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Earth Science 9 - Semester 1 review
Earth Science 9 - Semester 1 review
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1
El Nino causes...
decrease in surface ocean temperatures
increase in surface ocean temperatures
2
As an air mass moves across an ocean it tends to..
become wetter
become drier
moves more slowly
3
The level below which the ground is saturated with water.
heat capacity
divide
watershed
water table
4
Heat capacity is the ability of a material to...
reflect heat
retain heat
absorb heat
lose heat
5
What fuels the driving force of ocean currents?
Coriolis effect
The energy from the sun
Tradewinds
El Nino
6
Drives deep ocean currents due to changes in temperature and density of sea water?
Thermohaline Circulation
Convection cells
Gyres
Hurricanes
7
Which of the following is not part of the Carbon Cycle?
Tornadoes
Photosynthesis
Fossil Fuel Formation
Volcanism
8
infared radiation is also known as?
albedo effect
convection
sunlight
heat energy
9
Light energy has ......
Long wavelengths
short wavelengths
10
Which of the following is not a climate proxy?
Coral
Tree rings
Ice Cores
Animal life
11
Which of the following is considered a sink within the carbon cycle?
Combustion
Chemical Weathering
Decomposition
Volcanism
12
A negative feedback loop causes systems to stabilize and prevent changes.
False
True
13
What is upwelling
Cold ocean water sinks
Warm ocean water sinks
Warm ocean water rises
Cold ocean water rises
14
Movement of surface ocean currents is created by?
Convection currents in the atmosphere
Upwelling in the oceans
Global conveyor belt
Coriolis effect
15
Which of the following is not a water reservoir?
Racoon
snowflake
Lake
Dandilion
16
Which is not a factor that determines climate?
latitude
nearby bodies of water
prevailing winds
longitude
17
Solid, Dry ice directly turning into a gas without going through a liquid state.
Precipitation
Respiration
Condensation
Sublimation
18
Weather is the temperature change over a long period of time.
False
True
19
A positive feedback loop causes..
Changes to accelerate
Changes to improve conditions
The greenhouse effect
Changes to decelerate
20
Which is not a orbital effect of the Milankovitch Cycle?
Precession
Eccentricity
Eclipse
Obliquity
21
Deflection of winds and currents due to Earth's rotation.
Albedo Effect
Convection Cells
Milankovitch Cycles
Coriolis Effect
22
which of the following is not a state in which water is found?
Gel
Liquid
Solid
Gas
23
Rank from lowest to highest Albedo.
ocean, forest, desert, ice
forest, ice, desert, ocean
ice, desert, forest, ocean
ice, forest, ocean, desert
24
Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
25
Convection Cell found between the equator and 30 degrees North and South latitude
Arctic Cells
Ferrel Cells
Polar Cells
Hadley Cells
26
A measure of the ability of a material to let water pass through
Saturation level
ground water flow
Permeability
porosity
27
Where is the majority of Earth's water found?
In groundwater
In rivers
In the atmosphere
In oceans
