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