Quiz about Semester 2 Review

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 2

During which stage do clouds form?

Accepted Answer

condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 3

What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?

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Codensation

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Runoff

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Precipitation

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Evaporation

Question 4

The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.

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sun

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moon

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stars

Question 5

Precipitation occurs because

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the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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the droplets evaporate in the air

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the droplets are too light for the air to hold

Question 6

What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

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aquifer

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glacier

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well

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natural spring

Question 7

Rain soaks into the ground

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Infiltration

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Condensation

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Throughflow

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Surface runoff

Question 8

_________________ is precipitation that did not evaporate or get absorbed into soil.

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Runoff

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Inflitration

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Condensation

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Sublimation

Question 9

Water that is beneath earth's surface

Accepted Answer

groundwater

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infiltration

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runoff

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transpiration

Question 10

Some of the water that precipitates does not runoff into the rivers and is absorbed by the plants or gets evaporated. It moves deep into the soil. What is this process called?

Accepted Answer

Infiltration

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Sublimation

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Transpiration

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Runoff

Question 11

About _______ of the Earth is FRESH water?

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3%

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55%

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25%

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71%

Question 12

The measure of dissolved salts in water

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salinity

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acidity

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oxygenation

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saturation

Question 13

What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?

Accepted Answer

97

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55

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71

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84

Question 14

Most of Earth's fresh water is found

Accepted Answer

Frozen in glaciers

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Underground

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In the Great Lakes

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In Oceans

Question 15

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

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3% freshwater, 97% salt water

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97% freshwater, 3% salt water

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71% freshwater, 29% salt water

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29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Question 16

What is the most abundant salt found in ocean water?

Accepted Answer

Sodium Chloride

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Calcium Sulfate

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Potassium Sulfate

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Magnesium Chloride

Question 17

Which word means the concentration of dissolved salts in water?

Accepted Answer

Salinity

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Water

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Ocean

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Sonde

Question 18

How does salt go into the ocean.

Accepted Answer

Rain that falls into land gathers salt from the ground that is then dissolved and evaporated and is then taken by a river that leads into the ocean

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Salt from the bottom of the ocean floats up.

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Hardened salt in holes and under water caves dissolve and go into the ocean, the salt dissolve and go into the ocean and it breaks apart.

Question 19

As Density  increases

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Temperature decreases

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Temperature increases

Question 20

Temperature  increases

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Density decreases

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Density increases

Question 21

Ocean depth  increases & Salinity  increases then

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Temperature decreases because cold water is more dense and sinks

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Temperature increases because cold water is more dense and sinks

Question 22

True or False Salinity increases as ocean depth increases.

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True

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False

Question 23

Briefly describe the overall relationship between temperature and density.

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Lower temperature water has higher density, warmer water has lower density

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Lower temperature water has lower density, warmer water has higher density

Question 24

What causes tides?

Accepted Answer

The sun and moons gravitational pull.

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plate movement.

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local winds.

Question 25

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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spring tide

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 26

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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neap tide

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full moon tide

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new moon tide

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spring tide

Question 27

Deep ocean currents are a result of

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Density

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Global Wind Patterns

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Earth's Rotation

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All of the above

Question 28

What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans?

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Tide

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Tidal range

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Spring Tide

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Neap Tide

Question 29

The picture shows the movement of what?

Accepted Answer

currents

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waves

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tides

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wind

Question 30

Which statement BEST describes why warm ocean currents are usually surface currents?

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Warm water is less dense than cold water.

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Ocean tides bring warm water to the surface.

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Warm water contains more salt than cold water.

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Ocean water loses heat to the air at the surface.

Question 31

What is the primary source of energy that generates most ocean waves?

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wind

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earthquakes

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asteriods falling in the ocean

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volcanic eruptions

Question 32

Keeping the water running when you brush your teeth wastes a lot of water.

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True

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False

Question 33

Which of the following uses less water?

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Taking a 5 minute shower

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Taking a bath

Question 34

Why do we need to conserve water?

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It is a limited resource.

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It is an unlimited resource.

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There is a lot of water.

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There is no need to conserve water.

Question 35

How long should you shower for?

Accepted Answer

5 minutes

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5 seconds

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15 seconds

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15 minutes

Question 36

Why is clean water important?

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All life on Earth depends on clean water to live and grow.

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We need clean water for recreational activities.

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We need bodies of water for transportation

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We need water to regulate the temperature on Earth.

Question 37

Where you will find the ozone layer.

Accepted Answer

stratosphere

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thermosphere

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exosphere

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mesosphere

Question 38

Where weather occurs.

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

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mesosphere

Question 39

Where we live.

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

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mesosphere

Question 40

Which order is correct from the earth to space?

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exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere

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thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere

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thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere

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troposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere

Question 41

The hottest layer.

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thermosphere

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troposphere

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exosphere

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mesosphere

Question 42

What two gases are found throughout all layers of the atmosphere?

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Nitrogen and oxygen

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Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

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Oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Trace gases and water vapor

Question 43

What is the function of the ozone layer?

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to block UV rays from getting to Earth

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to allow UV rays to get to Earth

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To keep oxygen in

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to allow meteors to get to Earth

Question 44

This is the layer where most commercial jet airliners fly.

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Stratosphere

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Troposphere

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Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

Question 45

The higher you go, the air becomes _____ _____.

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Less dense

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More dense

Question 46

Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Troposphere.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 47

The auroras happen when solar winds interact with ions in what layer of the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

ionosphere

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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ozonosphere

Question 48

What is the definition of CONVECTION

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a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

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When heat transfers through waves.

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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Heat traveling from the sun

Question 49

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

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a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

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When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

Question 50

Which of the following is an example of convection?

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When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.

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A hair dryer is drying up your hair.

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When the AC or heater changes the temperature.

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When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.

Question 51

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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Density

Question 52

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Radiation

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Convectio

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I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!

Question 53

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

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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radiation

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Insolation

Question 54

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

Accepted Answer

conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 55

The cause of weather systems on earth is

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 56

What is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure?

Accepted Answer

Wind

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Convection

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Monsoon

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Coriolis effect

Question 57

The transfer of heat energy through the movement of matter.

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Condensation

Question 58

During the day, warm air rises over the land then cools and falls over water in a continuous cycle.

Accepted Answer

Sea breeze

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Land breeze

Question 59

At night, warm air rises over water then cools and falls over the land in a continuous cycle.

Accepted Answer

Land breeze

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Sea breeze

Question 60

The Coriolis effect is the curving of wind across Earth. What causes winds to curve?

Accepted Answer

Earth's rotation

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Earth's revolution

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Earth's magnetic field

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Earth's gravitational pull

Question 61

Which statement correctly defines wind?

Accepted Answer

Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

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Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

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Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

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Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

Question 62

What type of storm front is this?

Accepted Answer

cold front

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warm front

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stationary front

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occluded front

Question 63

When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?

Accepted Answer

warm front

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cold front

Answer

occluded front

Answer

stationary front

Question 64

A rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a warm air mass. The cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a(n)  .....

Accepted Answer

cold front

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warm front

Answer

stationary front

Answer

occluded front

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