What connects the Sahara Desert and the Amazon Rainforest?

Saharan Dust's Impact on Amazon

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A river of dust
A river of ice
A river of lava
A river of water
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What essential nutrient does Saharan dust provide to the Amazon?
Nitrogen
Calcium
Potassium
Phosphorus
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which satellite is used by NASA to study the dust transport from the Sahara to the Amazon?
CALIPSO
Hubble
Galileo
Voyager
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much of the Sahara's dust reaches the Amazon basin each year?
10 million tons
27.7 million tons
50 million tons
100 million tons
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What factor is linked to the variability in dust transport to the Amazon?
Rainfall in the Sahel
Temperature changes
Volcanic activity
Ocean currents
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to dust transport when rainfall in the Sahel is higher?
The volume of dust increases
The volume of dust decreases
The volume of dust remains the same
The volume of dust doubles
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one possible reason for less dust being transported when Sahel rainfall is higher?
Higher temperatures
More vegetation grows, reducing exposed sand
Stronger ocean currents
Increased volcanic activity
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