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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
moon
B
gravity
C
wind
D
upwellings
2) Ocean waves are created by all of the following except one. Which factor creates currents, not ocean waves?
A
moon's gravity
B
earthquakes
C
density differences
D
wind
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
warm air rising over land allows cooler air from the ocean to blow inland
B
a storm is approaching
C
there are similarities in temperature between the land and the water
D
cool air rising over land allows warm air from the ocean to blow inland
4) Which statement about Earth's heating patterns is true?
A
Land cools more quickly than large bodies of water.
B
Large bodies of water cool more quickly than land.
C
Land and large bodies of water cool at the same rate.
D
The rate of cooling depends on the season.
5) Why are tides continually rising and lowering every day?
A
because rates of evaporation and precipitation are constantly changing
B
because the direction of the wind over the ocean is constantly changing
C
because deep ocean currents are constantly changing
D
because the position of the Moon is 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
As air slowly rises it loses humidity and causes rain.
C
Warm, humid air rises quickly and then cools.
D
The air rises quickly and forms low-level cloud layers.
7) Why does the ocean cover different amounts of the beach at different times of the day?
A
because the Moon's gravity pull the ocean, causing it to rise and fall
B
because ocean currents change, adding sand to and removing sand from the beach
C
because the sand is able to absorb more water as temperature increases, lowering the ocean level
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
freezing
C
boiling
D
evaporation
9) Which of the following is an example of condensation?
A
fog
B
dew
C
all of the above
D
cloud
10) In some years there are more hurricanes than usual. This is probably because
A
the ocean is warmer than usual.
B
the gravitational pull of the Moon is stronger.
C
the ozone layer is very thin.
D
there are more windy days than usual.
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