Ecosystems
What is the main source of energy for all organisms in an ecosystem?
The SUN.
What is Potential and Kinetic Energy?
Potential=Stored Energy;Kinetic=energy of motion.
What are Earth's Renewable resources?
Wind, hydro (water), biomass, geothermal, and solar
A place where 2 or more air masses meat.
What are some types of Symbiotic Relationships?
Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism
Relationships between WHICH factors help maintain stability in an ecosystem
Biotic and Abiotic factors
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed.
What are Earth's non-renewable resources?
Oil, coal, and natural gas(there is also nuclear energy).
What weather are cold and warm fronts associated with?
Cold Fronts=violent weather (ex.thunderstorms); Warm Fronts=gentle rain and humid temperatures
What is Predation?
An interaction in which one organism kills another for food or nutrients.
What do Limiting factors determine?
They determine how many organisms can survive in an ecosystem.
What is Kinetic Energy related to?
An object’s mass, speed, and velocity.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
The phenomenon where Earth’s winds curve due to rotation and pressure change.
What is a stationary and an occluded front?
Stationary Front=warm and cold air masses meet and do not move/stay in place; Occluded Front=when a warm front is overtaken from behind and trapped in between 2 cold Fronts.
What is Competition?
The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource.
Ecosystems have to go through change because of...
Human impact, natural disasters, invasive species, and climate changes.
What are some types of Potential Energy?
Gravitational, chemical, electrical, elastic,
or magnetic.
What drives Earth's Systems?
The transfer of energy through convection, conduction, and radiation.
Why are Continental Air Masses dry? Why are Maritime Air Masses moist/wet?
Continental=form over land;Maritime=form over water
What is a Symbiotic Relationship/Symbiosis?
Any relationship in which 2 species live closely together and at least one of the species benefits.
What are Biomes?
Biomes are areas of the world with specific climates, abiotic, and biotic factors.
What are some types of Kinetic Energy?
Thermal, sound, radiant, electrical, or
mechanical.
What kind of tools/technologies do Scientists use to predict weather?(you can pick only 1 in your choice)
Barometer, anemometer, spectrometer, thermometer, and radar mapping.
Which front is likely to last for days?
A Stationary Front
What type of relationship does a Cattle egret and a cow have?(Cattle egret gets food from cow, but cow is neither helped nor harmed)
Commensalism