Weather & Climate
The study of the atmosphere, including the weather, is called _____________. (Hint: Mr.Daly studied this!)
Meteorology.
What are the three types of boundaries concerning tectonic plates? Describe the movements of all three.
Convergent (coming together), Divergent (coming apart), and Transform (side-by-side).
When air is heated, what happens to the molecules' density?
The density is lower, as the molecules move further apart.
What is the name of the theoretical super-continent which split up to form the continents today?
Pangea
What is the theorized approximate age of our universe?
13.7 billion years old.
The term "cold" means __________________.
The absence of heat.
List two examples of evidence of plate tectonics.
Matching coastlines, matching fossils, age of rock (seafloor spreading), etc.
Define dew point.
It is the temperature at which condensation occurs.
What is an epicenter?
It is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus.
What is the thickest layer of Earth?
The mantle.
The way Earth's rotation causes winds to curve is called _____________.
The Coriolis Effect.
How is the movement of tectonic plates related to convection currents in the mantle?
As heat rises and cool sinks in the mantle, the molten rock moves in a circular manner that pushes plates.
What are the three types of clouds?
Cumulus, Stratus, and Cirrus.
At which type of boundary would you find a mountain range? At which type of boundary would you find ridges? At which type of boundary would earthquakes most frequently occur? List your answers in order!
Convergent, divergent, transform.
What is the layer of the atmosphere which protects us from the sun's harmful UV rays?
Ozone layer.
What is an occluded front?
When two cold air masses squeeze a warm air mass between them.
What are the three types of seismic waves?
P (primary) waves, S (secondary) waves, and surface waves.
What are the two main features that determine climate?
Temperature and precipitation.
What is a fault?
A crack or break in the Earth's crust.
If a force applied to an object is 40N, and the object is accelerating at 2m/s^2, what is the mass of the object? (Include units!)
The object is 20kg.
What are the five types of air masses?
Polar, tropical, maritime, arctic and continental.
In your own words, define subduction.
When two plates collide and the denser plate descends below the less dense plate.
List one example of how scientists can determine information about climate in the past.
They can use tree rings, ice cores, fossils, etc.
If a continental crust and an oceanic crust were to collide, which would subduct? Why?
Oceanic. It is denser and older than continental.
The apparent change in position of an object with respect to a distant background is called ________.
Parallax