APES Unit 4 CUA Review

The surface of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, is broken into seven major pieces and sits atop a liquid layer called the _______

• lithosphere, asthenosphere

• astenosphere, mantle

• crust, litosphere

• asthenosphere, lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the side of the mountain that is often drier and warmer.

• Leeward Side
• Wet Lapse Rate
• Windward Side
• Wild Side

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is "upwelling"?

• when wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths
• water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes
• it is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea
• It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

During __________ upwelling occurs off the coast of Peru.

• Normal Conditions
• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

One consequence of El Nino is _______ and increased rainfall in South America..

• flooding
• stronger Tradewinds
• strong winter storms
• drought

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In which atmospheric layer do all the pressure, wind and precipitation changes occur?

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The layer of soil in which topsoil is found is the ___ layer.

• O

• A

• B

• C

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The type of tectonic plate boundary that is NOT usually associated with volcanoes is _____.

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What layer of the atmosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Which of the following has the least permeability?

• Sand

• Silt

• Clay

• Loam