Environmental Science Unit 5 Exam

The atmosphere is primarily made up of ______________

• nitrogen and oxygen.
• phosphorus and carbon.
• water vapor and carbon.

Are there more clouds in the sky when air pressure is high or low?

• High
• Low
• The number of clouds is unrelated to air pressure.

If the Earth's axis is tipping away from the sun, that means the Northern Hemisphere is in which season?

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Winter

If Chile is experiencing a particularly warm year, this could be attributed to ________________

• high tides.
• The Jet Stream
• El Nino
• La Nina

Which of the following air circulation cells are found from 0-30 degrees North latitude?

• Polar Cells
• Hadley Cells
• Ferrel Cells
• El Nino

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes wind to bend ______________

• In a clockwise pattern.
• In a counterclockwise pattern.
• towards the Southern Hemisphere.

The layer of the atmosphere that contain the ozone layer is the

• troposhpere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere

Which of the following locations would have a high amount of solar insolation in December, a low amount of solar insolation in July and a large difference between the two months?

• Ecuador
• South Africa
• Canada

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of El Nino?

• Weaker upwelling on the South American coastline.
• Unusually weak trade winds or presence of westerlies.
• Sea level higher in the Eastern Pacific verses the Western Pacific.
• Flooding in Australia and Indonesia.

Which type of map shows air pressure readings?

• Streamline
• Isothermic
• Precipitation
• Isobaric