Review 1
Which factor mainly causes seasons on Earth?
Distance from the Sun
Atmospheric convection and the Coriolis effect create ____.
Prevailing winds
An object moving in space continues moving mainly because ____.
There is little to no friction in space
Density is the amount of ____ in a given space.
Mass
True or false the moon is a planet
False
Thermal energy naturally moves from ____.
Warmer objects to cooler objects
Polar ocean ice formation helps drive the ____.
Global Ocean Conveyor Belt
A moving object changes direction when ____.
An outside force acts on it
Objects with higher density usually ____.
Sink below less dense objects
How can disrupted ocean currents affect climate?
Cause cooling globally
Compared to cold water, hot water is ____.
Less dense
Large clumps of material in space can eventually become ____.
Planets, moons, and asteroids
Astronauts feel weightless because ____.
They and the spacecraft are falling together
Thermal energy moves:
hot to cold
As altitude increases, temperature:
increases
As salinity increases, water becomes ____.
More dense
Objects with the greatest mass in a solar system are usually ____.
At the center
The Sun stays at the center of our solar system because it is ____.
The most massive object
Gravity between two objects becomes stronger when ____.
Mass increases
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what season is it?
summer
Hot air rises because it is ____.
Less dense
Planets orbit stars because of ____.
Gravity
A low-latitude location usually gets ____ sunlight over the year.
more
Comets usually have ____ orbits.
Elliptical
Why does water temperature change slower than land?
Water transfers heat slower than land