Weather/climate Quiz Review- 8/30

Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• magnetism

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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• climate

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What causes global convection currents

• Forests

• greenhouse gases

• more land forms

• uneven heating of the Earth's surface

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Cold air moves in ______________direction.

• Downward
• Upward
• Left to right
• Circular

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Hot air moves in __________________direction.

• Upward
• Downward
• Circular
• Sideways

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What is the source of the energy for ocean surface current? (SC.912.E.7.2)

• Convection

• The Sun

• Upwelling

• Nutrients

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Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the _________________________.

• Atmosphere to the geosphere

• Hydrosphere to the atmosphere

• Geosphere to the hydrosphere

• Atmosphere to the hydrosphere

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Which following location can be included in the hydrosphere

• river

• crust

• mountain range

• canyon

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Water is the main substance of the

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Cryosphere

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When Earth receives energy from the Sun, the energy is spread evenly over Earth.

• True

• False

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