Earth Science Quiz 1 explores key meteorological concepts, assessing knowledge on thunderstorms, air masses, and cyclones. It's designed for learners to understand atmospheric dynamics and mass wasting processes, enhancing their grasp of Earth's weather systems.
True
False
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Laterization
Subduction
Volcanism
Seismicity
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The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the normal amount
The amount of water vapor in the air at a given temperature expressed as a percentage of the moisture capacity of the air
The amount of moisture in the air relative to your own sensible feelings
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Dendrochronology
Respiration
Plant succession
Photosynthesis
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Tropical forests
Midlatitude forests
Deserts
Grasslands
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Saturated air
Saturated air and condensation nuclei
Ice crystals
None of the above
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Frost wedging
Frost heaving
Plant wedging
Salt-crystal growth
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Tropical deciduous forest and scrub and tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforest and hot desert
Tundra and tropical savanna
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Cyclogenesis
Rainshadow
Occlusion
Storm surge
Tropical depression
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Hurricane
Front
Squall line
Eye wall
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Albedo
Capillary action
Evapotranspiration
Discharge
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B
O
C
E
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True
False
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Mechanical and physical
Mechanical and chemical
Physical and erosion
Mechanical and component
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Hurricane
Front
Storm surge
Eye wall
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Marine west-coast
Mediterranean dry-summer
Humid subtropical hot-summer
Humid continental mild-summer
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Tropical depression
Cyclogenesis
Occlusion
Storm surge
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Blizzards
Tornadoes
Wildfires
Hurricanes
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Direction from which they came
Temperature and humidity characteristics
Order of occurrence from an alphabetical list
Location of first occurrence
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E-C-O-B-A
O-A-E-B-C
A-B-C-E-O
C-B-A-E-O
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The Arctic circle
The Equator
The Tropic of Capricorn
The Antarctic circle
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50 degrees
30 degrees
40 degrees
35 degrees
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Deletions
Additions
Translocations
Metamorphism
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Oblately
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
Perpendicularly
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One would expect more precip near the equator than near the poles
One would expect winters in Siberia to be very dry, with little precip
When air is cooled, its ability to hold moisture decreases
One would expect precip to occure when moist air rises over a mountain
All of these are true
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Convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Passive plate margin
Transform boundary
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Exfoliation
Overthrusting
Rifting
Subduction
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Boreal forest
Mediterranean woodland and shrub
Midlatitude coniferous forest
Tropical rainforest
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The dew point occurs
Relative humidity reaches 100 percent
Relative humidity reaches 0 percent
A and B
A and C
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B
C
R
E
A
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Air mass circulation
Longitude
Latitude
Topography
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Rainfall
Steep slopes
The A horizon
Worms
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Anvil
Gust front
Eye
Occluded front
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Crust
Core
Asthenosphere
Plume
Mantle
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Plants, animals, and bacteria living in and above a soil influence the amount of organic matter a soil has
Steep slopes tend to have thicker, wetter soils than soils at the base of a hillslope
As soils get older, they tend to get thicker and have better developed horizons
The climate of a region affects soil development by controlling the rate of chemical reactions
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Conduction
Convection
Radiation
All of the above
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Increased by 1 degree C
Decreased by 1 degree C
Increased by 2 degree C
None of the above
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Exfoliation
Frost wedging
Salt-crystal growth
Oxidation
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Eye wall
Cold front
Spiral rain bands
Eye
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Aphelion
Preihelion
The rotation axis
The plane of the ecliptic
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3
6
4
5
2
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Humus
Ulac slope
Ecotone
Adret slope
Biomass
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Tundra
Forest
Savanna
Desert
Grassland
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Air mass circulation
Latitude
Longitude
Topographic effects
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4
1
3
2
0
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East to West
West to East
North to South
South to North
They remain stationary
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Orographic uplift
Frontal uplift
Convergent uplift
Convectional uplift
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Gradient
Riparian zonation
Plant succession
Vertical zonation
Deforestation
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