Environmental Science Questions

List the 3 reasons energy is lost as it rises through the trophic level.

What does water vapor need to attach to to form clouds?

True or False: Global winds create Global Currents at the surface.

True or False: Clouds can indicate approaching fronts.

True or False: Spring tides have higher high tides and lower low tides

True or False: Colder water is denser.

What does "alto" mean for clouds?

True or False: Winds move from high to low pressure systems.

Describe the relationship between latitude and global wind patterns

What tool is used to measure air pressure? Where do you find it on the synoptic code?

Does air with low pressure rise or fall?

True or False: A line of equal pressure on a weather map is called an isobar.

Does air with high pressure rise or fall?

True or False: Winds are the strongest when the gradient on a weather plot is "steep".

What does "cumulo" mean for clouds?

Animals take in this oxygen and release it as carbon dioxide during the process of ____.

____ factors are nonliving things, such as moisture, temperature, or wind.

____ are organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms. These organisms are also called consumers.

What happens to energy at each link in a food web?

Plants, animals, and most other organisms need ____ cellular respiration.