Name the cycle that describes water processes that occur on land, in the atmosphere, and in the oceans.

A) hydrologic
B) rock
C) spin
D) life

Which letter in the diagram corresponds to tropical deciduous forest and grasslands?

An abandoned industrial and commercial site containing hazardous materials is referred to as a(n)____________________ .

Mt. Rushmore is composed of which type of rock?

A) granite
B) sandstone
C) magma
D) basalt

According to the cross sections in the textbook, which of the following tectonic settings did not happen during the Paleozoic evolution of northern Appalachian Mountains?

A) continental rifting
B) passive margin
C) subduction beneath an offshore island arc
D) continental collision
E) all of these occurred at one time or another

Compared to forests,which set of characteristics do grasslands have? 

A)  more diversity and more resilience 
B)  more diversity and more inertia 
C)  less diversity and more inertia 
D)  less diversity and more resilience

At mid-ocean ridges, as two plates diverge:

A) solid mantle in the asthenosphere rises toward the surface and begins to melt due to decompression
B) solid mantle in the asthenosphere rises toward the surface and begins to melt due to the addition of heat
C) liquid mantle in the asthenosphere rises toward the surface

How do many copper deposits form?

A) near intermediate to felsic intrusions that have a porphyritic texture
B) in massive sulfide deposits formed as black smokers on the seafloor
C) from mixing of different types of groundwater
D) all of these

The industrial-medical revolution led to both increased air pollution and groundwater depletion.

Heat and moisture are distributed over the Earth's surface by vertical currents that form six _____________________________ at different latitudes.