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