Unit 1 Science Review

Front 1

Cold Front

Back 1

Symbol:

cold, heavy rain, possible ______________________, windy

Weather: _____________ and dry

Front 2

Warm Front

Back 2

Symbol:

warm, light ________________________, over a few days

Weather: warm and ______________

Front 3

High Pressure System

Back 3

Symbol:

Weather type: water in air ___________________ before it can ___________________ to form clouds.

Wind: ____________________ outward and down

Front 4

Low Pressure System

Back 4

Symbol:

Weather type: water in air __________________ and forms __________________.

Wind: ____________________________ inward and up

Front 5

El Nino

Back 5

-Typically occurs in _________________________

-Most affects the ______________ _______________

-More ______________________ than usual.

-Wind blows from _____________ to land.

Front 6

Conduction

Back 6

Heat is _________________ when molecules touch. Ex.) ___________________ heating _____________ above it.

Front 7

Radiation

Back 7

Energy _________________________ through ________ by electromagnetic waves.

Ex.) Sun or ____________

Front 8

Convection

Back 8

Heat ____________ transferred through air or ____________ by ____________________ difference.

Ex.) Attic is ________________ than basement.

Front 9

Coriolis Effect

Back 9

Causes _____________ to _____________ to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.

Front 10

Radiation

Back 10

It can be __________________ or __________________ by clouds or other things in the atmosphere or it can be absorbed or reflected by Earth's ____________.

Front 11

Movement of Wind

Back 11

Wind moves from areas of _____________ pressure to ___________ pressure.

Front 12

Summer

Back 12

Earth is tilted _____________ the sun. Earth receives ______________ radiation, resulting in _______________ temperatures and more daylight.

Front 13

Winter

Back 13

Earth is tilted ____________ from the sun. Earth receives ______________ radiation, resulting in ____________ temperatures and few hours of _____________________.

Front 14

Equator

Back 14

Area of Earth that receives equal amounts of sunlight.

Front 15

Surface Ocean Currents

Back 15

_______________ and _____________ driven.

Front 16

Cold Water

Back 16

The __________________ the water the ____________

the ___________________.

Front 17

Salt Water

Back 17

The ___________________ the water, the

________________ the density.

Front 18

Float or Sink

Back 18

Anything that is _______________ dense than fresh water will _____________ when in fresh water.

Anything that is _______________ than fresh water will ___________ when placed in fresh water.

Front 19

Winds and Ocean Currents

Back 19

Wind and ocean currents _______________ heat energy worldwide by moving heat energy from the ______________ and ___________________.

Front 20

Tornadoes

Back 20

Occur most often during _________________

Form on ____________

Lasts for ________________________

Front 21

Hurricanes

Back 21

Occur from ___________________ to ____________

Form over ___________________

Lasts for ___________________________

Front 22

Tornado and hurricane winds

Back 22

Wind within tornadoes and hurricanes rotate ________________________________ in the northern hemisphere.

Front 23

Climate

Back 23

Being near ____________ bodies of water affect climate because ____________ keeps places warmer in the _________________ and ____________ in the summer.

Front 24

Order of Water Cycle

Back 24

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, groundwater, runoff

Front 25

Evaporation

Back 25

__________________ is heated by the __________ and turns into _____________.

Front 26

Condensation

Back 26

_________ cools in the upper ____________________ and turns back to ______________; cloud formation

Front 27

Precipitation

Back 27

______________ becomes ___________________ and release the _________________ as rain, sleet, or __________.

Front 28

Groundwater

Back 28

water that _____________ into the ground after ______________________

Front 29

Run-off

Back 29

________________________ that neither soaks into the ground or is ____________________ right away-it "runs" down Earth's surface until it reaches a larger ____________ of water.

Front 30

Latitude

Back 30

The ______________ the latitude the warmer the ________________________.

The ________________ the latitude the ___________ the temperature.

Front 31

Angle of radiation and temperature

Back 31

________________ radiation = higher _______________

Indirect _______________ = ______________ temperatures

Front 32

Elevation

Back 32

_______________ elevation the ________________ the temperature.