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