Gr 8 Second Semester Exam Review - Content

Grade 8 Second Semester Exam Review - Content

Weather and Climate

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What is going on with the atmosphere at any particular time.

• Weather
• Climate

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If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's —

• Geology

• Climate

• Geography

• Weather

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What location would receive the most indirect solar energy?

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• The Tropics

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Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data?

• The average high temperature in May is 21°C in the Midwest of the United States

• Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year

• The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona

• On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July

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Which of the following is NOT a statement the meteorologist would make about the weather?

• The high temperature will be 55°F and the low will be 37°F.

• A cold front is bringing in colder weather.

• The wind speed will increase to 25 mph in the afternoon.

• The average weather condition of the area is rainy.

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Right now the Earth is tilted away from the sun, so we experience winter.

• Weather
• Climate

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Climate data is not the same as weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate data?

• New York had a record rainfall on Wednesday.

• Lima, Peru had a low temperature last night of 17°C.

• Winds are currently from the south in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• The coast of Antarctica has very short summers.

Elements of Weather and their instruments

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What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?

• Seasons would be the same.
• Seasons would be more extreme.
• There would be no seasons.

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What is humidity?

• Any form of water that falls from the sky to the ground.
• A measure of the transparency of the atmosphere.
• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
• The amount of water vapor in the air.

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If you live in an area that is not surrounded by a large body of water, your climate is more likely considered...

• maritime

• continental

• tropical

• polar

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How is air pressure measured?

• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Psychrometer
• Wind vane

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How is relative humidity measured?

• Rain gauge
• Thermometer
• Anemometer
• Psychrometer

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How can we measure weather? 

• Rain gauge and visibility
• Thermometer and anemometer
• Psychrometer and Barometer
• All of the above

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What is wind?

• Air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground.
• Air pressure
• Wind vane
• A measure of the transparency of the atmosphere.

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Which measures the force of molecules pushing on a surface?

• air pressure
• temperature
• precipitation
• wind

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This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• barometer
• wind vane
• thermometer

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This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• Christmas ornament
• wind vane
• barometer

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This weather instrument is an...

• wind vane
• anemometer
• barometer
• thermometer

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This tools measures in inches or centimeters.

• wind vane
• anemometer
• rain gauge
• compass

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The Stevenson screen should be placed on short grass and not concrete.

• True

• False

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The Stevenson screen should be placed in an enclosed area.

• True

• False

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It has louvered windows to allow free movement of air.

• True

• False

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Double layered roof to prevent rain from blowing on it.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the stevenson screen.

• It is made of metal

• It has louvered sides

• It is painted white

• It is 1.2 m above ground.

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The Rain Guage is an instrument that is kept in the stevenson screen.

• True

• False

Temperature

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What is a measure of heat in an object, or how hot or cold it is?

• Temperature

• Climate

• Weather

• Atmosphere

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What do we use to take temperature?

• A thermometer

• Axis

• Climate

• Temperature

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Earth is heated unevenly because it is tilted on its ______.

• Axis

• Equator

• Thermometer

• Atmosphere

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Earth receives heat energy from the _____.

• Sun

• Equator

• Atmosphere

• Temperature

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We measure temperature in degrees...

• Fahrenheit
• Celsius
• Both
• Nothing

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What factors influence temperature?

• Proximity to the equator

• Proximity to a large body of water

• Seasons

• Altitude

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What location would receive the most direct solar energy?

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

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What location would receive the most indirect solar energy?

• The North Pole

• The South Pole

• The Equator

• The Tropics

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What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

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The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be?

• maritime
• continental
• tropical
• polar

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If you live in an area that is not surrounded by a large body of water, your climate is more likely considered...

• maritime

• continental

• tropical

• polar

Clouds

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This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud

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The temperature at which water vapor condenses is the 

• relative humidity
• humidity
• freezing point
• dew point

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What are the four classes of clouds based on altitude?

• cirrus, nimbus, stratus, cumulus
• low, middle, high, vertically developed
•  troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere , thermosphere
• classes of clouds are not based on altitude

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Which of these is NOT a way in which clouds affect climate?

• clouds cool Earth's surface
• clouds warm Earth's surface
• clouds deliver precipitation
• clouds block all harmful radiation

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This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined

• cirrus cloud
• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud

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This type of cloud is thick and puffy on top, and generally flat on the bottom. It has well-defined edges and can change shape rapidly.

• cumulus cloud
• stratus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• cloud 9

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Why doesn't cloud formation take place until the dew-point temperature is reached?

• because dew-point is the temperature at which water vapor condenses into water droplets
• cloud formation can take place at any temperature, and does not depend on the dew-point temerature
• because water sublimates at the dew-point temperature
• the dew-point temperature only applies on Earth's surface, not in the atmosphere

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Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

• fair skies
• hot, sunny weather
• windy weather
• rainy weather

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Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

• fair skies
• hot, sunny weather
• windy weather
• rainy weather

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Which of the following is an example of a cloud of vertical development?

• nimbostratus cloud
• cumulonimbus cloud
• cirrus cloud
• stratus cloud

Rainfall

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Which type of rain occurs when two air masses meet?

• Convectional

• Relief

• Frontal

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Which type of rainfall is most likely to be found in tropical regions close to the equator?

• Convectional

• Relief

• Frontal

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Relief rainfall occurs when air moves towards a mountain and is forced to do what?

• Rise over it

• Go through it

• Go under it

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How many types of rainfall are there?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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The correct geographical term for any water falling from the sky is...

• precipitation

• accumulation

• condensation

• transpiration

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Which type of rainfall is seen in the image?

• precipitation

• relief

• frontal

• convectional

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True or False?

The image illustrates frontal rainfall.

• False

• True

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An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

• barometer
• thermometer
• rain guage
• wind sock

Hydrological Cycle

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On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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What is condensation?

• The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
• The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
• The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

Extreme Weather Conditions

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We say it is stormy when there is ........ (Choose three).

• thunder

• rain

• sun

• lightning

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What kind of weather that create huge storm with strong wind and heavy rain?

• windy

• hurricane

• rainy

• snowy

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Extreme Weather is

• lots of rain

• acts of nature that put people, animals and nature at risk

• snow storm

• big waves at the beach

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WHICH WORD BETTER DESCRIBES THE PICTURE?

• FLOOD

• HAIL

• HEAVY RAIN

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WHICH WORD BETTER DESCRIBES THE PICTURE?

• HEAT WAVE

• THUNDER

• HEAVY RAIN

Climate and Vegetation

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The main controls on Tropical Marine Climates are

• Latitude and humidity

• Latitude and rainfall

• Latitude and sea water

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Rainfall in Tropical Marine Climate occurs

• Year-round

• Seasonally

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The climate shown on the map represents

• Tropical Continental

• Equatorial

• Tropical Marine

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Central America and The Bahamas both have

• A Tropical Marine Climate

• An Equatorial Climate

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The wet season of Tropical Marine Climates occur from

• January to June

• May to November

• June to December

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The map shows

• Tropical climates

• Tropical marine climates

• Equatorial climates

• Tropical marine and Equatorial climates

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Hoe do you feel in preparation for your exam?

• Very Confident

• Fairly Confident

• Slightly Confident

• Not Very Confident