Quarter 2 Study Guide CompSci2

Jason thinks that global climate change is not happening, because a city in Northern Florida received snow one day in January. Which statement explains what is wrong with Jason’s reasoning?

• Jason has confused the weather for one day with the climate of a region.

• Northern Florida would need to get snow for at least a week for this to be true.

• The climate of Northern Florida would be unaffected since it is already warm in Florida.

• Jason does not realize that Southern Florida would also need to receive snow to make this true.

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Alexa is trying to describe the climate of her home state, Florida, to a friend who lives in California. Which statement best describes the climate where she lives?

• It is usually hot at the beach.

• The average yearly temperature is 22°C (72°F).

• It typically rains in the afternoon during the summer.

• Yesterday the temperature was 32°C (90°F) and it was raining.

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As time passes, water transfers through the water cycle again and again. What happens to the total amount of water on Earth?

• It increases.

• It decreases.

• It stays the same.

• It goes up and down.

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Which of the following best describes the process of condensation?

• 1. when plant leaves release water vapor

• 1. when water evaporates directly from glacial ice

• 1. when water vapor cools to form liquid droplets in clouds

• when water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere

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Climate change is resulting in increased global temperatures. How does increased heat energy affect the water cycle?

• It does not affect the cycle.

• It causes the cycle to accelerate.

• It causes the cycle to slow down.

• It causes random variations in the cycle.

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Wind is the movement of air within the atmosphere. Which of the following is the cause of wind?

• gravity of the Sun

• Moon's attraction to Earth

• changes in the ozone layer

• uneven heating of Earth's surface

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Imagine that you are walking on a hot sidewalk. Which process results in the energy from the sidewalk transferring to your feet?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• reflection

If you visit the beach on a hot summer day you will probably feel a sea breeze coming off the water onto the land. Which of the following causes this sea breeze?

• The water is warmer than the land during the day.

• Hurricanes that form in the oceans blow air into the shore.

• During the day, solar radiation warms the land more than the water.

• Earth is tilted toward the Sun, causing air to move inland from the water.

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Different latitudes on Earth receive different amounts of solar energy. Which of the following explains why this happens?

• The Sun is hotter in the summer than the winter.

• Energy from the Sun is lost while travelling through space.

• The Earth turns more quickly at the poles than it does at the equator.

• The Sun's rays strike more directly over the equator than at the poles.

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Heat transfers through Earth’s systems in different ways. In which atmospheric action can we see evidence of conduction?

• Cold air pushes warm air upward, creating a current.

• The surface of the Earth heats the air that contacts it.

• Radiation from the Sun heats the surface of the Earth.

• Air increases in density and sinks back towards the Earth.

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