APES Unit 4 Review

Front

What happens to temperature in the troposphere as altitude increases?

Back

Temperature decreases.

Front

What is the correct sequence of layers of the earth's atmosphere from earth's surface to space?

Back

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere.

Front

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

Back

Earth rotating on its axis.

Front

What can a map of tectonic plate boundaries help predict?

Back

The location of future earthquakes.

Front

Which wind system is closest to the equator?

Back

Doldrums.

Front

Define the troposphere.

Back

The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere, where weather occurs and temperature decreases with altitude.

Front

What is the stratosphere?

Back

The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere, characterized by a temperature increase with altitude due to the ozone layer.

Front

Explain the mesosphere.

Back

The layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere, where temperature decreases with altitude and meteors burn up.

Front

What is the thermosphere?

Back

The outermost layer of the atmosphere, where temperature increases significantly with altitude and the auroras occur.

Front

Define the term 'Coriolis Effect'.

Back

The deflection of moving objects, such as winds, due to Earth's rotation.