Geo

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Atmosphere

-Agascious -climate

Positive feedback

-Enhances or drives change -A change in the system triggers one or more mechanisms that further enhances or drives that change

Negative feedback

-maintains the status quo -A change in the system triggers one or more mechanisms that reverses that change

When are the Sun's rays perpendicular to Earth's surface at the equator?

during the March equinox and September equinox

Cryosphere

frozen

Q

heat

Which of the following characteristics of Earth's relationship to the Sun explains the existence of Earth's seasons?

1.Earth orbits around the Sun, completing one orbit each year. 2.Earth's axis always points in the same direction relative to the stars. 3.Earth spins on its axis, completing one rotation each day. 4.Earth's axis is tilted relative to its orbital plane.

How much of the Sun's incoming radiation is scattered or reflected back to space before any heating effect is felt on Earth?

31%

How much of the Sun's incoming radiation is absorbed by Earth's surface?

45%

Which of the following nonanthropogenic factors best explains the pattern of solar radiation seen along the southwest coast of India during June?

A wet monsoon

Bioshpere

All living things

What would happen to Earth's atmospheric temperature if the amount of incoming shortwave radiation from the Sun decreased and was less than the longwave radiation lost to space?

Atmospheric temperature would decrease.

What would happen to Earth's atmospheric temperature if the amount of shortwave radiation reflected at Earth's surface increased significantly?

Atmospheric temperature would decrease.

What would happen to Earth's atmospheric temperature if the amount of outgoing longwave radiation decreased so that it was less than incoming shortwave radiation from the Sun?

Atmospheric temperature would increase.

What would happen to Earth's atmospheric temperature if the amount of shortwave radiation reflected by clouds decreased significantly?

Atmospheric temperature would increase.

What would happen to Earth's atmospheric temperature if the amount of incoming shortwave radiation from the Sun was the same as the longwave radiation lost to space?

Atmospheric temperature would remain the same.

M

Composition (mass)

Heat Engine

Converts thermal energy into kinetic energy(motion) .....(ex: your car)

In the solar panel system presented in the video, which of the following was necessary to generate usable electrical current for a home?

DC power had to be converted to AC.

p=m/v

Density

How does the inclination of Earth's axis (relative to the plane of its orbit) change over the course of a year?

The inclination of Earth's axis does not change.

External Heat Engine

powered by the sun that drives the earths fluid envelopes ( ex: the atmosphere and hydrosphere)

Only some shortwave radiation from the Sun reaches Earth's surface. What is the leading cause of this radiation loss?

reflection by clouds

Albedo

reflectivity

If a home uses a large supply of solar panels to generate electricity, but has no battery system, surplus electricity that is produced is usually __________.

released into the power grid for others to use, generating a credit to the homeowner

Closed system

system shut off from surrounding environment -self contained in that energy and or matter does not enter or leave the system

T

temperature

Which of the following is a challenge to using solar-generated electricity in places not connected to a power grid?

the lack of efficient and inexpensive battery technology

When do all locations on Earth experience equal lengths of day and night?

March equinox

Which of the following regions maintains a relatively high surface albedo throughout the year?

The Sahara Desert

Internal Heat engine

Earths internal heat engine is powered by geothermal heat that drives cycles within the solid earth ....(rock cycle, tectonic cycle)

Open system

Energy and matter flow into and out of system

F

Force

C=Q/M/T

Heat capacity

Sensible Heat

Heat that we feel

Latent heat

Heat that's absorbed or released due to phase changes (liquid water freezing to ice)

Which of the following best describes the energy conversion sequence in the solar panel system described in the video?

Photons carrying energy from the sun chemically react with silicon crystals to generate a flow of electrons.

P

Pressure

Steady state equilibrium

Rates of inputs and outputs in the system are equal -amounts of energy and matter in storage are constant or fluctuate around a stable average

Theory

Repeated verification of a hypothesis may result in the formation of a theory

Lithosphere

Tectonics and volcanism Rocks and minerals The solid portion

Which of the following statements about Earth's solstices is correct?

The December solstice is the time of year when Earth's geographic South Pole is leaning most directly toward the Sun.

Which of the following would indicate that a home is using solar power to generate electricity and is NOT using batteries?

There are solar panels on the roof and power lines going to the home.

What characteristic best describes the areas with the lowest levels of reflected shortwave radiation in both June in the Northern Hemisphere and December in the Southern Hemisphere?

areas of open water Water's ability to absorb energy along with the high Sun angles during the respective high-sun seasons in each hemisphere contribute to the low levels of reflected shortwave radiation.

Where does the length of day remain the same throughout the year?

at the equator

The December solstice is ____________.

the time of the year when Earth's geographic North Pole is leaning most directly away from the Sun

The June solstice is ______________.

the time of the year when Earth's geographic North Pole is leaning most directly toward the Sun

How is energy transferred from Earth's surface to Earth's atmosphere?

through convection, latent heat in water vapor, greenhouse effect, conduction

V

volume

Hydrosphere

water


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