Earth 2

In order for a hurricane or tropical storm to develop, the temperature of the ocean surface must be

80°F

Following the evaporation stage of the water cycle, the evaporated water

form clouds

Air mass thunderstorms occur because of unequal heating of Earth's surface within one air mass. Where would an air mass thunderstorm MOST LIKELY occur?

Along coastal areas

Where would global warming fit in the Venn diagram shown?

B

Where would you insert terms such as precipitation and average temperature?

C

After Juan arrives, the three of them get into a heated argument about the environment. They each accuse the other of contributing to ozone depletion and causing Earl's dog, Roscoe, to get skin cancer. Who is most guilty?

Cindy, because CFCs directly react with ozone, removing it from the atmosphere.

Heat waves are periods of excessively hot and dry weather. In areas of prolonged drought, heat waves can cause wild fires and destroy vegetation. What tactic is essential in preventing wild fires from occurring?

Closely monitor and immediately extinguish small fires.

Heat is transferred from the heating element to the pot to the boiling water. What is the MOST likely method of heat transfer?

Conduction

The heat transfer depicted in the image is MOST likely

Convection

The process by which hot and cold air are transferred in the atmosphere is

Convection

What is the main method of heat transfer from the core to the crust of Earth?

Convection

______________ currents are responsible for circulating hot and cold air in the atmosphere and causing local weather systems.

Convection

The sun's unequal heating of the ocean causes

Currents

Earth could not support life if it was a smaller planet because

Earth could not hold on to its atmosphere.

The Sun is the source of _____________ that warms the tropical waters to fuel _______________ in the Atlantic ocean.

Energy, hurricanes

When humans remove vegetation from an area, the water cycle is MOST directly affected in which way?

Evaporation in the area will decrease

The layer of Earth's atmosphere where atoms and molecules escape into space is referred to as the ____________.

Exosphere

Which layer of the earth's atmosphere, is furthest away from the surface of the earth?

Exosphere

The Earth system is made up of many spheres. These spheres interact. Imagine humans, part of the biosphere, have built this dam. The water in the lake behind the dam seeps in the ground. Some of the water flows over the dam and is converted into energy. Some water evaporates into the air. What spheres does the water, or hydrosphere, interact with in this example?

Geosphere and atmosphere

Which of these best describes heat transfer through conduction?

Heat transfer by molecules colliding with adjacent molecules.

How will the satellite weather technology help prevent another hurricane disaster like Katrina?

It will improve predictions of potential hurricane pathways and allow for early evacuation.

During the day, the Sun heats the ocean and the ocean stores this energy. During the evening the land cools and the ocean transfers the energy back to the air. As a result you get a cool breeze. Which direction would the breeze blow in this illustration?

Left to right

Meteors burn up here Special lightning called sprites Noctilucent clouds form over north and south poles The phrases above describe what layer of the atmosphere?

Mesosphere

Where are the coldest part of the atmosphere located?

Mesosphere

When deforestation occurs in an area, what immediate effect does this have on the water cycle?

More runoff water is created, and less is returned to the atmosphere.

Take a deep breath in, take a deep breath out. Most of the gas that just passed through your mouth was

Nitrogen

Animal life was impossible in the Earth's early history. This is because of

Oxygen

A cold air mass that moves through the United States and reaches New York, Kansas, and even South Carolina is air that came from the

Polar convection region

The method of heat transfer by which the sun warms the earth is

Radiation

The sun's heat reaches Earth by what means?

Radiation

Here you can see before and after hurricane Katrina photos of coastal New Orleans. Even though we cannot stop a hurricane, we can reduce its destruction to life and land by using ________ imagery to track its path.

Satellite

Rainforests are found near the equator because of the convergence of the trade winds, which causes increased rainfall. What causes the earth's wind patterns?

The Coriolis Effect

Typical United States weather patterns show the continental polar air mass moving south toward the Gulf of Mexico. Why does this air mass movement happen?

The polar air mass moves south to replace the rising maritime tropical air mass.

Which statement BEST describes the risk of damage due to the hurricane at P?

The risk is moderate as P lies near the border of the potential track area.

Which statement can BEST explain the pattern of movement of ocean water?

The temperature is higher near the equator than near the poles.

The diagram shows the global wind pattern in the lower atmosphere. What is the main factor that determines the global wind pattern?

The uneven heating of Earths surface by the sun

While at the beach, Sam and Sal recorded the temperatures on land and at sea. They discovered that each morning the ocean and land had a similar temperature. On a sunny day, the sun continues to warm both the ocean and land, but unequally. During the day, which direction will the wind MOST LIKELY blow?

The wind will blow toward land

Weather patterns are caused MAINLY by the

Uneven heating of the Earth

Which statement BEST describes why warm ocean currents are usually surface currents?

Warm water is less dense than cold water

The Gulf Stream current shown here makes the waters of the North Atlantic

Warmer

The dominant gas in the atmosphere that forms clouds is

Water Vapor

Based on the information in the weather map, which direction will the wind move?

West to east

The main effect that water has on climate is that extreme temperatures ____________ occur in cities near large bodies of water, because water heats up and cools down very slowly.

are less likely to

As altitude increases,

barometric pressure decreases.

The Great Storm or the super storm of 1993 is one of several types of natural disasters that impact Florida. This super storm brought a halt to air travel and ruined the citrus crop. What type of disaster was this?

blizzard

Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles creating

convection currents

Some ocean currents are caused by differences in the density of water from place to place around the globe. What two factors cause differences in ocean water density?

differences in water temperature and amount of dissolved salts

Conduction occurs more easily between solids and liquids. This is because the particles in gases are

farther apart and move faster.

The MOST likely cause, directly and indirectly, for such a rise in sea level is

globall warming

In both of these biomes, the life forms or biosphere, are limited greatly by the interaction or lack of interaction with another of Earth's spheres. What sphere is that?

hydrosphere

This cold river of air travels from west to east in the northern hemisphere. Last winter, it dipped far south to bring cold air and snow to many southern states. This is the

polar jet streams

Based on this data, we would expect ___________ to have the LEAST changes in temperatures during a 24-hour period.

the Oceans

After a flood, people should guard against

the chance of water-borne diseases.

Largest layer of atmosphere International Space Station orbits Ultraviolet radiation causes ionization The phrases describe what layer of Earth's atmosphere?

thermosphere

Much of the X-rays are absorbed in which layer of Earth's atmosphere?

thermosphere

Groundwater moves from the ground through plants and then back into the atmosphere through the process of

transpiration