Atmosphere Test Flashcards
When the Earths axis is tipping away from the sun that means that the Nothern Hemishphere is in which season?
Winter
If Chile is experiencing a particulatly warm year, this could be attributied to…
El Nino
Which of the foolowing air circulation cells is found from 0-30 degrees North Latitude
Hadely Cells
In the Northen hemishpere the coriolis effect cases wind to bend…
Clockwise
The layer of the atmostpehre tha tcontains the ozone layer is the…
Stratosphere
The atmosphere is the largest reserviour for which nutrient
Nitrogen
Which of these is not a characteristic of El Nino
Flooding is Australia and Indonesia
Which type of map shows air pressure readings
Isobaric
Which tool is used to measure air pressure
Barometer
Through which of the folloing is atmospheric Nitrogen convereted to Nitrogen in teh soil
Lightning
Which of the following is part of the quick carbon cycle, but not the slow
Photosynthesis
Which process takes carbon dioxide from the air adn converts it into organic matter
Photosynthesis
Which of the following is not a form of Nitrogen found in the soil
N2
The phospherous cycle is unique bc it doesnot include which location
Atmosphere
A location that releases more of a nutirent than it take in is called a
Sink
