Flashcardziz Assessment: APES Unit 4.4-4.9

Front

The sun's rays are least direct

Back

near the poles

Front

This air circulation pattern occurs between 0 degrees latitude and 30 degrees latitude.

Back

Hadley cell

Front

All of the land that drains into a particular body of water is called a(n):

Back

watershed

Front

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Back

Stratosphere

Front

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

Back

less

Front

What is the primary function of the ozone layer?

Back

To absorb and protect against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.

Front

Define 'convection currents'.

Back

The movement of fluid (liquid or gas) caused by the uneven distribution of heat, resulting in the rise of warm fluid and the sinking of cooler fluid.

Front

What is a watershed?

Back

An area of land where all the water that drains off of it goes into the same place, such as a river, lake, or ocean.

Front

Explain the Hadley cell.

Back

A large-scale atmospheric circulation pattern that occurs between the equator and 30 degrees latitude, characterized by rising warm air at the equator and sinking cool air at around 30 degrees.

Front

What is the Coriolis effect?

Back

The deflection of moving objects (like air and water) caused by the rotation of the Earth, resulting in curved paths.