Earth's Spheres
What are the names of the 4 spheres?
hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere
What is the name of the prevailing wind from 60*N to the North pole?
polar easterlies
Wind always moves from
high pressure to low pressure
_________ comes from the sun
radiation
_________ is the name of the movie when Ebenezer Scrooge gets visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future
Christmas Carol
Which direction due the westerlies blow towards?
the east
The breeze that occurs during the day along a shoreline is known as a
Which forms of heat transfer do and do not require a medium
Do: conduction and convection
do not: radiation
_____ is the name of the Christmas movie with the notorious red rider beebee gun where Santa tells the main character that he will "shoot his eye out"
A christmas story
What is the name of the rock that changes due to increased heat and pressure deep underground?
Metamorphic
The 30* have a nickname, what is it?
horse latitudes
When cold air sinks and warm air rises in a certain area, this is because of
convection cells
What are the 3 greenhouse gases?
carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor
What is the name of the main character in the movie Elf?
Buddy
Lithification is an important to the creation of
sedimentary rocks
The name of the area at the center of the equator where there is little wind is known as the
doldrums
What trick can you use to figure out where a breeze is blowing from?
By looking at the name
Which form of radiation contributes to the greenhouse effect?
Infrarec
When the grinch brings back the toys, his heart grows how much
3x the size
What are the steps of the phosphorous cycle (in order)?
Weathering, erosion, deposition, absorption, and decomposition
Draw each of the prevailing winds on Earth with the proper latitudes.
Trade winds (0-30*N/S), Westerlies (30*-60*N/S), and Polar Easterlies (60*-poles)
What determines where the wind is going to blow along a shoreline?
The pressure differential between the ocean/water and the beach/land
Explain the greenhouse effect
the greenhouse effect occurs when infrared radiation from the sun is transmitted through the atmosphere and reflected off of earth's surface. Some of the reflected IR radiation is then absorbed by the greenhouse gases, which sends the radiation back towards earth, preventing it from leaving.
In the movie The Polar Express, what famed actor played the conductor?
hint: he also played Forest Gump
Tom Hanks