Driving Force of Ocean Currents?
wind
water density
tides
rotation of Earth
Which number represents the wind direction during daytime?
1
3
2
4
Which wind belt does this represent?
Southeast Trade Wind
Northeast Trade Wind
Westerlies
Polar Easterlies
The weakening AMOC is said to be a 'low probability, high impact' event.
Deep ocean currents are primarily driven by winds.
Jovian Planets(in solar system)?
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
Mercury
Planets(in solar system) that are called Gas Giants?
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Which planet in solar system has only one moon?
Venus
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Which number represents the wind direction during nighttime?
1
3
2
4
Which of the following options represents the trade wind in northern hemisphere?
A monsoon wind is one that changes direction seasonally.
Air is directly heated by energy from the Sun passing through it.
Which number represents the subpolar point on the day of summer solstice?
1
3
2
4
Land heats and cools more rapidly than water.
Factors that determine the temperature at any given location:
Earth inclination
the degree of cloud cover
the number of daylight hours
the nature of the surface of the Earth
Which one is an example of igneous rocks?
basalt
limestone
marble
shale
Which one is an example of sedimentary rocks?
limestone
quartz
granite
obsidian
Which one is the protolith of slate?
gneiss
shale
sandstone
limestone
In which era did we find humans?
Precambrian
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Which type of plate boundary is it?
divergent
transform
convergent
n/a
Which of the following is the deepest ocean trench in the world?
Mariana Trench
Aleutian Trench
Tonga Trench
Peru-Chile Trench
The Antarctic continent is larger than the European continent.
What is the boundary between the mantle and the core called?
Moho Discontinuity
Gutenberg Discontinuity
Lehmann Discontinuity
Bullen Discontinuity
Which type of volcano does this belong to?
starto volcano
shield volcano
caldera
mid-ocean ridges
Typical examples of chemical weathering:
frost action
hydrolysis
oxidation
root action
Typical examples of mechanical weathering:
What is the process called in Box No.3?
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
infiltration
Major factors that influence mass movement:
gradient
rainfall
human activities
vegetation
What does Box No.2 represent?
stalagmite
limestone column
stalactite
flowstone
Which of the following is a common hazard associated with karst topography?
sinkhole collapse
earthquakes
flooding
landslides