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Weather And Climate
Test Description: Weather and climate
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1) Which of these effects generally occurs as the result of a warm air mass and a cooler air mass converging at the Earth's atmosphere?
A
Winds die down.
B
Stormy weather patterns develop.
C
Cloud formation decreases.
D
The sky becomes clear.
2) Shifts in Earth's continents most likely caused a change in Earth's
A
orbital velocity
B
atmospheric temperature
C
mass
D
climatic regions
3) Scientists have found fossils of tropical plants in Antartica. How could tropical plants have grown in Antartica?
A
At one time. Earth's entire surface was a tropical rain forest.
B
At one time, Antartica was located closer to the equator.
C
The rotation of Earth has increased, causing cooling of the atmosphere.
D
catastrophic volcanic eruptions melted the ice and exposed the soil to sunlight.
4) You notice the winds outside your house are blowing strongly, and it has been really cold this month. This observation relates to
A
energy from the sun
B
weather
C
global winds
D
climate
5) What is one factor that affects the location of deserts and rain forests?
A
today's weather
B
longitude
C
latitude
D
time of year
6) Why are temperatures generally cooler at high elevations than at low elevations?
A
All low elevations experience thermal inversion.
B
Air is less dense at higher altitudes.
C
Clouds form at high elevations.
D
Winds are stronger at high elevations.
7) Which natural event does NOTcause global cooling or warming?
A
changes in Earth's tilt and orbit
B
variation in solar change
C
volcanic eruptions
D
greenhouse effect
8) Mongolia has a short, dry summers and long, cold winters, which makes it difficult to to grow crops. This statement describes
A
vegetation
B
weather
C
climate
D
adaptations required to live there
9) Which factors direclty affect local weather and climate?
A
mountains and prevailing winds
B
wildlife population
C
common plants in the region
D
human population
10) Your Aunt Velma and Uncle Bert are planning to move from a cold desert. They want to move to an area where the temperatures are slightly warmer in the winter and mild summer. Where should they move?
A
close to leeward side of a mountain range
B
close to windward side of a mountain range
C
somewhere at high altitude
D
close to coastal climate
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