Climate Test Remediation

Multiple Choice

1. The map illustrates winter conditions in Washington state. Which of the following MOST likely describes climate conditions at POINT X?

• A. Dry Weather

• B. Frequent Rainfall

• C. High Winds & Clear Skies

• D. Extreme Cold and Low Humidity

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This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs

• windward

• leeward

• rain shadow

• prevailing winds

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What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

• Mountains

• Lakes

• Plains

• Valleys

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On the leeward side of a mountain, you might find _____.

• Heavy rainfall

• Desert

• More vegetation

• More snow

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7. Which of these best explains the cause of convection currents in Earth's atmosphere?

• A. Heat from Earth's core heats the land only at the equator.

• B. Glaciers movign from the poles cool Earth unevenly.

• C. Sunlight is more concentrated in some places on Earth than others.

• D. The light and heat reflected from the Moon varies as the Moon changes phases.

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8. Fill in the blank: Unequal heating of the Earth creates Convection Currents due to Earth's ____________.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tilt

• Longitude

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Where can we find convection currents happening on Earth?

• Ocean and Land Currents

• Atmospheric & Wind Currents

• Land and Atmospheric Currents

• Atmospheric & Water Currents

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Convection currents occur when ______________________ energy transfers between a fluid.

• potential

• kinetic

• thermal/heat

• electric

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Heat flow (convection current) in the ocean and the atmosphere is...

• cool flows down - warm flows up

• cool flows up - warm flows down

• cool flows up - warm flows up

• cool flows down - warm flows down

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Ocean currents are created by

• Dense cold water sinking

• Dense cold water rising

• Less dense water sinking

• Less dense warmer water rising and more dense cold water sinking

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The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called

• conduction current

• radiation

• condition current

• convection current

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All locations on the planet do NOT heat evenly.

Where would we expect to find warmer areas on Earth?

• Near the equator

• Near the poles

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What parts of the planet would be cooler?

• Near the equator

• Near the poles

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11. In the centers of North America and Asia, large regions of land have relatively dry climates. This lack of rainfall results mainly from which factor?

• The centers of these continents have too few lakes and rivers for effective evaporation.

• The centers of these continents receive little heat from sunlight over most of the year.

• The rate of air mass movement over the centers of these continents are relatively low.

• The distance from oceans prevents moist air from reaching the centers of these continents.

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18. St. Augustine, Florida and San Antionio, Texas are located near the equator near the same latitude. However, average winter temperatures in St. Augustine are higher than in San Antionio. What most influences the milder temperatures of St. Augustine, Florida.

• Increased cloud cover

• Reduced solar radiation

• Distance North of Equator

• Nearness to ocean currents

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The map shows temperatures on an October day in the United States. Which best explains why Florida has warmer temperatures, on average, than other locations.

• Florida is closer to sea level than inland areas.

• Sunlight shines more directly on Florida for more hours each day.

• Heat energy is transferred to land becuase ocean currents pass so close to Florida.

• Season change takes place later in the year becuase Florida is closer to the equator.

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Which statement best explains an aspect of differential heating of Earth's surface by the Sun?

• Liquids and solids absorb and store heat differently.

• Photons interact differentlu with solids and liquids.

• The atmosphere over the ocean is different than the atmosphere over land.

• Photosynthesis in the oceans uses more solar energy than photosynthesis on land.

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The oceans cover more of Earth's surface than land does, and that partially explains why Earth's surface is not uniformly heated by the Sun. Which statement accuratly explains how oceans and land absorb and retain Sun's energy?

• Alhtough land absorbs energy faster, oceans store more energy than land.

• More energy is absorbed and stored by land than by oceans.

• Although oceans absorb more energy than land, land stores more energy than oceans.

• Although land absorbs energy slower, oceans store more energy than land.

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What is the source of energy that heats our planet's atmosphere and oceans?

• the weather

• the wind

• the Sun

• the Earth's core

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Why does the Earth experience unequal heating?

• The oceans are not equally distributed around the Earth.

• The Earth's revolution brings it closer to the Sun at certain points during the year.

• The Earth's axis is tilted.

• The atmosphere is not equally distributed around the Earth.

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What causes convection cells in the Earth's atmosphere?

• Different amounts of direct sunlight at each latitude

• The spinning of Earth

• Being closer to or farther away from the sun

• Different amounts of living things below the atmosphere

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Which statement about Earth's heating patterns is TRUE?

• The rate of cooling depends on the season.

• Large bodies of water cool more quickly than land.

• Land heats and cools more quickly than large bodies of water.

• Land and large bodies of water cool at the same rate.

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Heat always flows from a __________________ to a cooler object.

• warmer

• cooler

• coolest

• warmest

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Patterns of winds moving around the globe created by unequal heating of the Earth’s surface

• Wind

• Land Breeze

• Global Winds

• Jet Stream

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Ocean currents are created by

• Dense cold water sinking

• Dense cold water rising

• Less dense water sinking

• Less dense warmer water rising and more dense cold water sinking

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What is this modeling?

• Conduction

• Convection Currents

• Radiation

• Coriolis Effect

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What is this modeling?

• Conduction

• Convection Currents

• Radiation

• Coriolis Effect

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What is this modeling?

• Conduction

• Convection Currents

• Radiation

• Coriolis Effect

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What is this modeling?

• Conduction

• Convection Currents

• Radiation

• Coriolis Effect

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What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

• Convection

• Electromagnetic waves

• Radiation

• Conduction

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• Insolation 

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Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation