Illuminate unit 4 review

What do ocean currents carry that MOST affects climates?

• salt

• ships

• fish

• heat

Land heats up faster during the day than water does. As the beach gets warm during the day, it heats the air above it. The warm air rises and cool air from the ocean is pulled in to replace it. So, air flows from the ocean to the land. At night, the land cools faster than the ocean. What MOST likely happens to the air at the beach at night?

• The air is still

• The air moves along the coast.

• The air flows from the ocean to the land.

• The air flows from the land to the ocean.

Which statement best completes this sentence? During the winter, ocean currents usually help keep the temperatures in the cities located near the ocean

• . below freezing

• warmer than inland cities

• colder than inland cities.

• above freezing.

Land located near large bodies of water generally experience __________ than land located further away from large bodies of water.

• . cooler summers and winter

• warmer summers and winters

• cooler summers and warmer winters

• warmer summers and cooler winters

The blue water from the jar rises to the top of the bowl. This model is MOST likely showing which event?

• the way heat is transferred from a gas grill to food

• the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs

• the convection currents that form thunderstorms

• the direction in which a hurricane moves

Which factor is MOST responsible for the movement of the air shown?

• . uneven heating of the air

• imbalance in organisms breathing the air

• sunlight getting blocked by the land

• different levels of liquid in the air

Storms transport water in the form of rain. The energy that starts this process comes from which of these?

• the oceans

• the Sun

• clouds

• Earth

Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the high- and low-pressure systems?

• lunar gravity

• global warming

• magnetic field

• solar energy

What type of weather would MOST likely appear at the location marked X?

• cold and dry

• cold and wet

• warm and dry

• warm and wet

Which statement is correct about this diagram?

• The least amount of evaporation happens at Location 1

• Location 4 receives the least amount of precipitation.

• Location 2 receives snow while Location 3 receives rain.

• The greatest amount of condensation happens at Location 4.