El nino Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

Climate - correct answer -Average weather patterns in a particular area over the course of a year Greenhouse gases - correct answer -Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect - correct answer -1. Earth absorbs sunlight's energy. 2. The Earth also emits energy (helping it to cool down) 3. When this balance (radiative balance) is thrown out of whack by gases such as methane, t...

APES Unit 4 questions well answered 100% correct 2024/2025Which of the lettered choices in the soil profile above represents the region with the greatest concentration of organic material? - correct answer A El Nino and La Nina are natural phenomena associated with changing water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. The occurrence of these events can result in changes in global weather and ocean circulation patterns. Which of the following changes in eastern Pacific Ocean food webs is typicall...

• coral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton (sea anenome) o -made up of polyps • calcium carbonate - Produced by organisms that secrete it makes rigid surface -(CaCO3) • Coral bodies - -tentacles armed with nematocysts -corallite ("cups that contain the polyps) • Coral feeding - zooplankton and dissolved organic matter (DOM) • zooxhanthellae - dinoflagellate -live inside polyp mutual relationship -photosythentic, provides glucose oxygen and colo...

WORLD GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 3 VOCABULARY CLIMATE AND VEGE Solstice ANSWER = the longest and shortest days of the year Equinox ANSWER = the two days of the year when the days and nights are equal in length Weather ANSWER = is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and location Climate ANSWER = is the term for weather conditions at a particular location over a long period of time Precipitation ANSWER = falling water droplets in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail Rain sha...

NYSTCE CST 245 Arts and Sciences FINAL EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Altimeter - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument that uses air pressure to record height Anemometer - CORRECT ANSWER-an instrument to measure wind speed Angiosperm - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of plans that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary, which may mature into a fruit Annuals - CORRECT ANSWER-plants that die after one growing season Asexual Reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER-reproduction involving only one parent Atmosphere ...

AP Environmental science unit 4 correct 100upwelling of deep water nutrients increases - ANSWER which of the following is not likely to occur in an el nino event? hawaiian islands - ANSWER which of the following is not created by converging plate boundaries temp, precipitation - ANSWER the two most important factors representing climate would be temperate grassland - ANSWER beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, earthworms, prairy dogs, rabbits, meadowlarks, cayootes, hawks cool nutrient ri...

Main factors that affect weather & climate - Answer-1) Temperature 2)Precipitation Weather - Answer-atmospheric conditions for small geographic areas over a short period of time Climate - Answer-weather patterns for large geographic areas over long periods of time Reflection - Answer-light is redirected with no heat transformation Absorption - Answer-light is absorbed by the gas and transformed to heat Transmission - Answer-most light passes through and only small amounts are absorbed and ...

APES Module 11 E.N.S.O - correct answer El Nino Southern Oscillation What are ocean currents driven by? - correct answer combination of: 1) temperature 2) gravity 3) prevailing winds 4) the Coriolis effect 5) the locations of continents. Warm water, like warm air _____ and _____ - correct answer expands; rises Gyre - correct answer A large-scale pattern of water circulation that moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Upwellin...

TEXES 7-12 Social Studies Content Exam (232) Latest 2023 Rated A+ Quantitative Analysis this is the study of society using numbers and statistics. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Pease treaty between the US and Mexico. The treaty called for the US to pay $15 million dollars, set the border at the Rio Grande and gave the US ownership of California, parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Over 90% of people in those areas chose to become US citizens. **Theory of Relativity*...

Today, much of the ocean physical characteristics are determined by: A. satellites B. High flying aircraft, balloons, etc C. Subsurface glider D. All of these - All of these Ocean temperatures are constant A. True B. False C. Well, compared to land temperatures... - B. False When it's warm in the Pacific East, we call the condition... A. La Nina B. Neutral C. El Nino - El Nino The Walker Circulation is A. The basis for gyre formation B. A direct result of the Eckman spiral C. i...