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im doing a oractice earth science exam that tells me which ones i got wrong, but not the answers. and i cant figure out why i got them wrong. there a several wrong answers, so if you only know the answer to one or two, that would help greatly. THANKS!
heres the questions and possible choices. for some of them, theres one answer, and some there is multiple answers..
64.Earthquake energy waves are _____.
compressional
vertical
affected by friction
affected by the type of rock they move through
affected by the distance they travel
63.Discriptor of an air mass formed over the equator.
polar
tropical
continental
maritime
equatorial
56.What causes Long Shore Currents?
tides and wind
wind and gravity
gravity and the spin of the Earth
the spin of the Earth and the temperature of the water
the temperature of the water and the angle of the sun
54.What can cause density differences in water?
time
temperature
salinity
pressure
dissolved solids
46.The most violent types of weather usually come from what types of air mass boundries?
stationary
occluded
warm
cold
paradigm
37.Tides on Earth are caused by what force?
the gravity between the Sun + oceans
the gravity between the Earth + oceans
the gravity between the moon + oceans
all gravity everywhere
gravity and momentum of the Earth / moon system
the Corriolis Drift
32.The amount of salt dissolved in water.
depends on the waters' temperature
salinity
depends on the water's pressure
affects the amount of other things that may be dissolved in it
affects the water's density
29.The amount of matter contained in a specified volume is _____________.
specific heat
specific gravity
weight
mass
density
25.A lage scale movement of water in a body of water is called ___________.
a current
wind
waves
tides
drift
22.temperature differences may be caused by __________.
sunlight being absorbed
color of what is being hit by the light
material that is being hit by the light
lose of heat to space
friction between moving objects
19.An extinct volcano that whoose center has fallen back into the ocean, is called ___________.
an Island
an island chain
Hawaii
Mt. St. Helens
an Atol
17.Melted rock, deep in the Earth, may mix with _______.
gasses
water
silicates
the core of the planet
machinery like oil wells and water wells
10.Subduction may create ________.
earthquakes
mountains
volcanoes
smaller land masses
distruction
2.hawaii was formed by _____.
cold spots
hot spots
faults
fissures
plate boundaries
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wow thatss aloott,
im not sure if these answers are right but.....
64. affected by the type of rock they move through
63. tropical
37. the gravity between the moon + oceans
29. density
yeah thats all i gott.
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