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D.
IV and V only
E.
None of the above
Questions 8-10 refer to the following figure and answer choices.
A.
O horizon layer
B.
A horizon layer
C.
E horizon layer
D.
B horizon layer
E.
R horizon layer
8.
Which soil profile horizon contains most nutrients for plant growth?
9.
Which soil profile horizon is considered subsoil?
10.
Which soil profile horizon is the parent material?
11.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of El Niño?
A.
A loss of nutrients in the affected ocean waters
B.
A warming of the waters off the western coast of South America
C.
Dryer conditions in the eastern United States, Peru, and Ecuador
D.
A cooling cycle known as La Niña
E.
Dryer conditions in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia
12.
Which layer of the atmosphere has most of the mass and is the layer where weather occurs?
A.
Troposphere
B.
Stratosphere
C.
Mesosphere
D.
Thermosphere
E.
Exosphere
13.
How does sea floor spreading create new land?
