U1-WG-ACP-Review -2B-3A-3B-3C-4A-20A

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What is the equinox?

A day on which the sun is directly over

-the Tropic of Capricorn

- the Tropic of Cancer

- the Prime Meridian

-the Equator

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the Equator

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_____________ refers to the state of the atmosphere in one place over a short period of time. (WG.3B)

Is it

-climate

-weather

-Biome

-ecosystem

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Weather

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El Nino is a phenomenon that originates in:

-Atlantic Ocean,

-Pacific Ocean,

-Caribbean Sea

-Mediterranean Sea

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Pacific Ocean

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The periodic change in the pattern of ocean currents, water temperatures, and weather in the mid-Pacific Ocean is known as:

-Doldrums

-La Nina

-Coriolis Effect or

-El Nino

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El Nino

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When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

-Autumn

-Summer

-Winter

-Spring

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Autumn

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Which fact relating to Japan is a cause of the other three?

-Japan experiences numerous volcanic eruptions.

-Tsunamis and typhoons originate in the Pacific.

-Japan is situated within the Ring of Fire.

-Earthquakes are prevalent throughout the islands

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Japan is situated within the Ring of Fire.

or

Japan-Ring of Fire

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Which choice is accurate about convergent plate movement?

Convergent plates move toward each other & create

(or slide past eath other and cause)

-mountains

-river valleys

-a fault

-an earthquake

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mountains

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What occurs within the lithosphere?

-plant growth

-earthquakes

-cyclones

-tsunamis

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earthquakes

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Plant roots can grow into crevices in rock and eventually break the rock apart. This is an example of —

-the hydrosphere affecting the biosphere through tectonic activity

-the lithosphere affecting the atmosphere through erosion

-the biosphere affecting the lithosphere through mechanical weathering

-the atmosphere affecting the hydrosphere through chemical weathering

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the biosphere affecting the lithosphere through mechanical weathering

or

biosphere->lithosphere=mechanical weathering

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The diagram shows the position of the Southern Hemisphere in which season?

-Spring

-Summer

-Fall

-Winter

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Summer