Density
the symbolic rule for density
What is density equals mass divided by volume D = M V
Air has pressure because . wind moves the air OR . air has mass
Because air has mass
Deep ocean currents are caused mostly by
What is differences in density?
Temperature (metric) at which water: 1. freezes 2. boils
1. 0 oC 2. 100 oC
The more mass in a given volume of air, the: . more dense the air is OR . the less dense the air is
the more dense the air is
Wind is caused by the flow of air from ______ pressure to ______ pressure
What is high to low pressure?
Which area of the ocean would have the lowest salinity? 1. deep Arctic Ocean 2. warm, Caribbean Sea 3. the water from a melting glacier flowing into the ocean
the water from a melting glacier flowing into the ocean
What are the 3 main phases (or states) of matter?
What is solid, liquid, and gas?
The heat transfer process that moves matter due to the differences in density is called:
What is convection?
The effect of Earth's rotation on the pathway of the wind.
What is the Coriolis effect?
1. Percent of Earth's water that is ocean? 2. Percent of Earth's water that is freshwater? 3. Percent of Earth covered by water?
1. What is 97%? 2. What is 2.5%? 3. What is 70%
Name the four subsystems of the Earth System.
1. Hydrosphere 2. Geosphere 3. Atmosphere 4. Biosphere
In which situation would water be less dense? . low salinity, high temperature . low salinity, low temperature . high salinity, low temperature
low salinity, high temperature
Global wind patterns are caused by: . sea breezes and land breezes OR . unequal heating of Earth's surface and the Coriolis effect
What is the unequal heating of Earth's surface and the Coriolis effect
The cause of surface currents?
What is the wind?
When water vapor condenses into water droplets in the atmosphere, is energy being absorbed or released?
What is released?
Two factors that determine the density of ocean water
What is temperature and salinity?
Carbon dioxide and water vapor are two minor but important substances that make up our atmosphere. What are the two main substances that make up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?
What is nitrogen and oxygen?
The surface current that brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico northeast toward Europe.
What is the Gulf Stream?
In order for ice to sublimate, does it need to absorb or release energy?
What is absorb?