AP Environmental Unit 4

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

• El Nino poisons the fish

• El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward

• El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain

• El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface

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What is the ozone layer?

• A layer of pollution

• A layer of still air with no wind

• A zone that absorbs UV radiation from the sun

• A zone that absorbs air pollution

Which wind system is closest to the equator?

• Doldrums

• Westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Trade winds

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As altitude increases, what happens to temperature?

• Temperature increases

• Temperature decreases

• Temperature does not change with altitude

Which gas is there the most of in the atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Water vapor

• Carbon dioxide

Which of the following items has the highest albedo?

• Asphalt

• Grass

• Rooftops

• Snow

Why does the Earth have seasons?

• Tilt of the Earth on its axis

• Earth's shape

• Earth's rotation around the Sun

• Earth's rotation on its own axis

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Which of the following is the largest carbon sink?

• Atmosphere

• Plants

• Animals

• Ocean

The surface of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, is broken into seven major pieces and sits atop a liquid layer called the _______

• lithosphere, asthenosphere

• astenosphere, mantle

• crust, litosphere

• asthenosphere, lithosphere

What is "upwelling"?

• when wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths

• water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes

• it is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea

• It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle

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