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Ocean and Atmosphere Review
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Earth and Environmental Science
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1
Which answer choice ranks the layers of the atmosphere in order of increasing altitude?
Thermosphere → Stratosphere → Mesosphere → Troposphere
Stratosphere → Thermosphere → Troposphere → Mesosphere
Troposphere → Stratosphere→ Mesosphere→ Thermosphere
Troposphere → Mesosphere → Thermosphere → Stratosphere
2
The islands located off the coast of North Carolina are called ____.
Barrier islands
coastlines
groins
Iceland
3
The form of oxygen that combines three oxygen atoms and shields out harmful UV rays is
ozone
CFCs
argon
methaneoxygen
4
How does temperature fluctuate with increasing altitude in the Troposphere?
increase
gets hotter
stay the same
decrease
5
In what layer does the atmosphere reach its coldest temperature?
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
6
What are the 3 mechanisms associated with heating of the Earth?
ultraviolet waves, ozone and atmospheric layers
radiation, condensation and convection
convection, conduction and radiation
convention, conduction and condensation
7
What causes ocean currents to deflect towards the right in the northern hemisphere?
Coriolis Effect
Gravity
Wind
Density
8
The Earth, Sun and Moon produces the greatest change in high and low tides when _________
They are in a straight alignment with one another.
They are paralleled
They are at right angle with one another.
They are up and down
9
Why are ocean currents important to coastal regions?
They move upward pushing warm water and nutrients to surface
They increase the rate of precipitation as cold water moves
They cold water to the equator
They cool and warm the air temperature along coastal regions
10
What is my (Mrs. Taylor) favorite color?
red
purple
pink
blue
11
Which of the following structure is built offshore to reduce erosion from large breaking waves?
groins
breakwater
seawall
jetty
12
What is a drawback (negative result) to the extensive use of irrigation?
Crops do not receive sufficient (or enough) water
Pollution increases
None of these
Groundwater levels decrease
13
Coriolis Effect causes warm current to flow to and cold currents to flow away the equator.
False
True
14
Changes in ocean current patterns is the result of
Changes of the wind circulations
Unequal heating of the ocean water on Earth
Changes in tidal patterns
Equal heating of the ocean water on Earth
15
In which atmospheric layer of Earth do thunderstorms occur?
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
16
What are the two most dominant gases in the atmosphere?
Sulfur Dioxide and Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen and Oxygen
17
Coastal city have more stable temperatures due to more water vapor in the atmosphere.
True
False
18
Energy travels from the Sun to the Earth in the form of an electromagnetic wave the process is?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Transfuse
19
In which layer of the atmosphere is ozone found in?
Ionosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
Mesosphere
20
This Global Conveyor Belt is driven by ______.
friction
Air
Density
Wind
