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Earth's Water And Atmosphere Review #3
Test Description: Unit Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is the MAIN cause of the heating of our atmosphere?
A
solar energy
B
ocean currents
C
geothermal heat
D
lunar tides
2) What BEST explains why the Earth experiences different seasons?
A
time of day
B
orbit of the sun
C
tilt of Earth's axis
D
length of days
3) Which of the following absorbs the most energy from the sun?
A
Land
B
Air
C
Buildings
D
Water
4) What percentage of the Earth's surface are oceans?
A
90%
B
50%
C
70%
D
25%
5) Where is most the heat energy from the sun stored on Earth?
A
Deserts
B
Tundra
C
Oceans
D
Forests
6) Which of the following refers to the boundary that forms between warm and cold air masses?
A
Frontal
B
Occluded
C
Isotherms
D
Stationary
7) A situation where cold air masses meet and neither air mass displaces the other.
A
Cold Front
B
Occluded Front
C
Stationary Front
D
Warm Front
8) A situation where a cold air mass is advancing upon a warm air mass.
A
Warm Front
B
Stationary Front
C
Occluded Front
D
Cold Front
9) Occurs when warm, cool and cold air masses come together. (This is least common.)
A
Stationary Front
B
Occluded Front
C
Warm Front
D
Cold Front
10) A situation where warm air mass is advancing upon a cold air mass.
A
Cold Front
B
Warm Front
C
Occluded Front
D
Stationary Front
11) Which of the following is responsible for the movement of major weather features from West to East across the Earth?
A
Santa Anna Winds
B
Jet Stream
C
Maritime Wnds
D
Trade Winds
12) Water moves from the soil. through plants, and into the air from their leaves. What is this process called?
A
Precipitation
B
Transpiration
C
Condensation
D
Evaporation
13) Water vapor, particles of dust, smoke, or salt, plus cool temperatures equals liquid water. What is this process called?
A
Precipitation
B
Condensation
C
Evaporation
D
Transpiration
14) Which characteristics of the atmosphere change the most at different altitudes?
A
wind velocity and temperature
B
air pressure and wind velocity
C
humidity and air pressure
D
air pressure and temperature
15) The atmosphere of the Earth is made mostly of which gas?
A
Argon
B
Neon
C
Oxygen
D
Nitrogen
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