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Earth Systems & Resources Quiz, Part II

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    Earths currents
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  • Deep ocean currents circulate ocean water over long time periods. What concerns scientists the most regarding this process?
    Over population
    Ocean currents slowing
    Precipitation
    More intense disasters
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  • This type of circulation drives the mixing of surface water & deep water & is crucial for moving heat & nutrients around the globe.
    Atlantic circulation
    Cell circulation
    Thermohaline circulation
    Driving Circulation
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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 .
    La Playa
    La Nina
    El Mundo
    El Nino
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  • Which is the most likely effect of a strong El Nino event of weather in the USA?
    Wet & cooler weather in the SE states & warmer in the NW
    Warmer & drier conditions throughout the USA
    Wet & cooler temp in NW & warmer in the NE
    Drier in the western states & wetter in the eastern states
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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
    Rocky Mtns provide the rain shadow effect at night
    No bordering oceans or water to provide humidity in the air
    Desert plants have long roots to pull water in cooling them
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  • Which area receives the most solar radiation at the time of the year in the diagram?
    Equator
    Tropic of Capricorn
    Antarctic Circle
    Topic of Cancer
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  • Which answer describes the season & length of day at the Tropic of Cancer?
    Fall at the Tropic of Cancer
    Spring at the Tropic of Cancer
    Winter at the Tropic of Cancer
    Summer at the Tropic of Cancer
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  • Which biome is located at 0 degrees as seen on the diagram?
    Deserts
    Tundra
    Coniferous forests
    Rainforests
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  • What causes the air to rise into the atmosphere in areas A,B, & C on the diagram?
    El Nino circulation patterns
    Rain shadow over mountain ridges
    Warm, moist air that is less dense than the surrounding air
    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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  • Which is the correct order of the convection cells starting from the equator?
    Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
    Polar, Hadley, Ferrell
    Polar, Ferrell, Hadley
    Ferrell, Hadley, Polar
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  • Which of the following does NOT drive ocean currents?
    Salinity
    Precipitation
    Gravity
    Temperature
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  • High productivity & nutrient availability in the ocean occurs in areas with..
    War Waters
    Gyres
    Upwelling
    El Nino
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  • Gyres do all the following EXCEPT
    Rotate clockwise in the North
    Result from the Coriolis effect
    Redistribute nutrients from the deep ocean
    Redistribute heat in the ocean
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  • Which of the following has the highest albedo?
    Water
    Soil
    Tropical Rain Forest
    Snow
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  • Which of the following does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents?
    Gyres
    Westerlies
    Polar Cells
    Hadley Cells
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