Streams, Lakes & Rivers...oh my!
The majority of Earth’s freshwater is located where?
Glaciers
What is the correct order of soil particle size (largest to smallest)?
Sand, silt, clay
The transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
_____ is how compact molecules are in a solid, liquid or gas.
Density
What human produced GHG is most abundant in the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short term and climate is long term.
Rivers that flow into other streams are called ____.
Tributaries
What is a delta?
Sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
What gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere?
Oxygen
What type of heat transfers occurs between objects that are directly in contact?
Define micro climates.
An area that has different climate than the surrounding region.
What resource would be found near areas of sedimentation?
Petroleum and coal
Calculate the stream flow of a stream with an average width of 112 m, an average depth of 7 m and an average velocity of 0.4 m/s.
313.6 m/s3
What is an alluvial fan?
Fan shaped deposit of sediment found on valley floors at the base of mountains
Moisture and density
Which air mass would be dry and hot?
Identify the sources and sinks AND calculate the amount of carbon absorbed and released.
Photosynthesis: 100 Gt/year Respiration/decomposition: 80 Gt/year Fossil Fuel Combustion: 220 Gt/year Ocean: 80 Gt/year
Source: Fossil fuel combustion & respiration/decomp
Sink: Photosynthesis & ocean
Absorbed= 180 Gt/year Released= 300 Gt/year
Where is the majority of the Earth's carbon stored?
Hint: Think spheres
Rocks and ocean sediments.
Define a divide
An elevated land area that separates a watershed
Calculate the stream flow of a stream with an average width of 117 m, an average depth of 4 m and an average velocity of 0.5 m/s.
234 m/s3
Describe the weather associated with a stationary front AND what the symbol would look like on a weather map.
Steady rain that stays around for days.
Symbol: alternating red semi-circles and blue triangles
List the layers of the atmosphere in ascending order
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
What natural resource is found near tectonic plate boundaries?
Oil and gas deposits
Provide an example of a positive feedback.
Answers will vary
_________ recharge happens faster during periods of heavy precipitation.
Groundwater
Define impervious surface & explain how it contributed to runoff
A surface that doesn't absorb water contributed to runoff because the water isn't able to seep into the ground.
Describe the relationship between air pressure and denstiy
As air pressure decreases density also decreases.
Describe how radiation, convection and conduction move heat around the Earth.
Radiation heats Earth, the ground heats the air through conduction and the patterns of rising warm air and sinking cool air create convection currents (this also happens in the oceans).
Explain how ocean currents influence short-term and regional climates.
By transporting warm water from the equator towards the poles, warming the air
Identify the sources and sinks AND calculate the amount of carbon absorbed and released.
Photosynthesis: 110 Gt/year Respiration/decomposition: 78 Gt/year Fossil Fuel Combustion: 216 Gt/year Ocean: 73 Gt/year
Source: Fossil fuel combustion & respiration/decomp
Sink: Photosynthesis & ocean
Absorbed= 183 Gt/year Released= 294 Gt/year