Unit 3 Most Missed Questions

Which analogy about the greenhouse effect is incorrect?

• The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is like wearing a sweatshirt while you are running.

• The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is like putting on an extra layer of clothes during the winter

• he increase in greenhouse gas emissions is like placing an extra log on the fire to produce more heat.

• The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is like putting an extra blanket over you while lying on the couch.

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A student claims that all weather occurs in the Troposphere. Which piece of data in the graph best works to support that claim?

• The layer closest to Earth has temperature variations and clouds.

• The layer experiences the most temperature variation out of all the layers.

• The weather actually occurs in the Stratosphere because it must be above the mountain ranges.

• The pressure on the Tropophore by the layers above it causes weather.

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Bill stands in a swimming pool and notices that the water around his feet is a lot cooler than the water near the surface. Which process causes this difference in temperature?

• convection

• evaporation

• radiation

• conduction

The transfer of thermal energy by direct contact is _______. 

• heat

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

While at the beach, Sam and Sal recorded temperatures on land and at sea. They discovered that each morning the ocean and land had a similar temperature. On a sunny day, the sun continues to warm both the ocean and land, but unequally.

During the day, which direction will the wind MOST LIKELY blow?

• The wind will not blow.

• The wind will blow toward land.

• It will vary throughout the day.

• The wind will blow toward the ocean.

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The picture below shows the unequal heating of land and water by the sun’s rays.  

The pattern seen here creates a ______________ current and also is responsible, in part, for ___________ on Earth.

• radiation; wind

• conduction; wind

• convection; wind

• radiation, weather

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While at the beach, Milo and Otis recorded the temperatures on land at sea. They discovered that at night, the ocean air temperature was higher than the temperature over land. During the night, which direction will the wind MOST LIKELY blow?

• The wind does not blow at night.

• The wind will blow toward the land.

• The wind will blow toward the water.

• There is now way to tell which wind the will blow.

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What causes differences in air pressure around the Earth?

• Warm air rises at the equator and cold air sinks at the poles.

• Warm air sinks at the equator and cold air rises at the poles.

• Warm air rises at the equator and cold air rises at the poles.

• Cold air rises at the equator and warm air sinks at the poles.

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