Plate Tectonics/ Earth Sun
When two tectonic plates collide it is called...
Convergent
What causes places like New England (NE region) to experience four distinct seasons?
Earth's tilt
The Rocky Mountains were created by what force
convergent plate tectonics
What two characteristics best describe climate
temperature and precipitation
Why does New England (North Eastern USA) have four distinct seasons?
Earth's tilt
The process below would best be described as...
Weathering ---> Erosion ---> Deposition ---> Decomposition
Soil building process
The location of Hawaii indicated it was created by
Volcanic activity at hot spots
What is the windward side of the mountain and what is the leeward side of the mountain?
wet or dry?
windward- wet
leeward- dry
When hot air and warm air (low pressure and high pressure) combine they create what
storms (supercells)
The physical topography of a mountainous region.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, folding and faulting, creation of ocean ridges and trenches, subduction.
Soil building is a continual process
Because weathering and erosion never stop
Why is the western part of the United States sparsely populated in comparison to the eastern part?
There are mountains and deserts
What way do prevailing westerlies push rain from?
West to east
True/False
Weather is created by and impacts all four geospheres
True
Which region in the US/Canada was formed by erosion?
The Great Plains
Name the biome that is a treeless plain, with very little precipitation and average summer highs in the mid-50s. Located at the very northern part of Canada and Eurasia
Tundra
Which ocean current makes western Europe habitable compared to other regions at the same latitude?
The Gulf Stream
Glacial erosion removed the top soil
Where is the following description likely to be located?
Hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters; agricultural production centers on olives and grapes; vegetation is usually woody shrubs with some evergreen trees.
-Continental interiors at high latitudes, North Dakota
- near the coast in the Temperate zone, California
- islands in the Tropical zone, Hawaii
-High altitudes near plateaus, Wyoming
Near the coasts in the temperate zone, California
Which weather pattern would describe the following impacts on the geospheres?
-Decreased beach erosion in the Gulf resulting from hurricanes
- Weakened trade winds
- Warming of Pacific water temperatures
-Reduced fishing grounds off South America's west coast
El Nino