Earth Science Final Exam

Front

The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.

Back

natural gas

Front

What process causes liquid water to evaporate from plant leaves and enter the atmosphere as water vapor?

Back

transpiration

Front

Air masses are named for ______.

Back

where they form

Front

What causes the water-level variation pattern shown by the graph?

Back

Earth's rotation and the gravitational pull of the Moon

Front

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

Back

planting trees

Front

What is the process of water vapor turning into liquid water called?

Back

condensation

Front

What is the primary source of energy for Earth's climate system?

Back

the Sun

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

plate tectonics

Front

What is the greenhouse effect?

Back

The warming of Earth's surface due to trapped heat by greenhouse gases.

Front

What is the main cause of ocean tides?

Back

The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun.