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Grade 8 Review. Water Systems. Q 1: The rotation of the Earth affects winds and ocean currents. What is this effect called?. A1: The Coriolis Effect.
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Grade 8 Review Water Systems
Q 1: The rotation of the Earth affects winds and ocean currents. What is this effect called?
Q 2: The water cycle involves runoff, evaporation, condensation, absorption, precipitation and transpiration. What are the 3 main processes?
Q 3: A ship travels from fresh water to sea water? Will the ship float higher or lower in the water?
Q 4: A student heats equal amounts of sand and water in identical beakers on a hot plate set at 250oC? He measures the temperature of both substances every minute for 45 minutes.What is the independent variable?
Q 5: A student heats equal amounts of sand and water in identical beakers on a hot plate set at 250oC? He measures the temperature of both substances every minute for 45 minutes.What is the dependent variable?
Q 6: A student heats equal amounts of sand and water in identical beakers on a hot plate set at 250oC? He measures the temperature of both substances every minute for 45 minutes.What is a possible hypothesis?
Q 7: I believe that the water will heat up more slowly.Why is this?
Q 8: Not all fresh water sources are safe. What term is used to describe drinkable water ?
A10: They distribute heat around the globe; they affect climate; they create upwellings which stir nutrients off the ocean floor.
Q 11: To which Canadian drainage basin does Winnipeg belong?
Q 13: To which Canadian drainage basin does Vancouver belong?
Q 15: Water flowing down the Assiniboine River flows east towards the Forks. Why?
Q 16: What is the other major river that flows through Winnipeg?