Semester+2+midterm+review

[] || Which absorbs more heat? Ocean or Land?
 * Earth Science Review Sheet NAME: **
 * Where does the energy on earth come from? (2 sources)

Which holds on to more heat, Ocean or land? [] || “define:latitude”
 * In the search bar type in and record the result

“define:altitude”

What is the difference between Latitude and Altitude? || []

What is wind?

What causes the wind to blow?

What are global air patterns? || What’s a sea breeze?
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Draw a sea breeze || [] What’s a land breeze?

Draw a land breeze || [] || How is heat distributed around the world? [] || [] || What does Specific Heat have to do with heating the earth’s surface?
 * What causes ocean currents?
 * What does Albedo have to do with heating the earth’s surface?

[] || [] || What is the difference between convection and conduction? [] || [] || What does the Coriolis effect do to wind? [] || [|http://earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/Oceans.html] || Why does water turn in circles? [] || [] || What causes a temperature inversion? [] || WHY??? || What is the effect of Temperature inversions on big cities like LA and TJ? [] || [] || Which is more dense? Hot water or cold water?
 * Draw a convection cell
 * Why do the polar regions stay so cold even when they have days that last 24 hours?
 * What is a gyre?
 * Look up a picture of a temperature inversion. Describe what you see:
 * What sinks? Hot air or cold air? []
 * Which is more dense? Salt water or Fresh Water?

[] || [] || Draw a picture and label all of the following things: Benthos, Plankton, Nektos, Benthic Zone, Pelagic Zone USE THIS LINK FOR THE NEXT FEW QUESTIONS [|http://people.whitman.edu/~yancey/deepsea.html#epipelagic] ||
 * What sinks? Things that are more dense or less dense?
 * What causes the movement of water in currents?

[|http://earth.usc.edu/~stott/Catalina/Oceans.html] ||^  ||
 * What is the reason that different creatures live in different zones of the ocean?

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 * Find 3 examples of Benthos. Describe what they each look like

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3. || Find 3 examples of plankton. Describe what they each look like 1.

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3. || 1.
 * Find 3 examples of Nektos. Describe what they each look like.

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3. || Fill out the Venn diagram to show the similarity and differences between nekton, plankton & benthos. || 1.
 * Name 3 things that could make a part of the ocean LESS salty.

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3 ||^  || [] || What causes the deserts to be at 30N & 30S? [] || [] || What are the Westerlies? [] || [] || How would life in an ocean change if the areas of upwelling decreased? [] ||
 * What causes there to be rainforests all around the equator?
 * What are the trade winds?
 * What is an upwelling?

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