AP Test 4 Review

Since 1910 the depletion of minerals in the soil has affected the nutrient content of all of these except what? 

Properties of soil are determined by all of the following except what?

Humans can overcome difficulties of living within watersheds through the creation of artificial waterways and levies.

During El Niño trade winds can reverse direction and _______________ can cease.

What type of particle has the highest permeability?

What is the best type of soil for agriculture? 

An upward movement of cool ocean water to the warmer surface is known as ________________.

La Niña moves heat energy toward the west while El Niño moves heat energy toward the east.

Loss of _______________ can lead to increased erosion and leaching of additional nutrients from the soil.

The uneven heating of the earth causes all of the following except what?

Weather can be affected by geological factors such as mountains and oceans.

Which of the following is not a windbelt.

Clouds can only exist within the troposphere.

Which of the following is the primary cause of our seasons.  

During the shortest day of winter in the northern hemisphere the sun is shining directly on what?

An equinox happens when the sun shines directly on the ____________________.

What is the large-scale water circulation that moves clockwise in the northern hemisphere?

When two tectonic plates meet and slip horizontally of one another it is called what? 

Quartz is a poor parent material for agriculture and is usually found where? 

Convergent boundaries typically create all of the following except what?

The Coriolis effect determines the direction that each of the following rotates except what? 

Coastal winds are absolutely necessary for upwelling to occur.  

As air rises it cools because of a lower pressure which allows atoms to spread out.

Erosion and vegetation loss are worsened through a positive feedback loop.

Which of the following is not a contributing factor to Earth's natural climate patterns?

When two tectonic plates meet but continually pull apart it is known as what?  

Which of the following is not a watershed classification? 

It is possible for upwelling to occur in places where wind belts meet such as the equator. 

The flow of air and water from the equator to the poles is known as what? 

What is the layer of the atmosphere with the highest temperature? 

Calcium Carbonate is a high nutrient parent material that is highly productive for agriculture.

A ________________ is an area of little or unpredictable wind that is found where wind belts converge. 

Layers of the atmosphere are separated by what measurable factor? 

The troposphere has the highest temperature of any layer of the atmosphere?

A mechanical breakdown of rocks and minerals is known as what?

Climate and weather are the same thing.  

The ozone layer is found in which layer of the atmosphere? 

El Niño and La Niña occur in what major body of water.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a watershed? 

When two tectonic plates are not only meeting, but continually pushing together it is known as what?  

The Coriolis effect describes why the flow of air and water move from west to east.  

In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice happens when the sun shines on the tropic of ________________.

How many layers does the atmosphere contain? 

The Coriolis effect describes why the flow of air and water move from the equator toward the poles.  

Upwelling is responsible for all of the following except what? 

___________ causes periods of drought in South east Asia and unusually warm periods in the Pacific Northwest.

During the longest day of summer in the northern hemisphere the sun is shining directly on what? 

Peaks or ridges that are connected in a watershed are known as what? 

Quartz is a high nutrient parent material that is highly productive for agriculture.

As air rises it becomes warmer because it is getting closer to the sun and thereby absorbing more radiation.