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