What happens to plates along a transform boundary when an earthquake occurs?
The plates slide past each other in opposite directions
Magma is released in the process
The plate crack in half
Molten rocks comes from the pressure
Subduction
Is the result of a hot spot moving near a plate boundary
Occurs when oceanic plates diverge & form volcanoes
Occurs when one plate passes under another
Is the reason similar fossils appear on both sides of river
Why is summer warmer in the Northern Hemisphere?
More daylight
Increased absorption of the sun's rays
Reduced Albedo
The tilt of Earth's axis
High Productivity & nutrient availability in the ocean occurs in areas with
El Nino
upwelling
gyres
Rainfall
Which of the following has the highest albedo?
Snow
Water
Soil
Tropical Rain Forest
This system causes the easterly trade winds to re-establish with greater intensity causing upwelling of colder ocean water in the eastern Pacific from the depths & replaces the surface water blown westward.
La Playa
La Nina
El Nino
El Mundo
At what atmospheric layer does the Aurora borealis occur?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
What does NOT drive ocean currents?
Rainfall
Temperature
salinity
Gravity
List three types of soils, by their particle size, from largest to smallest?
Sand, Silt, Clay
Silt, Sand, Clay
Sand, Clay, SIlt
Clay, Silt, Sand
Which does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents?
Hadley Cells
Gyres
Westerlies
Polar Cells
What can happen when two tectonic plates collide along a subduction zone?
Mountains form
a tidal wave forms
one plate is pushed beneath the other
The plates diverge
Using a soil pyramid, what type of soil is 70% sand, 10% silt & 20% clay?
Sand
Loam
Sandy Loam
Clay
What is the correct order of convection cells, starting from the arctic?
Ferrell, Polar, Hadley
Hadley, Polar, Ferrell
Polar, Ferrell, Hadley
Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
The Hawaiian Islands formed
At a divergent plate boundary
at a hot spot
at a transform fault boundary
at a convergent plate boundary
Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface?
A,E,C,B,O
C,B,A,E,O
O,A,E,B,C
E,A,B,O,C
What biome is known to sit at O degrees on the Earth?
Tundra
Deserts
Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Rainforests
What atmospheric Layer does our weather take place
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
What are the three main types of soil?
Sand, silt and clay
loam, silt and sand
clay, humus and loam
Sand, clay and humus
Deep ocean currents circulate ocean water over long time periods. What concerns scientists the most regarding the process?
More intense disasters
Over population
Ocean currents slowing down
Changes in climate
Which rock forms at high temperatures & pressures?
Igneous
Sedimentary
metamorphic
Basaltic
How does subduction lead to volcanic activity?
the rumbling causes a volcano
1 plate is pushed beneath & melted. This magma rises up
earthquakes lead to volcanic activity activity
Tidal waves release the force of a volcano
What plays a role in causing a rain shadow?
Adiabatic cooling
gravity
moving plates
A mountain Range
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
What type of soil would be best for a man-made lake, where the goal is to have as little leakage of water as possible?
Mostly sand
Mostly silt
Equal amounts of sand, silt and clay
Mostly clay
What is one thing that gyres do NOT do in the ocean?
Redistribute nutrients in the ocean
Rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
Redistribute heat
Result from the Coriolis Effect