Unit 9 Practice

What does the term Continental mean?

• dry

• wet

What does the term tropical mean?

• hot

• cold

What does the term polar mean?

• Hot

• Cold

Which type of air would you find at air mass D?

• cold, dry
• warm, humid
• warm, dry
• cold, humid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A wet and cold air mass would be a...

• Maritime polar
• Continental polar
• Maritime tropical
• Continental tropical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why do hurricanes inflict more damage than tornadoes?

• Hurricanes are larger than tornadoes

• Hurricanes last longer than tornadoes

• Hurricanes come with flooding

• All of the above

Hurricanes increase when they come in contact with what?

• Land

• Warm Water

• Cold Water

• Any temperature of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How is energy transferred from the ocean to a hurricane?

• waves cause turbulence in the atmosphere

• rising tides change the level of the ocean surface

• water evaporates adding heat to the atmosphere

• cold water is carried by currents over the ocean surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of air is needed to form a typhoon?

• cold air meeting warm air

• warm air moving across an island

• updraft in a thunderstorm

• warm, moist air rising over an ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The direction that an ocean current travels can be altered by the movement of the Earth's rotation on its axis. What is this known as?

• water cycle

• theory

• climate

• Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6