Unit test Review Weather

In which way are evaporation and condensation similar?

• Both cause decreased in air temperature.

• Both cause increases in air temperature.

• Both are caused by the warming of the atmosphere.

• Both are caused by changes in heat energy.

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Which will most likely result from a low-pressure weather system?

• warm temperatures

• cloudy conditions

• clear conditions

• cool temperatures

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Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night?

• because the temperatures over land and over water change

• because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over the land

• because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the oceanq

• because cool air sinks and stays in place over land

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Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States?

• The Trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States

• The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream.

• The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the United States.

• The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean,

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Which has the greatest effect on wind speed?

• precipitation

• cloud cover

• wind directions

• air pressure

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After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

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A student notices that an inflated balloon gets larger when it is warmed by a lamp. Which best describes the mass of the balloon as a result of this change.

• The mass of the balloon increases because the size of the balloon has increased.

• The mass of the balloon increases because the temperature of the balloon has increased.

• The mass of the balloon stays the same because the gas inside the balloon still has the same mass after it warms up.

• The mass of the balloon stays the same because warming decreases the mass enough to cancel out the effect of the increasing size.

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On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

• stormy

• sunny

• snowy

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Andy lives in the southern hemisphere. What season does he most likely experience in August?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Autumn

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Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream?

• It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.

• It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane.

• It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North America.

• It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.

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