Question 1

Monsoons are caused by

Accepted Answer

A) seasonal heating of land masses in summer that changes wind directions 
B) seasonal changes in the temperature of deep-water currents 
C) changes in rain forest density that in turn change evaporation rates 
D) high winds that flow from mountains toward oceans 
A) seasonal heating of land masses in summer that changes wind directions 
B) seasonal changes in the temperature of deep-water currents 
C) changes in rain forest density that in turn change evaporation rates 
D) high winds that flow from mountains toward oceans A

Question 2

This graph shows an interpretation of temperatures based on the lengths of glaciers.This graph indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) climate has been changing over the past hundred years 
B) overall,air temperatures have been increasing since around 1900 
C) from 1600 to 1900 the Earth was dramatically colder than it has been since 1900 
D) all of these 
A) climate has been changing over the past hundred years 
B) overall,air temperatures have been increasing since around 1900 
C) from 1600 to 1900 the Earth was dramatically colder than it has been since 1900 
D) all of these D

Question 3

Which of the following settings is most likely to have high precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A) cold polar air that descends and heats up 
B) a site where two large-scale circulation patterns flow away from each other,causing air to descend 
C) a site where two large-scale circulation patterns converge,causing air to rise and cool 
D) none of these 
A) cold polar air that descends and heats up 
B) a site where two large-scale circulation patterns flow away from each other,causing air to descend 
C) a site where two large-scale circulation patterns converge,causing air to rise and cool 
D) none of these C

Question 4

Which of the following landscape features is shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) pediment 
B) playa 
C) sand dune 
D) dry wash 
E) alluvial fan 
A) pediment 
B) playa 
C) sand dune 
D) dry wash 
E) alluvial fan

Question 5

What is desertification?

Accepted Answer

A) when a desert changes to some other environment 
B) when a desert suffers increased erosion due to loss of plants 
C) when grasslands or some other ecology is converted into a desert 
D) the deposition of one layer of desert sand over another 
A) when a desert changes to some other environment 
B) when a desert suffers increased erosion due to loss of plants 
C) when grasslands or some other ecology is converted into a desert 
D) the deposition of one layer of desert sand over another

Question 6

Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude due to:

Accepted Answer

A) the removal of oxygen by Earth's rotational spin 
B) an increase in gravitational force away from Earth 
C) an increase in water vapor away from the surface 
D) the reduction of ozone content by solar radiation 
E) a decrease in the thickness and density of air on top 
A) the removal of oxygen by Earth's rotational spin 
B) an increase in gravitational force away from Earth 
C) an increase in water vapor away from the surface 
D) the reduction of ozone content by solar radiation 
E) a decrease in the thickness and density of air on top

Question 7

In this model of atmospheric water,why is location C a desert?

Accepted Answer

A) the atmosphere cannot rise above the mountains that shadow the area 
B) the actual shadow of clouds at B causes cold dry conditions at C 
C) the shadow of the mountains keeps plants from growing at C 
D) the water vapor sinking at A keeps point C dry 
E) moist air is forced to rise and cool over the mountains,decreasing the amount of water vapor available to point C 
A) the atmosphere cannot rise above the mountains that shadow the area 
B) the actual shadow of clouds at B causes cold dry conditions at C 
C) the shadow of the mountains keeps plants from growing at C 
D) the water vapor sinking at A keeps point C dry 
E) moist air is forced to rise and cool over the mountains,decreasing the amount of water vapor available to point C

Question 8

These data,derived from ice cores,indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A) temperatures and CO2 concentration have remained constant until very recent inputs from humans 
B) several times in the past humans have perturbed the natural environment causing natural increases in CO2 and temperature 
C) temperature increased,followed by an increase in CO2 
D) all of these 
A) temperatures and CO2 concentration have remained constant until very recent inputs from humans 
B) several times in the past humans have perturbed the natural environment causing natural increases in CO2 and temperature 
C) temperature increased,followed by an increase in CO2 
D) all of these

Question 9

The Indian monsoon occurs because:

Accepted Answer

A) the Sonoran Desert heats up the Four Corners area in the summer 
B) the Bay of Bengal heats up in the summer 
C) Tibet becomes colder,causing a southward flow of cold,wet air toward India 
D) water vapor from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal flows over India 
A) the Sonoran Desert heats up the Four Corners area in the summer 
B) the Bay of Bengal heats up in the summer 
C) Tibet becomes colder,causing a southward flow of cold,wet air toward India 
D) water vapor from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal flows over India

Question 10

A monsoon is a:

Accepted Answer

A) hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean 
B) typhoon in the Pacific Ocean 
C) large,supercell thunderstorm 
D) seasonal change in wind direction 
A) hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean 
B) typhoon in the Pacific Ocean 
C) large,supercell thunderstorm 
D) seasonal change in wind direction

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a tropical rain forest?

Accepted Answer

A) high annual rainfall 
B) freezing temperatures during only two months in the winter 
C) abundance of plant and animal life 
D) diversity of species 
E) all of these are characteristic of a tropical rain forest 
A) high annual rainfall 
B) freezing temperatures during only two months in the winter 
C) abundance of plant and animal life 
D) diversity of species 
E) all of these are characteristic of a tropical rain forest

Question 12

Which of the following are NOT associated with a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A) strong winds and heavy rainfall 
B) a mound of water (storm surge)pushed ahead of the storm 
C) high atmospheric pressure 
D) a relatively calm area in the center of the storm 
E) all of these are associated with a hurricane 
A) strong winds and heavy rainfall 
B) a mound of water (storm surge)pushed ahead of the storm 
C) high atmospheric pressure 
D) a relatively calm area in the center of the storm 
E) all of these are associated with a hurricane

Question 13

The tropics are regions characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) high-pressure air masses that rise and cause abundant precipitation 
B) low-pressure air masses that rise and cause abundant precipitation 
C) low-pressure air masses that descend,limiting the amount of precipitation 
D) high-pressure air masses that descend,limiting the amount of precipitation 
E) none of these 
A) high-pressure air masses that rise and cause abundant precipitation 
B) low-pressure air masses that rise and cause abundant precipitation 
C) low-pressure air masses that descend,limiting the amount of precipitation 
D) high-pressure air masses that descend,limiting the amount of precipitation 
E) none of these

Question 14

Which of the following is a key aspect of all deserts?

Accepted Answer

A) they receive less precipitation than they lose to evaporation and other processes 
B) they receive less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year 
C) the largest ones are in the northern hemisphere 
D) all of these 
A) they receive less precipitation than they lose to evaporation and other processes 
B) they receive less than 25 centimeters of rainfall per year 
C) the largest ones are in the northern hemisphere 
D) all of these

Question 15

Which of the following sites will be most susceptible to damage from hurricanes?

Accepted Answer

A) A and B 
B) C and I 
C) D (on the ice-covered northern continent) 
D) E,F,and H 
A) A and B 
B) C and I 
C) D (on the ice-covered northern continent) 
D) E,F,and H

Question 16

For these ocean currents in the South Atlantic,which of these currents is mostly likely to be a warm current?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) both 1 and 3 
E) both 2 and 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) both 1 and 3 
E) both 2 and 4

Question 17

The ocean current known as the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is a:

Accepted Answer

A) warm current flowing north from the equator 
B) cold current flowing north from the equator 
C) warm equatorial current flowing east into the Gulf of Mexico 
D) deep-ocean current that controls fish abundances in the southern hemisphere 
E) none of these 
A) warm current flowing north from the equator 
B) cold current flowing north from the equator 
C) warm equatorial current flowing east into the Gulf of Mexico 
D) deep-ocean current that controls fish abundances in the southern hemisphere 
E) none of these

Question 18

Supercell thunderstorms are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) downward-moving winds (called microbursts)along the front of the storm 
B) a strong central updraft that may produce tornadoes 
C) an anvil shape 
D) all of these 
A) downward-moving winds (called microbursts)along the front of the storm 
B) a strong central updraft that may produce tornadoes 
C) an anvil shape 
D) all of these

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a reason why rain forests are disappearing?

Accepted Answer

A) trees are cleared for small farms so that people can live off the land 
B) cattle ranching 
C) commercial logging for tropical hardwoods,such as mahogany 
D) construction of dams for hydroelectric power 
E) all of these are reasons why rain forests are disappearing 
A) trees are cleared for small farms so that people can live off the land 
B) cattle ranching 
C) commercial logging for tropical hardwoods,such as mahogany 
D) construction of dams for hydroelectric power 
E) all of these are reasons why rain forests are disappearing

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a setting that can form a desert?

Accepted Answer

A) near cold,upwelling ocean currents 
B) in the subtropics due to atmosphere circulation patterns 
C) in a rain shadow of a mountain range 
D) in cold,dry polar regions 
E) all of these are settings that can form deserts 
A) near cold,upwelling ocean currents 
B) in the subtropics due to atmosphere circulation patterns 
C) in a rain shadow of a mountain range 
D) in cold,dry polar regions 
E) all of these are settings that can form deserts

Monsoons are caused by

This graph shows an interpretation of temperatures based on the lengths of glaciers.This graph indicates that:

Which of the following settings is most likely to have high precipitation?

Which of the following landscape features is shown in this photograph?

What is desertification?

Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude due to:

In this model of atmospheric water,why is location C a desert?

These data,derived from ice cores,indicate that:

The Indian monsoon occurs because:

A monsoon is a:

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a tropical rain forest?

Which of the following are NOT associated with a hurricane?

The tropics are regions characterized by:

Which of the following is a key aspect of all deserts?

Which of the following sites will be most susceptible to damage from hurricanes?

For these ocean currents in the South Atlantic,which of these currents is mostly likely to be a warm current?

The ocean current known as the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is a:

Supercell thunderstorms are characterized by:

Which of the following is NOT a reason why rain forests are disappearing?

Which of the following is NOT a setting that can form a desert?

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Monsoons are caused by

This graph shows an interpretation of temperatures based on the lengths of glaciers.This graph indicates that:

Which of the following settings is most likely to have high precipitation?

Which of the following landscape features is shown in this photograph?

What is desertification?

Atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude due to:

In this model of atmospheric water,why is location C a desert?

These data,derived from ice cores,indicate that:

The Indian monsoon occurs because:

A monsoon is a:

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a tropical rain forest?

Which of the following are NOT associated with a hurricane?

The tropics are regions characterized by:

Which of the following is a key aspect of all deserts?

Which of the following sites will be most susceptible to damage from hurricanes?

For these ocean currents in the South Atlantic,which of these currents is mostly likely to be a warm current?

The ocean current known as the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is a:

Supercell thunderstorms are characterized by:

Which of the following is NOT a reason why rain forests are disappearing?

Which of the following is NOT a setting that can form a desert?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments and Rocks

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

The Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Glaciers, shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Weathering, soil, and Unstable Slopes

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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