ES Unit 2 Exam Review

What are the 2 measurements that determine climate?

• weather and precipitation

• weather and temperature

• temperature and precipitation

• humidity and temperature

How many years do measurements need to be taken to determine climate?

• 10 or more

• 20 or more

• 30 or more

• 40 or more

Earthquakes happen at all plate boundaries. What plate boundaries are they the most common?

• transform

• convergent

• divergent

• subduction

What type of soil is 50% clay, 20% silt and 30% sand?

• sandy clay

• silty clay

• silty loam

• clay

What creates wind?

• ocean temperatures

• human actions

• the Earth's core

• uneven heating of Earth by the sun

Mid-ocean ridges are found at this plate boundary:

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subduction

Which of the following is a negative impact of dams?

• making hydroelectricity

• creating jobs

• fish not being able to swim upstream

• controling floods

Where on Earth do convection currents happen?

• the air

• the ocean

• the mantle

• all of the above

What happens during an El Nino year?

• trade wind blow west toward Asia/Australia

• trade winds weaken and blow east toward the Americas

• trade winds stay constant

• none of the above

Most of Earth's freshwater is found here:

• groundwater

• surface water

• glaciers

• ocean