DJ Plate Tectonics
Earth, Wind & Fire
Four Seasons
(Soil & Atmosphere)
(Soil & Atmosphere)
Don't go chasing Watersheds
Senor El Nino & Senorita La Nina
100
What is the supercontinent almost all of the earth's landmasses in early geologic time
What is Pangea
100
This part of an experiment is not affected by any other variable that the study measures.
What is the Independent Variable
100
The constant tilt of the Earth's rotational axis as it orbits around the sun causes these.
What are seasons?
100
This is the measurement of the proportion of light that is reflected by a surface.
What is Albedo
100
During a La Nina event, what environmental changes would the tropical Pacific Ocean and its surrounding landmasses likely experience.
Increased Upwelling off the coast of South America/ Increased productivity of fisheries.
200
In this type of boundary the plates move toward each other
What is convergent boundary
200
These are the percentages of N2, O2, and CO2 in the troposphere.
What are 78, 21, and .04?
200
This layer contains decomposing plant and animal matter.
What is A?
200
Human activities can rapidly impact the quality of the water in this
What is the Watershed
200
El Nino and La Nina occur in the ... (choose one)
Tropical East Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Arctic North Pacific
Temperate West Atlantic
Tropical Indian Ocean
What is the tropical east Pacific?
300
This type of boundary exists at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and increases the amount of Earth's crust.
What is divergent boundary
300
If a developer removes large trees, what would happen to the soil in the area?
What is... increased erosion /increase in temperature
300
This is the layer of the atmosphere in which the vast majority of ozone found.
What is the stratosphere?
300
Where the tides of the ocean meets the mouth of a river
What is an Estuary
300
Reduced upwelling will affect anchovy fishing in this way.
What is reduce it?
400
These are typically identified as volcanoes and appear in random places, often far from the edge of a tectonic plate.
What is a Hot Spot
400
The layer of Earth's atmosphere with the highest pressure; weather occurs here.
What is the troposhere?
400
What layer of the atmosphere contain charged gas molecules that produce the Northern Lights.
What is the Thermosphere
400
Which day in the Earth's yearly orbit will have the shortest day
What is the December Solstice
400
This is the major cause of El Nino climate changes.
What is warmer surface waters in the Pacific?
500
What type of boundary is shown between the two plates in the map?
What is Transform boundary
500
Which of the following would be most helpful to determine the soil texture of a sample
What is a density gradient tube and a soil triangle
500
What abiotic factor, when graphed on the X-axis leads to the curved line in the graph due to the variation in the different layers of the atmosphere
What is Temperature gradient
500
An area in a body of water where there is little oxygen
What is a Hypoxic zone
500
During an El Nino, Peru experiences these ocean temperatures and this amount of precipitation.
What are warmer and higher?