an air mass forms over the gulf of mexico and moves northeast across georgia. what weather...

An air mass forms over the An air mass forms over the Gulf Of Mexico and moves Gulf Of Mexico and moves northeast across Georgia. northeast across Georgia. What weather conditions What weather conditions are likely to prevail in are likely to prevail in Georgia?Georgia?

AnswerAnswer

•Warm and Humid

For frost to be on the For frost to be on the grass in the morning, grass in the morning, the water vapor in the the water vapor in the air must do air must do what?what?

•Condense and Condense and freezefreeze

Describe…….

The floor of the ocean…

Has mountains and trenches.

Which is the warmest Which is the warmest climate zone?climate zone?

Tropical ZoneTropical Zone

On most ocean shoreline, the water rises slowly and covers the land twice a day. What is the movement called?

TideTide

Cold air masses that Cold air masses that form at high latitudes form at high latitudes are called…are called…

Polar air masses.Polar air masses.

Nearly 100 years ago, a large volcano Nearly 100 years ago, a large volcano erupted in the South Pacific. The erupted in the South Pacific. The following year, some northeastern cities following year, some northeastern cities in the United States recorded in the United States recorded measurable snowfall every month of the measurable snowfall every month of the year. Most of the Northern Hemisphere year. Most of the Northern Hemisphere experienced a cold summer. What experienced a cold summer. What explains how these events were explains how these events were related?related?

Atmospheric dust from the Atmospheric dust from the eruption caused a decrease in the eruption caused a decrease in the amount of solar energy reaching amount of solar energy reaching Earth. Earth.

In some years there are In some years there are more hurricanes than more hurricanes than usual. This is probably usual. This is probably because.because.

•The ocean is The ocean is warmer than usual.warmer than usual.

At the seashore late in the At the seashore late in the afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a afternoon on a hot, sunny day, a person often feels a strong person often feels a strong breeze coming in from the breeze coming in from the ocean. Which of the following is ocean. Which of the following is the reason for the breeze?the reason for the breeze?

• The heavy, cool air over the ocean rushes in to replace the warm air that rises over the land.

Sunlight is not currently Sunlight is not currently used as a major source used as a major source of energy. Why not?of energy. Why not?

Economical ways to capture and store large amounts of solar energy have not been developed.

Which contains the Which contains the greatest amount of Earth’s greatest amount of Earth’s freshwater?freshwater?

HINT!

Glaciers and polar ice cap

The weather forecast for a valley is a temperature of 35*F and light precipitation. Which weather conditions are MOST LIKELY to be found on the mountain above a valley?

Freezing Freezing temperatures and temperatures and snowsnow

Where does most Where does most water vapor in the water vapor in the atmosphere comes atmosphere comes from?from?

Evaporation from Evaporation from oceansoceans

•Suppose you are swimming Suppose you are swimming in a lake when a in a lake when a thunderstorm approaches. thunderstorm approaches. Which of the following would Which of the following would be the best way to protect be the best way to protect yourself form lighting? yourself form lighting?

Taking shelter in an automobile.

Dew is formed by

The condensation of The condensation of water vapor.water vapor.

Where do the salts in Where do the salts in the sea come from?the sea come from?

Weathering and erosion Weathering and erosion of rocks.of rocks.

Which term refers to the area Which term refers to the area at the seashore that is at the seashore that is underwater during high tide underwater during high tide and exposed to low tide?and exposed to low tide?

Intertidal zone

Which ocean current moves Which ocean current moves perpendicular to the shore perpendicular to the shore and sometimes carries and sometimes carries swimmers out to the sea?swimmers out to the sea?

Rip currentRip current

Or Rip tideOr Rip tide

There are three major zones in the ocean: the middle, and the ocean floor. Which form of ocean life lives mainly in the middle zone?

Nekton

Which are the two dominant elements in the Earths atmosphere?

Nitrogen and oxygen

•Which are the two most abundant elements dissolved in sea water?

Na Cl Sodium chloride

Which of the following is typical of a tropical climate?

Warm, moist air

The ocean tides are caused by

The sun and the The sun and the moon’s moon’s gravitational pull. gravitational pull. Mostly the Moon’s.Mostly the Moon’s.

High spring tides High spring tides generally result fromgenerally result from

The alignment of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.

The section of a continent that lies just off the shoreline and extends beneath the ocean is called the continental

ShelfShelf

•Which process is Which process is the the mostmost important to the important to the water cycle?water cycle?

•Evaporation

On a hot, summer day, the wind On a hot, summer day, the wind suddenly starts to blow, clouds suddenly starts to blow, clouds start to form, there is a brief start to form, there is a brief thunderstorm, and it becomes thunderstorm, and it becomes cooler. What probably happened?cooler. What probably happened?

A cold front A cold front passed passed throughthrough

What causes the outside What causes the outside of the windshield of a car of the windshield of a car to get icy on a cold autumn to get icy on a cold autumn night when there is no night when there is no rain?rain?

Water vapor from the air freezes on the glass.

During the water cycle, During the water cycle, when water vapor when water vapor changes to liquid water, it changes to liquid water, it is calledis called

CondensationCondensation

Juana designed an experiment to Juana designed an experiment to determine whether the depth of water determine whether the depth of water in an container had an effect on how in an container had an effect on how quickly the water evaporated. In order quickly the water evaporated. In order to carry out her experiment, which to carry out her experiment, which variable would Juana need to change? variable would Juana need to change?

The amount of The amount of water in a water in a containercontainer

In the morning, Mariah noticed there was dew on the grass. In the afternoon, the grass was dry. What most likely happened to the water?

It went into the air.It went into the air.

Describe the order of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline to the deep ocean.

Continental Shelf to the

Continental slope to the continental rise to the abyssal plain to ocean trenches

Which two physical Which two physical changes are essential changes are essential processes in the water processes in the water cycle? cycle?

•Evaporation and condensation.

Which processes are Which processes are responsible for the responsible for the distribution of freshwater distribution of freshwater in inland locations of in inland locations of continents?continents?

Moving air masses and Moving air masses and gravitygravity

If you could look at the deep ocean floor, which is the best description you would like to see?

High mountains High mountains and deep valleysand deep valleys

Seattle, Washington is a highly populated city surrounded by the Pacific coast in the Northwest United States. Bismarck, North Dakota is a highly populated city in the North Central United States. They are both located at about the same latitude. Why does Seattle experience much less sever winters then Bismarck?

The Pacific Ocean releases heat and keeps Seattle warmer.

While visiting the beach during While visiting the beach during summer vacation, a sea breeze summer vacation, a sea breeze keeps you cool and comfortable keeps you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day. during the hottest part of the day. Which BEST explains why this Which BEST explains why this happens?happens?

►Warmer air rising over Warmer air rising over land allows cooler air land allows cooler air from the ocean to from the ocean to blow inlandblow inland A is day…B is nightA is day…B is night

At the beach, the water At the beach, the water and sand are not and sand are not absorbing and losing heat absorbing and losing heat equally. What MOST LIKELY equally. What MOST LIKELY will occur?will occur?

WindWind

Form a statement about Earth’s heating patterns about land and water.

Land cools more Land cools more quickly than large quickly than large bodies of water. bodies of water.

Which event will occur in this series of meteorological events at an oceanfront town?

1. Bright, sunny day 2. Night falls 3. Land and ocean begin to loose heat

from sun. 4. One {land or ocean} first reaches a

temperature that is equal to the one of its surrounding

5. High pressure front moves in over the land.

Cool land breeze

Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles in one reason for which event?

Convection currentsConvection currents

Warm air from a large body of water rapidly moves into a land area of cold air. Which weather event is MOST LIKELY to occur were the two air masses meet?

A thunderstormA thunderstorm

What is the cause of What is the cause of most ocean surface most ocean surface currents?currents?

•The wind

Ocean waves are created by all of the following except one. Which factor creates currents, not ocean waves?

Density Density differencesdifferences

•During a very hot, dry summer day in Georgia the ground water supply decreases. During the same time, what will happen to the rate of flow in the stream of Georgia?

•The rate of flow will The rate of flow will decrease.decrease.

•Which factor is MOST Which factor is MOST important in determining important in determining how much groundwater how much groundwater can be stored in can be stored in underground rock?underground rock?

The rocks porosityThe rocks porosity

Adalis measured the temperature Adalis measured the temperature difference between two areas located difference between two areas located next to each other. She did this at next to each other. She did this at four locations around the state of four locations around the state of

Georgia.Georgia. Where is MOST LIKELY to Where is MOST LIKELY to have the strongest winds?have the strongest winds?

Ocean and beach

• Jaylin researched the hourly temperatures of an ocean and a land mass near each other. Each morning Jaylin discovered the ocean and land had a similar temperature. For the rest of the day the sun continues to warm the ocean and land. During the day, which direction will the wind MOST LIKELY blow?

Toward the landToward the land

What are mid-ocean ridges?

They are areas of They are areas of underwater mountain underwater mountain chains located near chains located near many active volcanoes. many active volcanoes.

When ice forms in the When ice forms in the oceans, what happens to oceans, what happens to the water found directly the water found directly underneath the newly underneath the newly formed ice?formed ice?

►It becomes more It becomes more saltysalty

Tropical seas have a high rate of evaporation. Because of this, the water in tropical seas will have higher what?

Salt concentrations

What is the main What is the main cause of ocean cause of ocean tides?tides?

Gravitational pull of Gravitational pull of the moonthe moon

Oceans contain many dissolved elements like calcium, sodium, and chlorine, and these elements plus others combine to form the salts in the oceans. Which of the following sources is a major source of calcium and sodium in oceans?

Weathering and Weathering and erosion of rockserosion of rocks

These get washed into the These get washed into the ocean…(run-off)ocean…(run-off)

•Only 3% of the water on Only 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater. Earth is freshwater. About 60% of that water About 60% of that water is not available for is not available for man’s use. Why is this?man’s use. Why is this?

•It is frozenIt is frozen

Humid, tropical air rises over Humid, tropical air rises over the Atlantic Ocean near the the Atlantic Ocean near the equator. As the air rises it equator. As the air rises it begins to circulate counter begins to circulate counter clockwise. A low pressure clockwise. A low pressure system develops and the system develops and the storm soon has winds storm soon has winds reaching over 120 km/hour. reaching over 120 km/hour. What is this storm called?What is this storm called?

•Hurricane

As residents of Georgia, our weather is often influenced by air masses that start over the Gulf of Mexico. What type of air masses should we expect from the Gulf of Mexico?

Warm and Humid airWarm and Humid air

What two conditions are What two conditions are necessary for frost to form?necessary for frost to form?

The air is saturated with water and the temperature is 0 degrees C or less.

• It is a warm summer night. The It is a warm summer night. The relative humidity is 100%. From relative humidity is 100%. From dusk until dawn, the air temperature dusk until dawn, the air temperature drops from 32*C to 18*C. What drops from 32*C to 18*C. What would you expect to see in the would you expect to see in the morning?morning?

DewDew

At the start of a hurricane, strong winds blew over the ocean causing more water to evaporate. How did this effect the hurricane?

The hurricane became The hurricane became stronger.stronger.

• Which is MOST LIKELY to cause a hurricane?

Warm evaporated water from the Warm evaporated water from the oceanocean

The sun warms a large area of an ocean. The sun warms a large area of an ocean. This causes a large amount of water to This causes a large amount of water to evaporate into the air. Which weather evaporate into the air. Which weather event might occur?event might occur?

Hurricane

Warm evaporated moisture from an ocean moved inland over a city. The city is blocked on one side by a mountain range. Which type of weather characteristic is MOST LIKELY to occur?

RainRain

Why is the sun responsible for Why is the sun responsible for making a car operational?making a car operational?

Sunlight grew the plants long ago that Sunlight grew the plants long ago that became the fossil fuel for cars. became the fossil fuel for cars.

What element is the main component What element is the main component for most stars?for most stars?

Hydrogen

What is renewable energy?

Renewable energy refers to power generated by a renewable source. When the energy is generated, the resource is not depleted or used up. They are naturally replenished, and can either be managed so that they last forever

Give 3 example of a Give 3 example of a renewable source of renewable source of energy?energy?

wind power; wind power; solar power; solar power; biofuels; biofuels; hydro-electric power (HEP); hydro-electric power (HEP); geothermal energy; geothermal energy; tidal power; and tidal power; and wave energy.wave energy.

What is a renewable What is a renewable resource?resource?

A natural resource is a A natural resource is a renewable renewable resourceresource if it is replaced by natural if it is replaced by natural processes at a rate comparable or faster processes at a rate comparable or faster than its rate of consumption by humans than its rate of consumption by humans

Give 3 examples of Give 3 examples of renewable resources.renewable resources.

geothermal powergeothermal power fresh waterfresh water TimberTimber BiomassBiomass PaperPaper Leather Leather

What is a non-renewable What is a non-renewable resource?resource?

A A non-renewable resourcenon-renewable resource is a is a natural resource which cannot be natural resource which cannot be produced, re-grown, regenerated, produced, re-grown, regenerated, or reused on a scale which can or reused on a scale which can sustain its consumption ratesustain its consumption rate. .

Give 3 examples of non-Give 3 examples of non-renewable resourcesrenewable resources. .

CoalCoalPetroleum/ oilPetroleum/ oilNatural gasNatural gas