Sci 10 Climate Chapter 10 Review

An open system allows the exchange of both matter and energy with its surroundings

• True

• False

_______________ transfers thermal energy between molecules when they collide with each other.

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

A substance with a low albedo will absorb much of the light energy that strikes its surface

• True

• False

Jet streams flow from ______________ about 15 km above Earth’s surface.

• east to west

• west to east

• north to south

• south the north

At night, a land breeze flows __________________________

• from the sea to the land

• from the land to the sea

• along the shore

Select all examples of convection:

• heating of the land by the Sun’s rays

• transfer of heat by ocean currents

• heating of your feet by stepping on warm concrete

• sea breezes

Living organisms are found in three spheres associated with Earth. Select all that apply:

• Hydrosphere

• Hemisphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

Which of the following has the highest albedo?

• Sand

• Black Clothing

• Snow

• Water

At which latitude would you experience the shortest day on June 21?

• 60°N

• 60°S

• 30°N

• 30°S

If Earth’s axis were not tilted

• there would be no change to the length of the day or seasons in either hemisphere

• the length of the day would be constant throughout the year in both hemispheres

• it would always be summer in the Northern Hemisphere

• it would always be winter in the Northern Hemisphere