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1. The water pressure at a depth of 200 meters is less than at a depth of 20 meters. (Points :4)

True

False





2. What happens to atmospheric pressure as you decrease your altitude? (Points :4)

decreases

increases

it stays the same

it changes every 100 meters





3. The ionosphere is the layer of the atmosphere that strips air atoms of their: (Points :4)

protons

neutrons

leptons

electrons





4. As the levels of carbon dioxide rise in the earth鈥檚 atmosphere, many scientists predict the earth鈥檚 ________ to rise also. (Points :4)

eclipses

magnetic field

temperature

air pressure





5. The lines on a weather map connecting points of equal air pressure are called: (Points :4)

isometrics

millipounds

isobars

lows





6. Cold air is usually associated with what level of air density? (Points :4)

low

medium

high

no correlation





7. Windy conditions can be seen on a weather map when the isobars: (Points :4)

are far apart

are in the shape of a triangle

are in the shape of a square

are close together





8. A bay or inlet where a river enters the ocean is a(n): (Points :4)

cut

shoreline

estuary

trench





9. The temperature of the ocean water down to about 200 meters: (Points :4)

increases

decreases

stays the same

is always different for different oceans





10. A zone of rapid temperature change in a water column is called a(n): (Points :4)

thermocline

isobar

isotherm

isochor





11. Ice is _______ than water. (Points :4)

more dense

less dense

the same density

higher pressure





12. The Coriolis effect causes winds blowing toward the poles to curve to the: (Points :4)

south

north

west

east





13. What are the deepest parts of the ocean called? (Points :4)

plains

ridges

trenches

reefs





14. The wind belt that includes the largest part of the United States is the: (Points :4)

doldrums

northeast trades

horse latitudes

prevailing





15. Cities A and B are in the same latitude and at the same altitude, but A is on the seacoast while B is hundreds of kilometers inland. In summer B is almost certain to: (Points :4)

be cooler

be warmer

have less rain

have more





16. At which of the following temperatures can air hold the most water vapor? (Points :4)

-5oC

0 oC

20 oC

30 oC





17. What causes large caves to form in areas where limestone rock is exposed to water? (Points :4)

carbonation

exfoliation

physical weathering

frost





18. Through _____ some minerals in rocks are dissolved in water and are carried away in solution. (Points :4)

abrasion

chemical weathering

evaporatation

physical weathering





19. The variables that most affect the weathering process are rock composition and what? (Points :4)

topography

surface area

living organisms

climate





20. The maximum possible energy is received by a surface when the rays of the sun strike it at an angel of: (Points :4)

0o

23.5 o

45 o

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increases

3.??

temperature

isobars

high

east

trenches

14. ??

30 C

have less rain

calcium carbonation from evaporation

chemical weathering

climate

45 degrees



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1. False



2. decreases



3. electrons



4. temperature



5. isobars



6. high



7. are close together

Question 7 answers question 5



8. estuary



9. decreases (generally, but not necessarily true in areas where there

are streams like the Gulf Stream)



10. thermocline



11. thermocline



12. west



13. trenches



14. prevailing



15. be warmer



16. 30 degrees C

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17. physical (and chemical) weathering



18. chemical weathering



19. climate



20. 90 degrees