Transcript CH 5 & 6 Review Jeopardy

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The only process
that does not have
a gaseous stage.
Phosphorus
This process starts
with rock erosion.
Phosphorus
Large amounts of carbon
dioxide are absorbed by
these two things
Oceans and plants
The process of
turning nitrites into
nitrates.
Nitrification
Nitrogen is a key
element in the
formation of this
substance necessary
to living things.
Amino acids
Convergent
An area surrounding
the pacific plate that
is home to the
earth’s most
volcanoes.
Ring of Fire
Landmass found at
diverging plates
Ridge
Earthquakes are
measured on the this
scale
Richter Scale
Law of Lateral
Continuity
Air movement
caused by land
being warmer than
the ocean.
Sea Breeze
Winds that weaken
and cause ENSO
Trade winds
Location of the
thermocline near
Australia under
normal conditions.
Deep
Latitudes where
warm air rises.
0
60 N & S
Shortened version
is ENSO.
El Nino Southern
Oscillation
The first organism
to grow on dry
magma and secrete
acid to break down
bare rock
Moss (Lichens)
Secondary
succession occurs
after a disturbance in
an ecosystem that
doesn’t destroy this.
Soil
This natural
occurring event
promotes an
increase in trees
Landslides
Ecological succession
on an island is similar
to primary succession
on land, but the species
must come from this
ancestors carried by
water, wind, or other
organisms
This biome is
characterized by
low precipitation
and high latitudes
Tundra
This biome is
characterized by
trees like oak,
maple, buckeye,
and cedar
Deciduous
Forest
This biome is
characterized by
animals like bears,
moose, and trees
like the evergreen
Coniferous
Forest
This biome is very
hot during the day
and very cold at
night.
Desert
This biome is
characterized by
average rainfall and
is also referred to as
the steppe
Grassland
Natural event that
encourages the
population increase
of grasses
Wild Fires
Shield
Volcano
Causes hurricanes to
form over water
Pressure difference
between mixing
hot and cold fronts
Major Fault in
California
St. Andreas Fault
3 Reasons for good
fishing in S. America
during normal years.
High thermocline,
Little rain,
Nutrients from
upwelling
Scientists
In 1915 this scientist
coined the phrase
“Pangea” to describe the
supercontinent that was
all the current land
masses joined together.