Apes unit 4 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

APES Unit 4 AP Questions and answers graded A+ 2024/2025Picture 1 At which of the following sites is an earthquake most likely to occur as two plates slide sideways past each other? A A B B C C D D - correct answer C Picture 1 At which of the following sites would activity result in volcanoes, island arcs, and mountains? A A B B C C D D - correct answer B Picture 1 At which of the following sites does seafloor spreading result in rifts and possible volcanoes? A A B ...

APES Unit 4 ReviewWeather - correct answer Short-term conditions of the atmosphere in a local area Climate - correct answer Average weather over a long period (several decades) Trophosphere - correct answer Layer of Earth closest to earth; densest; where weather occurs Stratosphere - correct answer Layer of Earth next closest to earth; next densest; contains ozone layer Mesosphere - correct answer Layer of Earth 3rd closest to earth Thermosphere - correct answer Layer of Ear...

APES UNIT 4 question n answers graded A+ 2024/2025Students want to determine how vegetation affects soil erosion. They collect four soil samples of equal starting mass with different types of vegetative cover, as seen in the table below. Each sample is placed in a three-sided plastic dish that can drain into a beaker and is exposed to the same amount of consistent, steady rainfall for ten minutes. The water and soil runoff are collected in the beaker and separated. The average values for each sa...

apes unit 4 exam packet questions and answers rated A+ 2024/2025(pg. 11) soil layers (top to bottom) - correct answer o horizon (humus) a horizon (topsoil) e horizon (eluviation layer) b horizon (subsoil) c horizon (regolith) r horizon (bedrock) (pg. 11) biome differences: - correct answer 1. forests- warm climate, rich soil, alternating rainfall seasons 2. grassland- soil rich in organic materials, alternating rain seasons 3. rainforest- hot/humid climate, thin soil, heavy rainfall ...

apes unit 4 questions & answers rated A+ restoration ecology - correct answer the study and implementation of restoring damaged ecosystems Watershed - correct answer all land in a given landscape that drains into a particular stream, river, lake, or wetland characteristics of a watershed - correct answer 1. area (reflects volume of water that can be generated from a rainfall) 2. length (can be measured in different ways and generally considered the principal flowpath 3. slope (affects...

APES Unit 4 Vocab fully solved 2024 passedCore - correct answer The innermost zone of Earth's interior, composed mostly of iron and nickel. It includes a liquid outer layer and a solid inner layer. Mantle - correct answer The layer of Earth above the core, containing magma. Magma - correct answer Molten rock. Asthenosphere - correct answer The layer of Earth located in the outer part of the mantle, composed of semi-molten rock. Lithosphere - correct answer The outermost layer o...

APES UNIT 4 REVIEW verified/passed Earth's spheres - correct answer lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - correct answer - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... - correct answer continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? - correct answer oceanic Plate tectonics theory - correct answer a model of movement of...

APES Unit 4 multiple choice verified already passedWhich of the following is a major goal of the program begun in 1995 to reintroduce the gray wolf into Yellowstone National Park? A) Decrease the number of grizzly bears, because they were becoming a nuisance B) Enable the removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list C) Increase the dwindling numbers of tourists that visit the park each year D) Upset the natural predator-prey balance between coyotes and elk E) Decrease the numbe...