Unit 4 APES Test

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Tsunami

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Energy released from movement at plate boundaries and faults

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Heat in the deepest layers of the Earth

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Core, mantle, crust

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Divergent boundary

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A belt of earthquakes and volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

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Japan has a stricter building code — rural

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Clay

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Silt loam

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30% clay, 40% sand, 30% silt

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Organic soil component that holds moisture and enhances fertility

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Sand

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Weathering of parent material + addition of organic material

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Very low levels of biological activity

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Removes water-soluble nutrients from topsoil

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Primarily composed of organic materials

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B horizon

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A and O horizons

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The December solstice

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Seasons occur because of the tilt of Earth’s axis

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Seasons would not occur

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Nitrogen

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Hadley cells

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Caused by Earth’s rotation

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Global wind patterns

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Deep zone

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Where there is high evaporation and low precipitation

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Well mixed

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They are always rapid and powerful

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Continental shelf

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Earthquakes occur at the San Andreas Fault when stored energy is released from locked plates

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C

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High permeability

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Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

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Solar radiation

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E

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Earth would experience a change in seasonal timing and length

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Rain shadow effect makes City B drier because mountains block precipitation

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Cold ocean currents off Africa absorb heat from land and cool the atmosphere