Which Of The Following Would Cause Sea Level To Rise

Question: In a low-pressure system, the Coriolis effect causes wind to rotate:

Answer: clockwise in the southern hemisphere

Question: Wind moves sediment by:

Answer: bouncing sand grains along the surface, rolling sand grains along the surface, carrying finer of material (like dust and silt) in air currents

(all of the above)

Question: This diagram shows the conditions under which three phases of water can exist. Which of the following is not true?

Answer: decreasing pressure can convert vapor to ice or a liquid

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

Answer: a site where two large-scale circulation patterns converge, causing air to rise and cool

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

Answer: warm current flowing north from the equator

Question: El Nino is a condition that brings increased precipitation to the eastern Pacific Ocean basin when:

Answer: when strengthening of an ocean current results in warmer sea temperatures in the eastern Pacific

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

Answer: trees are cleared for small farms so that people can live off the land, cattle ranching, commerical logging for tropical hardwoods (such as mahogany), construction of dams for hydroelectric power

(all of the above)

Question: Which of the following landscape features is NOT a common in deserts?

Answer: alluvial fan, playa, rock varnish, dry wash

(all of the above)

Question: Which of the following is a way that plate tectonics can affect climate?

Answer: mountain ranges intercept wind and water (affecting rainfall amounts), rapid seafloor spreading displaces water from the ocean basins, tectonic subsidence during earthquakes can cause flooding and change local climates, volcanic activity releases CO2 and water vapor that can cause atmospheric warming

(all of the above)

Question: Most equatorial regions are warmer than the rest of Earth because of:

Answer: Earth’s daily rotation, Earth’s orbit around Sun, tilt of Earth’s axis of rotation

(none of the above)