Plate Tectonics
Atmosphere & Solar Radiation
Wind & Ocean Currents
Soil
Review
100
A plate boundary often found in the ocean, where two tectonic plates move away from one another.
Divergent Plate Boundary
100
The layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs.
Troposphere
100
Winds are produced by the movement of air from _____ pressure to _______ pressure regions.
High; low
100
Soil component with the highest porosity.
Sand
100
The dependent variable in the following experiment:
Students plant seeds in identical pots and expose them to different light conditions: one in natural sunlight, one under a fluorescent light, and one in a dark cabinet. They measure plant height daily for two weeks.
Plant height
200
A plate boundary that leads to subduction.
Convergent plate boundary
200
The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere.
Nitrogen (N2)
200
Wind moving from 30oN to the equator is deflected to the west due to this process.
Coriolis Effect
200
The transport of weathered rock fragments by wind and water.
Erosion
200
A controlled variable in the following experiment:
Students plant seeds in identical pots and expose them to different light conditions: one in natural sunlight, one under a fluorescent light, and one in a dark cabinet. They measure plant height daily for two weeks.
Pot size, type of plant seed, age of seed, amount of water, growing temperature, etc.
300
Earthquakes frequently happen along faults at this boundary type.
Transform boundary.
300
The southern hemisphere experience the most daylight during this month.
December
300
The earth spins fastest at this latitude
0o latitude (equator)
300
Soil horizon with the lowest amount of organic material.
C horizon.
300
According to the theory of island biogeography, this island will have the highest levels of biodiversity.
Island A: 50 km2, 100 km from mainland
Island B: 100 km2, 50 km from mainland
Island C: 50 km2, 50 km from mainland
Island B (large and close)
400
Non-volcanic mountains are formed as these two types of plates converge.
Two continental plates.
400
Two layers of the atmosphere that have a direct relationship between temperature and altitude.
Stratosphere and Thermosphere
400
During an El Nino winter, the Pacific jet streams moves southward and impacts weather in this way in the US.
Wetter conditions in the southern US and warmer/dried in the northern US.
400
Soil type containing roughly 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay. Best for agriculture.
Loam
400
Glacial retreat and volcanic activity can expose/create bare rock, setting the stage for this process as the plant community builds on the area.
Primary Succession