Earth Processes Study Review

___________ is a measure of the amount of dissolved solids in a liquid.

Dense water ___________________ less dense water.

What causes most of the damage associated with hurricanes?

Which of the following does NOT affects ocean salinity?

Correctly lists the layers of the atmosphere in order.

When you step outside to see if there are any rain clouds in the sky, you are checking the ___.

The ozone layer is located in the

Air pressure ________________________ as you move away from the Earth's surface.

The coldest layer of the atmosphere is the

Sudden flash flooding is the biggest cause of weather-related deaths.

Warm water from surface currents replaces _______ water that sinks to the ocean floor.

Aurora borealis occurs in the

The El Nino occurs when there is a difference in charge between 2 surfaces.

Which describes the Coriolis Effect?

The bottom layer of the atmosphere, where almost all weather occurs, is the

Where is the exosphere located?

Which of the following is NOT one of the climate zones?

A severe storm that forms as a rapidly rotating funnel cloud is called a

Narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow in the upper troposphere and the lower stratosphere

The tropical zone, which is located around the equator, receives the most ____________________.

Hurricanes result from the expansion of air along the lightning strike.

What climate zone has the coldest average temperature?

All thunderstorms produce lightning.

Where do warm-water currents originate?

__________ is a large electrical discharge that occurs between two oppositely charged surfaces.

Deep currents form when

Winds that move from northeast to southwest towards the equator

In what seasons do most tornadoes in the U.S. occur?

Why is the atmosphere important to us?