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Science CRCT Review
Question | Answer |
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How are global winds produced? | High pressure polar air and low pressure equatorial air |
What can solar radiation do? | Weather and Climate |
Why do global winds curve? | Because the Earth rotates on its axis |
What is an aquifer? | Avery large area underground that can supply water to thousands of people |
What causes ocean currents? | Wind and temperature variations |
What are the 3 types of boundaries? | Transform, divergent, and convergent |
Where is the ring of fire located? | Around the Pacific ocean |
What are the three stages of the water cycle? | Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation |
What are the three main types of clouds? | Cirrus, cumulus, and stratus |
What is the hydrosphere? | All of the water on Earths surface |
What does a geologist study? | The Earths surface features as well as the inside of the Earth |
What does a meteorologist do? | Studies the Earths atmosphere and weather |
What is a longshore current? | Movement of the ocean that is parallel to the beach or coastline |
What is the Earths atmosphere mostly made out of? | Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and CO2 |
What does El Nino and El Nina do? | El Nino warms the pacific ocean of the coast of South America El Nina cools the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America Both can affect the weather patterns of Earth |