AP Environmental Science Unit 4

Which list is in the correct order of atmospheric layers starting from Earth's surface?

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• Thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, exosphere

• Exosphere, troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere

• mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This phenomenon causes trade winds to weaken or reverse causing a decrease in upwelling on the west coast of South America to decrease.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gyre

• Cyclone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The layer of the atmosphere that contains all of the water vapor and weather is

• troposphere

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• argon

• carbon dioxide

Which of the following has the highest albedo?

• soil

• snow

• water

• pavement

The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles

• near the equator

• at high altitudes

• far from the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Name the boundary

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• sergent boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

As the Earth travels around the sun, this tilt causes different areas of the Earth’s surface to get different amounts of daylight at different times of the year. The angle of the Sun’s rays to the surface also causes areas to have more or less of the Sun’s energy. This causes the ________.

• months

• day and night

• seasons

• years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?

• sand

• silt

• clay

• loam

Which of the following has the highest porosity/permeability?

• sand

• clay

• silt