Earth Science Midterm part 1

Releasing carbon int what sphere causes an increased greenhouse effect?

• Lithosphere
• Biosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere

What degrees° of latitude is the earth's equator ?

• 90
• 45
• 66²/₃
• 0

Prime Meridian and International Dateline (180 Meridian) separate....?

• east and west hemispheres
• north and south hemispheres
• south and west hemispheres
• north and east hemispheres

Which step in the scientific method requires you to use your senses?

• Share Results
• Hypothesize
• Making an observation
• Designing an experiment

What happens if your hypothesis is proven incorrect?

• You give up and move on with life
• Assume it was someone else’s fault and blame them
• It is changed and retested
• It is published as true and becomes scientific law.

Which of the following is created due to a Rain Shadow?

• Rain Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Savannah

Which of the following does not help create the rain shadow effect?

• Mountains
• Latitude
• Large bodies of water
• Wind

The Hadley cell effect is responsible for the formation of which of the following

• Sahara desert
• Mojave desert
• Grand Canyon
• Great Plains

What is the first set of looping patterns of air circulation that occurs above and below the equator?

• Jet Stream
• Anvil Head
• Coriolis effect
• Hadley Cell

At about what latitudes do Hadley cell deserts occur?

• 40
• 10
• 30
• 66²/₃