Abeka, Science: Earth and Space, Test 12
wind power
A homeowner in the tropics wants to be able to power his home using renewable energy. His home is near the sea, leading to frequent sea and land breezes. For much of the year, it rains almost every day. Based on what you know, what type of power would be best to use?
levee
A natural ridge formed along the edge of a river's channel.
nova
A star that suddenly becomes brighter
The sun's gravitation pulls more strongly on closer planets.
A statement that best explains why planets closer to the sun and orbits the sun faster than those farther away
natural selection
Darwin based his evolutionary ideas on?
snowflakes
Ice crystals that grow as they absorb water vapor from a cloud and stick together.
ionosphere
Layer of the atmosphere that acts like a giant mirror, bouncing certain types of radio waves back down toward the ground.
conservationist
Sarah and Ella are disagreeing on the use of wood as a natural resource. Sarah says that humans should avoid using wood as a resource and should instead leave forests in their natural condition. Ella says that humans should harvest trees from some areas for use and plant new trees in those areas. Which of the following terms best describe Ella's view?
Skylab
The United States first launched space station?
wall cloud
The first visible sign that a tornado may be forming from a mesocyclone is the formation of a ...
subsoil
The layer of soil beneath the topsoil that contains mostly clay and other minerals.
The stars do not seem to move as Earth orbits the sun
Throughout the year, the length of a sidereal day does not change. Why not?
Clean Air Acts
U.S. laws, amendments, and extensions that control air pollution on a national level
Galileo Galilei
Who proved the heliocentric view of the solar system through his telescopic observations?
ethanol
a biofuel derived from corn, grains, or agricultural waster
plants
a biotic factor
occluded front
a combination of three air masses to forma Y-shaped front
nuclear reactor
a device that safely starts and controls a fission chain reaction
spicule
a flame-like column of gas that erupts from the chromosphere
meteorite
a meteor that lands on the earth's surface
sapphire
a precious gem deep blue in color
temperature inversion
a situation in which warm air rests on top of a layer of cold air, trapping the cold air against Earth's surface
binary star
a system in which two stars are bound together by gravity.
sustainable development
a system that seeks to maintain our current lifestyle while preserving resources for further generations
strike-slip fault
a type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion
shield volcano
a type of volcano that pours out highly fluid lava during its mild eruptions to produce a broad, gently sloping cone.
natural gas
a vapor consisting primarily of the hydrocarbon methane
power is constantly available
an advantage of hydroelectric power
a stopped rocket can be restarted
an advantage of liquid-fuel rockets over solid-fuel rockets.
ceilometer
and instrument that measures the distance from the ground to the base of clouds
constellations
astronomers divide the celestial sphere into 88 zones are called?
Julian
calendar that has leap years every four years with no exceptions
blueshift
change in the light that is observed from a star moving toward Earth
Lyra
constellation that contains the brightest summer star?
temperate cell
convention cell that exists between latitude 30 degrees and latitude 60 degrees.
renewable energy
energy that is generated from resources like living things, sunlight, wind, and water
carbon dioxide
environmentalists usually climb that recent rises in global temperature are caused by human release of ?
Big Dipper
familiar asterism that is part of Ursa Major?
petroleum
fossil fuel that is a dark, oily liquid consisting primarily of hydrocarbons
sedimentary cycles
group of biochemical cycles recycle nutrients found in soil and rock
chlorofluorocarbons
group of long-living halogen compounds that are supposedly the primary cause of ozone depletion
drumlins
hills that form when advancing glaciers overrun old piles of till
anemometer
instrument used to measure the speed of the wind
Hohmann transfer orbit
most fuel-efficient way for a spacecraft to move between circular orbits at different altitudes
biomass energy
oldest form of renewable energy and is obtained from plant and animal products
Jupiter
planet with the fastest rotation?
Point Source Water Pollution
pouring used automotive fluid into a lake would be a type of?
nuclear fission
process in which the atom of an element with a large nucleus breaks into two atoms of elements with smaller nuclei
high acidity
property of lakes and rivers that agricultural lime can be used to correct
pollution
refers to any harmful substance that is released into the soil, air, or water
Soyuz
russian spacecraft which is the primary way astronauts to get to the ISS.
continental shelf
sandy, gently sloping underwater plain that borders the coasts of continent
breccia
sedimentary rock that consists of rough, angular fragments embedded in hardened sand or clay?
Apollo
space program that first landed a man on the moon
scrubber
system that removes certain gases and particles from industrial exhaust
interferometry
technique used to dramatically increase the resolution of radio telescope images by combining signals from multiple telescopes
circumpolar
term that describes a star that is always above the horizon at a given latitude?
preservationist
term that describes someone who believes humans are merely passing through the earth and have no claim to anything
air pollution
the introduction of harmful chemicals or microscopic solids into the atmosphere
water
the main agent of chemical weathering
wind
the most destructive force of a hurricane
gyres
the oceans surface currents move in circular paths called?
nadir
the point on the celestial sphere that is directly below the observer
angle of sun's rays
the sun outputs the same amount of energy in summer and winter, but summer is much warmer than winter. What factor of insolation has the most influence on this difference?
lunar month
the time for the moon to orbit the earth and go through all the phases
Medieval Climate Optimum
time period that has an average global temperatures warmer than at present
stratocumulus
type of cloud that forms a low, heavy layer of gray puffs and is the most frequent type observed
lenticular galaxy
type of galaxy that is flat with a bulging nucleus and a "solid" disk
AUV
type of oceanographic vessel is lowered from a surface ship near the area to be studied and can operate without any outside guidance
sun-synchronous orbit
type of orbit that crosses the equator at the same local mean solar time on every orbit
land pollution
type of pollution that does a waste-to-energy incinerator help reduce
communication satellite
type of satellite that can relay telephone conversations, transmit television broadcasts, and receive radio services
halons
useful fire-fighting chemicals were restricted under Montreal Protocol
it is repurposed
usually happens to a landfill after it has been completely filled
Uniformitarianism
view that claims that understanding modern geological processes is the key to understanding the earth's geological history
dew point
what term refers to the temperature at which cooling air becomes saturated?
convection, because the hot land warms the cold air above it
when soaring birds want to rise higher in the atmosphere, they often will find a column of rising air, called a thermal, and circle around the rising air until they reach their desired altitude. What method of heat transfer causes the thermal?
waxing gibbous
when the moon moves from first quarter to full it is described as?
plastic pellets
which of these are NOT one of the basic types of water pollutants: macroscopic items, chemicals, pathogens, and plastic pellets
cumulus stage
which stage of a thunderstorm ends with a huge cumulonimbus cloud that has no precipitation hitting the ground?
