Weather and Climate Test

A student goes to the beach. She thinks that at night the sand will get cooler faster than the water. Which describes the student's thinking?

• She is correct because the sandy beach will absorb thermal energy more slowly than the ocean.
• She is correct because the specific heat of water is higher than of the sandy beach
• She is incorrect because the specific heat of land and water are not different.
• She is incorrect because the ocean releases heat to the air more quickly than land

Which part of Earth is receiving the most solar radiation?

• northern hemisphere
• southern hemisphere

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Polar regions are colder because they receive less solar energy per unit of surface area.

• True
• False

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Sea and land breezes are caused because ____.

• the land heats and cools more slowly than the water
• the land heats and cools more quickly than the water
• air moves more easily over water than over land
• air moves more easily over land than over water

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What is the cause of the Coriolis Effect?

• Earth's rotation
• the tilt of Earth's axis
• the distance of Earth from the Sun
• Earth's position in its orbit

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Prevailing westerlies are winds located between 30° and 60° latitude north and south

• True
• False

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Prevailing westerlies blow from the east

• True
• False

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Which type of system is shown in the figure?

• cold front
• low pressure
• stationary front
• high pressure

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How are climate and weather related?

• Climate is the weather closer to the equator.
• Climate cannot be affected by human activities.
• Climate is the average weather over a long period of time.
• Climate changes day to day, weather is fairly constant.

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A student is asked to describe the climate in their region. Which statement correctly describes climate?

• "It's cold and raining outside."
• "It rains about 20 inches a year here."
• "The wind blew my trash can across the street."
• "It snowed 18 inches this winter."

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