Pre/Post Test Review

Identify the lines that run the same direction as the equator, the globe on the left.

• Equator lines

• Prime meridians

• Longitude

• Latitude

Identify the lines that run perpendicular to the equator, from north to south poles.

• Equator lines

• Prime meridians

• Longitude

• Latitude

In doing an experiment, scientists often change the ________ variable, to see what effect it has on the ________ variable.

The largest geological feature of the Earth is

• Mount Everest

• The Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Antarctica

• The Rocky Mountains

Subduction zones often form deep trenches, what is happening at subduction zones

• Two earth plates are sliding sideways past each other.

• Two earth plates are crumbling together

• One earth plate is sliding underneath another plate.

• Two earth plates are moving away from each other.

What part of the hurricane has the lowest air pressure?

• Eye wall

• Outer bands

• Rain bands

• Eye

What part of a hurricane has the highest winds?

• Eye wall

• Outer bands

• Rain bands

• Eye

Why must aquariums have bacteria growing in the filter system?

• To create oxygen for the fish

• To convert fish ammonia into nitrite and nitrate

• To convert fish ammonia into food for other fish

• To provide food for the fish

Due to the _________, any large moving masses of air or water will turn to the right in the northern hemisphere.

All winds on our planet are caused by

• Coriolis force pulling on the atmosphere

• Uneven heating of the earth - causing convection currents

• Moon’s gravity on the atmosphere

• The tides in the ocean pushing on the atmosphere