On a clear day, a wave that looks like a wall of water suddenly hits the beach of an island in the South Pacific.
What was the likely cause of the wave?
tsunami (tidal wave)
100
What is the predator in this food web?
fox or coyote
100
the pathway of energy transfer through various stages of an ecosystem
a food chain
200
What are two causes of Surface currents?
[any 2] Global winds, Coriolis effect, Continental deflection
200
What current circles the globe near Antarctica?
The Antarctic Circumpolar
200
Although the British Isles are at a high latitude, the climate in the isles is very mild. What is the most likely reason for this?
the Gulf stream [a warm surface current]
200
What level consumer is the duck?
first level consumer
200
the boundary between air masses of different densities and usually different temps.
front
300
When surface currents hit land and turn, what changes the currents?
Continental deflecton
300
What is the name of the cool current that cools Southern California?
the California current
300
How does the technology of NOAA buoys along the equator help scientists respond to change in the ocean?
The buoys measure [any 3] surface temperature, air temperature, currents and wind.
300
What are producers in this ecosystem?
grass and algae
300
a substance that reduces the transfer of heat
thermal conductor
400
What effects surface currents because the Earth rotates on its axis?
Coriolis effect
400
What kind of current is the California current (2 terms)?
cool and longshore
400
A longshore current moves down a sandy coastline, from north to south. Developers build a long, concrete breakwater at one point along the coast. What happens to the sandy beach to the south of that breakwater?
What occurs to the north of the breakwater?
deposition or deposit
400
Name a food chain in this web.
any, just so it begins with a producer and moves through the arrows
400
an electric discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surfaces, such as between a cloud and the ground, two clouds, or two parts of the same cloud
lightning
500
What are the three causes of surface currents?
Global winds, Coriolis effect, Continental deflection
500
What current warms Japan?
Kuroshio current
500
A longshore current moves down a sandy coastline, from north to south. Developers build a long, concrete breakwater at one point along the coast. What happens to the sandy beach to the south of that breakwater?
What occurs to the south of the breakwater?