unit 2

Question 1

​​​​Ice has a higher ___ than liquid water.

Answer 1

albedo

Question 2

the layer of gases surrounding the earth

Answer 2

atmosphere

Question 3

the part of earth where life can be sustained

Answer 3

biosphere

Question 4

the part of earth that is covered in ice

Answer 4

cryosphere

Question 5

all the land (rocks and landforms) on earth

Answer 5

geosphere

Question 6

the system that deals with water and the water cycle

Answer 6

hydosphere

Question 7

all the living things interacting with one another and all the nonliving things in a particular place

Answer 7

ecosystem

Question 8

all the living things interacting with one another and all the nonliving things in a particular place

Answer 8

plantae

Question 9

eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, and get the energy by eating dead and decaying matter

Answer 9

fungi

Question 10

_____ cells are simple cells that do not have a nucleus.

Answer 10

prokaryotic

Question 11

​​​​_______ is the heat transfer due to unequal heating and cooling.

Answer 11

convection

Question 12

The layer of the atmosphere that burns up the meteorites is the ___.

Answer 12

mesosphere

Question 13

​​​​Air near the surface of the earth is heated by ___

Answer 13

conduction

Question 14

slow-moving river of ice

Answer 14

glaicer

Question 15

a closed system in which the output goes back to increase the input which then increases the output, in an endless cycle

Answer 15

positive feedback loop

Question 16

ground or soil that remains frozen throughout the year

Answer 16

permafrost

Question 17

ice that is formed when the ocean surface freezes

Answer 17

sea ice

Question 18

circular surface ocean currents caused by global wind patterns

Answer 18

gyres

Question 19

the ability of a substance to store heat energy

Answer 19

heat capacity

Question 20

ocean current created when surface water is blown away by the wind and the deeper water rises (moves) to replace the water blown away

Answer 20

upwelling current

Question 21

Erosion is caused by ___.

Answer 21

wind and water

Question 22

Define ozone depletion.

Answer 22

areas in the atmosphere where ozone has been severely reduced

Question 23

The _____ heat capacity of water means that communities that live by the coast have a more moderate climate than those further inland.

Answer 23

high

Question 24

The ocean helps regulate global climate because it is the _____.

Answer 24

great carbon sink

Question 25

The ocean helps regulate global climate because it is the _____.

Answer 25

convection

Question 26

When our bodies sweat because we are hot, that is an example of ___.

Answer 26

homeostasis

Question 27

The ____ encompasses the crust and the upper portion of the mantle.

Answer 27

lithosphere

Question 28

_____ cells have a nucleus to store genetic information.

Answer 28

eukaryotic

Question 29

An individual living thing is a(n) ___.

Answer 29

organism

Question 30

______ is the heat transfer through empty space.

Answer 30

radiation

Question 31

​​​​The layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located is the ___.

Answer 31

stratosphere

Question 32

​​​​The layer of the atmosphere where the ozone layer is located is the ___.

Answer 32

fault line

Question 33

All weather occurs in the ________________.

Answer 33

troposhere

Question 34

The process of living organisms staying the same is ___.

Answer 34

homeostasis

Question 35

_____ is the heat transfer through objects directly touching.

Answer 35

conduction

Question 36

As ice melts, more sunlight is absorbed. As more sunlight is absorbed, the atmosphere heats up. As the atmosphere heats up, more ice melts. This is an example of a(n) ___.

Answer 36

positive feedback loop

Question 37

___ is good for the earth because it absorbs ultraviolet radiation.

Answer 37

ozone