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Energy
Interdependence and Biomes
Atmosphere
Convection Currents
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A rubber band is stretched between a person’s fingers and then released. This best demonstrates F) products and reactants. G) friction and air resistance. H) physical and chemical changes. J) potential and kinetic energy.
J What is potential and kinetic energy?
100

What happens to some of the energy in a green plant when it is consumed by a deer?

It gives the energy to the deer

100

On a summer evening, a barometer reading shows a gradual increase in air pressure. The humidity is 80%. The thermometer reading is slightly increasing. Based on these data, what type of weather should be expected for the next day? A)clear and sunny B)cool and rainy C)rainy and windy D) cloudy and cold

What is A) clear and sunny?

100

What is the driving force of convection currents in the atmosphere and ocean? 

The difference in temperature around the earth and in the ocean. 

200
Which type of energy is converted when fireworks release heat, light, and sound? F)kinetic energy G)elastic potential energy H)chemical potential energy J)electromagnetic energy
What is H)chemical potential energy?
200

What is mutualism?

Both organisms benefit from the relationship

200

A meteorologist used radar to analyze the wind during a storm in the central plains of the United States. The winds were measured at 145 miles per hour and were moving in a circular pattern. According to the data, which event was the meteorologist most likely observing? F)lightning storm G)tornado H)rainbow J)cloud formation

What is G)tornado?

200

_______ dense water sinks.  ______dense water rises. 

more and less

300
Which type of energy is being converted into kinetic energy as a marble falls from a shelf? A)electrical potential energy B)gravitational potential energy C )elastic potential energy D)chemical potential energy
What is B)gravitational potential energy
300

Which group of organisms is made up of only consumers? A) Spider, Grass, Mouse B) Toad, Grass, Rabbit C) Grasshopper, Mouse, Grass D) Rattlesnake, Grasshopper, Spider

What is D) Rattlesnake, Grasshopper, Spider?

300

What layer in our atmosphere does weather occur

troposphere

300

What causes wind? 

Temperature and pressure differences between fronts. 

400

What type of energy would you find in a car going down the highway?

mechanical, motion

400

What is a keystone species? 

a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.











400

What layer in our atmosphere contains the ozone layer

stratosphere

400

Wind flows from areas of _____________ pressure to areas of ____________ pressure.

High to low

500

Which type of energy will be greatest at the top of the hill? A )chemical potential energy B )nuclear potential energy C )elastic potential energy D )gravitational potential energy

What is D )gravitational potential energy?

500

This shows the energy exchange from one feeding level to the other

energy pyramid

500

What is the coldest layer of our atmosphere?  

mesosphere

500

___________ radiation heats our Earth. 

Solar