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NDQ_004735 | in coastal regions, when an aquifer gets low, this might happen. | a. a reduction in farming, b. drought, c. salt water intrusion, d. none of these | c | Lesson: groundwater depletion
Groundwater Overuse:
Some aquifers are overused; people pump out more water than is replaced. As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy. Wells may go completely dry if they are not deep enough to reach int... |
NDQ_004736 | when a water table decline, wells must be drilled deeper. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: groundwater depletion
Groundwater Overuse:
Some aquifers are overused; people pump out more water than is replaced. As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy. Wells may go completely dry if they are not deep enough to reach int... |
NDQ_004737 | groundwater is a stable supply of water and can never be depleted. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: groundwater depletion
Groundwater Overuse:
Some aquifers are overused; people pump out more water than is replaced. As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy. Wells may go completely dry if they are not deep enough to reach int... |
NDQ_004738 | the water in the ogallala aquifer is mostly from the last ice age. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: groundwater depletion
Groundwater Overuse:
Some aquifers are overused; people pump out more water than is replaced. As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy. Wells may go completely dry if they are not deep enough to reach int... |
NDQ_004739 | the dust bowl will not be repeated as long as we continue to | a. pump water from the ogallala aquifer, b. stop farming in that region, c. only grow crops in wet years, d. use pesticides and herbicides to make plants grow better | a | Lesson: groundwater depletion
Groundwater Overuse:
Some aquifers are overused; people pump out more water than is replaced. As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy. Wells may go completely dry if they are not deep enough to reach int... |
NDQ_004740 | which is a source of surface water pollution? | a. municipal pollutants, b. agricultural pollutants, c. industrial pollutants, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004741 | more than 100,000 tanks of toxic substances are currently leaking underground. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004742 | this much of the municipal groundwater supplies in the united states are polluted. | a. 25%, b. 35%, c. 45%, d. 55% | c | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004743 | what is a pollutant plume in an aquifer? | a. contamination that travels from the pollutant source in the direction of flow, b. contamination that travels through an aquifer at a higher speed than the water flows, c. water that travels down the flow gradient through a polluted region, d. none of the above | a | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004744 | about 25% of groundwater in the united states is polluted. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004745 | pollutants in an aquifer may | a. be filtered out by the rock or soil, b. remain in the aquifer, c. travel very slowly through the rock, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004746 | groundwater is often contaminated by | a. irrigation water, b. underground storage tanks, c. water seeping through landfills, d. all of these | d | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004747 | a contaminated well will be located | a. only in areas where there is surface contamination, b. only in areas that are downstream from an industrial pollutant source, c. only in farming areas, d. anywhere | d | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004748 | groundwater that moves through the rock aquifer for years is decontaminated and drinkable. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004749 | fortunately, toxic chemicals that leak onto the ground remain on the ground and do not get into the groundwater supply. | c. true, d. false | b | Lesson: groundwater pollution
How Pollutants Enter Groundwater:
Groundwater pollutants are the same as surface water pollutants: municipal, agricultural, and industrial. Ground- water is more susceptible to some sources of pollution. For example, irrigation water infiltrates into the ground, bringing with it the pesti... |
NDQ_004750 | human population reached its first billion in which year? | a. 8000 b.c, b. a.d. 1, c. 1802, d. 1961 | c | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004751 | in 2011, the human population increased to ___________. | a. 1 billion, b. 3 billion, c. 5 billion, d. 7 billion | d | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004752 | by the end of the 21st century, the human population is estimated to reach | a. 10 billion, b. 9 billion, c. 8 billion, d. stay the same | a | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004753 | which can contribute to overpopulation? | a. high mortality rate, b. low mortality rate, c. decreased birth rate, d. none of the above | b | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004754 | human population grows because | a. much of the human population is young and will have children, b. people are living much longer than in the past, c. more children survive to have children than in the past, d. all of these | d | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004755 | the rate at which the human population is growing is decreasing. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004756 | limiting factors on human population in local regions include | a. space, clean air, clean water and food, b. disease, c. predators, d. nothing. there are as yet no regions where human population is limited | a | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004757 | limiting factors on human population worldwide include | a. space, clean air, clean water and food, b. disease, c. predators, d. nothing. there are as yet no limiting factors on human population growth worldwide | d | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004758 | by the end of the 21st century, the human population is expected | a. to decrease by 3 billion, b. to increase by more people than were even alive in 1960, c. to increase by 10.1 billion, d. none of the above | b | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004759 | as for future population growth | a. the population is decreasing, b. the rate of growth of the population is decreasing, c. the rate that the rate the population is growing is decreasing, d. none of the above | c | Lesson: growth of human populations
Human Population Numbers:
Human population growth over the past 10,000 years has been tremendous (Figure 1.1). The entire human popula- tion was estimated to be 5 million in 8000 B.C. 300 million in A.D. 1 1 billion in 1802 3 billion in 1961 7 billion in 2011 As the human population... |
NDQ_004760 | which of these substances are considered hazardous waste? | a. chemically active materials, b. flammable material, c. corrosive materials, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004761 | gasoline, used motor oil, battery acid and brake fluid are toxic chemicals from | a. medical facilities, b. dry cleaners, c. the automotive industry, d. paints manufacturers | c | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004762 | paints are hazardous because they are | a. toxic, b. flammable, c. corrosive, d. a & b | d | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004763 | dry cleaning chemicals are hazardous because they __________. | a. are flammable, b. may cause cancer in humans, c. are corrosive, d. a & b | b | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004764 | human blood is | a. a medical waste, b. messy but not a hazard, c. flammable, d. corrosive | a | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004765 | what does corrosive mean? | a. it can cause explosions, b. it destroys by chemical reactions, c. it can catch on fire, d. it is poisonous | b | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004766 | toxic chemicals are all right if they are stored and used properly. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004767 | if you are going to use pesticides or herbicides the more you use the more pests you kill and the better it is. | c. true, d. false | b | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004768 | which of these is corrosive? | a. surgical gloves, b. batteries, c. paint, d. dry cleaning chemicals | b | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004769 | how can you can get rid of hazardous waste safely? | a. pour toxic liquids down the drain, b. throw medical wastes in the trash, c. follow the rules for each toxic material, d. all of these | c | Lesson: hazardous waste
What Is Hazardous Waste:
Hazardous waste is any waste material that is dangerous to human health or that degrades the environment. Haz- ardous waste includes substances that are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Toxic: causes serious harm or death, or is poisonous. Chemically active: causes dangerous or unwanted ch... |
NDQ_004770 | only this much of the solar radiation reaches the surface of the earth. | a. three-fourths, b. half, c. one-fourth, d. two-thirds | b | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004771 | the equatorial regions albedo is low because the region is heavily forested. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004772 | the amount of incoming solar radiation is the same at all latitudes. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004773 | night and day each last 6 months in the polar regions. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004774 | about 90% of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004775 | what happens to the suns radiation that strikes the ground? | a. it is reradiated as heat, b. it is reflected back into the atmosphere, c. it is absorbed by rocks and soil, d. all of these | d | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004776 | why is the albedo in the polar regions high? | a. the polar regions have a lot of snow and ice, b. the polar regions have a lot of vegetation, c. the polar regions have a lot of open dirt and rock, d. all of these | a | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004777 | where is the number of day and night hours closest to equal all year? | a. the equator, b. the north pole, c. the south pole, d. the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn | a | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004778 | why isnt earths heat budget balanced? | a. because the amount of outgoing heat is greater than the amount incoming heat, b. because the amount of solar radiation is not equal at different latitudes, c. because the amount of incoming heat is greater than the amount outgoing heat, d. because the amount of solar radiation is the same at different latitudes | c | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004779 | if more heat enters the earth system than leaves it, then | a. the planet will cool, b. more heat will need to leave the system, c. more heat will need to enter the system, d. the planet will warm | d | Lesson: heat budget of planet earth
Heat at Earths Surface:
About half of the solar radiation that strikes the top of the atmosphere is filtered out before it reaches the ground. This energy can be absorbed by atmospheric gases, reflected by clouds, or scattered. Scattering occurs when a light wave strikes a particle ... |
NDQ_004781 | the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagnetic waves. | a. radiation, b. conduction, c. convection, d. connection | a | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004782 | heat moving from more heat to areas of less heat by direct contact. | a. radiation, b. conduction, c. convection, d. connection | b | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004783 | conduction is more effective at higher altitudes, where air density is lower. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004784 | solar energy coming through space is transferred by | a. conduction, b. convection, c. connection, d. radiation | d | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004785 | what drives the water cycle? | a. the earths core, b. the moon, c. the sun, d. greenhouse gases | c | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004786 | the suns rays strike the surface most directly at the equator. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004787 | a spoon getting warmed by boiling water is an example of this. | a. radiation, b. conduction, c. convection, d. connection | b | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004788 | when air gets warmer | a. it goes upward, b. molecules move faster, c. molecules spread apart, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004789 | why do the poles receive less solar radiation than the equator? | a. the suns rays strike obliquely and only during the summer, b. the suns rays strike directly but only during summer, c. the suns rays strike obliquely in the winter and directly in the summer, d. none of the above | a | Lesson: heat transfer in the atmosphere
Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere:
Heat moves in the atmosphere the same way it moves through the solid Earth or another medium. What follows is a review of the way heat flows, but applied to the atmosphere. Radiation is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagneti... |
NDQ_004790 | what causes a heat wave? | a. a high pressure cell sits over a region, b. a high pressure zone keeps the jet stream from moving south as it normally does, c. solar radiation increases due to solar storms, d. a & b | d | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004792 | heat waves have increased in frequency and duration in recent years. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004793 | a region is having a heat wave when it is experiencing more than _____ consecutive days of temperatures more than _____ above the average. | a. 3; 3of (1.7oc), b. 5; 9of (5oc), c. 10; 12of (6.7o, d. 7; 15of (8.3oc) | b | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004794 | wildfires are increasingly common in the western united states due to an extended | a. drought, b. heat wave, c. monsoon season, d. a & b | a | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004795 | three months with average daily high temperatures above 100of is normal for phoenix, arizona, but six days of 100of temperatures in portland, oregon is a heat wave. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004796 | droughts in the 1930s were a major factor in causing this event. | a. the great depression, b. world war ii, c. the dust bowl, d. the green revolution | c | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004797 | people survive in phoenix, arizona in intense heat because they are hardier than people in other locations. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004798 | what are some consequences of droughts? | a. soil loss, b. trees in forests die, c. ecosystems damaged, d. all of these | d | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004799 | more people die in heat waves than in blizzards, tornadoes or hurricanes. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: heat waves and droughts
Heat Waves:
A heat wave is different depending on its location. According to the World Meteorological Organization, a region is in a heat wave if it has more than five consecutive days of temperatures that are more than 9 F (5 C) above average. Heat waves have increased in frequency and... |
NDQ_004830 | hot springs are cooler than geysers. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004831 | hot springs or geyers are created when | a. water comes into contact with hot rock, b. water enters and leaves a magma chamber, c. water travels along an earthquake fault, d. water bubbles up from the mantle | a | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004832 | bison use the hot springs in yellowstone to stay warm in the winter because the hot springs do not freeze. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004833 | this results when water that is trapped becomes superheated until finally the pressure builds enough for it to break the seal of the earths crust. | a. an earthquake, b. a hot spring, c. a geyser, d. a hot pool | c | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004834 | geysers | a. are water that bubbles from the ground, similar to hot springs, b. erupt because superheated water is trapped until the pressure builds enough for the, c. are found in most states in the continental u.s, d. erupt frequently and on a predictable schedule | b | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004835 | as far as the worlds geysers go, | a. nearly all are found in iceland, b. nearly all are found in the hawaiian islands, c. half are found in the east african rift, d. half are found in the united states | d | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004836 | old faithful geyser is noteworthy for the frequency and predictability of its eruptions. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004837 | hot springs are only found in the tectonically active western united states. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004838 | at least two of the hot spring areas in the continental u.s. are | a. above supervolcanoes, b. found in the rocky mountains, c. near subduction zones, d. the hottest hot springs in the world | a | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004839 | the heat that creates the geysers at yellowstone national park is due to | a. subduction of an oceanic plate beneath the area, b. heat from the inner core, c. a hotspot beneath the area, d. solar energy | c | Lesson: hot springs and geysers
Hot Springs and Geysers:
Water sometimes comes into contact with hot rock. The water may emerge at the surface as either a hot spring or a geyser.
Hot Springs:
Water heated below ground that rises through a crack to the surface creates a hot spring. The water in hot springs may reach ... |
NDQ_004840 | collections of fossils are known as | a. fossil collections, b. fossil assemblages, c. ecosystem collections, d. ecosystem assemblages | b | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004842 | nicholas steno in 1666 said that fossils were once part of living creatures because fossils from far inland looked like the teeth of a freshly caught great white shark. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004843 | marine fossils found in tall mountains were | a. once part of living creatures, b. washed up during the biblical flood, c. formed within the rocks as the result of mysterious forces, d. of unknown origin | a | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004844 | almost every single organism that has ever lived became a fossil. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004845 | which will more likely result in a fossil? | a. a zebra is attacked by a pride of lions and its meat is all eaten, b. an insect dies in a grassy area, c. hard shelled marine organisms die and are rapidly buried by sediment, d. all of the above | c | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004846 | a ______ fossil is left behind when the soft parts have decayed away. | a. hard, b. bone, c. trace, d. body | d | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004847 | _______ fossils are burrows, tracks, or fossilized coprolites (feces). | a. soft, b. bone, c. body, d. trace | d | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004848 | the la brea tar pits in los angeles is an example of an unusual circumstance in which a variety of fossils are preserved. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004849 | soft parts of an organism are never preserved so life before the evolution of hard parts is a complete mystery. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: how fossilization creates fossils
Fossils Were Parts of Living Organisms:
It wasnt always known that fossils were parts of living organisms. In 1666, a young doctor named Nicholas Steno dissected the head of an enormous great white shark that had been caught by fisherman near Florence, Italy. Steno was struck ... |
NDQ_004850 | this ocean current helps to moderate the temperature in europe. | a. the gulf stream, b. the labrador current, c. el nino, d. the humboldt current | a | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004851 | water in the gulf stream travels along the equator and is cooled as it goes. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004852 | ocean currents transfer energy from the | a. northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, b. southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere, c. equatorial region to the polar regions, d. polar regions to the equatorial region | c | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004853 | which of the following is not true about the gulf stream? | a. it is an enormous river of warm water, b. it raises temperatures in the north sea and in the air over london, c. it is easy to visualize from space in temperature readings, d. it has a large temperature affect on the eastern united states and canada | d | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004854 | the equator and poles would have even more different climates if it werent for surface ocean currents. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004855 | quebec, canada and london, england have different climates because they are at different latitudes. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004856 | the energy in the gulf stream could supply the world with energy 100-times over. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004857 | what would happen to the climate of northern europe if the gulf stream stopped flowing? | a. it would remain the same, b. it would get much colder and would snow instead of rain, c. it is impossible to know, d. it would get much colder with more rain | b | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004858 | the gulf stream flows up the eastern u.s., but it has a much greater effect on the climate of northern europe. why? | a. the prevailing winds at those latitudes are from east to west, b. when it gets to eurasia, it meets the north sea and mixes with that colder water, c. the prevailing winds at those latitudes are from west to east, d. none of these | c | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004859 | london gets a lot of rain because | a. the gulf stream warms the air above it so that it can hold more moisture, which it drops, b. the gulf stream mixes with the labrador current, which causes warm and cold air to mix and precipitate, c. the warm air above the british isles is hit by the cold air of the north atlantic and causes there to be rain, d. non... | a | Lesson: how ocean currents moderate climate
Effect on Global Climate:
Surface currents play an enormous role in Earths climate. Even though the Equator and poles have very different climates, these regions would have more extremely different climates if ocean currents did not transfer heat from the equatorial regions ... |
NDQ_004860 | ________ and modern humans had a common ancestor as recently as about 7 million years ago. | a. bipedals, b. hominids, c. apes, d. neanderthals | c | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
NDQ_004861 | humans evolved during the later | a. mesozoic, b. cenozoic, c. paleozoic, d. humanzoic | b | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
NDQ_004862 | humans evolved directly from chimpanzees. | a. true, b. false | b | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
NDQ_004863 | the advantages of being bipedal include the ability to | a. see over grasses, b. use hands and arms for hunting, c. better tend for your young, d. all of the above | d | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
NDQ_004864 | homo sapiens evolved about 200,000 years ago. | a. true, b. false | a | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
NDQ_004865 | homo erectus | a. was still walking on all fours, b. developed the first stone tools about 2.5 million years ago, c. began to develop culture, d. all of these | c | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
NDQ_004866 | the human ancestor, ______________, lived between 3.9 and 2.9 million years ago, was bipedal and had a brain larger than a chimp. | a. ardipithecus, b. australopithecus afarensis, c. homo erectus, d. homo sapiens | b | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
NDQ_004867 | modern humans are in the species | a. homo sapiens, b. homo erectus, c. homo neanderthalensis, d. none of the above | a | Lesson: human evolution
Human Evolution:
Humans evolved during the later Cenozoic. New fossil discoveries alter the details of what we know about the evolution of modern humans, but the major evolutionary path is well understood.
Primate Ancestors:
Humans evolved from primates, and apes and humans have a primate com... |
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