Earth's Spheres
Weather vs. Climate
Heat Transfer on Earth
Forces & Motion
Anything Goes
100
This sphere includes all living things on Earth.
Biosphere
100
Weather describes the atmosphere at a specific time. Climate describes conditions over this length of time.
At least 30 years
100
What are the three ways in which heat can be transferred?
Conduction, Convection, & Radiation
100
When forces on an object are equal in size and opposite in direction, the forces are described as this.
Balanced
100
Wind forms because of the ________ heating of Earth’s surface
Uneven
200
Volcanoes releasing ash into the air show an interaction between these two spheres.
Geosphere & Atmosphere
200
“Every July, it is warm here.” This sentence describes
Climate
200
The Sun heats the ocean water, which is what fuels hurricanes. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?
Radiation
200
To change the speed or direction of an object, the forces must be this.
Unbalanced
200
What is the Net Force and direction of movement for the object
5N to the left
300
After a forest fire removes vegetation, the land is more easily eroded. This interaction is between these two spheres.
Biosphere & Geosphere
300
Daily temperature changes from one day to the next represent this.
Weather
300
A sea breeze forms because land heats faster than the ocean during the day. This causes warm air over the land to do this.
Rise
300
If a greater force is applied opposite the direction of motion, the object will eventually do this.
Slow down and/or change direction
300
An object moving at a constant speed is experiencing what type of forces?
Balanced
400
Glaciers are known to slide very slowly across the ground over time. This often changes the landscape of the area as the glacier erodes the rock and soil underneath. Which spheres does this scenario describe?
Cryosphere & Geosphere
400
A table showing 30 years of average temperatures in Tampa represents this.
Climate
400
Warm air rising and cool air sinking in a circular motion is an example of this process.
Convection
400
On a distance–time graph, a flat horizontal line means the object is doing this.
Not moving
400
In a pot of boiling water, heat moves through the water in circular currents. What type of heat transfer is this?
Convection
500
A sealed terrarium has rocks, plants, soil, air, and water. When plants absorb water held in the soil, three spheres are interacting. Name them.
Geosphere, Hydrosphere, & Biosphere
500
A tornado touched down today in Sanford. This is an example of what?
Weather
500
At night the land cools faster than the ocean, causing cool air from the land to move toward the sea. This is known as what?
Land breeze
500
On this distance time graph, what is happening in the purple section (D)?
The object is going back to where it started from.
500
Florida has experienced hotter days this week than last week even though it is now Winter. Is this an example or weather or climate change? Explain your answer.
Weather because it is short-term and climate requires long-term changes (>30 years)