1. Ch. 5 Clicker Time

2. 1. Which of the following IS NOT one of the five main biogeochemical cycles of matter? 1.Carbon 2.Nitrogen 3.Phosphorous 4.Iron 5.Sulfur 6.Water 10

3. 2. The carbon in fossil fuels, food and plants return to the atmosphere by 1.Respiration 2.Combustion 3.Decomposition 4.1 and 3, not 2 5.1,2 and 3 10

4. 3. Which of the following cycles does not involve an atmospheric phase of matter? 1.Phosphorus 2.Nitrogen 3.Sulfur 4.Hydrologic 5.Carbon :10

5. 4. Which 2 of the following surfaces have the lowest albedos? 10 1.Clouds 2.Glaciers 3.Oceans 4.Asphalt

6. 5.In which level of the atmosphere do we experience our weather? 1.Troposphere 2.Stratosphere 3.Mesosphere 4.Thermosphere 5.Exosphere 10

7. 6.From which direction to the trade winds in the northern hemisphere blow from? 1.North 2.South 3.East 4.West 10 Seconds Remaining

8. 7.When surface water temperature in the eastern Pacific Ocean becomes unusually cool, and westbound trade winds become unusually strong, it is called: 1.El Nino 2.La Nina 10

9. 8. Which of the following is NOT caused by the Coriolis effect? 10 1.Rotation of cyclones 2.Rotation of hurricanes 3.Rotation of typhoons 4.Trade winds 5.Tides

10. 9.Where do cyclones occur? 1.Atlantic Ocean 2.Pacific Ocean 3.Arctic Ocean 4.Indian Ocean 5.In all oceans 10

11. 10.Which of the following is correct 10 1.The focus is above the epicenter and is where earthquakes begin 2.The epicenter is above the focus and is where earthquakes begin 3.The epicenter is above the focus and earthquakes begin at the focus 4.The focus is above the epicenter and earthquakes begin at the epicenter.