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What causes faster wind?
What does clastic mean?
Physical Geography SI Super Session Review
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What does clastic mean?
Made from particles of other rocks
Formed from the evaporation of chemical solution or organic deposition
Gap in the rock record
Layering of sedimentary rock
2
What causes faster wind?
Shaking your hand super fast outside
A large pressure difference between high and low pressure systems
Less moisture leads to faster wind
3
Which of these is a closed system?
The Earth in terms of energy
The human body
The Great Salt Lake
The Earth in terms of matter
4
Damage produced by an earthquake is proportional to magnitude and intensity
True
False
5
What kind of map is most accurate?
A map projected onto a sphere like a classroom globe
Globe projected onto a flat page
All maps are created equal and we shouldn't discriminate
6
What is relative humidity?
Another name for dew point
Amount of water that can condense
Measure of the water vapor content in the air
7
What is the layer of the earth between the crust and the mantle?
Tectonic Convergence Zone
Oceanic crust
Moho
Liquid outer core
8
This type of remote sensing responds to internal stimuli to collect data about the Earth. What kind of sensor is it?
Active Sensor
Passive Sensor
9
What is a Storm Surge?
Movement of tectonic plates caused by hurricanes
Another awesome name for a comic-book character
Destructive gusts of wind created by hurricanes causing widespread damage
Abnormal water rise created by storm or hurricane
10
Why is upwelling important?
It influences the climate and economy of coastal regions
All of these answers are correct
It brings nutrient-rich water to the surface, causing growth of plant life
It supports large populations of animals
11
Climate change and positive feedback are related.
False
True
12
Water is always absorbing or releasing energy.
True
False
13
What human activities are contributing to global warming?
All of these are human activities causing global warming
Deforestation, crop burning, livestock, and rice cultivation
Landfills, wastewater, cement industry, and most industry in general
Human travel, shipping, energy use by buildings, agriculture, and fishing
14
What drives surface ocean currents?
Wind
Water density
Movement of large aquatic mammals
Differential heating of the oceans
15
How is heat transferred from tropical to polar regions
The Maritime Effect
There is no heat transfer; that's why polar regions are so cold
Circulation cells
16
What is slowing down the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation?
An unusual increase in solar radiation
Volcanic eruptions
Melting glaciers
The AMOC is actually speeding up
17
How are Tornadoes formed?
Extremely fast winds pick up and are increased by the Maritime Effect
Air molecules sense popular actor Glenn Powell and form for narrative story
Cold air descends fast, abruptly changing natural processes
Low-pressure vortices descend from powerful thunderstorms to the ground
18
What are Geographic Information Systems?
A kind of sensor that responds to external stimuli
A fancier way of saying GPS
A tool for examining spatial trends and patterns on the Earth
A new AI Model
19
What is Remote Sensing
The science of obtaining information about an object from a distance
The method that satellites use to locate each other and not crash
The ability to telepathically locate a lost TV remote
The technological innovations that led to the modern-day satellite
20
Which of these is NOT a constant configuration in the atmosphere?
Water Vapor
Argon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
21
What is the 1st step in forming a hurricane?
Air masses move over a continent
An unorganized thunderstorm forms over the ocean
Water density levels change creating a tropical depression
Wind speeds reach over 74 miles per hour
22
What produces earthquakes?
Godzilla
The liquid outer core boils, causing large explosions below the crust
Divergent plate boundaries
Stress on lithospheric plates deform and eventually slip creating faults
23
Which of the following is NOT a step in creating a hailstorm?
Air rises very fast and reaches a high altitude
Cold air heats up and sinks to the optimal zone for creating storms
Ice balls rain from the sky as hail
Water droplets freeze and accumulate several layers
24
Carbon transfers from geologic reserves are a one-way process that transfers carbon into the atmosphere
False
True
25
What are tipping points?
A really good Soda Shop
The point in a system where change is about to become irreversible
Unstable parts of the Earth's surface
The point in a system where change has become permanent
26
What mineral property is most unreliable in identifying minerals?
Luster
Fracture
Hardness
Color
27
What is a sign that a volcano could erupt?
Rising magma chamber creates bulge
All of the above
Frequent earthquakes
Increased gas emissions
28
Terrestrial radiation has shorter wavelengths and emits more energy
True
False
29
Which of the following is NOT a driver of natural climate change?
Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
Orbital Changes
Solar Radiation
The AMOC
30
What is evapotranspiration?
Combination of water moved to atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration
A measure of water released by the atmosphere
Water collected by the atmosphere through plants
31
What is albedo?
The amount of energy reflected off a surface and not absorbed
The amount of energy absorbed by a surface and not reflected
The amount of energy able to pass through an object undisturbed
A really cool hat
32
Upwelling is caused by winds pushing away surface water which is replaced by deeper water
True
False
33
What causes monsoons?
Differential heating of the land and ocean
Angry sea monsters
Continentality
Rossby Waves
34
What are lithospheric plates?
Large fragments of Earth's crust separated along ridges
Both answers are correct
Only describes continental plates, not oceanic
35
Where are the majority of volcanoes and earthquakes located?
Near large cities
Along plate boundaries
At hot spots
Anywhere on the ocean floor
36
What are pyroclastic flows?
Outbursts of hot gas and volcanic ash
Viscous mudflows of debris and water
The tectonic explosion that follows volcanic eruptions
Another name for magma
37
Is there more or less pressure close to the atmosphere?
Less
More
38
Definition of equilibrium?
A consequence of positive feedback
The swinging of a hypnotist's pocket watch...you're getting very sleepy
A system's capacity to absorb disturbances
A state where opposing forces are balanced
39
What world climate does the Bear Range fit into?
Mild Mid-Latitude Climate
Dry Climate: Arid
Dry Climate: Semiarid
Highland
40
What is the correct order of ocean layers from least deep to most deep
Thermocline, mixed layer, deep-ocean layer
Mixed layer, thermocline, deep-ocean layer
Deep-ocean layer, thermocline, mixed layer
Thermocline, deep ocean-layer, mixed layer
41
What are Jet Streams?
The lines that follow planes
Slow-moving, bulky air currents that circulate oxygen
The cause of continentality
Fast-flowing, narrow air currents
42
The Earth is slick and smooth
True
False
43
Precipitation is another word for evaporation
True
False
44
Which of the following is not one of the 3 plate boundary types?
Transform
Oceanic
Convergent
Divergent
45
How many satellites are required to find an exact location?
3
1
2
It's completely impossible
46
What was a major rule change that needs to happen to lower carbon emissions?
Set up the Hunger Games with fossil fuel companies
Make all fossil fuel energy consumption illegal
Put a price on carbon pollution
Use legislation to force fossil fuel companies to produce solar panels, etc
47
Which city is more likely to have a less variable climate?
Omaha, Nebraska
San Francisco, California
48
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism for lifting air masses?
Orographic Precipitation
Convergence
Frontal lifting
Jet Stream Precipitation
49
Which of the following is NOT a main driver of climate?
Topography
Ocean Currents
Location of Convection Cells
Longitude
50
What is the first step of the scientific method?
Observation
Experimentation
Hypothesis Formation
Replication
51
What is the definition of Physical Geography?
The mapping of countries on a physical landscape
The relationships between the physical environment and human populations
The best class you'll ever take
The science of physical processes like wind currents and volcanoes
52
Which of the following is NOT a process to transfer heat?
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
The Greenhouse Effect
53
Climate models are currently inaccurate and researchers need more time to collect all the facts
True
False
54
Metamorphic rocks are formed the cooling of magma
False
True
55
How do trees tell us about past climates?
Scientists extract their DNA to analyze the changes the tree went through
Trees are useless in this context
Their tree rings document tells us what the tree lived through each year
The length of roots tells us a tree's long-term growth
56
Which of the following was not a cause of cognitive bias?
Emotions
Individual motivations
Heuristics
Logical deduction
57
The first condition of cloud formation is that the air must be saturated. What is the second step?
Trick question, there is no 2nd condition
Solar radiation must be present
Cloud Condensation Nuclei must be plentiful
Water must be present in a 15 mile radius
58
What is the Intertropical Convergence Zone?
The mechanism that moves hot air across the world
A band of low pressure near the equator where trade winds meet
The real Bermuda Triangle
Another name for the equator
59
What causes seasons on Earth?
The tilt of Earth's axis relative to its orbit around the sun
The orbit of the moon around the Earth
Persephone alternating between the Underworld and the land of the living
Earth's orbit bringing the planet closer to sun and farther away
60
Which atmospheric layer protects us from UV radiation?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
61
Longitude correlates with climate while latitude correlates with time
True
False
62
Which of these is not a sphere studied in Physical Geography?
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
63
What's an important function of volcanoes?
Volcanoes have no good purpose
Creates new lithosphere
They give humans a reliable, safe source of clean energy
Heats up the planet during cold periods
64
Composite volcanoes are explosive and formed over subduction zones
False
True
65
What is the order of circulation cells moving from the equator to the poles?
Hadley, Polar, Ferrel
Hadley, Ferrel, Polar
Ferrel, Hadley, Polar
Polar, Ferrel, Hadley
66
What drives deep ocean circulation?
Water density
Wind
Movements of large aquatic mammals
Differential heating of the oceans
67
What is heat?
A measurement of actual energy
The measure of average molecular motions
68
Semi-permanent pressure systems are consistent low-pressure zones that alternate locations across many years
True
False
69
Mafic refers to dark-colored rocks rich in magnesium and sulfur
False
True
70
What is radiation?
A substance that can give superpowers to unsuspecting civilians
Transmission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
An energy released by anything colder than 0o Kelvin
Another name for GPS
71
Definition of resilience?
The layer of the earth beneath the crust
The units to measure the strength of a wizard's shield
The balance of opposing forces
A system's capacity to absorb disturbances and continue its function
72
The body temperature of a human can be used as an example of positive feedback.
True
False
73
Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have been increasing over time
False
True
74
What is an air mass?
A large body of air that stays at a consistent temperature and humidity
A very big cloud
A really cool name for a superhero
A large body of air that is constantly changing temperature and humidity
75
What controls the temperature in the atmosphere?
The amount of moisture in the atmosphere
Radiation interaction with the lithosphere and atmospheric gases
76
What is a dormant volcano?
Volcano that has not erupted in recent history; shows no signs of erosion
A new volcano
Volcano that has erupted in recorded history
A volcano that has not erupted in recent history and has been eroded
77
What two forces create vertical air movement?
Gravity, wind
Gravity, buoyancy
Trick question, it's just gravity
Gravity, solar radiation
78
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
The compulsive need to start a garden in your backyard
The reflection of solar radiation off the atmosphere
An effect created by human pollution
Some radiation is absorbed by greenhouse gas leading to the surface warming
79
Why are Rossby Waves important?
They control the tides of all West coasts
They move wind towards the ITCZ
They play a role in shaping weather patterns
80
Weather describes how the atmosphere behaves over long periods of time
False
True
81
What section of the atmosphere is farthest from the surface?
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
82
How much of Earth's water is in the oceans?
50%
2.8%
100%
97.2%
