Unit 4 AP Review

The second layer of soil. This is where most of the organic material is decomposing.

This layer of Earth’s atmosphere has the highest density of any atmospheric layer and contains most of the water vapor.

El Niño, a periodic warming of ocean surface waters, occurs in which of the following regions?

Which of the following would improve water quality.

The cause of Earths seasons is the tilt of Earths rotational axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun.

Which of the following is more likely to occur in aquifers in coastal areas than in aquifers in other regions?

Solar Radiation from the sun provides energy for everything except what?

The top most layer of soil. it's also known as the Organic Layer.

Most volcanoes form at Plate Boundaries.

This wind pattern occurs between 60 & 90 degrees north and south latitude.

Less than 1% of the atmosphere is made up of CO2.

When two tectonic plates split apart and move away from each other. Usually creates trenches.

75% of the atmosphere is N2. 20% is O2. 5% is Argon.

When two tectonic plates collide and create mountain ranges.

Even though the UK is at the same latitude of Canada the UK is a lot warmer because of the warm oceanic currents.

The water-holding capacity of soil is LEAST likely to be affected by the addition of which of the following?

These layers of the soil have a lot of sediments and inorganic material like rocks and sand.

This wind pattern occurs between 0 & 30 degrees north and south latitude.

Most volcanoes form at Midcontinental Hot Spots.

The bottom most layer of soil. Also known as Bedrock.

An area where two tectonic plates slide past one another

The process by which earthen materials are broken down and transported naturally from one place to another.

Historically people settled near or in floodplains because:

One side of a mountain range is lush & biodiverse while the other side is dry and dester-like.

Which of the following would cause soil to become MORE permeable.

Which of the following are types of Weathering?

Corn is a crop that grows best in soil that drains well. Which of the following soils is best suited to grow corn?

This wind pattern occurs between 30 & 60 degrees north and south latitude.

This layer of Earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer that absorbs the sun's ultraviolet rays.