Earth Science Quiz 2.3 Reviewer PDF

​ ​ ​ Quiz 2.3 Reviewer​ Date Created: 1/14/2025​ Created by Nathan Matias from 7D and the Elites Association​ Lesson 1: Earth’s Tides​ What are tides? A. The natural change of the...

​ ​ ​ Quiz 2.3 Reviewer​ Date Created: 1/14/2025​ Created by Nathan Matias from 7D and the Elites Association​ Lesson 1: Earth’s Tides​ What are tides? A. The natural change of the ocean's sea level, caused by the​ gravitational pull of the moon and the Sun.​ B. Two high tides and two low tides occur each day, about​ every 12 hours and 25 minutes.​ C. Tidal bulges are when tides highest points of water on ​ Earth, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and ​ the force of inertia. What are the stages of tides?​ ​ A. High tide: The sea level rises as the tidal crest reaches a specific location on the shore. B. Low tide: The sea level falls as the trough reaches a location on the shore. C. Spring tides: highest and lowest tides of the month, occurring when the sun, moon, and​ ​ Earth is aligned. D. Neap tides: moderate tides that occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each​ ​ other, causing lower high tides and higher low tides than average. How are tidal waves formed? What do tides do for us?​ ​ A. As the Moon revolves around our planet, its gravity pulls Earth toward it. The lithosphere is​ ​ unable to move much but the water above it is pulled by gravity and a bulge is created.​ ​ B. Tides affect coastal regions in different ways. High tides push large amounts of water far up​ ​ onto beaches and leave the sand and sediment mixed with the water behind when the tide​ ​ goes out. Therefore, tides transport sand and sediment and shape shorelines.​ Lesson 2: Global Climate & Interaction​ What is the global climate system?​ ​ A. The global climate system is like a big machine receiving, moving, storing, transferring, and​ ​ releasing heat or thermal energy.​ ​ B. The machine consists of the oceans, the atmosphere, the land surface, and the biota on land​ ​ and in the oceans; in short, it consists of everything at the Earth's surface.​ What is climate change?​ ​ A. The long-term shift in weather patterns, temperature, precipitation, sea levels, etc.​ ​ B. Climate change can either be natural or man-made.​ What is global warming?​ ​ A. An aspect of climate change, which is the long-term heating of the Earth’s climate.​ ​ B. Global warming can either be natural or man-made.​ Lesson 3: Greenhouse Effect ​ What is the greenhouse effect?​ ​ A. A natural process that traps heat in the atmosphere, keeping the planet warm enough for life.​ ​ B. Caused by greenhouse gases, they absorb radiation from the sun and re-emit it back to Earth.​ ​ ​ C. Too much greenhouse gases is not good for our atmosphere.​ ​ D. Greenhouse gases are primarily made out of CO2. (Carbon dioxide)​ Difference between natural and human-enhanced greenhouse effect?​ ​ A. Natural: refers to trap heat from the sun using naturally occurring greenhouse gases in the​ ​ atmosphere. Essential for life on our planet.​ ​ B. Human-enhanced: Caused by additional greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere due​ ​ to human activities. Main factor for global warming on our planet.​ Lesson 3.1: E.N.S.O.​ What is ENSO?​ ​ A. El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a climate pattern when sea temperature experiences​ ​ significant changes..​ ​ B. It’s a natural phenomenon that significantly impacts global weather patterns.​ What are the phases of ENSO?​ ​ 1. El Niño​ ​ a. Climate pattern that causes an increase in temperature of the sea’s surface. It causes heat waves, drought, and damage to agriculture in Southeast Asia.​ ​ b. The trade winds weaken or reverse direction, allowing warm water to move eastward.​ ​ c. El Niño causes high temperatures in the Philippines, and opposite on the other side of​ ​ our planet.​ ​ 2. La Niña​ ​ a. Climate pattern that causes a decrease in temperature of the sea’s surface. This causes increased rain and typhoon/hurricane activity in the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.​ ​ b. Strengthening of moist easterly winds blowing towards Australia, and a subsequent increase ​ ​ in cloud development and rain over the longitudes.​ ​ c. La Niña causes low temperatures in the Philippines, and opposite on the other side of our ​ planet.​ ​ 3. Neutral​ ​ a. A period when sea temperature is neutral/normal.​ ​ b. There are no significant weather events during this phase.​ ​ Thanks for reading! If you notice errors in this reviewer, you may message the Elites. - Elites Batch ‘30 Association​ ​ Sources & More Info:​ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide​ https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/tides.html​ https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-warming-101​ https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change​ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation​ ​