SC Semester 2 Review

Which situation would most likely result in a thunderstorm?

• A warm air mass collides with a cool air mass.

• A warm air mass collides with a warm air mass.

• A warm air mass rapidly increases in altitude. 

• A warm air mass rapidly decreases in altitude. 

Tornadoes in the United States are most likely to form during which seasons?

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  summer and winter because the temperatures are mild during these seasons

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  spring and fall because the temperatures are the most extreme during these seasons

• spring and summer because the Sun is warming the ground and the weather is transitioning

• fall and winter because the ground is decreasing in temperature and the weather is transitioning

Where does the energy that powers a hurricane originate?

• from funnel clouds

• outside a stationary front

• outside subliming water

• from warm and moist air

Why are winds that move toward the poles deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?

• because of interaction with the jet streams

• because of interaction with polar easterlies

• because of the greenhouse effect

• because of the Coriolis Effect

Which of the following is one of the reasons a sea breeze occurs during the day?

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  The land cools faster than the water.

• The land cools slower than the water.

• The land warms faster than the water.

• The land warms slower than the water.

Which of these circumstances will cause a hurricane to increase in strength?

• if the hurricane moves over warmer water

• if the hurricane moves over colder water

• if the hurricane moves over dry land

• if the hurricane moves into drier air

Which model correctly labels the crust, mantle, and core of Earth's layers?

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Choose the picture that shows a mineral.

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The picture below shows a simple model of Earth's layers. 

Which letter represents the layer that is thin, rocky, and is the least dense of all Earth's layers?

• layer V

• layer W

• layer Y

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  layer Z

A scientist wants to find out what type of mineral she has. What is the best way for her to find out?

• She could look at the color, hardness, and shape.

• She could look at the weight, hardness, and color.

• She could look at the color, weight, and size.

• She could look at the shape, size, and hardness.