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WorksheetsShmays, Tucker- Exam Practice
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
The diagram includes an ocean in the water cycle. How does salt water from the ocean end up as fresh water in precipitation?
a)
Runoff leaves salt in the soil.
b)
Precipitation leaves salt in the clouds.
c)
Evaporation leaves salt in the ocean.
d)
Condensation leaves salt in the water vapor.
2.
What is the primary energy source that drives Earth’s water cycle between the atmosphere, oceans and land?
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Ocean Currents
d)
Rotation of Earth
3.
Which list correctly labels the location of the world’s oceans as shown in the graphic below?
a)
X-Pacific, Y-Atlantic, Z-Indian
b)
X-Atlantic, Y-Indian, Z-Pacific
c)
X-Indian, Y-Pacific, Z-Atlantic
d)
X-Atlantic, Y-Pacific, Z-Indian
4.
Which circle graph correctly shows how much of Earth is covered by water and by land?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
What is the source of energy that causes global winds?
a)
The Oceans
b)
The Sun
c)
Warm Land
d)
Oceans and warm land
6.
An ocean cools
a)
due to large waves
b)
more slowly than land
c)
more quickly than land
d)
as waves hit the beach
7.
An air mass forms over the Gulf of Mexico and moves northeast across Georgia. What weather conditions are likely to prevail in Georgia?
a)
cool & dry
b)
warm & dry
c)
cool & humid
d)
warm & humid
8.
Most tornadoes are spawned by a special kind of thunderstorm called a
a)
supercore
b)
supercell
c)
multicell
d)
multicore
9.
Above a large area of land, a mass of warm, damp air slowly moves over a cold air mass. Clouds form when the warm air begins to cool. What is most likely to happen next?
a)
The sky will become clear and sunny.
b)
Clouds will move apart.
c)
Water in the clouds will evaporate.
d)
Rain will begin to fall.
10.
Jennifer measured the temperature difference between two areas located next to each other. Between which 2 locations would the strongest winds occur?
a)
lake and river
b)
forest and field
c)
pond and stream
d)
ocean and beach
11.
Which movements of the ocean are most affected by differences in water density?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Deep currents
d)
Surface waves
12.
Tropical seas have a high rate of evaporation. Because of this, the water in tropical seas will have higher
a)
wave crests.
b)
amounts of algae.
c)
daily temperatures.
d)
salinity.
13.
What impact does the ocean have on climate?
a)
It tends to moderate temperatures in coastal areas.
b)
It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas more extreme.
c)
It tends to decrease rainfall in coastal areas.
d)
It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas cooler.
14.
Higher than normal temperatures in the Pacific Ocean causing weak trade winds and abnormal weather patterns result in a weather event called
a)
a typhoon
b)
a hurricane
c)
El Nino
d)
the westerlies
15.
Jennifer measured the temperature difference between two areas located next to each other. Between which 2 locations would the strongest winds occur?
a)
lake and river
b)
forest and field
c)
pond and stream
d)
ocean and beach
16.
The jet stream has a great impact on changing weather conditions in an area because it
a)
does not change with the seasons.
b)
is a determinant of major air movement.
c)
keeps the atmosphere supplied with moisture.
d)
speeds up evaporation following precipitation.
17.
A hurricane that hits the southeast coast of the United States probably formed in the
a)
North Atlantic near Greenland
b)
On a hot summer day on Lake Superior
c)
In the tropical waters off the coast of Hawaii
d)
In equatorial waters off the coast of Africa
18.
Which of these facts is the best supporting evidence that the universe is expanding?
a)
The stars vary in chemical composition.
b)
The galaxies are moving away from each other.
c)
The universe if filled with elliptical, spiral, and irregular shaped galaxies.
d)
The universe is filled with galaxies of different sizes.
19.
In general, what condition on the planets is MOST affected by its distance from the sun?
a)
size
b)
temperature
c)
atmosphere
d)
surface composition
20.
Isaac Newton said that all objects in the universe are attracted to one another because of
a)
friction
b)
gravity
c)
electricity
d)
magnetism
21.
Which characteristic do ALL planets in the solar system have in common?
a)
angle of the tilt of the axis
b)
direction of the revolution
c)
percentage of atmospheric gases
d)
features of a rocky crust
22.
The Moon is visible to us because the Moon
a)
reflects light from the Sun.
b)
reflects light from the Earth.
c)
produces light through fusion.
d)
produces light through radiation.
23.
Which of these causes day and night?
a)
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
b)
Then revolution of the moon around the Earth.
c)
The rotation of the moon on its axis.
d)
Then rotation of the Earth on its axis.
24.
Which statement correctly describes the majority of the earth’s surface?
a)
It is covered by salt water
b)
It is covered by fresh water
c)
It is composed of volcanoes.
d)
It is composed of mountains
25.
Which statement is true about the Earth’s oceans?
a)
They are all getting smaller due to more precipitation.
b)
They have not changed in 4 billion years.
c)
They are getting larger due to more transpiration.
d)
They have changed over time.
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