Ocean Currents
If you were floating in a raft in the Gulf Stream, you and the raft would __________________________.
A. not move with the water
B. move in a circular motion
C. move back and forth
D. move with the current
D. move with the current
Which of the following is NOT a biomass material?
A. wood
B. dried peat moss
C. oil
D. manure
C. Oil
The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a __________.
Front
When severe weather conditions already exist, a __________ is issued.
Warning
What is resource depletion?
When is resource has been completely used up and is no longer available
Upwelling occurs when __________.
A. deep cold water with nutrients rises to the surface
B. water is blown in toward the beaches
C. none of the above
D. all of the above
A. deep cold water with nutrients rises to the surface
If the ozone layer disappeared, life on Earth would be exposed to __________ concentrations of ultraviolent radiation.
A. higher
B. lower
C. no change
A. higher
What type of weather is associated with a cold front?
Intense Precipitation and Thunderstorms
Which classification of tornado on the Fujita scale does the most damage?
F5
What is a renewable resource?
a resource that can be used over and over
An increase in ocean salinity can increase __________, creating a current.
Density
What happens when an overgrowth of algae occurs?
A. too much CO2 is released into the atmosphere
B. too much CO2 is removed from the water
C. too much O2 is released into the atmosphere
D. too much O2 is removed from the water
D. too much O2 is removed from the water
What does the symbol for a stationary front look like?
Alternating warm and cold front symbols
__________ can be produced by thunderstorms.
Tornadoes
What is relative humidity?
a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature
Air above the equator is heated more than any other place on Earth because solar rays strike the equator __________ ___________.
More Directly
Reflection and absorption by the atmosphere prevent some __________ from reaching Earth's surface.
A. Ozone
B. Radiation
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen
B. Radiation
A major influence on climate is __________.
A. large bodies of water
B. large cities
C. ocean currents
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Which type of severe weather is NOT an intense tropical storm?
A. hurricane
B. typhoon
C. tropical cyclone
D. tornado
D. tornado
What is included in the hydrosphere?
liquid, ice, and water vapor
Surface currents affect __________.
A. high tides
B. low tides
C. the ocean bottom
D. the climate on continents
D. the climate on continents
The __________ is the source of all energy in our atmosphere.
Sun
When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing __________.
Precipitation
What type of pressure system is associated with severe weather?
Low pressure system
What is a radiosonde?
a package of weather instruments carried many kilometers above the ground by a weather balloon