W. & W. Inv. 5-6 Vocab Quiz

What is one huge body of air that has relatively uniform temperature and humidity?

• air mass

• Coriolis effect

• doldrums

• Hadley Cell

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What is energy transfer by contact between particles?

• constraint

• conduction

• convection

• criterion

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What is the cause of winds near the equator in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres to curve west?

• Convection Cell

• Coriolis Effect

• Hadley Cell

• Sea Breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the material that can reduce energy transfer?

• insulation

• absorb

• density

• expand

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What narrow band of fast-moving high-altitude wind flowing west to east that affects weather conditions on Earth?

• westerly wind

• jet stream

• Hadley Cell

• Land Breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is a wind that blows from land to sea?

• Hadley Cell

• Jet Stream

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

What is a predictable wind produced by the combination of high-and low-pressure areas and the Coriolis effect?

• Westerly Wind

• Hadley Cell

• Prevailing Wind

• Land Breeze

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a wind that blows from the sea onto land?

• land breeze

• prevailing wind

• trade wind

• sea breeze

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What is a restriction or limitation

• Conduction

• Constraint

• Criterion

• Engineering problem

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What is a challenge that needs to be solved by an engineer by identifying the design requirements and limitations?

• Constraint

• Criterion

• Engineering problem

• Insulation

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