Unit 2 - APES

The maximum amount of water vapor air can hold at a given temperature is called the

In a convection current, heat tends to:

Soils with high CECs (cation exchange capacity) are best suited for:

Mountain Ranges and Proximity to water are topographical features that determine climate.

This plate is:

Which does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents?

Which of the following DOES NOT effect watershed?

Seafloor spreading occurs when two plates

This type of soil is the underlying rock material from which its inorganic components are derived:

What type of soil would be best at the bottom of a landfill?

Which atmospheric layer contains the protective ozone layer?

High productivity and nutrient availability in the ocean occurs in areas with

The Hawaiian Islands were formed:

The layer of Earth is composed primarily of iron and nicklel?

Which has the highest albedo?

Precipitation leaves a watershed area by:

Most of earth's volcanos are formed from

What does NOT determine climate patterns?

This plate is:

Which process builds up or makes more crust?

The variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches the earth contributes to the unequal warming of Earth

Land features such as island arcs, trenches, volacanos, earthquakes occur

Which is the correct order of the convection cells, starting from the equator?

Which does NOT drive ocean currents?

________ effect is due to the rotation of Earth causing the deflection of objects moving directly North or South.

What type of boundary is shown?

La Nina is a system that creates:

This plate is:

Which list is in the correct order of atmospheric layers starting from Earth’s surface?

This horizon is due to detritus such as leaf litter, twigs and even animal bodies: