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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
ozone gases
D
stomach 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
greenhouse effect
B
Ozone
C
evaporation
D
radiation
3) True of False: All of the radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the Earth
A
True
B
False
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
argon
C
oxygen
D
nitrogen
6) What is the greenhouse effect?
A
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
B
The urge for everyone in the neighborhood to paint their house green
C
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
D
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation
7) Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be...
A
Cold
B
dead
C
Warm
8) What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
A
Temperature goes down
B
Temperature goes up
9) Greenhouse gases...
A
Absorb solar energy that would have otherwise been emitted into space
B
Do not exist in the atmosphere.
C
Make Earth colder
D
Reflect the sun's energy
10) Why is the Earth (on average) warmer than the moon?
A
It's darker on the moon
B
The moon is further away from the sun so it doesn't get as much heat as the Earth does.
C
The moon does not have an atmosphere like Earth does.
D
The moon has a very thick atmosphere that does not let the sun's heat in
11) What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
A
precipitation and humidity
B
temperature and air pressure
C
wind conditions and humidity
D
temperature and precipitation
12) What causes winds to form on Earth?
A
ocean currents
B
uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
C
solar energy
D
elevation differences
13) What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
A
tropical, temperate, polar
B
polar, temperate, tropical
C
temperate, polar, tropical
14) Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
A
they receive more solar energy
B
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
C
they are nearer to ocean currents
D
they are at lower elevations
15) What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
A
precipitation
B
temperature
C
elevation
D
climate
16) Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
A
HIGHER elevation = WARMER temperatures
B
LOWER elevations = COLDER temperatures
C
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
D
a
17) What factors affect surface currents?
A
Tides, gravity from sun, Global winds
B
Continental deflection, Gravitational pull from moon
C
Global winds, Tides
D
Global winds, Coriolis effect, continental deflection
18) The Coriolis effect causes what?
A
global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line
B
global winds and deep oceans currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line.
C
continental deflection
D
the Earth to rotate on its axis
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
radiation
B
conduction
C
convection
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