Science 9: REVIEW

We participate in the ___ cycle every time we breathe.

carbon-oxygen

It's a hot, clear, sunny day outside. You are most likely in a _____. high-pressure zone latent heat zone low-pressure zone greenhouse effect

high-pressure zone

The biogeochemical cycle that most affects the earth's temperature is the _____. water cycle carbon-oxygen cycle nitrogen cycle carbon cycle

water cycle

The light you see around you from the Sun is called rays.

visible

Match the following. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.

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___ is thought to be another factor that will affect climate change.

Air pollution

Which of the following locations would probably have the highest humidity? Arizona Nevada California Colorado

California

Air pressure is gravity pulling down on air molecules. True False

True

The earth's atmosphere absorbs UV rays, maintains a warm temperature, and supports life. True False

True

Choose the object that would provide the best greenhouse effect. a glass jar with a lid poked with small holes a box sealed with a cotton sheet a convertible car a box sealed with clear plastic

a box sealed with clear plastic

Coriolis effect

a circular pattern created on Earth from its rotation

carbon monoxide

a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas

albedo

ability of a material to reflect solar radiation

Select all of the answers that apply. Air pollution causes _____. damage to buildings water shortages acid rain starvation respiratory distress

damage to buildings acid rain respiratory distress

Select all of the answers that apply. Global air circulation cells move air _____. from the equator to the poles clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere from low pressure to high pressure randomly in different directions at different latitudes

from the equator to the poles clockwise in the Northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere in different directions at different latitudes

altitude

height above the earth's surface

The warmth you feel as heat is _____. X-rays microwaves infrared rays visible rays

infrared rays

barometer

instrument used to measure air pressure

The coldest atmospheric layer is the ___ ; the hottest is the ___

mesosphere thermosphere

Which chemical is the building block of amino acids and proteins? hydrogen nitrogen oxygen carbon

nitrogen

The primary gases of the atmosphere are _____. nitrogen and oxygen nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide nitrogen and carbon dioxide nitrogen, oxygen, and argon

nitrogen and oxygen

CFCs can negatively affect ___.

ozone

convection

process of heat transfer by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas

When the Sun shines on your face, you feel warmth from its _____. condensation convection conduction radiation

radiation

Wind blows because of _____. the water cycle the Coriolis effect temperature and pressure differences different atmospheric layers

temperature and pressure differences

Earth's energy budget

the balance between the amount of energy coming in from the Sun and going back out into space

exosphere

the sub-layer of the thermosphere where the atmosphere blends into space

conduction

the transfer of heat between two stationary entities

We hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, while other friends hiked to the top of Mt. Everest. Both of these activities occurred in the _____. troposphere stratosphere thermosphere mesosphere

troposphere