Earth

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

The conditions of a particular place at a particlular time

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

Average weather conditions occur in a region over a long period of time

Question 3

Adaptation

Answer 3

Any change of an organism that makes it more suited to its environment

Question 4

Biosphere

Answer 4

Thin layer of Earth that had conditions suitable for supporting life

Question 5

What are the 3 components of a biosphere?

Answer 5

• Atmosphere
• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere

Question 6

Atmosphere

Answer 6

Layer of gases that surround Earth

Question 7

The atmosphere is mostly composed of???

Answer 7

about 78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen

Question 8

Atmospheric Dust

Answer 8

Solid particles less than 0.66mm in diameter and may include non-living and living particles

Question 9

What are the 5 layers of the atmosphere?

Answer 9

1) Troposphere
2) Stratosphere
3) Mesosphere
4) Thermosphere
5) Exosphere

Question 10

Ozone

Answer 10

Molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen (O3)

Question 11

Lithosphere

Answer 11

Composed of Rocks, Minerals, and Elements

Question 12

Hydrosphere

Answer 12

All the water on Earth

Question 13

Biome

Answer 13

Large geographical region that has a particular range in temperature and precipitation and contains plants and animals adapted to those conditions

Question 14

What are the 6 major biomes?

Answer 14

1) Tundra
2) Taiga
3) Deciduous
4) Grasslands
5) Rain Forest
6) Desert

Question 15

What does water do to the weather

Answer 15

it regulates the temperature, so the region isn’t too hot or too cold

Question 16

Insolation

Answer 16

the amount of solar energy received by a region of the earth’s surface

Question 17

Angle of inclination

Answer 17

tilt of the earth

Question 18

Angle of incidence

Answer 18

angle that sunlight hits the earth

Question 19

Albedo

Answer 19

of a surface is the percent of solar radiation that it reflects

Question 20

Radiation

Answer 20

Emission of energy as particles or waves

Question 21

Conduction

Answer 21

Transfer of heat through direct contact between particles. Particles pass their energy on to neighbouring particles by vibrating against them.

Question 22

Convection

Answer 22

transfer of thermal energy through the movement of particles from one location to another. usually occurs in fluids

Question 23

Coriolis Effect

Answer 23

describe the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distance around Earth

Question 24

Jet Stream

Answer 24

A narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles from earth

Question 25

Water has unusually

Answer 25

high specific heat capacity

Question 26

Specific Heat Capacity

Answer 26

the ability of a substance to absorb lots of energy but stay at a constant temperature

Question 27

Hydrogen Bonding

Answer 27

Attraction between a hydrogen atom of one molecule and an oxygen atom of another water molecule