions and answers, rated A+ Characteristic of fire - -- Fire is an exothermic (heat producing), self-perpetuating,chemical reaction initiated by a small amount of heat. - The process causes fuels to be combined with oxygenleading to new compounds, a lot more heat, and light The fire tetrahedron - -Heat - Produced during combustion because the reaction is exothermic. Since these reactions are ongoing, combustion releases more than enough heat to make the fir...

EAPS 105 Exam 3 Study Guide Questions & Answers 2024 The components of a Primary Atmosphere are: - ANSWER-Hydrogen & Helium Factors that influence a planet's Escape Velocity are: - ANSWER-Mass of Planet: The greater the mass the higher velocity needed Radius of Planet: The larger the radius, the lower velocity is needed Factors that influence the velocity of an Atmospheric Gas Molecule: - ANSWER-Temperature: The higher the temperature, the faster it moves Atomic Weight: The lig...

EAPS 105 Final Exam 2024 with 100% correct answers Which of the following is the largest? - ANSWER-The distance from Earth to the sun. Galileo's observations of the gibbous phase of Venus proved that: - ANSWER-Venus orbits the sun. Copernicus: - ANSWER-Showed how retrograde motion could be explained without epicycles if the planets all orbited the sun. Infrared astronomy is often done from high-flying aircraft because: - ANSWER-infrared radiation is absorbed in Earth's atmosphere...

EAPS 106 Exam 1, Review Questions and answers, rated A+ How the Earth acquired its internal heat From internal collisions Why the interior of the Earth is layered (crust, mantle, core) and the relative thickness of the layers When the Earth was being created, heavier metals that are more dense (iron and nickel) sank to create the core. Lighter materials such as silicon and oxygen floated to become the crust and mantel. Crust is thin, mantle and core are miles thick (Earth is like a pea...

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EAPS Exam 3 Review Questions and answers, rated A+ 1) Which parts of the earth system are involved with the climate system? • Lithosphere, Atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere 2) What is the primary energy source for the climate system? • Sun 3) What influence does the ocean have on the climate of nearby continents? • Oceans can creates different climates due to warm or cold water currents 4) What are the ways that plate tectonics can affect climate? • Mountains can cause rai...