Is this a compound or an element?
Element
What is force?
A push or pull on an object.
Which of the following is the best representation of the Earth's ROTATION on its axis?
A car driving in circles around a rotary
A spinning top
A spinning top
What heat source drives the convection cells in the mantle?
Heat from the core
When this type of front moves in it brings colder air, and storms.
cold front
Is this a heterogenous or homogenous mixture?
Heterogenous
The illustrations show the forces in Newtons (N) acting on 3 different blocks. Which blocks will move under these conditions?
2 and 3
Which of the following is the best representation of the Earth's REVOLUTION around the sun?
A car driving in circles around a rotary
A spinning top
A car driving in circles around a rotary
Which statement is true about the density of the water in this picture?
It is less dense at the top above the hot water cup
It is less dense at the bottom left and right sides
It is less dense at the top above the hot water cup
The boundary that forms between 2 air masses when they meet is called a
front
What phase of matter is depicted in the particle model?
Liquid
What is inertia?
the tendency of a body to resist a change in motion or rest.
Which of these has the BIGGEST effect on the seasons we experience on Earth?
The distance between the Sun and Earth
The angle of sunlight that hits the Earth's surface
The angle of sunlight that hits the Earth's surface
Which of the following may move and cause an earthquake to occur?
Mantle
Plate
Plate
What type is air mass 1?
Continental polar
What phase of matter is depicted in the particle model?
Gas
The illustration shows all the forces acting on the box. The sum of all the forces acting on the box is equal to the net force, which is
11 N to the right
In the diagram above, what season is being experienced in the Southern hemisphere?
summer
The lithosphere and asthenosphere is part of the mantle and the:
Inner Core
Plate
Crust
Crust
What happens to air pressure as you go up in the atmosphere?
It decreases
What would happen to the spacial arrangement of these particles if we add thermal energy?
The particles will move further apart.
What is the equation for force?
F=mass x acceleration
The image below represents Earth with two locations identified as X and Y. Which of the following best explains why seasonal variations in temperature are more extreme at location X than at location Y?
The angle of incoming solar radiation varies more at location X than at location Y.
What force drives the rock cycle and plate tectonics?
convection
Which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up in?
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Mesosphere