AP Environmental Science Earth Systems and Resources

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

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

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

• Transform

• Convergent

• Divergent

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Which of the following does NOT exert a major influence on Earth's overall climate?

• The distribution of land masses and oceans, in combination with Earth's topography.

• The daily rotation of Earth on its axis, along with its annual revolution around the sun.

• The annual amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface.

• All of these can exert a major influence.

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The Coriolis Effect is a result of the Earth's ____.

• rotation

• gravity

• curvature

• temperature

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Which of the following changes in eastern Pacific Ocean food webs is typically associated with La Niña events?

• Decreased populations of squid

• Decreased populations of anchovies

• Increased phytoplankton concentrations

• Increased famine among sea lions and seals

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This phenomenon occurs when a coastal mountain range blocks the passage of precipitation to the leeward side of the mountains.

• thermal inversion.

• Coriolis effect.

• rain shadow effect.

• urban heat island effect.

• ENSO.

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

• Hadley cell

• Ferrell cell

• polar cell

• Coriolis effect

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Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing particle size?

• clay-sand-silt
• sand-clay-silt
• silt-clay-sand
• clay-silt-sand

The primary cause of Earth's seasons is the

• constant tilt of Earth's rotational axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun

• changing distance of Earth from the Sun at different times of the year

• periodic wobbling of Earth on its axis of rotation

• changing relative positions of Earth, its Moon, and the Sun

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The Sun’s radiation provides the energy for all of the following EXCEPT

• plant growth

• ocean currents

• hurricanes

• plate tectonics