24-25 Final Exam

Transmission of energy from the sun in the form of electromagnetic waves.

• Infrared Radiation

• Conduction

• Solar Radiation

• Convection

Lasting cold periods when glaciers and ice sheets cover much of the Earth.

• Seasons

• Modern Age

• Tropical Periods

• Ice Ages

A high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere

• Sea Breeze

• Jet Stream

• Gulf Stream

• Trade Winds

An adaptation in the way in which a living organism or body part functions

• Sensory Adaptation

• Behavioural Adaptation

• Morphological Adaptation

• Physiological Adaptation

Nucleic acid, which is self-replicating and contains the code to make all proteins needed by an organism

• DNA

• PROTEIN

• RNA

• GENE

Gives structure to plant cells

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Wall

• Capsule

• Nucleus

Species that normally live and thrive in a particular ecosystem

• Specialist Species

• Endangered Species

• Keystone Species

• Native Species

When temperature differences cause liquids and gases(fluids) to expand and move; the less dense areas continually rise; the more dense continually sink, creating a cyclical current

• Global Warming

• Convection Current

• Radiation

• Thermal Equilibrium

The removal of large areas of forests for human purposes.

• Desertification

• Agriculture

• Conservation

• Deforestation

Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere