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Review Of 6.3.3 And 6.3.4
Test Description: Questions about Greenhouse gases and Earth's uneven temperatures
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Certain gases in the atmosphere help maintain the Earth's temperature. and climate. These are called?
A
solar gases
B
greenhouse gases
C
stomach gases
D
ozone gases
2) What is the process called where solar energy that is absorbed by earth's land and water surfaces and is changed into heat and radiates back into the atmosphere?
A
evaporation
B
greenhouse effect
C
radiation
D
Ozone
3) True of False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth
A
False
B
True
4) True or False: The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and traps heat from the sun.
A
False
B
True
5) The gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere is
A
carbon dioxide
B
nitrogen
C
oxygen
D
argon
6) What is the greenhouse effect?
A
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation
B
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
C
The urge for everyone in the neighborhood to paint their house green
D
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
7) Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be...
A
Warm
B
Cold
C
dead
8) What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
A
Temperature goes up
B
Temperature goes down
9) Greenhouse gases...
A
Do not exist in the atmosphere.
B
Absorb solar energy that would have otherwise been emitted into space
C
Make Earth colder
D
Reflect the sun's energy
10) Why is the Earth (on average) warmer than the moon?
A
The moon does not have an atmosphere like Earth does.
B
It's darker on the moon
C
The moon has a very thick atmosphere that does not let the sun's heat in
D
The moon is further away from the sun so it doesn't get as much heat as the Earth does.
11) What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
A
wind conditions and humidity
B
temperature and precipitation
C
temperature and air pressure
D
precipitation and humidity
12) What causes winds to form on Earth?
A
ocean currents
B
solar energy
C
uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
D
elevation differences
13) What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
A
polar, temperate, tropical
B
temperate, polar, tropical
C
tropical, temperate, polar
14) Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
A
they receive more solar energy
B
they are at lower elevations
C
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
D
they are nearer to ocean currents
15) What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
A
precipitation
B
temperature
C
climate
D
elevation
16) Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
A
HIGHER elevation = WARMER temperatures
B
a
C
LOWER elevations = COLDER temperatures
D
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
17) What factors affect surface currents?
A
Global winds, Coriolis effect, continental deflection
B
Global winds, Tides
C
Continental deflection, Gravitational pull from moon
D
Tides, gravity from sun, Global winds
18) The Coriolis effect causes what?
A
continental deflection
B
the Earth to rotate on its axis
C
global winds and deep oceans currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.
D
global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line
19) Due to the prevailing westerlies wind belt and the jet stream, weather in the middle latitudes (30*-60*) of the Northern Hemisphere blows ... to ...
A
north; south
B
west; east
C
east; west
D
south; north
20) Which term below best describes how heat is transferred through the oceans?
A
convection
B
radiation
C
conduction
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