Griffin's Soil and Seismic Waves quiz
Quiz by Jennifer Griffin
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- Q1Soil is a complex mixture ofmineral nutrientsair and waterall of the answerseroded rock30s
- Q2Soil that drains slowly most likely has a high amount ofsiltashsandclay30s
- Q3A plant that needs well drained soil would grow best in soil made mostly ofclayhumussiltsand30s
- Q4Soil with approximately equal parts of sand, clay, and silt is called ________________.loamhumusbedrocktopsoil30s
- Q5When was the surface soil the warmest? The coldest?May; NovemberOctober; JanuaryOctober: MarchAugust; February30s
- Q6Scientists measured the amplitude of ocean waves during a storm.234130s
- Q7The sound heard when a piano key is hit is caused by _______________.vibrationrefractionmomentumamplitude30s
- Q8Which label on the model represents a wavelength?RQTS30s
- Q9Which type of electromagnetic wave has a wavelength longer than that of yellow light?X-Raysinfrared radiationUV RaysGamma Rays30s
- Q10As ice cream melts, its moleculesabsorb heat energy and move farther apart.release heat energy and move farther apart.release heat energy and move closer together.absorb heat energy and move closer together.30s
- Q11What type of heat transfer is represented in the diagram?insulationradiationconductionconvection30s
- Q12Drew pours himself a glass of cola with ice in it. Identify which objects are solid, liquid, and gas.The ice is the solid, the bubbles are the liquids, and the cola is the gas.The ice is the solid, the cola is the liquid, and the bubbles are the gasThe bubbles are the solids, the cola is the liquid, and the ice is the gas.The cola is the solid, the ice is the liquid, and the bubbles are the gas.30s
- Q13In Figure 1, Label B represents the ________.Outer CoreInner CoreMantleCrust30s
- Q14According to the table, which horizon in this soil has the lowest percentage of sand?Horizon RHorizon BHorizon AHorizon C30s
- Q15Sedimentary rocks _________________.often form in layersAll of the answersform from existing rocksform when sediment is pressed together30s
