Seventh-Grade Chapter 3

Question 1

Climate

Answer 1

A regions average weather conditions over a long period of time

Question 2

Prevailing winds

Answer 2

Winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of earth

Question 3

Ocean currents

Answer 3

Large streams of surface seawater that move heat around the earth

Question 4

Front

Answer 4

A place where two air masses meet

Question 5

Monsoons

Answer 5

Seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air

Question 6

Savannas

Answer 6

An area of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs

Question 7

Steppes

Answer 7

A semi dry grasslands or Prairie

Question 8

Permafrost

Answer 8

Permanently frozen layers of soil

Question 9

Environment

Answer 9

The land, water, climate, plants, and animals of an area

Question 10

Ecosystem

Answer 10

A group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival

Question 11

Habitat

Answer 11

The place where a plant or animal lives

Question 12

Extinct

Answer 12

No longer here, a species that has died out has become extinct

Question 13

Humus

Answer 13

Decayed plant or animal matter

Question 14

Desertification

Answer 14

Spread of desert like conditions

Question 15

Natural resource

Answer 15

Any material in nature that people use or value

Question 16

Renewable resources

Answer 16

A resource that Earth replaces naturally (water, soil, plants, etc.)

Question 17

Nonrenewable resources

Answer 17

A resource that can’t be replaced naturally (coal, petroleum, etc.)

Question 18

Deforestation

Answer 18

Clearing of trees

Question 19

Reforestation

Answer 19

Planting of trees to replace lost forest land

Question 20

Fossil fuel

Answer 20

Nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals (coal, natural gas, etc.)

Question 21

Hydroelectric power

Answer 21

The production of electricity from waterpower, such as running water

Question 22

What climate zones occurs only in the upper latitudes?

Answer 22

Polar

Question 23

Where are the most diverse habitats on earth found?

Answer 23

Tropical rain forest

Question 24

What is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?

Answer 24

Natural gas

Question 25

What is the renewable energy source uses the heat from Earth's interior to generate power?

Answer 25

Geothermal energy

Question 26

Which of the following for over tropical waters are Earth's largest most destructive storms? Blizzards Hurricanes Thunderstorms Tornadoes

Answer 26

Hurricanes

Question 27

What are the five factors that affect climate?

Answer 27

The sun, location, wind, water, and mountains

Question 28

What are the five major climate zones?

Answer 28

Tropical, temperate, polar, dry, highland

Question 29

What is the result of desertification?

Answer 29

The environment begins to have desert like conditions

Question 30

What is the current that helps Europe be warmer than it otherwise would be?

Answer 30

The Gulf Stream

Question 31

What are climate zones related to?

Answer 31

Latitude and longitude

Question 32

What type of climate does Mobile Alabama have?

Answer 32

Humid subtropical

Question 33

Which of the following is not made of petroleum? Vaseline Plastic Gasoline Paper

Answer 33

Paper

Question 34

Where do fossil fuels come from?

Answer 34

Ancient plants and animals

Question 35

The more natural resources in a country the…

Answer 35

Richer the country

Question 36

Which of the following is not made from a mineral? Glass Jewelry Coins Cardboard boxes

Answer 36

Cardboard boxes

Question 37

Must be at least five sentences long for test Explain how wind is created

Answer 37

Hot air rising and cold air going down

Question 38

Must be at least five sentences long for test What do geographers use to identify climate?

Answer 38

Soil, plants, animals, and temperature

Question 39

Must be at least five sentences long for test Explain why a small change can affect an entire ecosystem

Answer 39

Example: if the antelope species dies out the grass will grow to tall and the antelope's predators will starve

Question 40

Must be at least five sentences long for test Why is hydroelectric power both good and bad?

Answer 40

Good - it is a clean energy source | Bad - it makes lakes on farmland and wildlife habitat

Question 41

Weather

Answer 41

The short-term changes in the air for a given place