AP Environmental Science Unit 4

Why we have seasons

• the tides

• Earth's tilt

• sun's rotation around the Earth

• Milankovitch cycles

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Where weather happens

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

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What is the windward side of a mountain?

• The wet side that is hit by the moist damp air.

• The dry side that is downwind of the mountain.

• The side of the mountain with the most people.

• The side of the mountain with the rain shadow.

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El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

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During a(n) ____ event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Normal

• Partly sunny

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During an El Nino, trade winds are typically...

• about average

• stronger

• weaker

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the atmospheric circulation cell centered over each pole

• Weather

• Storm Surge

• Polar cell

• Polar front

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Which causes the subtropical jet stream to bring cold, wet winter weather to the southeastern United States?

• El Niño

• La Nina

• Coriolis effect

• Santa Anna Winds

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What are the effects of El Niño in California and across the southern states?

• El Nino results in increased precipitation across California and the southern tier of states

• El Nino results in decreased precipitation across California and the southern tier of states

• El Nino results in increased precipitation across Texas and the southern tier of states

• El Nino results in increased precipitation across Texas and the nothern tier of states

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What is the effect of El Niño on both Pacific hurricanes (Typhoons) and Atlantic hurricanes?

• influences hurricane development, resulting in less eastern Pacific hurricanes and more Atlantic hurricanes.

• DOES NOT influence hurricane development, resulting in less eastern Pacific hurricanes and more Atlantic hurricanes.

• influences hurricane development, resulting in more eastern Pacific hurricanes and fewer Atlantic hurricanes.

• DOES NOT influence hurricane development, resulting in more eastern Pacific hurricanes and fewer Atlantic hurricanes.

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