Physical 7

Question 1

Perihelion

Answer 1

The point at which earth is closest to the sun

Question 2

Lines of longitude

Answer 2

Imaginary lines that run north and south across the earth

Question 3

Lines of latitude

Answer 3

Imaginary lines that run from east to west across the earth

Question 4

Coriolis effect

Answer 4

The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of the winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes

Question 5

Air mass

Answer 5

A large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature and humidity

Question 6

Weather front

Answer 6

A boundary between two air masses

Question 7

Aphelion

Answer 7

The point at which earth is farthest away from the sun