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APES Chapter 4
Test Description: Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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1) The muddy bottom of a lake pond or ocean
A
Profundal Zone
B
Photic Zone
C
Aphotic zone
D
Benthic Zone
2) A geographic region categorized by a particular combinaton of average annual temperature, annual precipitation, and distinctive plant growth forms on land and a particular combination of salinity, depth, and water flow
A
Biome
B
Climate
C
Ecosystem
D
habitat
3) The layer of ocean water that lacks sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
A
Aphotic Zone
B
Profundal Zone
C
Photic Zone
D
Benthic Zone
4) A process used by some bacteria in the ocean to generate energy with methane and hydrogen sulfide
A
Autotrophic
B
Heterotrophic
C
Chemosythesis
D
Photosynth
5) A phenomenon in which algae inside corals die, causing the corals to turn white
A
Chemosynthesis
B
Coral Bleaching
C
Coral Sleeping
D
Mesotrophic
6) The deflection of an object's path due to the rotation of Earth
A
El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
B
Thermohaline Circulation
C
Hadley Cell
D
Coriolis Effect
7) The periodic changes in winds and ocean currents, causing cooler and wetter conditions in the southeastern United States and usually dry weather in southern Africa and Southeast Asia
A
Hadley Cells
B
Coriolis Effect
C
El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
D
Thermohaline Cirulation
8) An are of Earth that receives the most intense sunlight; where the ascending branches of the two Hadley Cells converge
A
Intertrophical Convergence Zone
B
Limnetic Zone
C
Intertidal Zone
D
Littoral Zone
9) The release of energy when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses into liquid water
A
Latent Heat Release
B
Littoral Zone
C
Interidal Zone
D
Limnetic Zone
10) A zone of open water in lakes and ponds
A
Intertrophical Zone
B
Limnetic Zone
C
Littoral Zone
D
Interidal Zone
11) A swamp that occurs along tropical and subtropical coasts, and contains salt-tolerant trees with roots submerged in water
A
Mangrove Swamp
B
Wetland
C
Salt Marsh
D
Bog
12) The upper layer of water in the ocean that receives enough sunlight for photosythesis
A
Profundal Zone
B
Benthic Zone
C
Photic Zone
D
Aphotic Zone
13) A marsh containing nonwoody emergent vegetation, found along the coast in temperate climates
A
Wetland
B
Latent Rain Release
C
Salt Marsh
D
Mangrove Swamp
14) A biome characterized by cold, harsh winters, and hot, dry summers
A
Temperate Grassland/Cold Desert
B
Tropical Rain Forest
C
Temperate Rainforest
D
Temperate Seasonal Forest
15) A coastal biome typified by moderate temperatures and high precipitation
A
Temperate Rainforest
B
Temperate Grassland/Cold Desert
C
Tropical Rain Forest
D
Temperate Seasonal Forest
16) An oceanic circulation pattern that drives the mixing of surface water and deep water
A
Gyres
B
Coriolis Effect
C
Upwelling
D
Thermohaline Circulation
17) A warm and wet biome found between 20 degrees N and 20 degrees S of the equator, with little seasonal temperature variation and high precipitation
A
Boreal Forest
B
Subtropical Desert
C
Tropical Rainforest
D
Tropical Seasonal Forest and Savanna
18) A biome marked by warm temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons
A
Subtropical Savanna
B
Boreal Forest
C
Tropical Rainforest
D
Tropical Seasonal Forest and Savanna
19) A layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface of Earth, extending up to approximately 16km (10 miles) and containing most of the atmosphere's nitrogen, oxygen, and water vapor
A
Mesosphere
B
Stratosphere
C
Troposphere
D
Thermosphere
20) A biome characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters
A
Temperate Rain Forest
B
Subtropical Desert
C
Woodland/Shrubland
D
Temperate Seasonal Forest
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