unit 4 apes
Most volcanism in the world is associated with
plate boundaries
The Sun's radiation provides the energy for all of the following EXCEPT
plate tectonics
The location where one tectonic plate is being forced beneath another, creating a volcanic arc.
E- japan
Area that exhibits a growing nonvolcanic mountain chain due to uplift
C
At which of the following sites is an earthquake most likely to occur as two plates slide sideways past each other?
C
The location where new crust is being created at a divergent plate boundary
C- middle of the atlantic ocean
The intraplate location where hot-spot volcanism is occurring
A- hawaii
Area where new crust is being created at a divergent plate boundary
B
At this site a 9.09.0 magnitude earthquake, which occurred at a nearby subduction zone, triggered one of the largest nuclear reactor disasters in history.
D- japan
The diagram below is an illustration of global atmospheric circulation .Which of the following is a biome found at 30°30° N and 30°30° S as seen in the diagram?
Deserts
Which of the following statements correctly explains the tectonic plate activity on the West Coast of the United States?
Earthquakes occur at the San Andreas Fault when stored energy is released from locked plates.
Directions: Select the choice that best fits each statement. The following question(s) refer to the data table below that shows the annual anchovy catch and average sea surface temperature off the coast of Peru from 1995 through 2001. The high sea surface temperature in 1998 was most likely due to
El Niño
El Niño and La Niña are natural phenomena associated with changing water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. The occurrence of these events can result in changes in global weather and ocean circulation patterns. Which of the following is a positive effect likely to result from an El Niño event?
Fewer hurricanes forming in the Central Atlantic basin
Which of the following correctly characterizes one of Earth's atmospheric layers?
Layer DD is the thermosphere, where auroras are found.
Based on the graph, which of the following can be concluded about the latitudes of the two locations?
Location 1 is close to the equator, and Location 2 is in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which of the following best explains why the shaded area receives more snowfall than the other parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio?
Moisture picked up from the warmer water in the Great Lakes is deposited as snow downwind.
Which of the following is the most abundant gas by volume in the atmosphere?
N2
The city of London in the United Kingdom is found approximately at the same latitude as the city of Calgary in Canada. Calgary has an average high temperature in December of −4.6−4.6 degrees Celsius, while London has an average high temperature of 8.68.6 degrees Celsius. Which of the following statements best explains why the average temperature of London is warmer than that of Calgary in December?
Oceanic currents warm the atmosphere in London.
The diagram below is an illustration of global atmospheric circulation. Which of the following is the source of energy driving the circulation pattern labeled C in the diagram?
Solar radiation
The axis of Earth in relation to the Sun is tilted at a 23.5 degree slant, as illustrated in the diagram below. Use the diagram below to answer the next three questions. If the diagram illustrates Earth's relative position on December 21 of a given year, which of the following statements would be correct?
The Tropic of Cancer has a shorter day and lower solar radiation intensity because there is a direct relationship between day length and radiation intensity.
Which of the following areas receives the most intense solar radiation at the time of year shown in the diagram, and why?
The Tropic of Capricorn, because this latitude is nearly horizontal to incoming solar radiation.
Based on the diagram, which of the following identifies a characteristic of the atmosphere between the stratopause and the tropopause?
The ozone layer is in the stratosphere.
Which of the following best explains why City B regularly receives less precipitation than City A?
The rain shadow effect causes City B to be drier because the mountain blocks precipitation from reaching the city.
Brown pelicans are fish-eating birds. As a result of an El Niño event, the population of brown pelicans in southern California declines. Which of the following best explains the relationship between the El Niño event and the population decline?
Warmer ocean temperatures can cause fish to move to colder water farther from pelican nest sites.
The primary cause of Earth's seasons is the
constant tilt of Earth's rotational axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun
Most of the Earth's deserts are at approximately 30° latitude, north and south, because these latitudes are characterized by
descending dry air currents
In the desert regions of the southwestern United States, daily high and low temperatures will frequently fluctuate by 40°F40°F (33°C)(33°C) or more. Which statement below best explains the large variation in temperature?
there are no bordering oceans or large bodies of water to provide a stabilizing humidity to the air.
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 is that
warm air rises at the equator, cools, and sinks at 30° latitude