Weather & Climate Test Review

Most solar energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere is

• absorbed by Earth's surface

• reflected by Earth's surface

• scattered by clouds

• absorbed by clouds, ozone, and gases

Which is an example of a local wind?

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• jet streams

• sea breezes

A continental polar air mass forms in

• the Pacific Ocean

• northern Canada

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What causes changes in weather?

• air masses move and meet

• the air gets more humid

• water evaporates

• clouds form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When you wake up before sunrise to take your dog for a walk on the beach, which of the following conditions would you expect to be true?

• the air over the land is warmer than the air over the water

• there will be no wind

• the air over the water is warmer than the air over the land

• a morning shower always occurs right by the ocean

Which of the following is accurate about heat absorption and loss?

• Sea water absorbs and loses heat faster than land

• sea water absorbs heat faster than land, and land loses heat faster than sea water

• land absorbs and loses heat faster than sea water

• land absorbs heat faster than sea water, and sea water loses heat faster than land

In which layer of the atmosphere does our weather take place?

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place called?

• weahter

• climate

• humidity

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What makes global winds curve rather than move in a straight line?

• differences in air pressure

• differences in density

• differences in temperature

• the Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?

• warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles

• warm air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles

• warm air rises at the equator and cold air rises at the poles

• cold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles