APES Unit 4 review

If it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?

• Winter
• Summer
• Autumn
• Spring

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

In the Northern hemisphere, September 21 is the

• Autumnal Equinox
• Vernal Equinox
• Summer Solstice
• Winter Solstice

In the Northern hemisphere, March 21 is the

• Vernal Equinox
• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice
• Winter Solstice

In the Northern hemisphere, June 21 is the

• Summer Solstice
• Vernal Equinox
• Autumnal Equinox
• Winter Solstice

At plate boundaries

• There are many earthquakes and volcanoes
• There is no geologic activity
• There is a lot of quicksand
• Carolus Wegner

Who proposed the idea of plate tectonics

• Alfred Wegner
• Carolous Lineaus
• Alfred Einstein
• Carolus Wegner

Which of these did not help Wegner come up with his idea of plate tectonics?

• Tree rings
• Continent edges
• Location of fossils
• Locations of mountain ranges

Where is the ozone layer?

• Stratosphere
• Troposphere
• Thermosphere
• mesosphere

What causes the continents to move?

• Convection currents in the mantle
• Convection currents in the crust
• Conduction currents in the mantle
• Convection currents in the outer core

What is the water temperature like in the Eastern tropical Pacific during La Nina?

• Cooler than normal
• Warmer than normal
• The Normal temperature
• None of these