Science 10
Review Test
Name: ________________
Part I: Multiple Choice.
1. In ancient times, many cultures explained severe weather events by blaming ______________.
2. One “saying” about the weather is ______________________________.
3. One major ocean current that affects our weather in Cape Breton is called ___________________.
4. The chief source of all our energy is ___________.
5. This energy travels to us by the form of heat transfer called _____________.
6. The fact that water has a high heat capacity is important because __________________________.
7. The amount of heat required to melt 1.0 gram of solid is called _______________________.
8. Condensation nuclei are particles that stimulate ______________ formation.
9. Cumulus clouds are generally indicators of ____________ weather.
10. A major gas in our atmosphere is __________________.
11. El Nino causes ____________________ weather.
12. Air at the equator rises because _____________________________.
13. Ocean currents are important because ____________________________________.
14. When a warm air mass overtakes a cooler one, a _________ front is created.
15. The major difference between a tornado and hurricane is ____________________________.
16. A hurricane gets its energy from the _______________.
17. A wind shear is dangerous to airplanes because ________________________.
Some words are here for one-word answers: gods, weathermen, droplet, Canaries current, Gulf
Stream, heat of fusion, stormy, fine, propane, nitrogen, warm, cold, cold, warm, sun, ocean.
Part II: Short Answers.
1. With the aid of a properly labeled diagram and several sentences, explain global
warming/greenhouse effect.
2. With the aid of a properly labeled diagram and several sentences, describe why the Northern
Hemisphere is warmer during the month of July than in January.
3. Explain why land heats faster than water during the day and loses that heat faster than water
during the night.
4. Show with the help of a properly labeled diagram, how the earth’s shape affects the amount of
heat that different areas receive from the sun. Explain
Part III. Definitions.
Conduction
Convection
Relative humidity
Transpiration
Aurora
Coriolis Effect
Global Conveyor Belt