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What causes the air to rise into the atmosphere in areas A,B, & C on the diagram?
Rain shadow over mountain ridges
Warm, moist air that is less dense than the surrounding air
El Nino circulation patterns
The Rotation of the Earth shifting air
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Which does NOT play a role in causing a rain shadow?
Adiabatic cooling
Humid Ocean Air
A mountain range
Prevailing Trade Winds
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What atmospheric layer contains charged gas molecules that, when hit by solar energy, begin to glow & produce light (Aurora borealis)?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
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Which area receives the most solar radiation at the time of the year in the diagram?
Topic of Cancer
Antarctic Circle
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
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Which of the following does NOT drive ocean currents?
Gravity
Precipitation
Temperature
Salinity
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Which answer describes the season & length of day at the Tropic of Cancer?
Winter at the Tropic of Cancer
Fall at the Tropic of Cancer
Spring at the Tropic of Cancer
Summer at the Tropic of Cancer
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Where is the ozone layer found in the atmosphere?
Mesosphere
Mesopause
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
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High productivity & nutrient availability in the ocean occurs in areas with..
El Nino
War Waters
Gyres
Upwelling
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What atmospheric layer does our weather take place?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
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The Coriolis effect is responsible for
Location of atmospheric currents from unequal heat
Clockwise air circulation in the Northern Hemisphere
Deflection of atmospheric currents
Convergence of 2 ascending Hadley Cells
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Persistent colder-than-normal (0.5°C or greater) sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific .
El Mundo
La Nina
La Playa
El Nino
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Why do desert temperatures fluctuate 40 degrees or more in the SW USA?
Light sand in the desert reflects light from the sun
Desert plants have long roots to pull water in cooling them
No bordering oceans or water to provide humidity in the air
Rocky Mtns provide the rain shadow effect at night
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Which of the following does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents?
Hadley Cells
Gyres
Polar Cells
Westerlies
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