Abeka Science Earth and Space Test 9 Part 3

What type of lightning comes from the top of a large thunderstorm?

• Negative cloud-to-ground lightning

• Intracloud lightning

• Positive cloud-to-ground lightning

• Heat lightning

Why does a weather balloon expand as it rises?

• It absorbs moisture from the air

• Air pressure decreases with altitude

• The temperature increases

• The balloon generates internal heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What type of liquid precipitation is between 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm in diameter?

• Rain

• Drizzle

• Mist

• Hail

What type of precipitation consists of raindrops that freeze into tiny balls of ice before hitting the ground?

• Snow

• Freezing rain

• Sleet

• Hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the convection cell that exists between the equator and latitude 30 degrees?

• Ferrel cell

• Hadley cell

• Polar cell

• Jet stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of cloud usually produces heavy rains, strong winds, and sometimes hail or tornadoes?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Altostratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the process that traps heat in Earth's atmosphere?

• Greenhouse effect

• Coriolis effect

• Adiabatic cooling

• Albedo

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a map that summarizes the weather conditions throughout the entire country at a single point in time?

• Surface weather chart

• Weather station model

• Climate map

• Doppler radar map

What is the process that occurs when air expands with no heat gained or lost?

• Convection

• Radiation

• Adiabatic cooling

• Sublimation

What is the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air moving into the territory of a warm air mass?

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

• Cold front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5