Weather and Climate

Winds curve as they blow due to

• gravitational attraction

• the rotation of the earth

• lack of pressure difference between regions

• being blocked by winds from the opposite direction

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The name for heat transfer between two solids which are in direct contact or touching one another is

• conduction

• convection

• insulation

• radiation

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During the summer months, the sun warms an area of tropical ocean water and a large amount of water evaporates into the air. Which of these weather events will MOST LIKELY will occur?

• blizzard

• hurricane

• tornado

• tsunami

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Once the sun's energy reaches the earth's atmosphere through radiation, it is circulated within the atmosphere and oceans through _____________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• translocation

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Why are coastal areas cooler during the day than inland areas?

• It rains during the day in coastal areas.

• A cool breeze blows from the sea during the day.

• Coastal areas experience storms every other day.

• The sea absorbs the heat of the air over coastal areas.

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Four locations (I, II, III, IV) are labeled on the diagram. At which of the four locations is the hurricane predicted to be LEAST intense?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

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The uneven heating of the atmosphere by the sun's energy creates pressure differences.

Which effect is a direct result of this?

• formation of clouds

• generation of winds

• occurrence of lightning

• an increase in humidity

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The circle graph represents the gases in our atmosphere. What gas is represented by the green section in the circle?

• ozone

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• carbon monoxide

Meteors burn up here

Special lightning called sprites

Noctilucent clouds form over north and south poles

The phrases above describe what layer of the atmosphere?

• exosphere

• ionosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer, an important layer that helps protect life on Earth from UV radiation.

• exosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere