Plate Tectonics
Soil
Seasons & Geographical Climate
Atmosphere & Wind Patterns
MYSTERY
100
This is a boundary in which plates move away from each other.
Convergent
100
Which type of soil particle has the lowest water holding capacity?
Sand
100
What is responsible for Earth's seasons?
The tilt of Earth's axis
100
From 0 degrees to 30 degrees North and South, wind blows in what direction?
East to West
100
Name a surface that would have a LOW albedo.
Anything dark colored
200
Which of the following best describes a transform boundary?
a. An area where two tectonic plates move away from each other
b. An area where two tectonic plates slide past one another
c. An area where two or more tectonic plates collide
d. An area where two or more tectonic plates fuse together at a suture zone
b. An area where two tectonic plates slide past one another
200
A farm is experiencing extensive crop loss due to high rains causing overly saturated soils. Which of the following approaches would best help the farmer alleviate the problem?
a. Fertilizing the area with manure to eliminate the need for inorganic chemical fertilizers
b. Amending the soil with clay to increase the water-holding capacity of the soil
c. Amending the soil with sand to increase the permeability of the soil
d. Using contour plowing to decrease soil erosion
C. Amending the soil with sand to increase the permeability of the soil
200
What season would it be in the Southern Hemisphere?
Summer
200
List the following gasses in order to most abundant to least abundant in the atmosphere: Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen
Nitrogen -> Oxygen -> Carbon Dioxide
200
This area is most susceptible to erosion, leading to increased suspended solids and increased turbidity downstream.
A, B, C or D
B
300
Which of the following sites would result in earthquakes?
A, B, C, or D
C
300
Corn is a crop that grows best in soil that drains well.
Which of the following soils is best suited to grow corn?
a. Clay because it has at least 45% clay so it absorbs water very well.
b. Silt loam because it is about 85% silt and has low amounts of sand.
c. Sandy loam because it has large amounts of sand and less than 20% clay.
d. Silty clay loam because it has all three soil components.
c. Sandy loam because it has large amounts of sand and less than 20% clay.
300
Earth currently rotates on an axis at an angle of 23.5 degrees. If that axis changed to 20 degrees, so that the axis was closer to vertical, which of the following would be expected to occur?
a. The number of days in a year would be reduced.
b. Earth would experience increased volcanic activity.
c. The amount of energy Earth receives from the Sun would increase.
d. Earth would experience a change in seasonal timing and length.
D. Earth would experience a change in seasonal timing and length.
300
This layer of Earth’s atmosphere has the highest density of any atmospheric layer and contains most of the water vapor in the atmosphere.
Troposphere
300
Based on the soil texture triangle, which of the following would describe soil that was 25% clay, 25% silt, and 50% sand?
Sandy clay Loam
400
At which of the following sites would activity result in volcanoes, island arcs, and mountains?
A, B, C, or D
B
400
List the order of soil particles from smallest to largest.
Clay, Silt, Sand
400
Which of the following best explains why City B regularly receives less precipitation than City A?
A. As air rises up the side of the mountain near City B, the temperature and the relative humidity increase, causing increased precipitation on the other side of the mountain over City A.
B. Air that is forced upward on the side of the mountain near City B leads to the formation of stratospheric clouds.
C. The urban heat island from City B causes a warmer climate that leads to reduced cloud formation.
D. The rain shadow effect causes City B to be drier because the mountain blocks precipitation from reaching the city.
D. The rain shadow effect causes City B to be drier because the mountain blocks precipitation from reaching the city.
400
Most of the Earth's deserts are at approximately 30° latitude, north and south, because these latitudes are characterized by
a. predominantly low atmospheric pressure
b. descending dry air currents
c. enhanced solar radiation
d. generally warm ocean currents
b. descending dry air currents
400
Winds blow from ___ to ___ between 30 degrees and 60 degrees due to the Coriolis effect.
West to East
500
What kind of boundary forms mid oceanic ridges?
Divergent
500
The water-holding capacity of soil is LEAST likely to be affected by the addition of which of the following?
a. Clay
b. Humus
c. Sand
d. Pesticide
d. Pesticide
500
List 3 impacts in the Pacific that occur from El Nino Conditions.
Warmer, wetter conditions in the Americas (Flooding)
Less upwelling off the coast of South America
Droughts in SE Asia and Australia
500
Which of the following is a primary cause of El Niño climate variations?
a. Reversals of Hadley cell circulation in the Atlantic Ocean
b. Increased dust blowing into the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara desert
c. Warmer surface waters in the Pacific Ocean
d. Reduced deep-water upwelling in the Pacific Ocean
C. Warmer surface waters in the Pacific Ocean
500
This results in very strong trade winds which cause an increase in upwelling off the coast of South America
La Nina