Earth Science review 2/5

Abiotic can be defined as?

• An organism that is alive

• Non-living parts of the environment

• Living Parts of the environment

• A new kind of Pokemon that lives with Pikachu

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Which statement correctly defines wind?

• Wind is the movement of air from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure
• Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
• Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
• Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.

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Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

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A heavy storm that is accompanied by rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds.

• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Thunderstorm

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Begins when warm moist air over the oceans rises rapidly, condenses forming clouds. This releases latent heat which increases the force of rising air.

• hurricane
• tornado
• thunderstorm

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A violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud.

• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Thunderstorm

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This is usually the most damaging and deadly part of a hurricane, where winds force the ocean water onto land with tremendous force.

• Eye

• Lightning

• Storm surge

• Hail

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The state of the earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place is called

• Maryland

• meteorology

• climate

• weather

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What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• average precipitation and humidity

• average temperature and air pressure

• average wind conditions and humidity

• average temperature and precipitation

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What is climate?

• What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time

• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season

• An area's pattern (averages) of weather over a long period of time

• How much sunshine an area gets

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