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