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APES Chapter 8
Test Description: APES Chapter 8 Vocabulary
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1) Topsoil. Organic material and minerals
A
O Horizon
B
C Horizon
C
A Horizon
D
B Horizon
2) Molten rock in mantle
A
Ores
B
Magma
C
Metamorphic Rock
D
Metals
3) 1st and innermost layer. Split into inner and outer. Inner is solid, outer liquid. Made of nickel and iron
A
Magma
B
Mantle
C
Crust
D
Core
4) Outer part of mantle. Made of semi-molten, ductile rock
A
Hydrosphere
B
Lithosphere
C
Cryosphere
D
Asthenosphere
5) Create large pit or hole in ground to mine
A
Sup Surface Mining
B
Open Pit Mining
C
Placer Mining
D
Strip Mining
6) Process of one plate passing under another
A
Seafloor Spreading
B
Subduction
C
Convergent Plate Boundary
D
Transform Fault Boundary
7) Vent in Earth's surface. Emits ash, gas, and molten lava. Can be caused by hotspots or convergent plates
A
Tectonic Cycle
B
Seismic Activity
C
Hot Spots
D
Volcano
8) Form by sediments like muds, sand, and gravels compressed by overlying sediments. can be uniform or different
A
Igneous Rock
B
Metamorphic Rock
C
Extrusive Igneous Rock
D
Sedimentary Rocks
9) Large expanses of rock where movement had occurred where plates meet
A
Fault
B
Fractures
C
Fault Zones
D
Epicenter
10) Cools inside Earth underground. Many colors, cools slowly, minerals seperate
A
Intrusive igneous
B
Igneous Rock
C
Metamorphic
D
Extrusive Igneous
11) Magma pushes up and out, making new rocks and bringing copper, lead, and silver, however it is deep under ocean
A
Extrusive Igneous Rock
B
Transform Plate Boundaries
C
Divergent Plate Boundaries
D
Convergent Plate Boundaries
12) Exact point on Earth's surface directly above where rock ruptures
A
Hotspot
B
Base Saturation
C
Epicenter
D
Seismic Activity
13) Elements with properties that conduct electricity and heat
A
Metals
B
Minerals
C
Ores
D
Crystal Abundance
14) Loss of some or all of the ability of soils to support plant growth
A
Cation Exchange Capacity
B
Erosion
C
Soil Degradation
D
Chemical Weathering
15) Process of looking for metals and precious stones in river sediments
A
Subsurface Mining
B
Mountain Top Mining
C
Ore Pit Mining
D
Placer Mining
16) Mineral material, little organic matter
A
E Horizon
B
C Horizon
C
B Horizon
D
A Horizon
17) Lie beneath landmasses. Contains more Silicon dioxide. Plates less dense that oceantic
A
Divergent Plates
B
Continental Plates
C
Convergent plates
D
Oceanic Plates
18) Unwanted wast material created during mining
A
Cation Exchange Capacity
B
Mining Spoils/Tailings
C
Strip Mining
D
Placer Mining
19) Determined by percentage of sand, silt, and clay
A
Texture of Soil
B
Ores
C
Ores
D
Deposition
20) Oceanic plate meet continental. Oceanic pulled under continental. As other plates move apart, rising magma forms new seafloor crust
A
Fault
B
Rock Cycle
C
Seafloor Spreading
D
Seismic Activity
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