Final Review

Wind is caused by _____________________________

• Earth's rotation

• differences in gravity due to unequal heating of Earth's surface

• differences in pressure due to unequal heating of Earth's surface

• the tilt of Earth's axis

As wind moves it curves due to the rotation of Earth. This is called the __________________________

• aurora borealis

• Wegener hypothesis

• caldera

• Coriolis effect

Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation comprise the _____________________________.

• Nitrogen cycle

• Carbon cycle

• circle of life

• water cycle

___________________________ air masses form over land.

• Maritime

• Continental

• Hadley cell

• Super cell

_________________________________ air masses form over oceans

• Maritime

• Continental

• Gulf stream

• Boreal

Earth's rotation is ___________________________.

• the time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun, 24 hours

• the time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun, 365 days

• the time it takes Earth to spin on its axis, 24 hours

• the time it takes Earth to spin on its axis, 365 days

We have seasons because_____________________________.

• Earth is tilted on its axis is it revolves around the sun.

• Earth rotates around the sun

• the sun can only be seen from one side of Earth

• of the moon's gravitational pull on Earth.

It takes Earth _______________________ to revolve around the sun.

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29.5 days

• 1 month

When night and day are approximately equal it is called a(n) _______________________

• solstice

• eclipse

• neap tide

• equinox

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that ___________________________________.

• gravity is relative

• gravity is the same on every planet

• all objects in the universe are attracted to each other by gravity

• gravity only affects some objects in the universe