Earth/Space Quiz 2

What is ozone? a gas consisting of molecules containing three oxygen atoms a gas that resides in the stratosphere a gas that blocks ultraviolet radiation from reaching Earth all listed

all listed

The ocean current called the Gulf Stream carries heat from Hawaii to the Western coast of North America. vertically mixes the Atlantic ocean near the Southern United States. carries heat from the Gulf of Mexico to the North American coast and Northern Europe. travels through all of the world's oceans.

carries heat from the Gulf of Mexico to the North American coast and Northern Europe

A depositional landform that is produced where a stream meets the sea is a sea stack. moraine. cavern. delta.

delta

What kind of erosion produces sinkholes? wind erosion groundwater erosion ocean wave erosion stream erosion

groundwater erosion

The troposphere is warmed mostly by short-wave radiation. long-wave radiation. solar radiation. clouds.

long-wave radiation

Wind is due to storms that push air in front of them. Earth's rotation. the greenhouse effect. pressure and temperature differences in the atmosphere.

pressure and temperature differences in the atmosphere

The erosion of wind is most like the action of sandpaper. a bulldozer. an ice cream scoop. a skateboard.

sandpaper

What is the lowest level that sediment from a mountain can be transported to? the bottom of a stream channel sea level the bottom of the sea Earth's core

the bottom of the sea

Temperatures in Earth's atmospheric layers vary in a zig-zag pattern with altitude principally because the chemical composition of the atmosphere varies. air is compressible. the density of air varies with altitude. pressure varies with altitude.

the chemical composition of the atmosphere varies

As glaciers and streams move, they carry loads of sediment with them . . . but where is the sediment ultimately going to? the shore the sea the poles the equator

the sea

Near a high-pressure weather system (also called an anticyclone), clouds are unlikely to form. Why is this? The Coriolis force turns the air, dispersing condensed air so clouds cannot form. Highs do not form in moist air. Air flows upward and into the high. Air flows downward and outward from a high.

Air flows downward and outward from a high

How is the atmosphere like a florist's greenhouse? Both trap long-wave electromagnetic radiation. Both trap short-wave electromagnetic radiation. Both prevent convection of warmed air. Both trap a broad range of electromagnetic wavelengths.

Both trap long-wave electromagnetic radiation