Tectonic Plates
Which plate boundaries creates mountains?
Convergent
List the soil particles from largest to smallest.
Sand, silt, clay
How do large bodies of water impact land temperatures?
cool them
What creates the seasons on Earth?
Earth's tilt on its axis
triple points
Plates at a transform boundary often lock which creates a lot of pressure to build up. When the energy is released, it causes (an)...
earthquake
Rank the soil particles from most permeable to least permeable.
Sand, silt, clay
steal 200 from one team
What causes wind currents?
Uneven heating from the sun
What kind of weather and water temperatures might El Nino bring to Peru?
Unusually warm temps and rainy weather.
Which plate boundary causes seafloor spreading?
Divergent
Double points
If a plant needs a waterlogged soil high in nutrients, you should recommend a soil high in ___________________ and low in ______________________ (particles).
clay; sand
Two cities separated by mountains receive different levels of precipitation due to the…
Rainshadow effect
In January approximately how much day light would you find near the tropic of cancer?
less than 12 hours (between 11-10)
double points
Subduction zones can create...
(list 2)
earthquakes/ tsunamis and volcanoes
What kind of soil is present if you have 45% sand,15% clay, and 40% silt?
Loam
double points
Match the layers of the atmosphere to the correct description.
a)Where auroras are found; farther layer from Earth’s surface
b)Where the weather is found; closest layer from Earth’s surface
c)Where the ozone layer is found; second closest to Earth’s surface
d)The third atmospheric layer
A. Thermosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Mesosphere
When would Peru experience droughts and higher susceptibility to wildfires?
A La Nina year
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, it creates a ______________________ zone because the oceanic plate is _____________ dense.
subduction; more
1.Match the following descriptions with their correct soil horizon.
a)bedrock
b)Topsoil
c)Parent material
d)Organic material
e)Sub soil
A. R
B. A
C. C
D. O
E. B
What are the atmospheric convection currents between the equator and 30-degrees latitude called and what biomes do they create?
Hadley Cell; rainforest and desert
double points
What is an upwelling, how is it related to the number of fish caught nearby, and when is upwelling the best?
When cold water brings nutrients to the surface; more upwelling= more fish; la nina year