Quiz 1
The Sun's radiation provides the energy for all of the following except
plate tectonics
Area where new crust is being created at a divergent plate boundary
B
Area that exhibits a growing nonvolcanic mountain chain due to uplift
C
Mesosphere
3rd layer of the atmosphere Temp decreases
Brown pelicans are fish eating birds. As a result of an El Niño event, the population o brown pelicans in southern Caliornia declines. Which of the following best explains the relationship between the El Niño event and the population decline?
A. Warmer ocean temperatures can cause fish to move to colder water farther from pelican nest sites
Which latitude shown on the diagram experiences 24 hr darkness's
Arctic circle
Most deserts on Earth are located near the 30 north and 30 south latitudes because humidity is lower at 30. The best explanation for the lower humidity
C. Warm air rises at the equator, cools and sinks at 30 latitude
Which soil composition will be the best for filling a landfill
Clay
What are the proportions of sand, silt, and clay for the soil at point T
D
The rapid rate of this process in tropical rainforest results in low nutrients
Decomposition
Which has the greatest permeability
Sand
Beneficial ozone layer is in this region
Stratosphere
Troposphere
The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere Weather happens here Temp decrease
Stratosphere
The second-lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. Temp increase Planes fly Ozone layer Inversión layer
Thermosphere
The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases