NJASK PREP TEST

Question 1

Air mass

Answer 1

Large body of air that has a uniform temperature and humidity

Question 2

Climate

Answer 2

Average condition of the atmosphere in an area over many years

Question 3

Cold front

Answer 3

Boundary formed when a cool air mass pushed into/under a warm air mass

Question 4

Condensation

Answer 4

Changing of water vapor into water droplets

Question 5

Conduction

Answer 5

Transfer of heat by direct molecular contact

Question 6

Convection

Answer 6

Transfer of heat by flowing action within a liquid or gas

Question 7

Core

Answer 7

Earth’s center

Question 8

Crust

Answer 8

Outermost solid rock layer of earth

Question 9

Density

Answer 9

Compares mass of an object to its volume (mass/volume)

Question 10

Earthquake

Answer 10

Shaking of the earth’s crust, caused by sudden movement of rocks sliding along a fault in crust

Question 11

Energy

Answer 11

Ability to do work

Question 12

Erosion

Answer 12

Process by which rock material at Earth’s surface is physically worn away and carried away

Question 13

Evaporation

Answer 13

Change of liquid to vapor (gas)

Question 14

Faulting

Answer 14

Process by which internal forces cause earth’s crust to break and slide along fractures

Question 15

Fossil

Answer 15

The remains of ancient organisms, usually found in sedimentary rock

Question 16

Front

Answer 16

Boundary that forms between two different air masses

Question 17

High pressure system

Answer 17

Large areas where air is sinking causing high pressure

Question 18

Hurricane

Answer 18

Large rotating storm; forms over the ocean in tropics, with strong winds and rains

Question 19

Hydrosphere

Answer 19

The liquid part of the earth

Question 20

Latitude

Answer 20

Distance in degrees, east and west of the prime meridian

Question 21

Lithosphere

Answer 21

Solid part of the earth (the crust)

Question 22

Longitude

Answer 22

Distance measured in degrees north or south of the Equator

Question 23

Low pressure system

Answer 23

A large area where air is rising causing low surface air pressure

Question 24

Mantle

Answer 24

Layers beneath earth’s crust that are solid but flows slowly. Contains magma

Question 25

Mountain

Answer 25

Feature above the Earth’s surface that rises above surrounding landscape; caused by folding, faulting, or volcanic activity

Question 26

Plate tectonics

Answer 26

The theory that the Earth’s crust is broken up into a number of large pieces or plates, that move and interact, producing many of Earth’s surface features.

Question 27

Prevailing winds

Answer 27

Winds that commonly blow in the same direction at a given latitude.

Question 28

Temperature

Answer 28

Measure of the average molecular motion of a substance

Question 29

Thunderstorm

Answer 29

Intense rainstorm that affects a small area, accompanied by thunder and lightning

Question 30

Tornado

Answer 30

Violent whirling wind, sometimes funnel shaped

Question 31

Warm front

Answer 31

Boundary formed when a warm air mass slides up and over cool air mass.

Question 32

Water cycle

Answer 32

Continuous movement of water beneath Earth’s surface and the atmosphere by means of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Question 33

Weather

Answer 33

Changing conditions of the atmosphere, with respect to heat, cold, rain, snow

Question 34

Weathering

Answer 34

Breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces, mostly caused by wind, water and ice.

Question 35

Wind

Answer 35

Movement of air over earth’s surface

Question 36

Wind direction

Answer 36

Direction from which the wind is blowing

Question 37

Winter storms

Answer 37

Included blizzards and ice storms

Question 38

Atmosphere

Answer 38

The gases surrounding the Earth

Question 39

Precipitation

Answer 39

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground

Question 40

Subduction

Answer 40

the sinking of one crustal plate under another as they collide

Question 41

Radiation

Answer 41

process of sending off energy in the form of light or heat