Plate tectonics! and layers of atmosphere
Soil
wind patterns/el nino/la nina
seasons/climate/georgaphy
random
100
What are the three plate boundaries called?
convergent, divergent, transform
100
What are the three particles in soil?
sand, silt, and clay
100
What is the coriolis effect affected by?
rotation of the earth on it's axis
100
What causes the seasons?
tilt of Earth on it's axis affecting amounts of solar radiation
100
All of the land that drains into a specific body of water (river, lake, bay, etc.)
watershed
200
How does temperature change in the troposphere and why?
decreases: earth's surface absorbs heat there the farther you go, the cooler
200
What is the finest, or smallest particle in soil?
clay
200
According to the Coriolis effect, when air is moving from 30 degrees to the equator (0 degrees), what direction does wind travel?
east to west
200
A measure of how much of the Sun's energy is reflected off an object back out to space is what?
albedo effect
200
What is the most distinguishing factor determining layers of the atmopshere?
changes in temperature
300
What is an earthquake and what plate boundary do they mainly happen in?
release of built up stress; transform
300
What is the first layer of soil? Why is it called that?
O horizon; for organic material from decomposed organisms
300
What are areas of ocean where winds blow warm surface water away from a land mass, drawing up colder, deeper water to replace it?
upwelling zones
300
Dry air descends down which side of a mountain, warming as it sinks.
leeward side
300
Describe 2 things that happen during an El Nino.
Normal E to W trade winds to weakened; There is less upwelling of cold water; less productive fisheries; warmer winter in America
400
At convergent plate boundaries, what occurs when one plate is forced beneath another plate? What does this form?
subduction; mountains, island arcs, volcanoes, and even earthquakes
400
Using the soil texture triangle, what is 20% sand, 70% silt, and 10% clay? 
silt loam
400
atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at about 30° north or south is what type of cell?
Hadley cell
400
Explain the rainshadow effect.
Warm, moist air from ocean hits the “windward” side of the mountain, rises, cools (condensing H2O vapor & causing rain) creating lush, green vegetation. Dry air descends down “leeward” side of mountain, warming as it sinks leading to arid (dry) desert conditions.
400
What are two affects of clearcutting near a watershed?
soil erosion & increase in temp of soil and temperature
500
Sketch a graph of temperature change in the atmosphere. Label the layers
500
What is the second layer of soil from surface? What does it contain?
A horizon; decomposed organic matter called humus; also called "topsoil"
500
What is an oceanic circulation pattern that drives the mixing of surface water and deep water called?
thermohaline circulation
500
Which two factors affect intensity of solar radiation?
angle that radiation strikes, and amount of atmosphere the sun's rays pass through
500
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