Unit 9 Review

If a student put a balloon on top of a water bottle and placed the bottle in a container of very hot water. Why would the balloon expand?

• All of the water evaporated to form a gas

• The gas expanded as it became warmer

• Some of the gas condensed to liquid water

• The water expanded into the balloon as it became warmer

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A resident in a seaside town experiences onshore breezes from the ocean on hot sunny days and offshore breezes from the land on cool nights. How does the ocean affect this pattern?

• The ocean heats and cools faster than the land

• The land heats and cools faster than the ocean

• Cold air rises over the land and moves over the ocean

• Warm air sinks over the ocean and moves onto the land

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What causes your skin to feel warm after being in the sun on a hot, summer day?

• Hot particles from the Sun carry some heat when they reach your skin

• Particles in the atmosphere reflect energy from the Sun downward

• Sun radiates energy that passes through space & atmosphere to your skin

• Solar winds cary heated air from the Sun's atmosphere to Earth's surface

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Which layer of the atmosphere can you find the ozone layer?

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

The picture shows the same balloon, but at different temperatures. When the temperature decreases, what is reduced?

• Volume of the balloon

• Strength of the balloon

• Mass of gas particles in the balloon

• Number of gas particles in the balloon

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Which effect explains how the Earth's climate is determined by global winds that are influenced by the Earth's rotation?

• Convection Currents

• Latitude Shift Effect

• Coriolis Effect

• Doldrum Effect

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Which most likely causes winds to blow on Earth?

• Earth spins quickly, causing air to blow around

• Gravity of Earth and Moon push and pull air

• Warm air rises and cool air falls towards surface of Earth

• Ocean waves push air to shore and across the surface of the Earth

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If a northern coastline, such as Norway, is located near a warm ocean current,

• Climate will be colder than normal for that latitude

• Climate will be warmer than normal for that latitude

• Spring will be longer than normal for that latitude

• Spring will be shorter than normal for that latitude

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How does the transfer of energy from the Sun to Earth compare with the way the energy is distributed in ocean water?

• Energy from the Sun is transferred through convection, while energy in ocean water is distributed through conduction

• Energy from the Sun is transferred through radiation, while energy in ocean water is distributed through convection

• Energy from the Sun is transferred through conduction, while energy in ocean water is distributed through radiation

• Energy from the Sun is transferred through radiation, while energy in ocean water is distributed through conduction

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If a jet stream is moving from the west to the east coast across the United States, which characteristic is most important in predicting weather patterns?

• Jet stream controls the speed of surface wind

• Jet stream controls the direction of surface wind

• Jet stream separates moist northern air from dry southern air

• Jet stream separates cold northern air from warm southern air

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