Science Test #3

Question 1

Winds are named for the direction that they _________, so land breezes ___________.

Answer 1

Come from

Come from land

Question 2

Wind is a product of _______

Answer 2

The sun heating the earth

Question 3

Wind moves from a _____ pressure type to a ______ pressure type.

Answer 3

High

Low

Question 4

The US is found in which climate zone

Answer 4

The temperate

Question 5

What is the latitude of the equator

Answer 5

0

Question 6

Spell temp

Answer 6

Temperature

Question 7

The no wind area on the equator

Answer 7

Doldrums

Question 8

Heat moves from … (hot or cold)

Answer 8

Hot to cold

Question 9

Definition for convection

Answer 9

The predictable circular movement of rising and sinking currents in a fluid (liquid or gas) that happens because heat and less dense things rise and cold and more dense things fall.

Question 10

Weight relies on

Answer 10

The pull of gravity

Question 11

Formula for density

Answer 11

D=m/v

Question 12

The units of measurements for density

Answer 12

Liquid= g/ml

Solid=g/cm3

Question 13

Density of fresh water

Answer 13

1 g/ml

Question 14

List 5 conductors

Answer 14

1. Gold
   2.Silver
2. Iron
3. Brass
4. aluminum
5. Bronze

Question 15

List 5 Insulators

Answer 15

1. Wood
2. Rubber
3. Glass
4. Ceramic
5. Plastic

Question 16

Example of condution

Answer 16

Touching a hot pan

Question 17

Example of convection

Answer 17

Boiling water

Question 18

Example of radiation

Answer 18

Sunburn

Question 19

10 examples of condensation nuclei

Answer 19

1. Salt
2. Pollen
3. Spores
4. Fungus
5. Dust
6. Dirt
7. Skin cells
8. Smoke
9. Ash
10. Plastic

Question 20

There is no Weather at what boundaries

Answer 20

Stratosphere and tropopause

Question 21

What is CHS’s latitude 🍍

Answer 21

32

Question 22

Three global winds

Answer 22

1. Trade winds
2. Prevailing westerlies
3. Polar easterlies

Question 23

2/3 of the global winds blow from the _____

Answer 23

East

Question 24

What does heat capacity mean???

Answer 24

An objects ability to resist to a temperature change

Question 25

What impact does heat capacity have on coastlines???

Answer 25

Coastline-> next to the water -> water has high heat capacity-> the coastlines have a regulated temperature

Question 26

Something with a high albedo

Answer 26

Fresh snow
Lab tables in Mr. Frickers room

Question 27

An example of something with a Low albedo

Answer 27

The moon
The blacktop (parking lot)

Question 28

What substance has the highest heat capacity

Answer 28

Water 💧

Question 29

Molecules move faster in a hot or cold environment???

Answer 29

Hot

Question 30

What are some causes of water shortages???

Answer 30

-a big population
-majority of water is salt water
- a lot of glaciers

Question 31

What global wind blow hurricanes towards the US????

Answer 31

Trade winds

Question 32

What global wind blows hurricanes back towards the Atlantic???

Answer 32

Prevailing westerlies

Question 33

Which local breeze occurs at night???

Answer 33

Land breeze

Question 34

Heat moves from

Answer 34

High to low temperatures

Question 35

Which would mix faster???
A. Warm water on the bottom
B. Warm water on the top

Answer 35

Warm water on the bottom