
Unit 2 Extreme Living Review
Quiz by Sheri Ward
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Air tends to sink at the poles and move towards the equator where it warms and rises.
Air and ocean circulation patterns are important to Earth and all life because they bring warmth to cold regions and cool down hotter regions.
The ________________ receives the most direct sun light, and the __________ receives mostly indirect sun light.
Warm air is ________________ dense and ____________.
A region's climate depends on its...
Where could water molecules go if they were once in the clouds?
Because of the Earth's rotation, the Coriolis Effect forces winds on Earth ___________________.
When it is SPRING in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Heat is transferred from a ________ object to a __________ object.
Surface currents are mainly driven by _____________.
____________ causes ocean currents to change density.
The Gulf Stream tends to move warmer water/air currents towards ____________ in January.
Most of Earth's water is found in the _______________.
______ air is more dense and sinks.
What phase changes liquid water to water vapor?
What is the driving force of the water cycle?
Cloud formation is caused by what process?
Earth is warmed through what heat transfer processes?
Other than salinity, what other factor affects the density of ocean water?
What causes the unequal heating of Earth's surface?