Topic 5

Fill in the blank: A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that can be used up or that ______ be replaced.

• can

• cannot

• might

• will

What type of motion does a turbine use to convert energy?

• Linear

• Circular

• Oscillating

• Vibrating

What are jet streams?

• The trail left from an airplane.

• Bands of strong wind.

• The winds that push jets through the air.

• Wind made from tornadoes.

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Curved wind movements caused by the Earth’s rotation (wind does not move north to south in a straight line)

• Trade Winds

• Coriolis Effect

• Global Winds

• Polar Easterly Winds

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What type of air mass is warm, humid, and forms over oceans?

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Polar

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What type of air mass has cool, dry air and forms over land?

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Polar

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What two types of air masses form over land? Select two.

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Polar

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What two types of air masses form over water? Select two.

• Maritime Tropical

• Maritime Polar

• Continental Tropical

• Continental Polar

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Which kind of front is this?

• Stationary Front

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Occluded Front

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Where do cyclones form?

• On land

• Over cold oceans

• Over warm oceans

• In the mountains

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