TEST Review - Climate Zones, Winds

1. Which energy form is the driving force for all heating of Earth's surface?

• Solar Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Conduction Energy
• Physical Energy

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2. What causes convection currents in the atmosphere?

• Cold air from Earth's poles pushes warm air to the center of Earth.
• Solar heated air comes down and reflects back up as a current.
• Warm air near Earth's surface rises and then cools off and sinks.
• Cool air in Earth's tropics spin as Earth rotates.

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3. Which statement is true about how land and water heat up when warmed by the sun?

• Land heats up more quickly than water.
• Water heats up more quickly than land.
• Land and water heat up at the same rate.
• Neither land nor water are heated by the sun.

4. In which climate zone would you expect to have the most amount of cold air sinking?

• Tropical Region
• Temperate Region
• Polar Region

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5. In which climate zone would you expect to have the most amount of hot air rising?

• Tropical Region
• Temperate Region
• Polar Region

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6. Which of the following arguments is best supported by the diagram below?

• South Carolina's seasons are solely due to the revolution of Earth around the sun.
• All areas of the Earth receive the same amount of energy from the sun.
• Areas further from the equator are cooler because sun's energy is spread over a larger area due to Earth's spherical shape.
• Earth's weather is impacted by global winds that move weather systems towards landfall.

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7. Earth has different climate zones because _____.

• different latitudes of Earth receive different amounts of sunlight
• the distance between Earth and the Sun changes with the seasons
• the strength of the Sun changes over time
• Earth is smaller than the sun

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8. Which climate region is found between 0° and 30° N and S latitude?

• Polar Region
• Temperate Region
• Tropical Region

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9. Which climate region is found between 30° and 60° N and S latitude?

• Polar Region
• Temperate Region
• Tropical Region

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10. Which climate region is found between 60° and 90° N and S latitude?

• Polar Region
• Temperate Region
• Tropical Region

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