
Winds, Air Pressure, Heat Transfer Test
Authored by Eric Hazelip
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Local winds differ from global winds because they
are caused by unequal heating within a small area.
are caused by differences in cloud cover.
are due to unequal rainfall.
are not influenced by air masses.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Global winds generally
are not influenced by the heating of Earth's surface.
are unpredictable.
change directions from day to day.
blow from specific directions over long distances.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What layer of the atmosphere helps protects us from meteors?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Ionosphere
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The energy from the sun is transferred by
conduction
induction
convection
radiation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact/touching is called
conduction
thermal energy
convection
radiation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Convection takes place because
warm air is more dense than light air.
warm and cold air have the same density.
cold air is less dense than warm air.
cold air is more dense than warm air.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Air pressure at sea level is ___________than air pressure in the mountains
higher
lower
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