Quiz about Unequal Heating of Earth (Climate & Currents)

Question 1

Narrow belts of high speed winds that blow from West to East between 7km and 16km above Earth's surface are known as ________________.

Accepted Answer

jet streams

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land breezes

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horse latitudes

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a global wind?

Accepted Answer

Desert Winds

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Polar Easterlies

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trade winds

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Westerlies

Question 3

Local winds are the movement of air over short distances. Which of the following is NOT a local wind.

Accepted Answer

trade winds

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land breeze

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sea breeze

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mountain breeze

Question 4

Which statement about Earth's heating patterns is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Land heats and cools more quickly than large bodies of water.

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The rate of cooling depends on the season.

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Large bodies of water cool more quickly than land.

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Land and large bodies of water cool at the same rate.

Question 5

What is the source of energy that heats our planet's atmosphere and oceans?

Accepted Answer

the Sun

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the weather

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the wind

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the Earth's core

Question 6

The Sun warms the atmosphere and drives convection currents because

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warm air is less dense and rises

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warm air is less dense and sinks

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warm air is more dense and rises

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warm air is more dense and sinks

Question 7

Why does the Earth experience unequal heating?

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The Earth's axis is tilted.

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The oceans are not equally distributed around the Earth.

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The Earth's revolution brings it closer to the Sun at certain points during the year.

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The atmosphere is not equally distributed around the Earth.

Question 8

Ocean currents are the result of uneven heating of the water, which leads to

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convection

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conduction

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reflection

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condensation

Question 9

What is the primary or most important factor that influences climate?

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latitude

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longitude

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elevation

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climate zone

Question 10

Why is the Equator warmest?

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Because it receives the most direct sunlight

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Because it is closest to the sun.

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Because no clouds form here.

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Because it is far from the sun

Question 11

Cold air sinks because it is less dense than warm air.

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False

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True

Question 12

Cold air sinks because it is more dense than warm air.

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True

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False

Question 13

Surface currents are created by

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wind (atmospheric circulation)

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seasons

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proximity to land

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underwater geography

Question 14

What type of heat transfer is happening in the atmosphere of each cell?

Accepted Answer

Convection Cells

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Radiation Cells

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Conduction Cells

Question 15

What causes convection cells in the Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Different amounts of direct sunlight at each latitude

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The spinning of Earth

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Being closer to or farther away from the sun

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Different amounts of living things below the atmosphere

Question 16

Why does Earth receive unequal heating?

Accepted Answer

Different location receive different amounts of direct sunlight

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Earth moves closer and farther away from the sun.

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The core of the earth heats different parts of the Earth.

Question 17

Places that are inland will usually experience

Accepted Answer

more extreme temperatures with highs and lows.

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mild temperatures that remain nearly the same all year.

Question 18

Places that are near the coast will usually experience

Accepted Answer

mild temperatures that remain nearly the same all year.

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more extreme temperatures with highs and lows.

Question 19

How does the Gulf Stream impact climates?

Accepted Answer

It causes places in Europe to be warm and wet.

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It causes places in Canada to be cold and dry.

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It causes places in Canada to be warm and wet.

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It causes places in Europe to be cold and dry.

Question 20

What is the Gulf Stream?

Accepted Answer

A current of warm water in the Atlantic Ocean.

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A current of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 21

Where on Earth receives the most indirect sunlight?

Accepted Answer

the poles

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the equator

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all areas get the same light

Question 22

Which best describes how water current move?

Accepted Answer

Warm water moves toward the poles and cold water moves toward the equator.

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Warm water moves up and cold water moves down.

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Warm water moves toward the equator and cold water moves toward the poles.

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Warm water stays at the equator and cold water stays at the poles.

Question 23

Canada and Ireland are at the similar latitudes. Why is Canada so much colder that Ireland?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf Stream causes Ireland to have a warm and moist climate.

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Ireland is at a much lower elevation.

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Ireland is on a cold current coming down from the polar regions.

Question 24

What affects the movement of ocean currents not at the surface? (select two)

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Temperature

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Salinity

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Wind

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Sea life

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Ocean Floor Geography

Question 25

Surface currents are caused by

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winds

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water movement

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deep water currents

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waves

Question 26

________ are large streams of moving water that flow through the oceans.

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Currents

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Coriolis effect

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Climate

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Surface

Question 27

_____________ is the pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time.

Accepted Answer

Climate

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Currents

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Coriolis effect

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Surface currents

Question 28

Which of the following is caused by differences in ocean water density?

Accepted Answer

deep currents

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surface currents

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waves

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Coriolis effect

Question 29

In the northern hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes currents to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

curve clockwise

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curve counterclockwise

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reverse direction

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sink

Question 30

Which photo identifies a sea breeze?

Accepted Answer

The top picture

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neither of them

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the bottom picture

Question 31

In a land breeze, the cool air flows from the ______ to the ______ to repeat the convection current.

Accepted Answer

land, ocean

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ocean, land

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atmosphere, land

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land, atmosphere

Unequal Heating of Earth (Climate & Currents)

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