Apes Earth Systems

The outer most layer of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, sits atop a solid layer called the ______.

• Crust, mantle

• astenosphere, mantle

• crust, litosphere

• asthenosphere, lithosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere is largely responsible for weather experienced on Earth?

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• exosphere

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In this phenomenon, air pollutants can become trapped close to the earth's surface, resulting in a concentration of air pollutants near the surface (which can cause lung and eye irritation).

• albedo

• greenhouse effect

• thermal inversion

• heat-island effect

• stratification

The process of upwelling in a water body

• increases surface temperatures.

• brings up nutrients from the benthos.

• causes a decrease in precipitation on one side of a mountain.

• reduces turbidity in a water body.

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The high sea surface temperature near South America in 1998 was most likely due to

• global warming.

• El Nino.

• La Nina.

• eutrophication.

• Pacific Annual Oscillation.

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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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This effect describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around and above the Earth. It is responsible for many large-scale weather patterns.

• rain shadow effect

• Coriolis effect

• urban heat island effect

• ENSO

• thermal inversion

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All of the land that drains into a particular body of water is called a(n):

• watershed

• bedrock

• island

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is a primary component of Earth's climate system that apes might interact with in their natural habitat?

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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