APES - Unit 1 Review

Question 1

The correct order of the layers of the atmosphere starting at the Earth's surface are?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere

Question 2

The difference in magnitude between an Earthquake that is a 3 and a 5 on the richter scale is?

Accepted Answer

100 times greater

Question 3

Hadley Cells are located between what latitudes on the Earth?

Accepted Answer

0 - 30 degrees North and South

Question 4

Where is upwelling most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

Along the west coasts of continents

Question 5

The longest mountain chain is called?

Accepted Answer

Mid Atlantic RIdge

Question 6

What is the name of the Era of Mammals?

Accepted Answer

Cenozoic Era

Question 7

What best describes the temperature of the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

It decreases as you increase in altitude in the troposphere

Question 8

A tsunami is created from:

Accepted Answer

An underwater convergent boundary Earthquake

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the Coriolis Effect is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

Global winds are not affected by the Coriolis effect

Question 10

As you increase in degrees in latitude:

Accepted Answer

Temperature decreases

Question 11

The wind belt that the United States is affected by is?

Accepted Answer

Westerlies

Question 12

What happens to air as it rises?

Accepted Answer

The pressure decreases and it expands in volume

Question 13

Most of Earth’s surface ocean current patterns are primarily caused by:

Accepted Answer

wind

Question 14

How many centimeters are in 50 meters?

Accepted Answer

5000

Question 15

The term used to describe sunlight that is reflected off the Earth's Surface is?

Accepted Answer

albedo

Question 16

All of the following is true about an El Nino EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Trade Winds become stronger bringing warm water to Australia

Question 17

Which of the following is the best description of a region’s climate?

Accepted Answer

average temperature and precipitation over several decades

Question 18

The lithosphere includes

Accepted Answer

all of the crust.

Question 19

When a continental plate collides with another continental plate?

Accepted Answer

a mountain forms

Question 20

Which level of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Question 21

The Earth is about ____ billion years old.

Accepted Answer

4.6

Question 22

Most volcanism in the world is associated with:

Accepted Answer

Plate Boundaries

Question 23

Categories of Geologic Time from the longest span of time to the shortest?

Accepted Answer

Eon, Era, Period, Epoch

Question 24

What is the name of the location on the surface that an Earthquake occurs on?

Accepted Answer

epicenter

Question 25

The elements of Earth are separated such that the

Accepted Answer

most dense elements are in the center, called the core.

Question 26

The epoch we are currently in is called?

Accepted Answer

Holocene

Question 27

What is the overall direction of global air currents at the equator?

Accepted Answer

Air rises at the equator

Question 28

The Andes in South America were formed by?

Accepted Answer

Oceanic-Continental Convergence

Question 29

The Earth is tilted at how many degrees?

Accepted Answer

23.5 degrees

Question 30

Which position would correspond with Spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 31

Gyres or large circular ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere go in what direction?

Accepted Answer

Clockwise

Question 32

In a rain shadow the leeward side of the mountain experiences what type of weather?

Accepted Answer

warm and dry

Question 33

Magma circulates in convection cells in the

Accepted Answer

Asthenosphere

Question 34

The San Andreas Fault is on what type of plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

Transform

Question 35

All of the following are greenhouse gases EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 36

Thermohaline circulation or the global conveyer belt is caused by:

Accepted Answer

Density Differences because of temperature and Salinity

Question 37

In which level of the atmosphere does weather occur?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Question 38

If it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Question 39

What direction to hurricanes move in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Counter Clockwise

Question 40

What natural events would be most likely to contribute to the cooling of Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Volcanism

APES - Unit 1 Review

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APES - Unit 1 Review

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