ENERGY
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another is ____________.
What is heat?
Air moves from areas of __________ pressure to areas of ____________ pressure.
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What is high to low?
This tool is used to measure wind speed.
What is an anemometer?
All the living factors in an ecosystem are classified as ___________.
What is biotic?
You turn on a lamp. The amount of light energy released by the light bulb is less than the amount of electrical energy that flows into the lamp. The reason for this difference is that some of the electrical energy is converted into _____________.
What is thermal energy?
When you iron your clothes, you are using this method of heat transfer.
What is conduction?
The curving of wind and water caused by Earth's rotation is called the _________ effect.
What is Coriolis?
This type of air mass is cold and dry.
What is continental polar (cP)?
Name a biotic factor that is a limiting factor in an ecosystem.
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What is food?
List three renewable energy resources.
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What is wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, or geothermal?
If Aluminum has a specific heat of 899 J/kg and Copper has a specific heat of 387 J/kg, which substance makes a better conductor?
What is copper?
If wind is blowing toward you from the sea while you are sitting on the beach, what type of local wind are you experiencing?
What is a sea breeze?
This type of weather front brings severe storms.
What is a cold front?
A species of moth inhabits the fur of three-toed sloths. These moths provide nutrients to algae growing on the sloth's fur. The algae provides camouflage for the sloth. The sloth's waste provides a secure and nutrient-rich place for the moths to lay their eggs. These relationships are an example of __________.
What is mutualism?
A student is swinging during recess. What are two ways the student can increase their kinetic energy while swinging?
What is increase mass and speed?
A large pot of tea (600mL) is the same temperature as a teacup of tea (150 mL). Which substance has more thermal energy?
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What is the pot of tea?
The density of ocean water is affected by these two factors.
What are temperature and salinity?
This type of pressure system is responsible for clear skies.
What is a high pressure system?
This type of ecological model shows that energy decreases as it moves through trophic levels.
What is an energy pyramid?
True or false? The total amount of energy in a system constantly changes as a roller coaster moves up and down along a track.
What is false. Energy constantly remains the same.
List all three methods of heat transfer and give an example or definition of each.
What is conduction (direct contact), convection (circulation in a fluid), and radiation (electromagnetic waves)?
Gyres form due to these three factors.
What is global winds, Coriolis effect, and landforms?
Meteorologists use these maps to determine where pressure systems are located to help them forecast future weather.
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What are isobar maps?
True or false. Producers are not important to ecosystems because not all organisms consume plants.
What is false. Produces provide the energy for the entire ecosystem.