1st 9 wk restest

1st 9 wk retest

Convection Currents, Weather. Seasons/Day/Night, and Lunar Cycle

Multiple Choice

In convection, COOL air

• Rises
• Sinks

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In convection, WARM air

• Rises
• Sinks

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What type of breeze is this?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

• Valley Breeze

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What type of breeze is this?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Mountain Breeze

• Valley Breeze

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes what is happening in a low pressure system?

• cold air sinking
• cold air rising
• warm air rising

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Which of the following describes what is happening in a high pressure system?

• cold air sinking
• cold air rising
• warm air rising

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Hot air rises because...

• it is less dense
• it is heavier
• it is more dense
• it contains Helium

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According to the map, which city is likely experiencing warmer weather?

• Seattle
• Chicago
• Boston
• San Diego

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A hurricane forms over the Atlantic Ocean. When it hits land and comes ashore, its wind speed decrease significantly.  This happens because the hurricane:

• gains more water from the flooded land than the ocean
• meets a land breeze
• meets a stronger hurricane moving from land
• no longer gains energy from warm ocean water

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Which of the following is most likely a cause of hurricanes?

• Cooler ocean temperatures
• Warmer ocean temperatures
• Large ocean waves
• Strong ocean currents

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What type of weather usually goes with this symbol?

• Clear, sunny skies
• Cloudy skies
• Hot temperature
• Thunderstorms

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What type of weather will occur with this symbol?

• Thunderstorms, cooler temperatures
• Gentle precipitation, warmer temperatures
• Sunny skies, warmer weather
• Cloudy skies, cooler weather

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

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This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front 

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What front is this?

• Warm Front
• High Air Pressure
• Cold Front
• High Temperatures

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What does this symbol represent?

• Low Clouds
• Low Temperatures
• Light Wind
• Low Pressure

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What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center and separates the Northern & Southern hemispheres?

• equator

• axis

• prime meridian

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The hemisphere where you live 

• equator
• southern
• northern
• eastern

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How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours 
• 365 days
• 30 days

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Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

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What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

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What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles.
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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Which  of the following best describes the tilt of the earth during the spring and fall equinoxes?

• The earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun (tilt is side to side)
• The earth is tilted toward the sun (Northern hemisphere)
• The earth is not tilted during spring and fall

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Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?

• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• first quarter

• new moon

• full moon

• last quarter

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What moon phase is shown in the picture?

• first quarter

• new moon

• last quarter

• full moon

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When the entire moon is visible. Happens half way through the lunar cycle only .

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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First phase of the lunar cycle; not visible and it's often represented by a black circle.

• Full Moon

• New Moon

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First Quarter

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Why does the moon look different each night?

• the moon orbits the earth so it is in a different spot each night

• the earth orbits the moon so it is in a different spot each night

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What moon phase should be between the two shown?

• new moon

• full moon

• first quarter

• last quarter

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Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?

• new moon

• 1st quarter

• full moon

• 3rd quarter

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When the moon is in between the earth and the sun it is a

• New Moon
• Full Moon
• First Quarter
• Third Quarter

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What is illuminating the Moon?

• Nuclear Fusion
• Sunlight
• Mirrors
• Flood Lights