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Weather And Climate
Test Description: Wind water cycle
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the cause of most ocean surface currents?
A
wind
B
moon
C
upwellings
D
gravity
2) Ocean waves are created by all of the following except one. Which factor creates currents, not ocean waves?
A
wind
B
earthquakes
C
density differences
D
moon's gravity
3) While visiting the beach during summer vacation, a sea breeze keeps you cool and comfortable during the hottest part of the day. Which BEST explains why this happens?
A
cool air rising over land allows warm air from the ocean to blow inland
B
warm air rising over land allows cooler air from the ocean to blow inland
C
there are similarities in temperature between the land and the water
D
a storm is approaching
4) Which statement about Earth's heating patterns is true?
A
Land cools more quickly than large bodies of water.
B
Land and large bodies of water cool at the same rate.
C
Large bodies of water cool more quickly than land.
D
The rate of cooling depends on the season.
5) Why are tides continually rising and lowering every day?
A
because deep ocean currents are constantly changing
B
because the position of the Moon is constantly changing
C
because the direction of the wind over the ocean is constantly changing
D
because rates of evaporation and precipitation are constantly changing
6) Which BEST explains the reason that thunderstorms are likely to form on a hot day?
A
The air is usually calm and allows the clouds to form
B
Warm, humid air rises quickly and then cools.
C
The air rises quickly and forms low-level cloud layers.
D
As air slowly rises it loses humidity and causes rain.
7) Why does the ocean cover different amounts of the beach at different times of the day?
A
because ocean currents change, adding sand to and removing sand from the beach
B
because the sand is able to absorb more water as temperature increases, lowering the ocean level
C
because the Moon's gravity pull the ocean, causing it to rise and fall
D
because Earth wobbles as it rotates, causing the ocean to rise and fall
8) During the water cycle, when water vapor changes to liquid water, it is called
A
condensation
B
evaporation
C
freezing
D
boiling
9) Which of the following is an example of condensation?
A
fog
B
cloud
C
all of the above
D
dew
10) In some years there are more hurricanes than usual. This is probably because
A
the gravitational pull of the Moon is stronger.
B
the ocean is warmer than usual.
C
there are more windy days than usual.
D
the ozone layer is very thin.
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