What is the difference between weather and climate?
What is Weather is short term- a certain place and time,
Climate is long term
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The currents in Earth’s oceans are affected by temperature. The following diagram shows an ocean current. Which of the following causes the effect represented by the cold water arrow?
A. Cold water is less dense than warm water
B. Cold water is more dense than warm water.
C. Cold water contains less salt than warm water.
D. Cold water contains more salt than warm water.
What is B. Cold water is more dense than warm water.
100
The following diagram shows how sediment is deposited as a fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land.
Which of the following does the diagram show?
A. river delta
B. floodplain
C. alluvial fan
D. oxbow lake
What is C. alluvial fan
100
The ability to cause change.
What is Energy
100
A ball is sitting at the top of a ramp. As the ball rolls down the ramp, the potential energy of the ball decreases. What happens to the potential energy as the ball moves?
A) It is lost as gravitational energy
B) It is converted to kinetic energy
C) It is destroyed as the ball moves
D) It is used to make the ball slow down
What is B) It is converted to kinetic energy
200
The following map shows the average elevations of four U.S. state capitals.
Which city would you expect to have the lowest air pressure?
A. Atlanta, GA (320 m)
B. Cheyenne, WY (1855 m)
C. Lansing, MI (260m)
D. Phoenix, AZ (331 m)
What is B. Cheyenne, WY (1855 m)
200
Kumar is studying how plant growth is affected by the temperature of the soil. Which of the following processes is mainly responsible for warming the soil?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Expansion
D. Radiation
What is D. Radiation
200
Sediments from mountains many miles away are now in the area known as Florida. Which is the best explanation as to how most of these sediments moved so far away from where the mountains are now?
A. The wind blew the sediments there.
B. The sediments were transported and deposited by streams and rivers.
C. This range of mountains used to be much farther south than it is now.
D. The sediments were transported by glaciers.
What is B. The sediments were transported and deposited by streams and rivers.
200
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be transformed.
What is Law of Conservation of Energy
200
What causes wind?
What is The uneven heating on Earths surface due to the Sun's rays hitting Earth at different angles (the poles are cold & the equator is hot). Convection belts - Warm air rises and cold air sinks.
300
The jet stream usually stays too far north to affect Florida’s weather. What is the jet stream?
A. the spinning of the air in the same direction as Earth’s rotation
B. the spinning of the air in the opposite direction of Earth’s rotation
C. the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
D. a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper region of the atmosphere
What is D. a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper region of the atmosphere
300
What is the difference between conduction, convection, radiation.
the transfer of energy through : touch, space between it, movement/stirring
What is
Conduction-touch
Convection-movement/stirring
Radiation-space between it
300
List 2 types of landforms found in Florida
What is Rivers, lakes, deltas, coastlines, dunes,
NOT mountains & glaciers
300
What is/ what is the difference between potential and kinetic energy?
What is Potential energy is stored energy
Kinetic energy is motion (movement)
300
High pressure systems produce clear or rainy weather?
What is the air sinks forming clear weather.
in a low pressure system the air rises and forms clouds (rainy weather)
400
A high-pressure system tends to bring bright, sunny days. What happens in a high-pressure system?
A. The air rises and absorbs moisture.
B. The air rises and warms the atmosphere.
C. The air sinks and cools the land by causing precipitation.
D. The air sinks and prevents clouds from forming and precipitation from falling.
What is D. The air sinks and prevents clouds from forming and precipitation from falling.
400
A science class is studying how Earth’s surface is warmed by sunlight. How is energy transferred from the lamp to the soil?
A. by warm air sinking
B. by electromagnetic waves
C. by cooler air rising from the soil
D. by direct transfer of energy from the lamp to the soil
What is B. by electromagnetic waves
Sunlight is an example of EM waves
400
List 2 types of Chemical weathering & 2 types of Physical weathering.
What is chemical weathering: oxidation & acid precipitation
Physical Weathering : temp changes, plant action, animal action, pressure change, wind, water, and gravity
400
The combination of kinetic & potential energy
What is Mechanical Energy
400
When the slingshot is held in position, what kind of energy is present?
A) Kinetic energy
B) Potential energy
C) Mechanical energy
D) Light energy
What is B) potential energy
500
What is the effect of the Jet stream & Ocean currents on local weather?
What is
Water has a higher specific heat (it takes more energy to heat up and cool down) than land. During the day the air moves in from the ocean towards land (sea breeze). The air heats up over the land (low air pressure). Systems move from high to low pressure. Also, the streams surface carries heat to new locations (Gulf stream to France).
500
Rock and water absorb and release heat differently, causing localized air pressure differences. One result of this is sea breezes. Which statement is true of sea breezes?
A. They originate in the day and blow toward the land.
B. They originate in the day and blow toward the water.
C. They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.
D. They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.
What is A. They originate in the day and blow toward the land.
500
The process by which rock is reduced in size by the scraping action of other rocks driven by water, wind, & gravity. (rock breaking down rock)
What is Abrasion
500
When a pendulum is released, it swings back and forth. The speed and position change throughout each swing. At which point does the pendulum weight have the greatest amount of potential energy?
A) The top
B) the middle
C) the bottom (hanging straight)
What is A) The top
500
The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil & sediment from one location to another. (Movement of sediment)