Quarter 2 9 weeks exam 7th grade

How is wind named?

• From the direction which they blow to.

• From the direction which they come from.

• From the Department of Atmospheric Affairs 

• By the amount of air pressure. 

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When the water is cooler than the land at day, what kind of local wind do you have? 

• Land breeze

• Sea Breeze

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Air always wants to move from areas of ______________ pressure to _______________ pressure.

• low to high

• high to low

• doesn't matter

• huh?

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____________ is any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface

• snow

• precipitation

• rain 

• sleet

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Areas near the _________ have warmer climates because the sun’s rays hit Earth’s surface more there. 

• sun 

•  ocean

• equator

• poles

Streams of water within the ocean that move in regular patterns are called __________.  

• Ocean Currents

• Jet Stream 

• Prevailing Winds

•  Monsoons

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___ is affected by latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, and ocean currents.  

• Precipitation

•  Prevailing Winds

•  Ocean Currents 

• Temperature

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Which winds are those that usually blow in one direction in a region.?   

• Jet Stream

• Prevailing Winds

• Leeward 

• Windward

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The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months.

• Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.