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Unit 2 Spheres Vocabulary

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The relatively thin layer of gases that form the Earth’s outermost layer is known as the __________________.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Crysophere

2.

The portion of Earth that consists of liquid water, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, lakes, groundwater and water vapor is called the ______________________.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Lithosphere

3.

The condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a specific, particular time and place is called ____________________.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

4.

________________ is the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

5.

The ability to do work or cause change is known as _________.

a)

Motivation

b)

Energy

c)

Willpower

d)

Fuel

6.

The specific measurement of how hot or cold something is, is called __________________.

a)

Heat

b)

Temperature

c)

Degrees

7.

The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a colder object is known as _____________________.

a)

Heat

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermometer

8.

The movement of fluids within a larger body (usually of water) is called _____________________.

a)

Whirlpool

b)

Swirling

c)

Current

d)

Jet Stream

9.

Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface are called _____________________.

a)

Whirlpool

b)

Swirling

c)

Current

d)

Jet Stream

10.

______________ is the horizontal movement of air from one area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure.

a)

Current

b)

Jet Stream

c)

Weather

d)

Wind

11.

__________________ refers to any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

12.

The continuous movement of water from atmosphere, oceans, and land surface due to evaporation, condensation and precipitation is called the __________________________.

a)

Carbon Cycle

b)

Rock Cycle

c)

Water Cycle

d)

Spheres Cycle

13.

The effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction of winds and currents is the ______________________ effect.

a)

Fabian

b)

Einstein

c)

Coriolis

d)

Skywalker

14.

The transfer of heat from one object to another (direct touch/contact) is called ________________________.

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

15.

The transfer of heat within a fluid (liquid or gas) is called ________________________.

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

16.

The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves, resulting in heat transfer across spaces without fluid or direct contact, is called _______________________.

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

17.

What is weather?

a)

It describes the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific, particular time and/or place.

b)

It describes the conditions and patterns of the atmosphere over a long-term but well defined period of time and/or location.

c)

The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a colder object.

d)

The movement of fluids within a larger body (usually of water).

18.

Which best describes climate?

a)

Predictable patterns over time

b)

Random weather conditions

c)

Well defined conditions

d)

Today's weather