Part 2

Question 1

The hydrosphere transfers energy from..

Answer 1

Warmer latitudes near the equator to cooler areas near the poles

Question 2

The hydrosphere transfers energy using..

Answer 2

Global winds

Question 3

Currents in the northern hemisphere are driven

Answer 3

Clockwise

Question 4

Currents in the southern hemisphere are driven

Answer 4

Counterclockwise

Question 5

Earths continents also affect the general pattern of…

Answer 5

Ocean currents

Question 6

Thermal energy can also be transferred vertically through…

Answer 6

Bodies of water by convection currents

Question 7

The density of water decreases when its temperature ___ which results in it ____

Answer 7

Increases which results in the warm water rising

Question 8

Cold water is more __ so it tends to ___

Answer 8

Dense so it tends to sink

Question 9

Water molecules are always moving through the biosphere because of the

Answer 9

Hydrologic cycle

Question 10

In the hydrologic cycle, water undergoes changes in phase from…

Answer 10

Solid to liquid to vapour and back again

Question 11

The hydrologic cycle transfers…

Answer 11

Thermal energy throughout the biosphere.

Question 12

When water changes phase the temperature…

Answer 12

Remains the same

Question 13

What occurs As water changes phase from vapour to liquid to solid

Answer 13

Thermal energy is released and bonds are formed between molecules

Question 14

What occurs As water changes phase from solid to liquid to vapour

Answer 14

Thermal energy is absorbed and bonds are broken

Question 15

The Hearing curve of water shows

Answer 15

The temperature changes of solid water as it is heated to a liquid and then to a vapour

Question 16

Water has a relatively high

Answer 16

Specific heat capacity

Question 17

It takes a ___ amount of energy to increase the temperature of a mass of water

Answer 17

Large

Question 18

Regions on earth that have little water tend to…

Answer 18

Heat and cool more rapidly

Question 19

Regions with large bodies if water tend to have

Answer 19

More moderate climate

Question 20

The Heat of fusion of a substance is…

Answer 20

The amount of energy absorbed when 1 mol of the substance changes from solid to liquid without a change in temperature

Question 21

Regions with severe climates tend to have

Answer 21

Fewer people

Question 22

Climate can determine

Answer 22

Types of foods available in a region, economic opportunities of an area

Question 23

Plants and animals have various ___ that make them more suited to a climate

Answer 23

Adaptations

Question 24

The three types of adaptations are

Answer 24

Behavioural (ex:hibernation)
Structural (ex: fur)
Physiological (ex: mammals milk production)

Question 25

Climate change is..

Answer 25

Change that occurs in the climate of a region over time (usually min30 years)

Question 26

Global warming refers to

Answer 26

Observed increase in earths avg temperature

Question 27

Anecdotal evidence relies on

Answer 27

Reports from people on events and how they interpret the events changing over time

Question 28

Anecdotal evidence has not been

Answer 28

Tested or experimented

Question 29

Scientific evidence is

Answer 29

Unbiased and reflects general situations with testing and data