grade 9 geo exam (unit 2)

Question 1

what is global warming?

Answer 1

global warming is the term used to describe the rising average temperature on earth.

Question 2

which era is the longest/oldest

Answer 2

pre-crambrian

Question 3

what is weather? what is climate?

Answer 3

weather= the day to day conditions of the atmosphere. lasts a short period of time
climate= the weather conditions for a certain place that lasts a long period of time

Question 4

what are the ocean currents that affect canada?

Answer 4

warm ocean current= heat the air above it
cool ocean current= cool the air above it

Question 5

what are the 8 climate regions

Answer 5

arctic
pacific martime
western cordillera
taiga
boreal
praires
southeastern
arctic maritime

Question 6

what are metamorphic rocks?

Answer 6

these rocks are formed from intense heat and pressure. it also has a combination of other rock types. ex. marble

Question 7

what is pangea?

Answer 7

made 200 million years ago, the continents made a single giant land called “pangea”. alfred wegner created this theory called continental drift

Question 8

what are the 4 layers of the earth?

Answer 8

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Question 9

name the 7 landform regions in canada

Answer 9

the canadian sheild
arctic and hudson bay
great lakes st. lawerence
interior plains
appalachian uplands
western cordillera
innuitian mountains

Question 10

who is john tuzo willson and what did he come up with?

Answer 10

john tuzo willson was the person who created the theory of plate tectonics

Question 11

what are the 3 plate boundaries?

Answer 11

divergent: plates pulling apart
convergent: plates crashing together
transform: sliding together

Question 12

what does each plate boundary create?

Answer 12

divergent: volcanoes
convergent: mountains
transform: earthquakes

Question 13

what are igenous rocks?

Answer 13

these rocks are formed from the solidifaction of molten rock. when magma or lava cools, igenous rock is formed

Question 14

what scale is used to mesasure earthqaukes

Answer 14

the richter scale

Question 15

what are the factors that affect climate (LOWERN)

Answer 15

latitude
ocean currents
wind and air masses
elevation
relief
nearness to water

Question 16

what might be some global warming problems in canada

Answer 16

higher temperature, extreme weather events, rising sea levels

Question 17

which era is the age of mammels

Answer 17

cenozoic

Question 18

why do the earth’s plates move

Answer 18

because of the 3 plate boundaries

Question 19

what type of rock contains fossil fuels?

Answer 19

sedimentary

Question 20

what evidence did he have for this theory

Answer 20

puzzle pieces: the continents fit together like a puzzle. piece

simular fossil types: the same fossil and rock types where found at different locations

mountains: mountains simular in age were found both sides of the atlantic ocean

ice sheets: ice sheeets covered southern africa, india, and australia

Question 21

which landform region is the smallest and largest

Answer 21

smallest= innuitian mountains
largest= canadian sheild

Question 22

what does pangea mean in greek?

Answer 22

all lands

Question 23

what is precipitation

Answer 23

moisture that falls to the earth for form rain or snow

Question 24

what are sedimentary rocks?

Answer 24

these rocks are formed from sediments. these sediments include fragerence, materilism, or minerals.

Question 25

what is windward and leeward

Answer 25

windward= warm air rises, windward cools it, causes rain
leeward= cool air desends, leeward warm it up

Question 26

which era is the age of reptiles/dinosaours?

Answer 26

mesozoic

Question 27

what is the ring of fire? where is it located?

Answer 27

the ring of fire is where lots of volcanoes and earthqaules erput. located in the basin of thr pacfic ocean

Question 28

what are the 4 eras of the earth?

Answer 28

pre-crambrian, paleozoic, mesozoic, cenozoic

Question 29

what are the 3 types of precipatation

Answer 29

orographic
convectional
cyclonic