7.E.1.1 NC Final Exam Review SCIENCE

The earth has a variety of _________________ , defined by average temperature, precipitation, humidity, air pressure, and wind, over time in a particular place.

• climates
• weather
• forecasts
• problems

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The atmosphere is a mixture of gases, such as _________________ (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (0.93%), carbon dioxide (0.04%), trace gases and water vapor. The amount of each gas in the mixture is usually very constant from the surface of the planet up to the top of the atmosphere.

• oxygen
• argon
• nitrogen
• carbon dioxide

These gases are constantly being used and renewed by the processes of respiration, ___________synthesis, evaporation and condensation, the weathering of rock, and the decay of organic matter.

• art
• light
• phone
• photo

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The atmosphere has different properties at different _____________ (or elevations) and different locations around the Earth.

• altitudes
• ladders
• places
• rooms

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Air _________________ , also known as atmospheric pressure, refers to the weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down on everything at the surface.

• weight
• pressure
• density
• mass

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Air pressure varies slightly over the Earth's surface, and variations in pressure are responsible for the changes in _____________________.

• sunlight
• ozone layer
• weather
• transportation

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_________ pressure is associated with storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.

• High
• medium
• good
• Low

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________ pressure is associated with clear and dry conditions.

• High
• Low
• medium
• bad

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The air pressure is ________ on the top of mountains (higher elevation) than in valleys.

• more
• less
• the same
• above

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At the equator the atmosphere is _____________; at the poles it is cooler.

• colder
• thicker
• warmer
• freezing

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