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Weather Part 2
Test Description: Review of 6.3.2 as well as the rest of Unit 6.3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What puts weather patterns into motion, moving them from one place to another on the Earth's surface?
A
Air pollution
B
Clouds
C
Unequal heating
D
Precipitation
2) Uneven heating of Earth by the Sun causes
A
wind
B
evaporation
C
precipitation
D
condensation
3) What is the primary reason that air above the equator is heated more than at other places on Earth?
A
There is more water around the equator than anywhere else on Earth
B
The equator receives the most sunlight due to the shape and tilt of the Earth
C
The Equator receives more heat because of the rotation of Earth around the sun.
D
The sunlight coming at the equator hits at an angle.
4) What are the factors that affect climate?
A
Elevation
B
Ocean and wind currents
C
Uneven heating of Earth's surface
D
All of the above
5) What is the Global Conveyer Belt?
A
All of the above
B
The constantly moving system of deep ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity
C
A system where the hydrosphere and atmosphere move heat energy out from the equator towards the poles
D
Water cycling from surface current to deep water currents and then back to the surface again.
6) How are convection currents produced in the air?
A
Wind causes convection currents by stirring up the air
B
Big weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes cause convection currents.
C
Cold air is less dense so it rises,. As the cold air rises, warm air descends
D
Warm air is less dense so it rises, cold air moves in to take its place
7) Surface currents affect the following
A
Bird migration
B
Regional climate
C
Trade winds
D
High tide and low tide
8) The greenhouse effect is
A
because our Earth spins on its axis
B
a naturally occurring system that helps keep the Earth at a steady temperature.
C
caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun
D
Occurs on all planets in our solar system
9) Which greenhouse gas is most abundant in our atmosphere
A
Carbon dioxide
B
Methane
C
Ozone
D
Water Vapor
10) Which planet in our solar system has a severe greenhouse effect
A
Mars
B
Saturn
C
Venus
D
Mercury
11) The part of the water cycle when moisture is absorbed and sits in pockets underground (groundwater) or when precipitation runs into streams, rivers or oceans is called?
A
Condensation
B
Evaporation
C
Precipitation
D
Run off
12) THe part of the water cycle when water vapor is released from plants is
A
Precipitation
B
Condensation
C
Transspiration
D
Evaporation
13) THe part of the water cycle when water vapor rises into the atmosphere, cools, and turns back into the liquid form?
A
Precipitation
B
Transpiration
C
Condensation
D
Evaporation
14) Which type of front moves the fastest and causes the most dramatic weather conditions?
A
Stationary front
B
All of the above
C
Cold front
D
Warm front
15) High pressure systems bring
A
Sunny skies and warmer weather
B
Cloudy skies and warmer weather
C
Sunny skies and cooler weather
D
Cloudy skies and cooler weather
16) Wind is created by
A
all of the above
B
the uneven heating of Earth surface
C
Cool air moving in to replace warm air
D
cold air and warm air masses moving
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