Review for 8th Science FCAT (Winds & Ocean Currents)

What type of winds blow constantly, predictably, and over long distances?

• land breezes
• mountain breezes
• global winds
• land breezes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?

• the moon
• the sun
• the Earth's surface
• the rotation of the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

^{Which diagram shows the formation of a sea breeze?}

• diagram Y
• diagram X
• neither
• both

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_{Which diagram shows the formation of a land breeze?}

• diagram Y
• diagram X
• neither 
• both

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air?

• Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
• Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes.
• Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
• Air always moves from east to west.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Near the top of the troposphere is a narrow band of high speed winds called the______.

• westerlies
• jet stream
• trade winds
• local winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?

• Land breeze - daytime
• Land breeze - nighttime
• Sea breeze - daytime
• Sea breeze - nighttime

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:

• Conduction.
• Convection.
• Radiation.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates what type of heat transfer?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation