Uneven Heating Quiz 1

Land & water absorb heat at ___________rates.

• the same

• different

• faster

• slower

___ of the Sun's energy is absorbed by the atmosphere.

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%

What happens when the Sun's energy hits the land?

• The sand (geosphere) absorbs the heat from the Sun

• The Sun's energy is bounced back into space

• The Sun's energy doesn't get to Earth

• The Sun's energy is reflected into the atmosphere

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The water reflects some of the Sun's energy back into the air so it doesn't absorb all of the heat like the land.

• True

• False

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Wind is produced by the:

• Greenhouse effect

• unequal heating of the Earth's surface

• Hydrosphere

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Wind is:

• hot air rising

• not real

• air in motion

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Wind moves from an area of:

• high pressure to low pressure

• low pressure to high pressure

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What is air pressure?

• The air molecules

• density of air

• force that air puts on an object

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Sea breeze is air from:

• ocean to land

• land to ocean

• the atmosphere

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Sea breeze is when __________ rises and ___________ rushes to take its place.

• warm land air; cool ocean air

• cool land air; warm ocean air

• cool land air; cool ocean air

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