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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?
    Ocean currents slowing
    Precipitation
    More intense disasters
    Over population
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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
    Driving Circulation
    Thermohaline circulation
    Cell 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 .
    El Mundo
    La Nina
    El Nino
    La Playa
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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
    Drier in the western states & wetter in the eastern states
    Warmer & drier conditions throughout the USA
    Wet & cooler temp in NW & warmer in the NE
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  • Why do desert temperatures fluctuate 40 degrees or more in the SW USA?
    Desert plants have long roots to pull water in cooling them
    Light sand in the desert reflects light from the sun
    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 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?
    Winter at the Tropic of Cancer
    Summer at the Tropic of Cancer
    Fall at the Tropic of Cancer
    Spring at the Tropic of Cancer
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  • Which biome is located at 0 degrees as seen on the diagram?
    Deserts
    Rainforests
    Tundra
    Coniferous forests
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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
    El Nino circulation patterns
    The Rotation of the Earth shifting air
    Warm, moist air that is less dense than the surrounding air
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  • Which does NOT play a role in causing a rain shadow?
    Prevailing Trade Winds
    A mountain range
    Adiabatic cooling
    Humid Ocean Air
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  • Which is the correct order of the convection cells starting from the equator?
    Ferrell, Hadley, Polar
    Polar, Ferrell, Hadley
    Polar, Hadley, Ferrell
    Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
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  • Which of the following does NOT drive ocean currents?
    Temperature
    Salinity
    Gravity
    Precipitation
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  • High productivity & nutrient availability in the ocean occurs in areas with..
    Upwelling
    Gyres
    War Waters
    El Nino
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  • Gyres do all the following EXCEPT
    Result from the Coriolis effect
    Rotate clockwise in the North
    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
    Snow
    Tropical Rain Forest
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  • Which of the following does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents?
    Polar Cells
    Gyres
    Westerlies
    Hadley Cells
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