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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
westerlies
B
easterlies
C
trade winds
D
doldrums
2) Which forms during the night because water cools slower than land?
A
land breeze
B
easterlies
C
sea breeze
D
westerlies
3) The driving force behind the weather on Earth is the ___.
A
Sun
B
wind
C
dew point
D
difference in air temperatures
4) The rapid heating of air during a thunderstorm results in ___.
A
tornadoes
B
thunder
C
lightning
D
hurricanes
5) When raindrops pass through a layer of freezing air the result is the formation of ___.
A
hail
B
sleet
C
rain
D
snow
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 violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground
C
a boundary between two air masses of different density, moisture, or temperature
D
a winter storm with winds at least 56 km/h and low visibility
7) Which of the following instruments is used to measure wind speed?
A
thermometer
B
rain gauge
C
barameter
D
anemometer
8) Which of the following scientists studies the weather?
A
geologist
B
paleontologist
C
meteorologist
D
biologist
9) Which is NOT a trace gas?
A
oxygen
B
methane
C
carbon dioxide
D
ozone
10) What are the atmospheric levels in descending order?
A
thermosphere, stratoshpere, troposhere, mesosphere
B
troposphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere
C
mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
D
thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
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