Earth and Space Seondary 4 ST

Cycles

100

What do we call the phenomenon by which heat is trapped on the planet by the atmosphere.

Greenhouse Effect

200

Name 2 Greenhouse Gases

CH4

CO2

H2O

300

In what form is Nitrogen found in the air?

a) NH3

b)N2

c)NO2

N2

400

Name a way that carbon gets removed from the atmosphere.

Photosynthesis

500

Name two ways that carbon gets added back into the atmosphere

Burning fossil fuels

Volcanoes

Forest fires

Animal Respiration

Atmosphere

100

What type of system would has low air pressure.

Depression

200

What type of weather would you expect if an anticyclone was over your area

Sunny, clear skies, cold

300

What type of weather do you find along a cold front

Strong, short storms

400

What type of weather do you find along a warm front.

Many days of light rain

500

What is the name of the effect that cause wind to change trajectory due to the rotation of the earth.

Coriolis Effect

Lithosphere

100

A rock that containes minerals that can be mined for profit.

Ore

200

Rocks that are formed by cooling lava and magma.

Igneous

300

Name the layer that is a mixture of humus and water soluble minerals. It supporst plant life

Top soil

400

Name 2 consequences of melting permafrost.

Unstable infrastructure

Increased decomposition

Longer growing season

Increased risk of landslides

Soil Erosion

500

What are the 3 conditions that make soil fertile?

Sufficient Minerals (Organic Matter)

Sufficient moisture (Water)

Correct pH

Hydrosphere

100

In what form is the majority of the fresh water on our planet found?

Ice

200

What type of water is the most dense (Temperature and Salinity)

Cold and salty

300

Which of the following raises the sea level:

a) Melting Glaciers

b) Melting Pack Ice

c) Both

a) Melting Glaciers

400

What type of currents are affected by the wind and the rotation of the planet?

Surface currents

500

Describe the movement of water in thermohaline circulation.

Cold water in the poles sinks to the bottom of the ocean then travels down to the equator. The water is warmed at the equator, rises to the surface and then travels back to the poles. Repeat

Energy Resources

100

True or False, nuclear power creates greenhouse gases

False.

200

Name 2 non renewable energy resources.

Fossil Fuels

Nuclear

300

Name 2 energy resources that come from the hydrosphere.

Tidal, Hydro, Ocean current

400

What do we call the cells in a solar panel that can change solar energy directly into electricity?

Photovoltaic Cells

500

Name a renewable energy resource that comes from the lithosphere.

Geothermal