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Ch. 11

  1. One difference between an alluvial fan and a delta is that an alluvial fan is ______.
  1. ______is the downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in the soil due to gravity.
  1. A drainage basin is also called a ______.
  1. Which river will cause the most erosion?

a. / one with low gradient and low discharge
b. / one with high gradient and high discharge
c. / one with high gradient and low discharge
d. / one with low gradient and high discharge
  1. List the features are common in youthful river channels.
  1. Temperatures in the ______vary with latitude and the time of year.
  1. A ______includes the main stream and tributaries of a river.
  1. What most likely caused the oceans to form the shapes they have today?

a. / volcanic debris forming new continents
b. / an ancient landmass breaking up and the continents moving to their present locations
c. / magma spilling into the ocean
d. / meteorites bombarding Earth

Label the diagram .

Ch. 13

Label the diagram.

  1. ______are organisms that float at or near the ocean's surface.
  1. List several nonliving resources in the ocean.
  1. ______are free-swimming organisms of the ocean.

Ch. 14

  1. When waves come near the shore, ______. (what happens)
  1. Tidal range is greatest during ______.
  1. A hurricane's storm surge is caused by ______.
  1. Surface currents are formed by ______.
  1. What factor is responsible for moving ocean water east to west near the equator?
  1. Which current would be responsible for most sediment transport in beach environments?
  1. A ______is the difference between levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide.
  1. Which factor affects the movement of deep currents?
  1. Where do deep currents form?
  1. Deep currents carry ______along the ocean floor from polar regions to equatorial regions.
  1. Streamlike movements of ocean water far below the surface are called ______.

Label the diagram.

Ch. 15

  1. The bottom layer of the atmosphere, where almost all weather occurs is the ______.
  1. Near the Earth's surface, air is heated by ______.
  1. What global winds does NOT follow regular paths around the Earth?
  1. Which of the following does NOT involve a transfer of energy?

a. / radiation / c. / convection
b. / conduction / d. / none of the above

Examine the diagram of Earth's global winds and answer the questions that follow.

  1. In which section do the northeast trade winds occur?

a. / section 1 / c. / section 3
b. / section 2 / d. / section 4

6. Where are the doldrums located? ______

7. To measure air pressure most accurately, you should use a mercury ______.

Ch. 16

  1. Clouds are formed by ______.
  1. When strato- is part of a cloud's name, it means that ______.
  1. Large thunderhead clouds that produce precipitation are called ______clouds.
  1. Before condensation can occur, what must the relative humidity be?

Ch. 17

  1. What causes seasons?
  1. Iceland and Greenland are both countries just below the Arctic Circle. Why does Iceland have a warmer climate than Greenland?