Plate Tectonics
Soil
Watersheds and Seasons
The Atmosphere
Geography and Climate
100
The plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
Transform fault
100
****DAILY DOUBLE****
What are the three soil particle types, list them from largest to smallest.
Bonus 100: What is a soil called that contains all three
Sand, Silt, Clay
Loam
100
All the land in an area that drains into a particular stream, river, lake, or wetland
Watershed
100
What are the 2 major gases that make up most of the atmosphere?
Nitrogen (~78%) and Oxygen (~21%)
100
Where do El Niño and La Niña take place?
In the South Pacific, between South America and Australia
200
Which tectonic plate movement is most likely to form mountain ranges? Be specific
Convergent plates (Continental & Continental)
200
What processes break rocks down?
Weathering and Erosion
200
How do humans effect watersheds?
They alter the water flow and input excess nutrients and soil. Examples: Dams, Agriculture, Cities, Deforestation
200
What are the layers of that atmosphere from closest to the Earth to farthest?
Troposhpere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
200
areas of ocean where winds blow warm surface water away from a land mass, drawing up colder, deeper water to replace it
upwelling
300
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent, and Transform
300
What are the top two layers of soil and what is the bottom most layer.
Top Layers: Organic matter (O) and Surface Horizon/Top Soil (A)
Bottom: Bedrock/Parent Material
300
What are the characteristics that affect a watershed?
(at least two)
Slope, soil type, size, and vegetation type
300
This gaseous layer absorbs harmful UV radiation and prevents it from reaching the surface of the earth.
Ozone layer
300
Define Rain Shadow
A region with dry conditions is found on the leeward side of a mountain range as a result of humid winds from the ocean, causing precipitation on the windward side
400
This process occurs when oceanic crust is forced under continental crust.
subduction
400
What is the permeability of soil?
The ability of water to move through the soil
400
This is the measurement for the amount of light that is reflected from the Earth's surface. It's percentage depends on the surface.
Albedo
400
Why does temperature increase as you ascend in the stratosphere?
Ozone layer is absorbing UV radiation from the sun.
400
***Holiday TRIPLE***
Identify which is in El Nino, La Nina and Normal condtions:
La Nina
Normal
El Nino
500
What are some consequences of plate boundaries? (At least 4)
Earthquakes, volcanos, island arcs, hotspots, faults, tsunamis, valleys, rifts, and mountain ranges
500
Someone is trying to restore their soil for agriculture. It is currently showing high sand content. This would cause. . .
Water draining too fast and not enough water holding for plants
500
Why does Earth have seasons?
Because the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted 23.5 degrees
500
What is the Coriolis Effect?
The deflection of an object's (air/wind) path due to the rotation of the Earth
500
List 2 effects El Niño would have, and 2 effects La Niña would have.
El Niño: Winds flip, go west to east (A to SA). Ocean currents flip. No upwelling along the coast of SA. Dryer in Australia, Rainy in South America.
La Niña: Normal conditions enhanced. Increase upwelling along the coast of SA. Rainier in A. Dryer in SA.