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What would most likely happen if Earth did not rotate?

• A. The entire Earth would be evenly heated.

• B. Weather would become impossible to predict.

• C. It would always be daytime all over the Earth.

• D. The direction of the oceans’ currents would change.

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Which statement is associated with the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

• A. Earth rotates closer to the Sun.

• B. Earth orbits farther away from the Sun.

• C. The Northern Hemisphere tilts closer to the Sun.

• D. The Northern Hemisphere receives less solar radiation from the Sun.

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Which of the following describes the part the Sun plays on a windy day at the beach?

• A. The Sun calms the wind throughout the afternoon as everything warms up.

• B.The Sun causes waves to be larger by directing solar energy into the water.

• C. The Sun heats the land quickly and as its warm air rises, cool air comes in from the water.

• D. The Sun reflects off the water, making the air above the water unstable and more likely to move.

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Which statement best describes how air circulation patterns in the atmosphere are created?

• A.Oceans cool the air above the water, causing cooler air to rise and the warmer air to sink.

• B.Lightning strikes in the atmosphere increase the temperatures enough to create currents of warm air.

• C.The Sun warms Earth's surface, which then warms the air. The warm air rises as the cooler air sinks.

• D.Heat from the middle of Earth warms the surface of Earth, which in turn warms the air and causes it to circulate.

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Different parts of Earth receive different amounts of radiation from the Sun. This results in the uneven heating of Earth. What is caused by this uneven heating?

• A. differences in the air densities on different parts of Earth

• B. differences in the force of gravity on different parts of Earth

• C. differences in the brightness of sunlight on different parts of Earth

• D.differences in the number of daylight hours on different parts of Earth

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Energy transfer occurs in many different forms in space and on Earth. How is energy transferred from the Sun to Earth?

• A. solar fusion

• B. solar radiation

• C. nuclear fission

• D. nuclear radiation

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Which of the following processes describes warm atmospheric air rising and transferring energy to cooler atmospheric air that is sinking?

• A. condensation

• B. convection

• C. humidity

• D. transpiration

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What process transfers energy from the Sun to Earth?

• A. conduction

• B. convection

• C. radiation

• D. vaporization