SQ Weather Practice 2

Which of these actions causes wind?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• movement of air from water to land

• uneven heating of Earth’s surface

• air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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We live in the __________________layer, a level of the atmosphere.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Exosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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The coldest layer.

• troposphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

Where weather and clouds occurs.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• troposphere
• mesosphere

Where you will find the ozone layer.

• stratosphere
• thermosphere
• exosphere
• mesosphere

Most of the United States is located in the wind belt known as the...

• Polar Easterlies

• Prevailing Westerlies

• Trade winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes air to move from side to side?

• conduction

• convection

• advection

• condensation

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Each hemisphere contains ______ patterns of flow called circulation cells.

• two looping

• three looping

• four looping

• five looping

• various looping

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The phrase "The Beast from the East" refers to ...

• the massive dump of heavy snow from the polar easterlies in Europe

• heavy rainfall in the Amazon from the trade winds

• thunderstorms in Chicago caused from polar easterlies

• dry and hot summers from central Asia

• atmospheric rivers from Pacific Northwest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is criteria for defining a planet in the Goldilocks Zone?

• not too big and not too small

• optimal distance from the Sun to provide liquid water

• spins on an axis

• third planet

• All of the above