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ISAT Practice #11: Glencoe Science: Earth Science
Test Description: ISAT Practice #11: Glencoe Science: Earth Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The weather in the U.S. is impacted by which set of global winds?
A
doldrums
B
westerlies
C
trade winds
D
easterlies
2) Which forms during the night because water cools slower than land?
A
westerlies
B
sea breeze
C
land breeze
D
easterlies
3) The driving force behind the weather on Earth is the ___.
A
Sun
B
wind
C
difference in air temperatures
D
dew point
4) The rapid heating of air during a thunderstorm results in ___.
A
hurricanes
B
tornadoes
C
lightning
D
thunder
5) When raindrops pass through a layer of freezing air the result is the formation of ___.
A
snow
B
hail
C
sleet
D
rain
6) Which of the following is a description of a blizzard?
A
a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the warm Atlantic Ocean
B
a winter storm with winds at least 56 km/h and low visibility
C
a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground
D
a boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature
7) Which of the following instruments is used to measure wind speed?
A
thermometer
B
barameter
C
anemometer
D
rain gauge
8) Which of the following scientists studies the weather?
A
meteorologist
B
paleontologist
C
geologist
D
biologist
9) Which is NOT a trace gas?
A
methane
B
oxygen
C
carbon dioxide
D
ozone
10) What are the atmospheric levels in descending order?
A
thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
B
thermosphere, stratoshpere, troposhere, mesosphere
C
troposphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere
D
mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
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