AP Environmental Science Weather and Climate (unit 4)

Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of earth?
I. variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth
II. variation in the amount of surface area over which the Sun's rays are distributed
III. variation in the amount of sunlight reflected from clouds

• I only
• I and II only
• II and III only
• III only

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The Coriolis effect is responsible for

• the convergence of two ascending Hadley cells
• the location of atmospheric currents caused by the unequal heating of Earth
• the cooling effect of air as it rises and expands
• the deflection of atmospheric currents

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Which of the following does NOT play a role in causing a rain shadow?

• cold polar air
• prevailing trade winds
• mountain ranges
• adiabatic cooling

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Which is the correct order of the convection cells starting from the equator?

• polar, ferrell, hadley
• ferrell, hadley, polar
• polar, hadley, ferrell
• hadley, ferrell, polar

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High productivity and nutrient availability in the ocean occurs in the areas with

• gyres
• upwelling
• warm waters
• prevailing wersterlies

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Why we have seasons

• the tides

• Earth's tilt

• sun's rotation around the Earth

• Milankovitch cycles

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Where weather happens

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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What is the windward side of a mountain?

• The wet side that is hit by the moist damp air.
• The dry side that is downwind of the mountain.
• The side of the mountain with the most people.
• The side of the mountain with the rain shadow.

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El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Pacific
• Arctic

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During a(n) ____ event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Normal

• Partly sunny

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