APES AP Daily videos 4.4-4.7

Taken from AP daily videos 4.4 to 4.7

The layer of the atmosphere where hurricanes and tornadoes occur is the:

The layer of the atmosphere where hurricanes and tornadoes occur is the:

Troposphere

Ozone molecules warm the ________ as they form

Stratosphere

The atmosphere contains what percentage of Nitrogen?

78%

The atmosphere contains what percentage of Oxygen?

21%

The atmosphere contains what percentage of Trace gases?

1%

What are the trace gases in order of abundance?

Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Neon, Helium, Methane, krypton, Hydrogen gas, water vapor)

What are the layers of the atmosphere in order? (from earth up)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere

In what layer of the atmosphere does the ozone start to form and the temp starts to rise bc of this?

Stratosphere

In what layer does the temperature drop due to the thinning of the atmosphere?

Mesosphere

The diagram shown here shows how air would move if the Earth did not spin on its axis. This diagram lacks the _____?

Coriolis effect

In the diagram shown, the red arrows represent warm moist air. That warm air rises because ________?

It is less dense

As the earth rotates, the air ________?

Citculates

The heating and cooling changes what about the air?

It changes the density of the air due to convention

An urban planner wants to design a city to be built within a watershed. Which of the following best describes why they should carefully consider the characteristics of the watershed before creating the city's overall design?

Stormwater runoff related to sidewalks and streets will transition into the river, so mitigation vegetation should be included in the plan.

Traits of a watershed!!

Highest points/ divide, tributaries, Groundwater/ aquifer, source zone, transition zone

Rivers flow bc of ______?

GRAVITY!!! They will always flow from the highest point to the lowest point

What should you note when describing a water shed?

Area, Vegetation, type of soil that supports the vegetation, slope of the watershed

What human actions affect watersheds?

Logging, Residential areas, industrial zones, Cities, Livestock and cropland, dams